Sally

I don’t know where to start. Esa has played a crucial role in me changing 30 years of bad habits. I have been training with Esa twice a week for 3 months now and whilst the physical changes are brilliant (2.5 stone off, muscles appearing and body shape changing).

It’s the change in my mindset that she has helped me with the most. Sessions are tailored to personal needs, she is patient with my non-stop jabbering (it’s how I get through the sessions), and I feel like I’m with a friend. WhatsApp texts with tips and hints keep me focused when I’m not in sessions and she genuinely seems to take joy from my random non-scale victories as I navigate this time in my life as a perimenopausal, neurodivergent, parent of teens trying to beat a lifetime of sugar addiction and binge eating through mind and body changes. 

I’m looking forward to see what the next 3 months bring!

Augusta

I’m in my early 30s and after moving to Whitstable from London I was keen to find a new local PT. I reached out to Esa at the start of the year hoping to reconnect with my body and build strength again. She has been excellent from the start —responsive to my needs, knowledgeable and always adapting sessions to suit me. Every workout is kept interesting and she pushes me in ways I’d never achieve on my own at home!

After over 8 months of training, I’ve seen real results. I feel stronger, more confident (especially showing off my arms!) and generally more positive about my body and leading a healthier lifestyle. I’m so glad I started this journey with Esa and couldn’t recommend her highly enough. Thank you, Esa!

Julianne 

What can I say about Esa that others haven’t already said??

As a woman of a certain age who needs to lose weight, gain strength and get my body moving again, Esa was the perfect solution! She was able to tailor exercises to fit my needs and adapt them when I had an unrelated injury. She is a motivational bundle of energy who completely understood my needs giving me a varied routine of exercises. 

I have become more flexible and can feel the improvement. She helped me to achieve my goal of becoming gym-ready so that I could go on to join a gym and engage in regular exercise.

With Esa’s knowledge and encouragement, I have changed from a couch potato into someone who visits the gym three times a week, power walks twice a week and attends yoga/pilates classes twice per week. I gained confidence to be able to walk into the gym and, after an induction with the trainer on some of the machines at the gym, I now know what to do!

Thank you, Esa; you’re amazing!

Jane 

A message to older women, not in great condition.  I’m 62 with osteoarthritis diagnosed in my early 40s. I’ve had one hip replaced and the other is declining which means I can’t run or jump. I have advanced osteoarthritis in one foot so I can’t bend my toes and it can be painful. 

Before working with Esa I had convinced myself that I needed to be careful and lifting heavy probably wasn’t for me. I was frightened of making things worse and being in even more pain. I often had pain in lower back.  Pains in my hips and side. I had a ‘I can’t do that’ attitude. 

However forward nearly 6 months and I have a ‘I can certainly give that a go’ attitude. I’m still cautious. My lower back pain has gone completely. My hips are stronger, more flexible and pain free. I don’t get pains in my sides and I feel strong! My toes will never get better but Esa always has a work around. My posture strength and flexibility have all improved which makes day to day living so much easier!  

I really wish older women knew that lifting heavy is amazing and everyone should give it go! It’s also really good fun!

Frances

"After having three c-sections and never doing any pelvic floor exercises and, to be honest, not even knowing if I even had a core, Esa helped me to find those things!

Esa is an incredible personal trainer and a lovely, patient and kind human being! I have never been one to enjoy exercise but having PT sessions with Esa - it's hard not to enjoy it! Esa always makes me feel at ease and has taught me so much.

I also attend Esa's group sessions and they make exercise fun! She has not only helped me to find my core and get my confidence back but I've also now got the bug for exercise!"

Becca

"Esa is an incredible personal trainer. She completely tunes in to your body, supporting you every step of the way. We mainly focused on strengthening my core and after five weeks I feel much more confident in how to exercise focusing on my breath and using the correct form from head to toe. I highly recommend Esa."