Online Personal Training
Digital fitness coaching for maintainable results
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Online Personal Training
Digital fitness coaching for maintainable results
There's a better way to do fitness
How Online Personal Training Works
Fitness Consultation Call
It takes more than listing your fitness goals to understand your circumstances. We’ll speak personally on a call to help me understand your recent exercise level, eating habits & sources of stress to offer context on your all-around lifestyle.
Comprehensive Onboarding Process
Once you’ve decided to move forward, I’ll send you a comprehensive questionnaire that will provide detailed info to bolster the notes I’ll have taken on our consultation call.
Personalised Fitness Program
Your chances of success increase exponentially when you have an exercise plan built for you. Accounting for age, access to equipment, location, exercise experience and a range of other factors.
We Seek Leverage Points
I build your fitness program as a predictable system, so I make sure the first few weeks of your plan is built around the most effective changes you can make to help expedite your results through optimisation and contrast.
We Keep It Simple
This program focuses on the repetition of the fundamental habits that will put you in long-term control of your health & fitness, which means you’ll be able to stay consistently in shape year-round. Let’s master the basics, you can add complexity later.
We Form A Strategy
A busy life can get unpredictable. This means you’re going to need more than just a pre-packaged exercise plan, you’ll need backup plans and strategies to help you stay consistent no matter how chaotic life gets. It’s the only way you’ll be able to maintain healthy habits year-round.
Let's make health & fitness stick
If you’re struggling to make healthy habits stick, or have a relationship with exercise which could be considered all or nothing, you’re on a frustrating pattern that delivers very little results.
As this program was created for those over 30, you’ve almost certainly already followed a fitness program, a fad diet, or even worked with a personal trainer to help you achieve a short-term fitness challenge endurance event. This means until this point, the likelihood that all of your previous encounters with fitness coaching have been built for the short term.
The problem is, you’ll never be in control of your health & fitness until you see it as a permanent part of your schedule, a maintainable system which fully acknowledges the relationship between exercise, nutrition and lifestyle regardless of any upcoming event, vacation or how busy your schedule becomes.
Don’t get me wrong, your previous exercise programs were probably sound, at least technically…
But more often than not, they are built with the person who created them in mind, think bodybuilders, influencers, actors, athletes and career personal trainers, in other words, people who are paid to stay in shape. Meaning much of the advice you’ve followed up until now, has probably been out of context for a busy work and home life.
In a way, you never stood a chance at sustaining it.
If you’re going to make health & fitness a year-round habit, the fundamentals must become as routine to you as brushing your teeth in the morning. As your online personal trainer, I’ll help you establish a system around exercise and healthy eating that can be maintained.
Crucially, the level of conditioning, energy and stress you’ve experienced in the run-up to starting a new training program must be taken into account in its creation. This is why a personalised fitness program is so crucial, let’s schedule a call on the link below to discuss yours.
Meet your coaching team:
Meet your virtual fitness coaching team
Scott Laidler BSc
Personal Trainer
With over 14 years of experience in the fitness industry, I’ve helped thousands of people achieve their fitness goals with tailored training and dedicated support.
With my broad background in fitness from Hollywood cast role preparation to corporate wellness initiatives, I understand that every journey is unique, and often it’s challenges around mindset and travel that pose the greatest impediments to fitness success.
In this service, I draw on both my academic background in psychology and my practical experience of working as a PT at the highest level to offer a comprehensive solution for everyone I work with, as your online trainer I’d like to do the same for you.
Dr Katie Turianytsia DMD
Nutritionist
An expert in healthy recipe creation and non restrictive meal planning, Dr Turianytsia will be the architect of your initial meal plan, and also be on hand to help you make smart food choices as your travel.
You can expect balanced, easy to prepare recipes that you can share with friends and family, not your typical bland fitness food.
Katie believes in viewing each meal as an opportunity to practice self-care, not-possible when you only see food as a way to change what you see on the scale, many of our clients find our approach to nutrition and transformative experience, often liberating them from a lifetime of dieting, restriction and feelings of guilt around food.
How Motivation to exercise really works
Have you ever found yourself saying things like “I’m not very motivated” or “I tend to lose motivation after a while” These statements may signal openness at first, which is positive, but when you internalise them as true, statements like these can become part of our identity. Crucial, because in fitness, it’s not motivation that drives behaviour, but our need to stay consistent with identity.
Think of motivation like gravity. It’s always acting on you whether you’re aware of it or not. If you’re not consistent with health & fitness a the moment, but wish your energy levels and body composition were better, it’s because on some level you aren’t yet uncomfortable enough with your current situation. Once that discomfort hits a certain threshold (and we all have one), taking action becomes inevitable, because not to do so would undermine your identity, and the standards you hold yourself to. perhaps you don’t quite feel yourself as you read this, which is why you’re considering turning things around with online personal training.
To be clear, as much as you may have been promised motivation elsewhere, no fitness coach can make you want something you don’t already want for yourself. A coach can only guide you, walk the path with you, and celebrate your wins as a champion. But they can’t make you start, you have to want it, and wanting it starts by setting your personal standards, and taking them seriously. Lasting change isn’t as hard as you might think, because it’s pretty easy to tap into the motivation already acting on you.
I’ll help you access your own motivation
Many people find themselves trapped in a start-stop cycle of exercise or caught in an all-or-nothing mindset. Often, an initial attempt to achieve results fails due to being overzealous or not taking into account lifestyle factors, leading to a period of inactivity until discomfort forces a change.
It tends to be a circular proposition, only to overwhelm yourself with rigid routines, extreme calorie restrictions, or sudden lifestyle overhauls like giving up sugar, and alcohol or jumping into some kind of 30-day fitness challenge. None of these approaches work in the long-term because they are built on temporary, inflexible scaffolding.
It need not get to that point again.
To actually feel a boost in motivation, you need a maintainable system where consistent actions (inputs) reliably produce results (outputs) that make you feel better as you progress your fitness journey.
It’s a very different proposition to take on yet another intensive workout plan & restrictive diet than it is to follow a program that gives you more energy whilst delivering results, that you from the pursuit of short-term wins and equips you with tools to improve your mental health and maintain your habits, no matter how chaotic life gets.
Moreover, a system like this creates it’s own momentum. The longer you keep things consistent, the better you’ll feel. Eventually, it becomes part of your identity; you’ll exercise and eat well even on your worst days. That’s the power of a system designed to harness the natural power of motivation.
For as long as you look externally for someone to give you motivation, you’ll always be reliant on them.
Unparalleled Support
Proactive & Reactive support
'Pt in your pocket' Instant messaging support
Rapidly have your questions answered, request program adaptations to account for travel or simply ask for support via a direct line of communication with me throughout your program
Request feedback on food logs
Show us restaurant menus or food logs for review and we’ll make sure you’re making great food choices no matter how busy life gets or how much you need to eat out
Access to strategy calls to solve complex challenges
If we face any challenges that would be better solved face to face on a call, we’ll schedule one and leave the call excited about a new strategy
Request Form Checks
Ensure you’re performing your exercises correctly by asking for a technique check. Just film yourself doing an exercise and I’ll get back to you with coaching notes
Proactive Coaching Style
I’ll have a full view of your activity each week so if I see a downward trend in any area of activity, I’ll message you to make sure you’re ok before it becomes a problem
Weekly Check-in + Report
Whilst we may speak multiple times each week, I’ll ensure we touch base weekly to stay aligned on your progress and pre-empt any challenges you face
Personalised fitness is flexible
Navigate social events
Your training program is designed to deliver results without sacrificing your social life. You won’t have to avoid socialising, eating out, or giving up your favourite foods and drinks. My flexible approach allows you to enjoy indulgences guilt-free while staying committed to your health and fitness journey. Find the perfect balance between discipline and enjoyment, making your new lifestyle sustainable and enjoyable.
“I work hard all week, so it’s great to know that I don’t have to live like a monk on this program, I’m making smart choices with going out now, but still living life, which has made a big difference for me”
– Online Personal Training Client
Have your form checked by an expert any time
To maximise the benefits of your workouts and ensure you’re exercising safely, if you are comfortable doing so, you can send videos of yourself performing exercises for a form check whenever needed. Gain confidence in the gym by knowing you’re executing movements correctly and effectively.
“It’s really reassuring to know that i’m doing the exercises correctly, this feedback is great!”
– Online Personal Training Client
Unrivaled accountability & support
With daily access to a leading personal trainer, you have a direct line to a level of support, motivation, and accountability that could be the difference between completing your goals and falling away from a training program. Throughout the program, you will be confident in the knowledge that you can reach out to me whenever you feel a drop in motivation and we’ll discuss exactly how to get you right back on track.
“Just wanted to say thanks again for the support, knowing you are just a click away at times has been the difference between giving up and dusting myself off to keep going”
– Online Personal Training Client
Your program adapts as you travel
Our coaching is designed with busy individuals in mind, recognising that schedules, locations, and equipment can change frequently. As part of my commitment to being the most responsive coaching program available, I offer personalised solutions to your logistical challenges, adding a touch of concierge service to your experience. We take the stress out of adapting your workouts, ensuring you stay on track and make progress.
“This service has been indispensable in my efforts to keep exercising despite how much I have to Travel for work, thank you!”
– Online Personal Training Client
Data driven weekly check-in report
Your weekly report will cover:
1. How many workouts out of your set workouts you have completed
2. Any personal bests you achieved that week
3. Your completion rate per lifestyle habit per month
4. Your week on week +/- overall completion rate
5. Your overall completion rate across your whole program. Remember that I guarantee the program will deliver the expected results if an 80% completion rate is maintained throughout.
“I’m very much a numbers guy, so the check-in stats are a big help, especially the rolling 30-day percentage, it gives perspective even in a less than perfect week”
– Online Personal Training Client
Nutrition advice made simple
Interchangeable Nutrition Strategies
(Just let us know how busy you are and we'll take the slack)
1. Full Meal Plan
2. Calorie + Macro Targets
3. Food Log Optimisation
You don't have to spend hours cooking
Our recipes aren't your typical fitness food, their delicious, simple, and quick to prepare
Case study: Minal
Body transformation without restriction
Minal came to me with a very clear goal, she wanted to get back into her pre-pregnancy clothes by her 40th birthday, which was 4 months away at the time she found my online personal training service.
Minal works as a medical professional which reflects the challenges of many of my clients, in that time to train isn’t always abundant and stress management is always going to be a factor.
We agreed, that our outcome wasn’t going to be measured by weight loss, but by losing fat, and gaining muscle, basically, we wanted to change body shape.
This allowed us to rule out caloric restriction.. Minal also needed a program that would work equally well at home and in the gym, as her schedule was prone to change and we didn’t want to be vulnerable to de-railed progress by not being able to make the gym.
So we focused on short efficient workouts that were strength training led, and worked on a generally caloric intake well north of 2000 calories. As you can see, Minal excelled on the program and achieve her goals.
Accountability that nurtures self-efficacy
You may have been offered ‘catch-ups’ as part of previous online fitness coaching, these may take place weekly, or monthly. Though the idea of catching up, does tend to betray a lack of oversight in between, and quite a lot can get of course in a week, certainly in a month.
So rather than waiting for a scheduled “catch-up,” in a addition to a weekly progress report we deal with challenges of logistics, changing schedules, or a dip in performance as they present. Helping you stay consistent and able to ride the wave of a busy schedule.
Consider the difference in approach:
Casual Check-In:
“Hey buddy, you did 3 of 8 scheduled workouts last month. Great job, maybe next month, let’s hustle a bit more!”
Strategic Feedback:
“Sam, I’ve noticed that if we miss sessions it tends to be toward the end of the week. Is there a particular obstacle there?
Sam: “I work from home Friday through Tuesday, and the gym near me is always crowded around the barbell area, which makes me hesitate.”
Coach: “I’ve retooled your workout by substituting kettlebell and cable exercises to achieve the same outcome, and I’ve added a bodyweight option as a backup for those busier weekends.”
Before starting any digital coaching program, ask yourself: if you had the perfect plan and you knew it would work if followed would you stick with it? If you believe you’d follow through, then you need a fitness consultant who offers strategic oversight, not constant, play-by-play support.
True accountability means understanding your motivation for change and holding you to that standard by reminding you of what’s to be gained or lost. Anything less becomes a crutch rather than a catalyst for long-term success.
If you feel that even if you had a perfect exercise program, but wouldn’t do it unless someone was there with you, theres nothing wrong with that, you’re a candidate for in person training and video fitness coaching.
However, this program is built to foster self-efficacy, in short on a long-enough timeline my goal is to render myself obsolete for you, that’s when you’ll be fully in control.
Case study: Dom
-49lb Weight Loss without dieting
Dom Joined my program with a very clear goal, to get him back to the weight at which he felt his best.
Dom lives a busy life and travels frequently which had led to him taking his eye off the ball when it comes to prioritising health & fitness. He felt that he needed to make a change and the time was right.
Like many people, Dom couldn’t just drop his existing travel commitments and lifestyle because of a new fitness program, so we set about building a workout program that would fit around his current lifestyle rather than consume it.
I helped Dom make healthier choices even when eating out and helped him find time for short, effective workouts. The results? Over an 8-month period Dom was able to lose a whopping 49lbs, and the best part is that we did it in a way that he’ll be able to maintain because we didn’t base his progress on being restrictive.
How custom will my training program be?
You might expect an online personal trainer to deliver a fully personalised exercise program, if you are working directly with a coach that’s often a key part of the promise. And I’ve delivered on that promise for thousands of clients, and in person for business moguls, musicians & and Oscar-winning actors, using a unique 28-step process that I even teach other fitness trainers.
But after 15 years and over 10,000 custom workout programs, it’s clear to me that if consistency has been your biggest challenge, no amount of workout complexity will solve it.
A fitness magazine once asked me to write an article titled “The Best 13 Bodyweight Bicep Exercises to Gain Muscle.” While that sounds intriguing, it misses the point. Adding more exercises rarely translates into greater progress. Furthermore, If your goal is to build muscle, limiting yourself to body weight alone wouldn’t be wise. Could it be done. Yes, would it be anywhere near the most effective way? No. Big difference if you want to arrive at your results swiftly.
The truth is, results aren’t won by the minutiae of exercise selection or by chasing novelty. They’re achieved through mastering the fundamentals consistently and effectively. That means developing the discipline to stick to the basics, even when it means letting go of long-held, unproductive preferences and habits.
The reason you see athletes, bodybuilders and fitness influencers discussing the top exercises for ‘x’ or best rep range for ‘y’ is that they have been consistent for long enough that they need ever more subtle ways of getting their body to respond, that’s a problem you want to have, but it’s earned by mastering the basics.
Your program will be custom, but not to pack in layers of unnecessary intricacy. The custom nature of your workout program is specifically intended to instil confidence in a system, built for you, which you know will works when implemented consistently. If there is one thing I could tell you after being a personal trainer for more than a decade, it’s that getting in shape is as much a mental journey as it is a physical one.
If you’re going to be successful at getting the results you want and keeping them, it’s not going to be because of how ground-breaking your workout program was, it’s going to be in becoming the kind of person who will implement it.
How long will it take to see results?
48 Hours: More Energy
The first thing you’ll notice? Increased energy - The combination of balanced nutrition, adequate protein and well-calibrated nutrition has most people feeling much more energy in the first few days of the program.
Week 2: More Confidence
Following through on the appointments you make with yourself to eat well and exercise is how confidence is built. It happens as soon as you start to trust yourself, you don’t have to wait until you’re the finished article.
Week 3: Lifestyle Improvements
After 21 days of following the habits that accompany your workouts, 68% of our clients report significantly less stress, improved sleep and pain-free movement. By this point if you felt burned out before the program, it’s beginning to reverse.
Month 1: Better Body Composition
By the end of your first month on the program, the contrast to the lifestyle you had before will be clear with demonstrably improved body composition and weight loss.
Week 5-6: Overcome Your First Plateau
At week 5 we anticipate our first potential plateaus so we switch up the training regime whilst keeping within a winning framework, proving the superiority of a system over a fixed program.
Ongoing: Self-Reliance
A sense of self-reliance and faith in a long-term system, and a visible difference in appearance, energy levels and sense of permanence of your exercise habits.
Hear about body transformations & performance improvements from my clients themselves
Continued Improvement
Whilst also overcoming the inevitable challenges, and constraints you’ll face as part and parcel of a busy life. Your program doesn’t end, because it’s a system and a part of who you are, so there is never any bounce-back effect and you are able to maintain and build on what you’ve achieved.
Increase strength
Boost fitness
Lose body fat
Manage stress
Gain strength
Build muscle
Progress beats perfection
If you’ve excelled in academics, career progression or built a business, embracing the default always work harder mentality has probably served you well at times. Being willing to push harder than others would, for longer can get you ahead in life, there is no doubting that.
Counter-intuitively though, it could be that exact same mindset that derails you when it comes to health & fitness. In the professional world, flawless execution is indeed a virtue. However, our bodies operate on entirely different principles, with natural rate limiters and thresholds that can make the relentless chase for perfection counterproductive.
In health and fitness, sustainable progress isn’t achieved by maximising effort every single day. Instead, it’s built on the aggregate of consistent, balanced actions. Overtraining and the fear of making even one misstep can lead to burnout and a perpetual start-stop cycle. If you’re constantly anxious about putting a foot wrong, by missing a meal or workout, you’ll never fully commit to the journey, and your long-term results will suffer.
Many high-achieving people consider themselves ‘all or nothing’ because they know they are capable of working really hard when they need to get things done. But it also means that there are periods of ‘nothing’ which are often caused by periods of excess and restriction.
The challenge lies in adapting a strategy that worked in academia and business to the realities of physical well-being. While extreme dedication might yield impressive, short-term results for athletes or models preparing for a specific event, these regimes are designed for peak performance over a brief period, not long-term habit building. Your body needs a system that respects the importance of balance, recovery, and flexibility.
Rather than expecting each day to perfect, and every workout and meal to go exactly as planned, true success in fitness training comes from working smart and anticipating a certain level of flex in the system. Focus on making incremental improvements, they add up to a great deal over time.
With such high standards in your work life, it begs the question: Why don’t your health & fitness results match, and indeed, what effect does that have on both your professional and personal life? This program helps establish the fundamentals that will allow you to bridge the gap and become congruent with your self-image.
Simple program delivery & fitness tracking
No tech savvy needed
My fitness app requires no technical know-how, it’s a simple 60-second installation on your iOS or Android device. Everything is then delivered right in the app, via a very intuitive interface.
Built for habit formation
Track your workouts
Tracking your workouts is crucial for a coach to be able to predict your results
Add lifestyle habits
Keep on top of things like water intake & stress management activities
Sync wearable devices
keep track of resting heart rate, step count and sleep quality
Exercise demonstrations
Every workout will have a full video demonstration with written teaching points
Upload progress photos and stats
Easily keep track of your progress data in one place
Flexible calandar
See your whole week in one place and easily adapt your to do list as your schedule changes
Features summary:
Custom workout program
All programs are built by me personally using my 28-step process of personalisation. The programs are guaranteed to be effective on just an 80% compliance rate
Nutritionist designed meal plan
Your meal plan is built meal by meal by our resident nutritionist Dr Katie Turianytsia. You will also receive calorie and macronutrient targets and extensive nutrition planning resources
Instant messaging support
Throughout your program you'll have instant messaging support to have your questions answered or request amendments to your program to account for travel or schedule changes
iOS / Android fitness app
Your program will be delivered seamlessly on my custom fitness app. Allowing workout tracking, exercise demonstration videos and syncing with wearable devices
360° Lifestyle focus
Exercise doesn't exist in a vacuum. So every plan comes with additional lifestyle habits and advice to support your fitness goals and boost your progress
Onboarding call with Scott
Every program begins with a 1-2-1 video onboarding call with me personally to explain & introduce the program allowing you to sign off on your ability to implement it
If you want health & fitness to stick, let’s review what works (and what doesn’t)
What won't work:
- Fitness challenges: These can be a fun distraction, but they are as temporary as a diet. Bolt them on to a consistent exercise practice but don't try to build habits on a gimmick
- Frequently Weighing Yourself: Weight is a poor measure of success in health & fitness, weight loss is an output of an effective system, it’s not a goal in itself, for as long as it is, you’ll never change your relationship with weight loss.
- Distance running: Running a marathon is a great achievement but it shouldn’t be the framework you build your health & fitness on.
- Long daily workouts: If you’ve been told exercise is effective based on how hard, frequent or long it is, you’ve been misled. A workout is only as effective as your ability to recover from it
- Swearing off treats & alcohol: Rigid rules are patronising. Once you’ve been shown whats healthy and what isn’t, your threshold is up to you
What we know works best:
- Lifestyle advice: Stress management, general activity & sleep hygiene impact exercise performance + results
- Focus on composition change: Workouts need to be efficient, especially for busy people. Train to hard or too often before you're condition and you'll soon burn out and be side-lined
- Minimum effective training load: Workouts need to be efficient, especially for busy people. Train too hard or too often before you're condition and you'll soon burn out and be side-lined
- Food as self-care: The food you eat should be seen as an investment in your health, not a way to manipulate your weight.
- Master the fundamentals: Simplicity + repetition is what builds habits. Consistency must come before complexity
- No shortcuts: There is no fast and slow way to get results in fitness, only a regimen that can be maintained vs one that can't. Attempts to 'speed things up' can undermine sustainability so we don't do them
What our approach isn't a good fit for:
- Race preparation: We certainly support our clients testing themselves with endurance events but only after consistent exercise habits have been established as a consistent baseline
- Transformation photoshoots: if you want to diet down, and restrict calories and carbs for an epic photoshoot there is nothing wrong with that, I’ve done it and I’ve prepared cast for movies this way, it’s fine as long as you know it’s temporary. But it’s not the purpose of this program, we’ll see improved body composition in a steady way, more reserved, Yes. But you’ll actually be able to maintain the results
- A quick fix: This approach is aimed at sustainable long-term change. You will see rapid results to the extent that there is low-hanging fruit on the table at the start of the program, but we’ll never pursue speed at the cost of sustainability, it’s a false economy and the whole purpose of this approach is to end that. If you have a deadline or vacation coming up in less than 30 days and you want to do something drastic, this service wouldn't be a good fit
Why our approach works well:
- You'll work efficiently: When you understand the mechanisms behind the effectiveness of a workout, there is no need to leave precious time and energy on the gym floor, especially when responsibilities outside of exercise often leave you lacking both.
- You'll have flexibility: Important for adapting to a change in schedule and circumstances without feeling that you’re unable to socialise or put a foot wrong without derailing progress
- It's holistic: A buzz word yes, but it means your program will account for exercise, nutrition and lifestyle to bring everything together as a system
- Long-term focus: You’ll be focusing 50% on results and 50% on investing in your future health, which means we’ll never take any short-term measures that would undermine your long-term health
Pricing
£179
Per month until cancelled
- I build you a custom exercise program + meal plan and hold you accountable to them
- Full Monthly Meal Plan + Nutritionist Dr. Katie Turianytsia will review your food diary
- Onboarding video call with Scott
- Personal weekly check-in report from Scott via instant message
- Program adaptations made within 24hrs (Mon-Fri)
- No contract. No minimum term, cancel any time
What you can expect from the program
- Personalised Fitness: A custom designed workout strategy for your body and goals
- Efficient Workouts: Workouts designed to deliver results not just burn time and claoires. Perfect for busy people
- Responsive Support: We're on hand to provide support when you need it most, not just via scheduled check-ins
- Nutrition Planning: Nutritionist Dr. Katie Turianytsia will build you a custom meal plan and review food logs
- Contingency Plans: Backup workouts and food options to accommodate travel and a challenging schedule
- Supportive Coaching: An experienced personal trainer invested in your long-term health & success
What I'll need from you to deliver results
- Transparent Tracking:Accurate reporting of your activity and meals is crucial for for adjustments to remain well calibrated
- Willingness to overcome resistance: Embracing change can be confronting and challenging, especialy when it means casting aside old unproductive habits
- Engage with our educational material: We get that your busy, but if you can find time to engage with our health & fitness curriculum, it massively helps with consistency and confidence in the strategy we've suggested
- Stress Management: Stress has a great impact on body composition and you're ability to manage emotions around food, we'll give you the tools to help manage it and ask that you use them
I Guarantee better body composition after 30 days if you follow 80% of the strategy you agree to on your onboarding call. Or your money back.
To highlight the flexibility of my approach to fitness and the long-term intention for you to maintain your results I guarantee you’ll see positive body composition change (more muscle and/or less fat) if you maintain just 80% compliance on your program, or I’ll give you your money back.
Remember, results in fitness should be predictable.
Available exclusively via Consultation
Please book your call using the button below
You’ll be asked a few questions about your fitness goals and circumstances that will help me prepare for the call. We’ll discuss your personal fitness strategy it’ll help us establish a great mutual fit for coaching.
Craig S.
Real Results
“Scott delivers a program that is flexible and accommodating to your lifestyle and work commitments. He is always on hand to answer questions. I have more energy and feel 10 years younger!!”
Claire Louise Taylor
Confident & Happy
“It’s amazing what confidence can do to you and thanks to Scott Laidler online personal training I feel so much more confident and happy in myself, still got a lot to go but looking forward to doing another 6 weeks at it 😀💪🏼 Thanks!!”
Frequently asked questions
What is your online personal training program?
Online personal training is a fitness coaching service delivered via the Internet. It enables you to receive a workout program calibrated to your fitness level, providing a linear route to your goals. The personal training software the program is built on is in the form of a fitness app that makes workout planning and tracking effortless. I’ve built this service with the intention of making it a best-in-class service for those looking to make serious lifestyle change and approach fitness in a sustainable way. I will build your workout program specifically for you, you’ll then be able to access tailored fitness programs, instructional videos, and meal plans. The service is bolstered by personal accountability, featuring regular check-ins and feedback with your dedicated personal trainer.
Do I have to have a consultation before signing up?
Yes, let’s discuss your fitness goals on a call to ensure we’re a great mutual fit for online fitness coaching.
Please schedule a fitness consultation and we can outline exactly how we’ll pursue your goals with my online personal training service.
My virtual personal training sessions (the £349 tier) do require a discussion before signing up because we would need to sync up when virtual workouts delivered over zoom would take place. Please email me at [email protected] if you would like to join the waitlist for those sessions.
Who is this coaching program for?
Typically speaking, those who are in the best position to succeed with me are those who are looking to form habits that will allow them to achieve their fitness goals. I work in a maintainable way, resisting short-term fixes and restrictions, While this may seem like a slower path, counter intuitively in my experience it’s the only path that leads to maintainable results.
You can read more about my exercise philosophy
I have created a comprehensive list of the types of scenarios that have historically achieved the best results with my online coaching service and have felt like the most natural fit. I’ve also highlighted some scenarios and preferences that may not be a great fit for the way I work.
Further reading: Who online personal training is for
What is the difference between online personal training and the other service tiers?
Tier 1: Self-led personalised fitness plan (with responsive support)
This service involves me building your personal exercise plan, which you will implement on your own, with my support available on he fitness app when you need it, should you have any questions about your remote workouts or exercise guidance in general. Your custom workout plan will be built using my unique 28-step process of personalisation I’ve developed over the last 14 years working as a personal trainer. The process covers everything from your age and body type to your individual lifestyle and circumstances You will also receive a monthly nutritionist-designed meal plan and calorie macronutrient targets.
Summary: This tier is specifically designed to comprehensively solve the challenges of guesswork in health & fitness. You’ll always know exactly what workouts to do and what to eat to achieve your fitness goals and have access to exercise guidance when you need it.
Tier 2: Flagship online personal training service
My full online coaching service is like having your own fitness blueprint architected for your body and your goals, and then having dedicated accountability from an expert personal trainer to help you implement the strategy and stay motivated throughout the fitness program.
This personal training course also positions me as your digital personal trainer, holding you accountable to your training plans ensuring that you stay motivated, consistent with exercise and on track. Which is perfect if accountability has been a challenge in the past and you’d benefit from having an online pt in your corner. This service is aimed at a long-term solution on your fitness journey as it perfectly combines self-efficacy and accountability, equipping you with everything you’ll need to maintain your results long into the future.
The standard of professionalism under which this program is delivered could be considered the point at which concierge service meets online fitness coaching. I allocate daily time and resources for adaptations and iterations meaning that as you travel and your circumstances change, so too will your program. Meaning we will always arrive at a winning strategy no matter how chaotic life gets. You’ll also be able to send my nutritionist Dr Katie Turianytsia restaurant menus as you eat out to help you make healthy food choices on the go or have your food diaries interpreted if you aren’t able to follow the meal plan we’ve built for you.
Summary: This is the best coaching option if you want to take all decision-making out of health and fitness or have had your progress de-railed by travel and logistics in the past, knowing that you have the support of a fitness consultant at the tap of a button.
Tier 3: Virtual personal training– This service includes everything on my online personal training services with the addition of a weekly virtual coaching session where I will take you through a workout session via video conferencing or Zoom sessions.
Summary: This is a perfect coaching service with which to bolster an effective workout program with the luxury and engagement of 1-2-1 guided digital workout sessions which can take place in the comfort of your own home.
Will you provide a nutrition plan?
Yes, my online personal training service includes a custom-made, nutritionist-designed meal plan and nutrition advice. What you eat plays a huge role in both how you feel and how successful you’ll be with your online fitness coach. So I have teamed up with qualified nutritionist Dr. Katie Turianytsia to offer professional nutrition advice to complement the fitness guidance I’ll be providing. This way you will have the support of both an online personal trainer and nutritionist easily contactable on my fitness app.
With expert guidance, you will always know what to eat to help you achieve your fitness goals.
Have you always been an online trainer?
I started my career as an in-person fitness trainer. Actually this is how I spent the first 10 years of my career, having become a qualified personal trainer with Premier Global NASM, which is endorsed by active IQ.
Back then as a certified personal trainer, you worked in person only, often starting your career gym instructing and then learning to work more comprehensively, adapting a training program for potential clients with personalized workouts calibrated to the appropriate fitness level.
There was no such thing as an online personal training course, in terms of a course you could take to train people online. I started work as an online fitness coach to deliver on requests from my in-person clients as they travelled the world to meet media obligations or work obligations and often needed a training session they could do on their own while they were away. This worked really well and as a result, I decided to open the service up online via this website. In the decade I spent working as an in-person fitness professional, I delivered over 10,000 training sessions, to people from all walks of life and have consistently delivered results, leading both my in-person services in London and this online coaching service being considered amongst the best in class.
In my early career, I worked as a personal trainer in London, operating in different gyms and running outdoor boot camp-style group classes in local parks. Over time my results began to get noticed and I was invited to Hollywood to work with a high profile client in the TV Business. Since then I’ve been fortunate enough to train clients all over the world.
This led to me writing for numerous news, health, and fitness publications, as well as a number of TV appearances as a health expert discussing everything from strength training to improving body composition and setting up a winning mindset to achieve any fitness goal.
I’ve also had the opportunity to work on big-budget Hollywood film productions getting the cast in shape for their movie roles. Now, aside from a few special requests, I work solely with my online PT client base.
To learn more about my coaching philosophy, I host a fitness podcast where I speak to athletes, leading fitness industry personalities, and thought leaders on everything from the nuance of strength training, and muscle building to recent breakthroughs in sports medicine.
If you would like to take a deep dive into my maintainable fitness methods, my coaching service or the wider fitness coaching team.
What results can I expect?
It depends on what your fitness goals are, and at what stage you are on your fitness journey. Some of my clients are simply looking to improve their self-esteem, build confidence and would like with habit formation. Others are seeking muscle building or fat loss as part of a body transformation.
No matter the initial goal you would like me to help you pursue, I would expect you to finish your wellness program with improved body composition, greater energy levels, and the ability to maintain the results I’ve helped you achieve. In this way, my intention is that your coaching experience will be transformative. To give you a better idea of what is possible, please have a look through my client results and customer testimonials.
Do I do my workouts alone or with my trainer?
Online personal trainers work a little differently to gym instructing or delivering a training session in person. It’s best to think of online fitness as more of a personal fitness blueprint that you follow in your own time alongside dedicated accountability and support. Of course, there is also an over-arching methodology to the way we coach.
Unless of course you would like to bolster your fitness plan with some virtual training sessions, during which I’ll guide you through th workout over a zoom call.
Can I speak to someone before I sign up?
Absolutely. I encourage potential clients to book a fitness consultation call before signing up. You’ll speak with me personally to make sure we have a mutually good fit, and I’m the best online fitness coach to help you along your fitness journey.
Will I need a gym membership?
One of the benefits of online training is that your training plan can be built to work for you in any scenario, whether at home in gym or even in multiple locations. I build personalized workouts as part of my custom 8-week online personal training course. This means gym membership or not, you can stay consistent with exercise no matter how chaotic life gets. All you need is access to your fitness app and the support I’ll deliver on it.
How will you deliver my program?
Your fitness program is delivered as an iOS/Android fitness app. It is purpose-built personal training software with plenty of features that make the process of online coaching simple. So following and tracking your training plan is simple and provides me excellent oversight as your online fitness instructor.
Do you have any preset workout plans I could follow?
Yes, I have a number of signature online workout programs that I have built using the most successful workouts and protocols over 14 years of building custom workout plans on my coaching service.
You can view them here: Online workout programs
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