Spin classes and solitary weight training can only take you so far. The monotony, the lack of information, the inability to study your own form and provide external motivation all conspire to make keep-fit a game of diminishing returns when played alone.
A personal trainer is more than someone who will bark at you to keep moving, they are a partner in health, able to advise on the best exercise methods to meet your goals at your particular time in life, help with nutrition and sleep. They can work to your schedule and your travel plans, and create bespoke plans and programmes to your goals and health needs.
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The top personal trainers for HNWs and UHNWs offer even more than mere exercise; they provide services that cater to clients’ holistic wellbeing and health, often including nutrition advice and lifestyle coaching.
The trainers listed in the Spear’s list are the top advisers for your personal wellbeing.
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Top personal trainers to know
Louisa Drake
Louisa Drake is a former professional dancer turned personal trainer who has worked with several high-profile celebrity clients including Victoria Beckham, Gwyneth Paltrow, Rowan Atkinson and Natalie Imbruglia.
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Her eponymous fitness company is best known for a training approach that blends together cardio, dance, ballet and Pilates, as well as bespoke wellbeing advice. She explains that the Louisa Drake Method (LDM) is ‘a shape-changer that generates a longer, leaner and strengthened body, but the biggest takeaway is body positivity and confidence’.
Read Louisa Drake’s full profile at Spears500.com
Aimee Victoria Long
Aimee Victoria Long is one of London’s leading personal trainers who has worked with a number of A-list celebrities and members of the Royal Family.
Long and her team offer a variety of sessions, including Pilates, high-intensity exercises, and strength and conditioning training as well as online coaching sessions. She also incorporates a nutritional programme that can be tailored to fit around a client’s lifestyle to help them achieve their desired results.
Read Aimee Victoria Long’s full profile at Spears500.com
Nick Poulton
‘You will have a Roger Federer forehand and a Serena Williams serve in no time,’ says Nick Poulton of his one-to-one tennis and paddle-sports coaching service, Boof Tennis.
Offering his coaching services in the Chelsea Barracks, Belgravia and Knightsbridge, as well as for clients ‘all over Surrey’, Poulton developed his stripes as a teacher through giving private lessons at the Four Seasons Hotel in Hampshire as well as at a leisure centre in Chelsea.
Read Nick Poulton’s full profile at Spears500.com
Harry Jameson
Harry Jameson is perhaps best known for helping Boris Johnson get into shape after suffering from a bout of COVID-19 in 2022. Since then, the trainer and business athlete has firmly established himself in the world of personalised fitness.
His client list includes FTSE 100 CEOs and HNWs seeking to improve their fitness and overall well-being.
Read Harry Jameson’s full profile at Spears500.com
Zara Smalley
Zara Smalley, who has a diploma in fitness instructing and personal training, has been a trainer since 2016, providing services ranging from pre-wedding fitness to nutrition consultation.
She has a particular specialism in pre- and postnatal training, where babies are also welcome to attend alongside the mums. She is focused on clients predominantly in Battersea, while also covering adjacent postcodes such as Chelsea, Pimlico and South Kensington.
Read Zara Smalley’s full profile at Spears500.com
Best personal trainers: the complete list
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