Hi! I'm Sam, your mobile personal trainer
Mobile personal training across East Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills. I come to you, with all the gear in tow, you just need to bring yourself. No gym BS, no judgement, just a trainer who'll listen and meet you where you're at.
In my past life I was a graphic designer. I studied Fine Arts and Graphic Design in my hometown of Sydney, and as soon as I could, jetted out to London and spent more than 20 years living abroad, from London, NYC to Singapore. Singapore is where I decided to make my fitness obesession my business, and pivoted to qualify as a personal trainer and opened up my first fitness company called Sweat Co in Singapore. I am now based in the Adelaide Hills, bringing a little bit of Sweat Co to Adelaide, minus the humidity!
I've just turned 50. Having trained through two pregnancies and postpartum as an older mum, and now navigating perimenopause, I know firsthand how much your body changes and how important it is to have a trainer who's equipped with the right knowledge.
“Every body moves differently. Everyone comes to exercise with different expectations and experiences.”
During my first pregnancy, I ran into some trainers who just were just clueless, and as a new mum, I didnt have a clue either. One rolled her eyes at me when I asked for a thicker band for pull ups at four months pregnant. I did not go back. As a postpartum mum, I was so excited to come back to my first bootcamp class, and the trainer had me doing inverted sit ups. There was no way. My ultimate fave, a young male strength coach once asked why this perimenopausal 40 odd year old small business owner and mother of two small children was so tired all the time, and then tried to sell me supplements. Aiyoh!
Those experiences shaped my fitness business ethos in Singapore, and now shape what I'm building here in Adelaide, a space where women can train safely, with a passionate trainer who seeks to know more and cares.
“I train with empathy and understanding.”
I haven't lived every experience my clients have, but I keep learning and listening, so I'm ready to meet you and train you where you're at.
A Little About Me
Train with Me
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Consider this our first date, a chance to get to know each other. I'll hear what you're working towards, tell you a bit about me and how I'd approach your training, and walk you through onboarding, including the Adult Pre-Exercise Screening System. Book our first online chat here.
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This is where the magic happens. We start with the basics, assessing your movement patterns to build a baseline before we progress at a pace that suits you.
Our first session is always bodyweight and resistance bands. I'll assess how you move and what modifications or progressions suit you, before bringing in the rest of the gear, kettlebells, dumbbells, med balls, battle ropes and jump ropes.
We can explore different training styles, strength, HIIT, boxing, agility and running, or stick to whatever style you enjoy most, suited to you and your space.
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Train with a partner, friends, or family, all fitness abilities welcome. From years of coaching group classes, I can adapt exercises to suit different fitness abilities, so whatever your level, everyone gets a workout that actually works for them.
Working out with friends is always more fun, whether that's a bit of competitiveness or who has the worst dad jokes.
We always still build from the basics before the full kit comes out.
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Whether you're in my mobile training area or not, online is always an option. Sessions run live over video call, so you get the same coaching and attention, just from the other side of the screen. Online training is available to clients I have already trained.
What it's actually like training with me…
“Sam is knowledgeable, hardworking, she knows what she is doing and saying, and she is also very fun to be around. I can guarantee you, you will love your choice if you choose to work out with Sam.”
Krute Apte
Say Hi!
Send me a quick message through the contact form or email me directly, I'll get back to you ASAP and we can chat.