Personal Training

Personalised coaching to help you build confidence, achieve your goals and get more from your training.

Reach Your Goals with Personal Training

Whether you're looking to lose weight, build strength, improve fitness, train for an event or feel more confident in the gym, our personal trainers are passionate about helping you achieve your goals.

At Brookes Sport & Active Wellness, we understand that every fitness journey is unique. That's why our qualified and experienced personal trainers provide personalised support to help you reach your full potential, whatever your goal may be.

Through tailored programmes, expert guidance and ongoing encouragement, you'll receive a training experience designed around your needs, goals and experience level.

Choose your training path

We offer two distinct ways to access expert coaching, ensuring we have an option that fits your budget and goals:

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Whether you're looking for expert coaching, support with a specific goal or a more affordable training option, we're here to help you find the right fit.

Choose the option that works best for you:

Meet the Team: Personal Trainers

Nailson, Health and Fitness Advisor

Nailson, Health and Fitness Advisor

Email: npatrocinio@brookes.ac.uk

  • Personal Training
  • Functional Trainer
  • Targeted clients: over 50s.

As we age, it's important to prioritise our health and wellbeing. Nailson Patrocinio, a dedicated personal trainer, understands the unique challenges faced by individuals over 50 and is passionate about helping them lead active and fulfilling lives. With his expertise and personalised approach, Nailson offers the Optimal Health 360 program, a comprehensive 12-week health and wellness program designed to address the changes that come with age, achieve weight loss goals and shape the body while attaining optimal health and well-being.

Philosophy: Nailson believes in taking a holistic approach to health and fitness. He recognises that the ageing process affects individuals differently and that lifestyle factors significantly affect overall wellbeing. With a focus on prevention rather than cure, Nailson helps his clients to embrace positive steps towards improved health, empowering them to live their lives to the fullest.

Meet the Team: Student Personal Trainers

Ariana, Student Personal Trainer

Email: aalowther@gmail.com  

I'm a recent Sport and Exercise Science graduate, with Level 3 Personal Training and Level 4 Strength & Conditioning CIMSPA accreditations.

My sporting background is in competitive squash, with regional representation as a junior, competing in the UK, the Caribbean and Canada. I was also grateful to receive a sports scholarship whilst at Brookes. My training experience is predominantly in resistance training and strength and conditioning, with the addition of Olympic Weightlifting in the last two years.

My academic and sporting background gives me insight into sport-specific training, tailoring a progressive programme to achieve sporting goals. 

I'm equally passionate about helping you build confidence to lift heavy and take up space in the gym. From novice to well-established lifters or competitive athletes, I aim to give your training purpose and clear direction towards individualised goals.

Primary coaching structure:

  • ⁠Weekly/ fortnightly training sessions providing progressive session plans, executed with real-time feedback and technique cueing.
  • ⁠Individualised 6-week block training programmes for established lifters wanting increased structure to their training.
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Charlie, Student Personal Trainer

Email: 19363768@brookes.ac.uk

I am currently a Physiotherapy MSc student at Oxford Brookes. I have experience with training beginners and higher-level athletes, both in small groups and 1-to-1. I love anything sport and coaching and outside of my studies, I play netball, which helps me de-stress.

I’m an advocate for participation in physical activity and have a strong educational background on the physical and mental benefits. My particular interest is empowering women to feel confident in the gym, and I have extensive knowledge on how the menstrual cycle and menopause impact women’s training. My goal is to help everybody feel they belong in the gym and enjoy their time exercising!

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Christina, Student Personal Trainer

Email:  02182535@brookes.ac.uk

I have been a PT and group exercise instructor for nearly 20 years, with Spin, HIIT and Strength being my specialities. I've worked with people of all ages, from school-aged children to older adults, giving me the experience to adapt every session to the person in front of me.

I’m studying Zoology with a main focus on marine mammals and marine conservation. I’m a marine mammal medic trained to rescue whales, dolphins and seals with BDMLR and the area coordinator for the Midlands Team.

Making exercise fun and achievable for you is my main goal while tailoring the workouts to fit your goals and reach them.

I am pre- and postnatal qualified, also have GP referral and have worked with clients who have needed adaptations due to injuries or health conditions.

When I’m not in the gym or teaching a class, I am a nature geek and out photographing marine mammals around our coastlines or any wildlife I can find while travelling around in my camper van with my trusty furry sidekicks, my cat and dog. Overall wellness is the key, which I find from training, being in, on, or near the water and living a shamanic lifestyle.

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Harry, Student Personal Trainer

Email: 19317096@brookes.ac.uk

Hi, I’m Harry! I’m a Sports Coaching and Physical Education student at Oxford Brookes, a CIMSPA-certified Personal Trainer and a qualified Sports Massage Therapist.

From complete beginners to competitive athletes, I build programmes centred around your goals – whether that’s building gym confidence, improving your general fitness or developing sport-specific conditioning. Whatever your starting point, I’m here to help you work towards your goals.

My background has given me a strong anatomical and physiological understanding of how the body responds to training, so you’re in safe, knowledgeable hands.

I specialise in gym-to-sport transferability, backed by extensive hockey coaching experience across county, club and regional levels. I know what athletes need in the gym – and I know how to help you get there.

What I can offer:

  • Personalised training programmes
  • Sport-specific strength and conditioning
  • Gym confidence for beginners to bodybuilders
  • 1:1 sessions or bring a friend and do 2:1 sessions

Train smarter, move better, see real results. Let's make it happen together. 

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Maxim

Email: 19448228@brookes.ac.uk

At 14, I walked into the gym with zero idea of how to lift. Even after years of playing sports, this was a whole new world. I taught myself from scratch, fell in love with the process, got a coach and later qualified as a personal trainer myself. I know what it's like to be a beginner and I know how to make progress quicker. 

I wish more people knew what strength training does for your mindset. The muscle and PRs are great, but the confidence boost you get from getting strong is unbeatable!

Strength training is the staple of my life; I'll be doing it forever. It's the secret ingredient to a good life; even on my worst days, I still feel great after an hour in the gym. My mission is simple: to help you master the principles of weight training for life, so you always have this tool in your arsenal to feel strong, confident, and fired up.

As a first-year Business Management & IR student who plays sports and works, I understand how to manage training around a busy schedule. We will fit your sessions seamlessly alongside your commitments.

We can train one-on-one, or you can bring a friend along!

Looking forward to hitting those PRs with you :)

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Robbie

Email: 19448273@brookes.ac.uk

Hi all, my name is Robbie. I specialise in muscular hypertrophy and definition. Alongside being a Sports Science student, I enjoy running, tennis and obviously going to the gym! In my spare time, I love to go on long walks outside and read but my favourite has to be watching a good movie or two. In terms of my personal training, I train to be functional, which includes bodyweight training, general strength and conditioning and cardio. Hope to see you around the gym!

●    Fitness and Conditioning 

●    Helping people to lose weight and build muscle

●    Body Weight Conditioning

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Scarlett

Email: 19315150@brookes.ac.uk

My name is Scarlett and I'm a Level 3 qualified Personal Trainer currently in my third year of studying Sport, Physical Activity and Health Promotion. With my background in gymnastics and dance, I specialise in strength and flexibility training, supported by my own training in the gym, running, and mind and body exercise. I specifically enjoy weight lifting and am keen on helping those who may otherwise be intimidated to start weight training. I previously competed at the British and English championships in Gymnastics and the World Cup in dance, which has taught me how discipline and hard work pays off, and the importance of a motivating and supportive coach.

Having previously worked as a gymnastics coach, I bring a friendly and approachable style to my coaching and enjoy working with a wide range of population groups. My goal is to help people feel comfortable and supported at any stage of their fitness journey, encouraging all levels to build confidence and progress in a way that works for them.

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CIMSPA Employer Partner

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Brookes Sport & Active Wellness is proud to be a CIMSPA (Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity) Employer Partner.

As a CIMSPA Employer Partner, we are committed to maintaining high professional standards and supporting the ongoing development of our fitness team.

This partnership provides access to recognised professional development, industry best practice and the latest sector knowledge, helping us deliver a high-quality experience for our members and clients.

When you work with our fitness team, you can feel confident that you're receiving support from professionals who are committed to continuous learning and development.

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