The Lakeside Fitness Studio

The Lakeside Fitness Studio The Lakeside Fitness Studio Limited - a Private Fitness & Classes Studio in Startley near Malmesbury/Chippenham.

Premier Qualified L3 Personal Training, L4 Sports Massage & Group Classes by Nick Jones.

Me enjoying a rare five minute break between clients in the morning šŸ’Ŗ  Is this the right colour tea? šŸ˜‰
24/04/2026

Me enjoying a rare five minute break between clients in the morning šŸ’Ŗ Is this the right colour tea? šŸ˜‰

This is Kathryn, she is awesome… Best of luck for the London marathon this weekend šŸ’Ŗ she’s wanted to do it for years, bu...
22/04/2026

This is Kathryn, she is awesome… Best of luck for the London marathon this weekend šŸ’Ŗ she’s wanted to do it for years, but hasn’t been able to get in… And now finally she has! Kathryn has been training really really hard and I'm sure she's going to smash it šŸ’Ŗ

Here's her fundraiser link if you want to contribute - https://2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/kathryn-collett

Matt taking the new 40s male deadlift record from 182kg x 2184kg x 1 šŸ’ŖšŸ’Ŗ ... Also the overall  deadlift record for curren...
17/04/2026

Matt taking the new 40s male deadlift record from 182kg x 2
184kg x 1 šŸ’ŖšŸ’Ŗ ... Also the overall deadlift record for current members!

Well done Matt šŸ’Ŗ

15/04/2026

Not many PTs who have to do this in a day…

As everyone knows I’m all about balance on this page… I firmly believe in an 80–20 rule, 80% of the time I eat good, cle...
08/04/2026

As everyone knows I’m all about balance on this page… I firmly believe in an 80–20 rule, 80% of the time I eat good, clean, unprocessed, tasty food – 20% of the time I’d like to go out and enjoy myself.

So this is how I’ve been enjoying the Easter break – although there are still some things I stick to even when I’m doing my 20% let my hair down… (or what’s left of it anyway šŸ¤·šŸ˜‚ 🄚) - absolutely fabulous roast at but again I will try and fill up on the protein and veg first, then eat the carbs, so there is less room for them…

Secondly, a lovely fish dinner at for mine and my brother's birthday… But again I like to aim for the highest protein dishes, and trying to avoid anything deep-fried – when you stop eating deep fried things, when you then have them, all you can taste is the oil 🤢 Although I'm aiming for the highest protein thing on the menu this is my preferred choice anyway - I love well prepared meat, fish and lots of different types of veg!

Thirdly if I’m gonna have chocolate, this is my chocolate of choice, it’s a dark minimally processed chocolate with very very few ingredients, no added sugar no added artificial things from a laboratory - it’s a bit more expensive, but very clean and still very nice – and due to the very little added sugar and artificial ingredients, it doesn’t fire the addiction part of the brain… This is the only chocolate I’ve ever been able to have in my whole life, where I can leave some in the packet and put it back in the cupboard… But it’s still yummy šŸ˜‹

Brilliant night at the birthday skittles, thanks for all the clients who were able to make it, and if you didn’t manage ...
02/04/2026

Brilliant night at the birthday skittles, thanks for all the clients who were able to make it, and if you didn’t manage to make it this time…

Hopefully see you at the next one šŸ’Ŗ

01/04/2026

Sunset at the Lakeside fitness studio!





Train Consistently. Transform Completely.Training isn't about setting PBs every time you go to the gym. But it's about b...
25/03/2026

Train Consistently. Transform Completely.

Training isn't about setting PBs every time you go to the gym. But it's about being as consistent as possible.

Anyone can train when they're feeling good, training when you don't feel good, counts double.

The people who train the most per week get to their goals in general... and faster... It's as important as eating, sleeping and drinking.

Exercising builds self esteem. Do you value yourself enough to give yourself 45 minutes per day or are other people more worthy of your time?

You have one vehicle to get yourself through this life... look after it....šŸ’Ŗ

That 45 mins could consist of either cardio, strength, mobility, core or activity in general (walking, horse riding, dancing etc - could be anything) however it shouldn't just be one of those things make sure you mix it up over the course of a week.

I understand children make this a lot more complicated....however if you want simple 10 - 20 minute workouts you can do whilst they're in the room then check out my YouTube channel.

Particularly the strengthen and tone at home, abs and core or cardio playlist.

The more you train each week the faster you will get to your goals.

Stan the man, king of the battle rope!
21/03/2026

Stan the man, king of the battle rope!

18/03/2026

Head over to my YouTube for the full video - youtube.com/

Do you have an existing back condition? That causes you pain or discomfort, particularly after being too static for too long? This is how I keep my disc injury in check, keeps me pain-free, and keeps me dead lifting over 200 kg. Since doing this routine every day largely, but making sure I never miss more than two days of it, at my monthly physio, Heidi reckons it’s the best she’s ever seen my lower back šŸ‘

Something I didn’t mention in this video, is that I do this every day, or I try to make sure I never miss more than two days on the bounce - sub A plank in, if you’re less advanced and want to track your ab strength going up… Although if you’re hitting over five minutes you probably need something a little tougher - another great addition to this routine for anyone with back problems would be a superman or a bird dog, whatever you want to call it, as it gets the glut firing and working with the back - lastly I do honestly believe there are a set of five or so exercises/stretches, unique to every individual out there, that will keep them pain-free - these may not be appropriate for you, but they are what works for me!

The New Squat Rack šŸ’Ŗ
04/03/2026

The New Squat Rack šŸ’Ŗ

17/02/2026

This is Abbie, she is awesome!

Just over a year ago Abbie came to me after a difficult period marked by burnout and growing health concerns. She’d gained weight, felt depleted, and was shocked to discover she was pre-diabetic. With little time devoted to her own wellbeing, she knew something had to change.

She began with nutrition, shifting to a whole-foods approach and cutting back ultra-processed foods and refined sugar. She gave up alcohol, too. The transformation was remarkable: she lost two stone, reversed her pre-diabetic readings, recovered from burnout, and regained her energy.

Once her foundations were in place, Abbie introduced exercise—starting with Pilates to rebuild confidence. Soon after, she reached out to me to take things further: adding spin for cardio and 1-1 strength training to build muscle and create a strong, resilient body.

Abbie credits her success to a mindset shift—from simply wanting to lose weight to intentionally building long-term health.

Now Abbie has also qualified as a Nutrition and Health Coach— proof of just how far she’s come and how powerfully a single decision to prioritise health can reshape a life.

So from trying Pilates to rebuild confidence, to now bench pressing 40 kg for two reps, Deadlidting 77 kg for three reps, doing chin ups, various other impressive lifts, CrossFit, Spin and multiple solo weights session per week šŸ’Ŗ well done Abbie, keep up the good work!

I would just like to add to this…

Weighing scales can be useful to measure progress

- If your level of activity stays the same
- If you are a long way overweight from where you would like to be
- Or if you have a ā€˜fighting weight’ you like to stay within half a stone of.

As long as you aren’t weighing too often, and you are weighing on the same day each week and treating it as a weekly average… However if you are visibly slim or even slimish, and you vastly increase the amount of activity - then the scales really aren’t as important.

Remember, ladies in particular, do not aim to be thin and weak like society tried to get you to focus on in the olden days… Strong is beautiful šŸ’Ŗā¤ļø

(… And a MILLION times better for your brain, bones, muscle tone)

Address

The Lakeside Fitness Studio, Startley, Chippenham
Malmesbury
SN155HQ

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 10pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 9:30pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 9:30pm
Thursday 9:30am - 9:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 8pm
Saturday 9:30am - 1pm

Telephone

+447872611784

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