- How to book sessions
We use Team Up and once you have downloaded and been set up on our app simply go on to the session you want to book and click book. If you cannot make your session, simply click on “leave session” and you will be removed.
Please note that we do have a 24 hour cancellation policy, this is due to us being unable to fill the lost why less than 24 hours notice. With spaces being a premium we want you to make your sessions at all times if you can.
- How does payment work? (inc. hold and cancellation)
Your payment will automatically renew each month so once set up you don’t need to do anything. If you need to change, pause or cancel your membership, simply contact us and we will adjust what you need. For cancellation, we ask for 1 month notice. This must be done in writing to kevin@kevincuthbert.com.
- What should I wear?
Please wear clothes that you feel comfortable in. There are some suggestions that we have which do not wear overly baggy clothes, jeans, or outdoor shoes. We suggest clean trainers, either gym leggings, shorts, tracksuit bottoms, t-shirts, vest, hoodies.
We also recommend having layers that you can take off especially in winter, you may prefer to use gym gloves or individual items that you prefer.
- What should I eat/drink before a session?
We suggest that you try and stay hydrated all day and do recommend drinking water prior to a session, depending on what time of day you train it may be that you simply have a normal meal around 1-2 hours prior to session.
If you are training either early or perhaps after work, having an easily digestible carbohydrate like a banana would be ideal. If you need a caffeine boost, a strong coffee would be my advice.
- What are the different sides to the gym?
We have our machine side, outside and free weights areas. All sides have different aspects with the free weight and outside being similar in terms of equipment. Our machine side is exactly that, where we hold all of our machines for sessions. Neither side is better for fat loss, and a mix of both sides would be ideal for overall muscle building and conditioning. The main aspect here is to stay consistent with your sessions and to try and make similar sessions each week. This is much more important than what side you use for all round progress. The machine side should not be seen as scary, and in fact is actually easier for people to get into as there’s less need for technique to do these safely. The technique at using the machine is obviously required but moving through the pattern of the machine is likely to be easier to pick up for someone new to training.
- What can I expect in my first session?
Our purpose of training will never be to overwhelm you with too much exercises, technique, or new information. In your first session, we will show you round, show you how to perform the exercises and build on a foundation of this over the first month or however long it takes to get you familiar with what we do.
You will not be required to finish every exercise if you need to take a break, you may do some exercise based on the above if the session is not suitable for your levels. For example we may give you a body weight squat instead of a machine squat if suitable.
Your first session is very much about getting your body moving and starting off, think of it as like your first driving lesson. We want you to feel comfortable in the gym, get some ideas of what you will be doing in the future and to complete the session. The chances are in your first driving lesson you didn’t drive at 70mph, likely you built up to it.
For us, we want you leaving your first session thinking you could have done more as we don’t want to overwork you to feeling sick, dizzy or unwell, that is not what we want and we want the opposite, the first few session should be you getting into our way of working and enjoying the sessions.
- What happens if I have an injury?
If you have an injury we do suggest seeing a physio, we never give advice that a physio should be giving as that’s not our job. Our job is to try and help you do what you can when you can. For example if you hurt your knee, we can do upper body only sessions that are specific to you. This is why we aren’t just a class, we are group personal training which means a 1/1 session in a group environment.
If there is something we can work around we absolut will. We have people on crutches, casts and over types of injuries and been able to work around them..
There may be some less obvious injuries and exercise that perhaps just need to be adapted or adjusted for the individual person, again this goes back to the individual aspects of our sessions.
We are not a one size fits all gym and all we ask i s that you give us as much notice and information as possible so that we can still put our session on for everyone else, gets you the best session possible and not aggravate any injuries.
- If you feel nervous (here’s what to do)
Everyone will likely feel nervous prior to their first session, generally coming into an unknown environment and getting out of your comfort zone will elicit feelings of worry or anxiety.
Our job is to try and help you, our job is to try and make you feel comfortable with what you are likely to be dong, to acknowledge how you feel and to let you know that we are here to try and make the first session the best it can be for you, without overwhelming you, or making you feel uneasy. We will walk you through your session, ask any questions and likely pair you up with someone that will be able to be a friendly face that will help.
Our community of people here are fantastic and we have many members that are more than willing to help, knowing well that there was a day when they felt how you feel, our community are amazon people and we encourage them to do what they can to make everyone feel welcome.
We have also joined in as trainers to sessions that we are not taking to help people with extreme levels of anxiety to feel comfortable in the gym setting.
We always say that the hardest part of any gym routine is getting through the front door. Once you manage that, we want to make sure for you that we take care of the rest.
- What happens after my first session?
You will likely feel sore. This is not a sign of a good session because you do feel sore, and not feeling sore is not a sign of a bad session (there are no bad sessions), but you will likely feel sore as you have moved muscles and joints through movements that you may not have done for a while for maybe ever.
We recommend making sure you stay active and try to walk/move as much as possible to stave off any soreness, hot/cold baths, stretching, and not sitting for too long are ideal.
Along with this making sure you stay hydrated, eat good quality food including a high protein diet, this will help your muscles recover better from exercise.
All in all, training regularly will likely mean you’ll feel less sore the more you train, you’ll likely receive quicker in between sessions and you’ll likely have more energy for the rest of your day, feel better and sleep better with a regular training routine.
- How many sessions should I aim to do per week?
We recommend 2-3 per week. 1 is obviously better than none at all but also very difficult to make good progress with 1 session, the volume of 1 session is likely needed to be higher. Training every 2-3 days is ideal as your body can recover from sessions during that time. Training regularly is fantastic for sleep, mental health and to help you feel better on that day.
Training regularly has to be something that works for you, Monday/Wednesday/Friday, ir Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday would be what i recommend, but with family, social and work commitment that may not be possible, you will need to find a routine that works for you, but making your session an absolute priority in your week would be my recommended.
You have to try your absolute best to make time and there may be times you have to train that aren’t ideal, we understand that, but the benefits of making that time for yourself will massively improve your life. Fact.