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Small group personal training · Chandler’s Ford

Fitter, stronger and more confident — coached, not left to it.

A private studio where every session is coached, capped at six people, and written on the board before you arrive. Most of our members are over 40 and hadn’t trained in years. Consistency is the thing we fix.

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Unit 3, 1 School Lane, SO53 4DGMax 6 per session150+ membersSince 2013
Nicki — first unassisted pull-upRich — a bag of compost, lifted without thinkingNikki — couldn’t lift the bar, now benches 30kgGary — 33% to 25% body fat in two monthsAnna — 3 stone down, size 14/16 to 10Ali — 98% shoulder range post-opAdrian — 26% to 10% body fatNikki — 42-minute 10KGabby — 33% to 18%, two stone

What DMF is

Personal training attention.
Small group energy.

A coach who knows your name, your assessment and your dodgy knee — and five other people in your corner. We meet you exactly where you are: brand new, back after years off, or training already and stuck. Then we move you further than you thought possible.

  • Coached, always. A coach watches every rep of every session. Nobody is handed a barbell and left to it.
  • Six people, max. Personal-training attention with other people in your corner.
  • Nutrition that fits your life. A reasonable ask, not a meal plan. No food is off limits.
  • Measured, not guessed. InBody scans and MyZone so progress is a number, not a feeling.
Coach cueing a member mid-lift at DMF Evolve
Coached, every rep

How a session works

One board.
Six people.
Six different sessions.

When you walk in, the session is on the central board. Your version of it is built around your assessment, your goals and whatever your body’s telling us that week. The person next to you might be on their first month; the person opposite might have been here three years. Same board, different loads, same coach watching all six.

There are two boards, actually. The other one has the wins on it. It’s the one we care about.

Get on the board

This week on the board

  • Warm up: bike, band pull-aparts
  • A: Trap bar deadlift 4×6
  • B1: DB bench 3×10 · B2: Row 3×10
  • C: Sled push + KB carry
  • Finisher: 6 min EMOM

Wins of the week

  • Nicki — first unassisted pull-up
  • Rich — compost bag, no drama
  • Nikki — 42-minute 10K
  • Gary — 33% → 25% in two months

Written by the coaches · updated weekly

Where everyone starts

Ignite30: thirty days to find out

Eight coached small-group sessions in 30 days, a movement assessment, an InBody scan, nutrition coaching and weekly check-ins. £169, no commitment after. It exists so you can decide from the inside whether this is your kind of place — not from a brochure.

Day 1Induction

Tour, how it works, movement assessment.

Day 2Your scan

InBody: body composition, not just weight.

Week 2On the board

Sessions two a week, scaled to you.

Week 3Check-in

Nutrition tweaks, first win usually here.

Day 30Your call

Re-scan. Stay, or leave fitter. No pressure.

Everything in Ignite30Sign up — £169

of 30 days

Member deadlifting at DMF Evolve

Real members

Their words. Their numbers.

All the stories
Gary, DMF Evolve member
Gary33% → 25% in two months
Sherilee, DMF Evolve member
Sherilee4½ years · menopause, knees, every diet
Rich, DMF Evolve member
RichFibromyalgia · 60 next year · deadlifting
Nikki, DMF Evolve member
Nikki8 years · couldn’t lift the bar
Before
I had soooo many reservations but got to a point where I just needed to put my big girl pants on and do something. Traditional gym environments don’t work for me as I’m not self motivated and don’t know what I’m doing.
After
13kg · 3 dress sizes
For the first time ever I actually want to be active, so it’s now an ingrained part of my lifestyle.
Nicki · joined July, scanned December
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The DMF Evolve community after a session
Community

The bit between the sessions

We don’t just train.

Hikes. The Wolf Run team. Bootcamp and brunch. Biggest Loser rounds where half the gym quietly compete. Summer Games, the Christmas party, the Romsey relay. None of it’s in the inclusions list, because you can’t sell it — but it’s why a small gym in Chandler’s Ford has 150-odd members who know each other’s names, and why the Tuesday-in-the-rain session gets done.

“The camaraderie in the gym is VERY special. Every time my wife asks ‘how was the gym’ I beam and say ‘awesome… hard but awesome’!”

Ali · joined after shoulder surgery

After Ignite30

Membership, without the small print

Most people stay. When they do, membership is 8, 10 or 12 coached small-group sessions a month, six classes (Gun & Bun Club, Sweat, Stretch), individualised nutrition coaching, InBody scans and every member event. Monthly, plain terms.

Membership explainedBeen here before?
8–12

Sessions a month

You choose the number. All coached.

6

Classes a month

Gun & Bun Club, Sweat and Stretch.

1:1

Nutrition

Award-nominated coaching, built round your life.

Straight answers

Things people ask before they start

I haven’t trained in years. Is that a problem?
No. Most of our members start from scratch. Everything is scaled to your level, sessions are capped at six, and a coach watches every rep. You don’t get ready for Ignite30 — it’s how you get ready.
I’ve got a dodgy knee / back / shoulder.
Bring it. Our coaches are experienced in adapting training around injuries and conditions — Ali came in after shoulder surgery and now has 98% range of motion; Rich trains with fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis. Tell us at your assessment and the board adapts.
What does Ignite30 cost, and what’s in it?
£169: 8 small group PT sessions over 30 days, induction and movement assessment, an InBody scan, nutrition coaching, recipe packs and weekly check-ins. 1:1 personal training runs £50+ a session, so eight of those alone would be over £400.
What happens after the 30 days?
You can carry on as a member, or not. There’s no pressure and no commitment beyond the programme. Most people stay because they’ve decided from the inside.
How big are the groups, and how long are sessions?
Capped at six. Sessions are 45–60 minutes including warm-up and cool-down, all coached.

Whenever you’re ready

Ready when you are

Unit 3, 1 School Lane, Chandler’s Ford. Thirty days to find out. A real person on the other end of every message.

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