Feel confident
in the gym.

Learn how to strength train properly with friendly, personalised coaching that helps you understand what to do, and why you’re doing it.

Why personal training

Unsure what to do when you’re there?

Almost everybody starts here. These are the questions I hear most often, and none of them are silly.

You don’t need to know everything before you start. That’s what coaching is for.

01

Learn

Understand what you’re doing and why. Every session is explained, never just counted out.

02

Move well

Learn good technique and use the gym equipment confidently, including the parts of the gym that feel off-limits right now.

03

Get stronger

Train progressively around your own goals, at a pace that suits the life you actually have.

04

Become independent

Build the skills and confidence to train well without a PT beside you every time. That’s the goal.

Offer

Gym confidence builder

• 01Free initial consultation
• 02Three 60-minute one-to-one PT sessions
• 03Personalised strength programme
• 04Exercise and technique coaching
• 05Guidance using the gym equipment properly
• 06A programme to follow independently
• 07Review and next steps
• 06A programme to follow independently, plus a review of next steps

“The weights area always felt a bit intimidating before. Maia has helped me understand what I’m doing and given me the confidence to train there on my own.”

Sophie, 29

“My biggest goal was to feel confident enough to train by myself. Maia gave me the knowledge, technique and structure I needed, and I now regularly train independently.”

Zoe, 49

“I wanted to stay strong and keep active, but I wasn’t always confident using weights on my own. Maia has made strength training feel much more straightforward, and I can really feel the difference in what I’m able to do.”

Paul, 22

“I started as a complete beginner and didn’t really know what I was doing in the gym. I’m now lifting much heavier weights with confidence, and for the first time I actually enjoy exercise and look forward to going to the gym.”

Susanne, 68

About

Coaching built on knowledge. Delivered like a human.

I’m Maia Stovold. I coach at Sound Mind and Body in Benton, and I’m in my third year of a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science at Newcastle University.

I’m most interested in physiology, strength and conditioning, and in helping people understand how their training actually works. I came into this from competitive swimming, running and netball, and I’ve completed an Ironman 70.3, so I know what it feels like to be a beginner at something hard.

Competitive swimming, running and netball got me here, plus an Ironman 70.3 — so I know what being a beginner at something hard feels like.

Evidence-led training, explained plainly, by somebody you can ask basic questions.

• ◼Level 3 Personal Trainer
• ◼Level 3 Sports Massage
• ◼Sports taping
• ◼Pitch-side first aid
• ◼BSc Sport & Exercise Science (in progress)
• ◼Ironman 70.3 finisher

Where we train

Sound Mind and Body

The Exchange, Front Street
Benton, Newcastle upon Tyne
NE7 7XE

An independent gym: friendly, supportive and relatively quiet. Part of why training here feels manageable.

• Independent
• Friendly
• Quiet
• Not intimidating

Ready to feel more confident in the gym?

Start with a free, no-pressure consultation and introductory session.

Tell me a little about what you’d like help with and I’ll get back to you personally. Prefer Instagram? Message @trainwithmaia.