At the Leith Arches, 16a Gordon Street, at the bottom of Leith Walk in Edinburgh. There’s free parking in the Tesco car park on Duke Street, one minute away.

Member warming up before a weight loss personal training session in Leith

Weight Loss Personal Training in Leith, Edinburgh

Q: How much weight can I expect to lose?

Everyone is different, so we never promise a number. What we focus on is steady, sustainable fat loss while you keep or build muscle, so the results last. Your coach will set realistic targets with you at the start and track your progress every week.

Q: Do I have to follow a strict diet?

No. Crash diets rarely last. Your coach builds a personalised nutrition programme around the food you enjoy and the way you live, then helps you make small changes you can keep up.

Q: Is weight loss personal training suitable for beginners?

Yes. Most of our clients are beginners. Your programme starts at your current fitness level and builds up gradually, with your coach showing you every exercise.

Q: Why do you focus on strength training for weight loss?

Strength training helps you keep your muscle while you lose fat, so you end up leaner and stronger rather than just smaller. Read more in our guide on how to lose weight without losing muscle.

Q: How much does it cost?

Our introductory offer starts from £221. You can see the details on our membership and pricing page, and we’ll talk you through every option at your Free Intro.

Q: Can I train in a small group instead of 1-1?

Yes. Many clients start 1-1 and then move into small group personal training with up to 3 people, which costs less per session and keeps your nutrition guidance just as personal.

Q: I have a wedding or event coming up. Can you help?

Absolutely. Tell us your date at your Free Intro and we’ll plan backwards from it. Our pre-wedding weight loss guide is a good place to start.

Weight Loss Personal Training

Want to lose weight and keep it off? Work with a personal trainer in Edinburgh who builds your training and nutrition around your life, so you lose fat, keep your muscle and feel stronger every week.

Ideal for:
Anyone ready to lose weight for good

Focus:
Fat loss/Strength training/Nutrition coaching

What Is Weight Loss
Personal Training?

Weight loss personal training combines coached strength sessions with a personalised nutrition programme. Instead of endless cardio and a diet you can’t stick to, you get a plan built around your body, your schedule and the food you actually like, plus a personal trainer who keeps you accountable every week.

Benefits of Weight Loss Personal Training

Lose fat while keeping, or even building, muscle
A nutrition plan that fits your life, not a crash diet
Weekly accountability from a coach who knows your goals
Results that last because the habits last

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Woman training squats with a weight at Platform Health and Fitness

Woman training powerlifting at Platform Health and Fitness

Lose Fat, Keep Your Muscle

Strength training tells your body to hold on to muscle while you lose fat. That means you end up leaner, stronger and with more energy, not just a smaller number on the scales.

Older woman training with weights at Platform Health and Fitness

Nutrition That Fits Your Life

No banned foods and no crash diets. Your coach builds your nutrition around how you live and helps you make changes small enough to stick.

Man training triceps muscle with a machine at Platform Health and Fitness

Progress You Can Measure

We track more than your weight. Strength, measurements, energy and how your clothes fit all show the progress you’re making, which keeps you motivated when the scales are slow.

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Support Every Step of the Way

Having someone in your corner makes all the difference. Your coach checks in, keeps you accountable and helps you get back on track when life gets busy.

Keep Your Muscle

Flexible Nutrition

Measured Progress

Accountability

Client strength training with a coach to lose weight at Platform Health and Fitness

Why Strength Training Helps You Lose Weight

When most people want to lose weight, they reach for more cardio and less food. That can make the scales move, but a lot of what you lose is muscle. You end up smaller but softer, more tired, and more likely to put the weight back on.

Strength training changes that. It gives your body a reason to keep its muscle while you lose fat, so you look leaner, feel stronger and find everyday life easier. Muscle also helps you stay active, which makes keeping the weight off much easier in the long run.

Every session with your weight loss personal trainer is built around this. You’ll learn to lift safely with a coach checking your technique, and your programme progresses as you get fitter.

Want the detail? Read our guide on how to lose weight without losing muscle.

Member training with weights as part of a weight loss programme in Edinburgh

Nutrition Coaching That Fits Your Life

Training is only half the story. Every client gets an individualised nutrition programme designed for their goals and their current lifestyle, along with a training plan for inside and outside the gym.

Our founders hold the Precision Nutrition Level 2 certification, and our coaching team includes a qualified nutritionist, so the guidance you get is practical and evidence-based.

No banned foods or extreme diets
Simple, high-protein meals that keep you full
Habits built gradually so they actually stick
Regular check-ins to adjust your plan as you progress

Want a head start? Download our free high-protein nutrition ebook from the home page.

Coach supporting a beginner lifting weights on a weight loss programme in Leith

Who Weight Loss Personal Training Is For

Our weight loss personal training in Edinburgh is for anyone who is tired of starting over. It works especially well if you:

Have tried diets or apps before and lost motivation
Are new to the gym and don’t know where to start
Want to lose fat without losing strength or energy
Have a busy job or family and need a plan that fits around it
Want someone to keep you accountable week after week

You don’t need to be fit to start. Your coach begins with where you are today and builds up gradually, so every week feels achievable. Sessions run from 6am to 8:30pm on weekdays and on Saturday mornings, so there’s always a time that works.

How Our Weight Loss Coaching Works

Discover

Book a free No-Sweat Intro, tell us your goal and any deadlines, and see the studio.

Strategise

Get a personalised training and nutrition plan, with realistic targets set together with your coach.

See Results

Train with your coach, check in weekly and watch your strength, shape and energy improve.

Member lifting weights to get in shape before a wedding at the Leith studio

Losing Weight for a Wedding or Event?

A wedding, a holiday or a big birthday is a great reason to start. If you have a date in mind, tell us at your Free Intro and your coach will plan backwards from it, so you arrive feeling confident without a last-minute crash diet.

For ideas on getting started, read our 7-step guide to pre-wedding weight loss. If work keeps you on the road, our fat loss tips for work travel will help you stay on track.

Prefer to train 1-1? See our personal training page. Want to keep costs down? Try small group personal training.

Weight Loss Personal Training FAQs

1. How much weight can I expect to lose?

2. Do I have to follow a strict diet?

3. Is weight loss personal training suitable for beginners?

4. Why do you focus on strength training for weight loss?

5. How much does it cost?

6. Can I train in a small group instead of 1-1?

7. I have a wedding or event coming up. Can you help?

8. Where are you based?

Ready to Start Your Weight Loss
Journey?

Book a No-Sweat Intro today for a free 30-min sit down chat with a member of the team, and check out our space for yourself!