{"id":670444,"date":"2026-05-15T04:30:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T04:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/670444\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T04:30:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T04:30:19","slug":"new-gym-with-focus-on-personal-training-opens-in-chard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/670444\/","title":{"rendered":"New gym with focus on personal training opens in Chard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  AG Fitness, based on the Millfield Estate in Chard, opened this month and is the creation of Amy Greenhalgh, a personal trainer dedicated to making fitness more accessible and less intimidating for everyone.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The gym offers one-to-one training, weekly classes, and small group sessions in a newly renovated space featuring modern cardio equipment, free weights, and functional training areas.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Ms Greenhalgh said: &#8220;Building the gym has been about creating something that Chard really needs: a small, well-equipped gym with high-quality, individualised coaching.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;The goal of the gym is to make fitness and strength training open to everybody by removing the barriers.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Gym floors can feel intimidating, and there\u2019s a perception that gyms are for a certain type or even age of person.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;But my gym is private, so during sessions with me, the space is yours, the support is always there, and it\u2019s focused on you.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Programmes are tailored to each client, from complete beginners to seasoned athletes seeking strength and conditioning.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Ms Greenhalgh said: &#8220;If you\u2019ve never set foot in a gym before or you\u2019re an athlete looking for strength and conditioning gains, I can design a programme tailored to you and guide you through each session.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  To mark the official opening, AG Fitness is offering anybody interested in training with Amy a free one-to-one taster session. This offer is valid for the month of June only.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The gym operates without a membership or contract model.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  All sessions\u2014whether personal training, group classes, or small group sessions\u2014are booked directly with Ms Greenhalgh and charged per 45 minutes.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Sam Wooton said: &#8220;I was exercising regularly but stuck in a rut.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Amy\u2019s one-to-one training programme changed all that, and I\u2019m completing cardio and strength work I didn&#8217;t know I could and noticing changes in my physique that I genuinely hadn&#8217;t expected.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  New client Annabel Burt shared a similar experience: &#8220;My sister and I train together with Amy, and we\u2019ve never felt judged or out of place, which has made such a difference.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We\u2019ve gone from being nervous about the gym to actually enjoying it.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;And I can really feel a difference in my day-to-day strength and flexibility.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  More information on AG Fitness, including its class schedule, can be found on Facebook, Instagram @amygreen_fitness, or by contacting Amy on 07747 077239.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AG Fitness, based on the Millfield Estate in Chard, opened this month and is the creation of Amy&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":670445,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[49,48,407,84],"class_list":["post-670444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fitness","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-fitness","tag-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=670444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/670445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=670444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=670444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=670444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}