Tyla Wilson Personal Training:
Edinburgh

Tyla is an exceptional personal trainer. The support she has given me over the last few months, over and above I believe was expected of her was truly good. Her encouragement and belief in me really got me to my goal and for that I truly thank her. If anybody needs a push to get into shape I would recommend this girl.

As a busy executive I had stopped exercising for over a year due to work pressure. I felt stressed and constantly tired, and my diet was very poor. From my initial consultation I felt Tyla put my needs first, designing a personal training plan that suited my lifestyle and fitness goals. What impressed me about Tyla was her total positive outlook and particular focus on me during my training sessions – correcting my techniques, encouraging me and making every exercise worth the effort. Tyla really does make exercise fun, always finding different ways to exercise! I recommend her Boxercise coaching to anyone! As well as fitness, Tyla is very knowledgeable about nutrition, and again provided me with great advice on how to improve my diet. Tyla's training plan has resulted in a total lifestyle change for me – I now take time out for regular exercise and actually enjoy it – whereas in the past I considered it a chore or a waste of time. I now have more energy and my friends have commented how much better I look. During a 12 week training session I achieved my goals - and have gone from a size 14 to a size 10! I'd recommend Tyla to anyone looking for a dedicated, knowledgeable trainer who can make getting stronger and healthier a fun and rewarding journey!

I had been stuck in a rut with my weight since my second son was born 2 years ago. I was unhappy with how I looked and felt. I wasn't able to commit to a gym or exercise classes due to work and childcare commitments. Tyla has made a huge difference to my life. She came to my home at times that suited me and was always encouraging and enthusiastic. She has been very helpful with tips and advice on diet as well as exercise and I have been successful in losing a stone in weight which has made me feel so much better. Her plan is now a part of my life. Thank you Tyla.?

I was getting married shortly and my wedding dress did not fit- in a panic i looked on the web and came across Tyla Wilson personal training. Tyla helped me achieve my wedding body goal within a short space of 4 months. I lost 11lbs in total and 3 inches from my waist, taking me from a size 10-12 down to a 8-10. She also helped advice me on healthy eating and portion control, this coupled with exercise was the key to my success. Any bride to be will be anxious about how they look on their big day but thanks to Tyla i had nothing to worry about. I was very paranoid about my bingo wings, but after using free weights we had soon blasted them away, carved (Tyla's Favourite word) and toned them to perfection. I would recommend Tyla to everyone and am so grateful to have her as my personal trainer and as my friend.

I have just joined 'The Gym' about 4 weeks ago and have lost a stone and feel my life turning around all down to Tyla.The way she motivates the people she helps is amazing-almost hypnotic and she has gave me lots of healthy eating ideas I would never have thought of which stops the diet becoming boring.She and the rest of the team at the gym are amazing-6 weeks ago I could barely walk-now I have everything to go for.

I can’t thank Tyla enough for helping me get back the me I thought I had lost. Before I met her I was feeling run down and unhealthy. I knew there was a problem when I found I was struggling to bend over and do up my boots. I was feeling old before my time and had lost my get up and go. Tyla gave me an exercise plan which worked for me, together with a good nutrition plan and I lost 10lbs in 3 weeks. In the following 6 weeks I lost between 1lb and 1.5lb a week, and now I see Tyla once a month just to keep me on track.

I had put on a lot of weight and was not happy with myself. I was comfort eating all the wrong foods and was not exercising at all. With Tyla we agreed an exercise programme and on her advice I started a food diary. She gave me lots of healthy eating ideas, and nutritional advice. I wanted to lose 2 stone, so we set goals on how to achieve it, including one personal training session, plus 2 extra gym session a week , healthy eating and cutting down on alcohol. In the first 6 weeks I lost a stone, plus 7 inches off my combined waist, hips and thigh measurements. I am thrilled with my achievements so far and working with Tyla I can see my goals being reached sooner than I ever thought possible.

When I was younger, I didn’t realize how lucky I was, I could eat anything and never gain any weight, even though I never set foot in a gym. As I got older, the weight crept up on me and before I knew it, I was over 16 stone and a size 40 waist. I decided that enough was enough and so I started the Atkins diet. It certainly worked, after a fashion; I lost almost 3 stone in 3 months. Brilliant I thought, I can lose all this fat without the gym: Problem was I also lost my muscle tone along with the fat and I had no energy for anything. I met Tyla for a consultation and I could tell immediately that she was enthused to discuss my situation and she made me feel excited about sorting myself out. When I am being trained by Tyla, she makes me go the extra yard, extra pushup, leg curl, sit up etc. So, after only a few weeks, I felt fitter, healthier, less tired and full of life. I have now got to a size 32 waist and hit my target weight of 13 stone. So, when I was asked recently, to spend a day to help a friend with his house moving, the results really showed and it was my friend who was having trouble lifting the boxes that for me were easy. I can’t believe how much energy I have and would definitely recommend Tyla to my friends.

Trying to keep fit and eat well, while on tour, is far from easy and a big part of the problem is motivation and knowledge of what to eat and more importantly, what not to eat. given the limited choice we sometimes have on the road. My view on nutrition was always quite simple. If what you are eating makes you feel low on energy and tired, then you are eating the wrong things and probably at the wrong times. In the last 8 years my whole approach to fitness, food and life has changed and this is mostly down to the influence of Tyla and her energy and lust for life. When working with a fitness instructor, it is very important to have someone that you feel spiritually connected with and someone who inspires you to want to look and feel better. Tyla has the unique quality of inspiring you and making you feel peaceful in the same breath. So I actually looked forward to working out. She has great knowledge of fitness and nutrition and a very positive attitude, as well as a firm understanding that everyone is different and may need a different approach. The guys in my band have all been subjected to her healthy eating tips and fitness ideas and there is no doubt that through time it paid off for all of them. Travel is tiring and performing on stage takes your emotions to extremes. Being at least reasonably fit, is a huge advantage, for everyone, in my opinion and because of Tyla I can still look down and see my kneecaps at the age of 40 and I feel and look much better and healthier now than I did when I was in my twenties.