Personal training in Canterbury
Achieve sustainable fitness, recover from injury, and build lasting strength. We offer dedicated one-to-one coaching at Silverbacks Fitness Gym, online training programmes, and tailored small group sessions to match your lifestyle.
Coaching options
Whether you prefer hands-on gym instruction in Canterbury, the flexibility of remote programming, or the camaraderie of small group workouts, we have a training format suited to your goals.
One-to-one gym training
Experience high-level, tailored results with personalised in-person coaching delivered directly on the floor at Silverbacks Fitness Gym. Designed to help you build progressive strength and master flawless technique, each session combines dedicated 1-on-1 instruction with sports therapy-informed guidance to ensure you move safely, optimise recovery, and train around injury. Whether your goal is breaking through strength plateaus, refining complex lifting patterns, or achieving long-term physical resilience, you will receive expert, real-time feedback and an individualised strategy every step of the way.
Online programmes
Our hybrid coaching program offers the ultimate balance of hands-on accountability and tailored flexibility, blending focused 1-on-1 training sessions with custom online programming designed around your unique lifestyle and goals. Whether you are training in a fully equipped gym, working with minimal home setup, or relying on bodyweight-only workouts with zero equipment, your program is completely individualised to match your available resources and schedule. Integrated seamless nutrition guidance provides personalised dietary strategies and flexible meal planning to fuel your performance and accelerate recovery. This dynamic, all-in-one approach ensures you receive the precise technical coaching, ongoing adaptability, and holistic support needed to achieve sustainable, long-term results—anytime, anywhere.
Small group sessions
Inject high-octane energy into your training with our dynamic group workouts, where functional movement meets the electric atmosphere of a team environment. Designed to build functional strength, mobility, and cardiovascular endurance, these sessions let you push your limits alongside friends while still benefiting from focused, individual coaching attention. You get the best of both worlds: the camaraderie, accountability, and motivation of a group setting, paired with real-time technique adjustments and personal guidance to ensure every movement is executed safely and effectively.
The Learn to Lift Programme
3-session program is designed to build foundational strength, master fundamental movement patterns, and maximise long-term training outcomes while keeping injury risk to an absolute minimum. Across three structured sessions, participants progress from core biomechanical mechanics, mastering essential lifts like the squat, hinge, push, and pull to load application and real-time form correction. By breaking down complex compound exercises into digestible technique cues, practicing neuromuscular control, and establishing individualised lifting baselines, this program equips lifters with the confidence, structural alignment, and execution needed to achieve superior muscle engagement and consistent strength gains.
A clinical, results-driven approach
With a deep background in sports therapy, our personal training programmes bridge the gap between rehabilitation and peak physical fitness. We ensure every movement is executed safely, effectively, and aligned with your long-term health.
Tailored to your body
No two bodies are the same. From posture correction and injury prevention to athletic conditioning, each session at Silverbacks Fitness Gym is adapted to your current physical capabilities. We combine functional strength training with mobility work to keep you performing pain-free.
Getting started is simple
The first step toward reaching your targets is an informal telephone consultation. We will discuss your training history, goals, and any injuries or restrictions to determine the right path forward for you.
