Zen Speed Fitness - London

6 months ago, I decided to start training at Zen, having never done weight training before. I was a bit nervous at first, but the support and encouragement from Alan made all the difference. Since then, I’ve gradually got stronger, lost weight, and, most importantly, I’ve genuinely started to enjoy training. One thing I really appreciate is the flexible training times, which make it so much easier to fit workouts around a busy schedule. I’d definitely recommend Zen to anyone, whether you’re completely new to weights like I was or just looking for a welcoming place to train.

I have had great results training in small groups at Zen. After a long period of illness when I lost fitness and confidence, I embarked on the 6 week challenge. With in depth nutritional advice I have changed my eating habits, reduced my weight, toned and gained muscle strength. The sessions are good fun - Alan the coach tailors everything to your level and is a fantastic motivator and a great personality. There is a friendly vibe and you get lots of encouragement from everyone. What's not to like? Needless to say I have signed up to stay on with Zen and look forward to further positive results.

I’ve trained with Zen for 3 years and it’s been very good for me in many ways. Not only physical fitness but also mental and overall wellbeing. I regularly do 2 6am session per week. The sessions are fun, varied and social. Following an injury I hadn’t been able to properly run for 15 years but since building up strength and improving my overall fitness I have now completed 3 10k events in the last year. Each time I’ve managed a personal best! Really grateful to the whole Zen team for all the encouragement, support and dedicated coaching every week.

Initially joined the Zen crew in May 2026, as part of the 6 week challenge in order to kick start a training plan for an end of year event. Enjoyed it so much that I signed up for an annual membership! Great crew with like minded people and would definitely recommend.

I’ve been at Zen Training for just over a year now and loving it! My primary fitness passion is running and in the early part of 2022 i was getting needless soft tissue muscles injuries so a friend of mine suggested i looked into getting a S&C coach. Alan at Zen Training fitted that bill perfectly. My ask was to get stronger, more toned and to make my running more resilient and sustainable. Since then my ‘gym’ journey has far exceeded any expectations i might have had. So much so that while running is still my focus - S&C has become a close second! Without doubt my running has improved - i am running longer and stronger but my thirst for PB’s in the gym has been huge. With Alan’s tailored coaching plans i have a set routine of compound exercises - bench, barbell squats and deadlifts - complemented with core, arm and leg exercises. Around these we do free weights on upper body and a range of kettle bell exercises and lunges on the legs. Together they are a great mix. In terms of body stats - I have actually put weight / muscle on and have gained 4 kgs over the last 12 months by improving muscle mass and lowering body fat - it would be more but my running helps ensures my BFI stays around 10% - it was at 16% this time last year. But this is what i wanted and now feel much better in myself. Ofcourse we took the obligatory before and after photos whilst i am very pleased with the improvement and gains - my S&C physicality is good but still very much work in progress. I still want to gain a couple more kg’s of muscle and have my eye on several more PB’s. Muscle mass aside my ‘strength’ has improved enormously. In the dead lift i am lifting over double body weight, on the bench well over 1x body weight and 1.7x on the squat. Alan has obviously been integral to this and through a combination of the training plan, the excellent gym facilities and hard work we are making great gains! I cant recommend it highly enough and always look forward to our sessions. Thank you Alan! @ teddington, london