Private coaching · Chelsea · Kensington · Battersea
Strong for life.
Strength, mobility and lasting energy, built around the way you live.
Over twenty years of private one-to-one coaching in West London, for everyone from competitive athletes to people staying strong, mobile and pain-free in their 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond. I test first, then build the plan around you.
By appointment only. I reply personally, within 24 hours.
- Coaching since 2003
- Bear Grylls trained with Roland
- Financial Times, How To Spend It
- Wrote for Spectator Health
- Fully qualified and insured
Endorsements & Press
+ Read full letter“I have often trained with Roland and he is incredible! Fun, diligent and committed.”
Bear Grylls · Adventurer
01 / The method
After 45, the body still responds to training. It just rewards precision. So I start by measuring where you are, and build the plan around what the results show.
One coach, one plan, retested every twelve weeks so you can see the change. Training, sports massage and nutrition work together, not as three separate services.
The 360 Assessment
See exactly where you stand.
Six areas, tested one to one at Stars Gym in Battersea (or at your home or private gym on request). Each is marked On track, Building or Focus. You get a written report, and we retest after a twelve-week block.
- Screen.
- Test.
- Analyse.
- Retest.
Your 360 results
Example
Six areas, tested properly. Stars Gym, Battersea · 1 hour 20 minutes, in person.
- Mobility & movementOn track
- StrengthBuilding
- Balance & stabilityOn track
- PowerFocus
- Cardiovascular fitnessBuilding
- LifestyleOn track
Moving freely through everyday positions, with less stiffness and fewer niggles.
Your programme spends most time on the areas marked Focus. Retest in twelve weeks.
One plan.
Four parts.
Everything is built from your results, so each part supports the others.
02 / Client stories
01 Kate Vetch · Age 53 · Battersea · 10+ years with Roland
“I’ve trained with Roland for over ten years, and he’s become a really important part of my life. He got me through my marathon training and has always listened to what I need, both physically and mentally. I can’t recommend him highly enough if you want a flexible, warm and thoughtful trainer who really works around you.”
02 Rob Vetch · CFO · Battersea · 8 years with Roland
“My wife and I are both busy professionals, and we’ve trained with Roland for 8 years. His focused, adaptable sessions fit around our hectic lives, and they’ve really improved both my physical health and my mental wellbeing.”
03 Richard Sharples · Age 48 · Notting Hill · 15+ years with Roland
“I’ve known and trained with Roland for over 15 years. He sorted out my back problems, and his advice has given me really positive results. On top of all that, he’s become a great friend.”
04 David Gladstone · Age 56 · Clapham · 10+ years with Roland
“I’ve trained with Roland for more than ten years. A weekly session in my diary is a good discipline: it means I always get at least one in each week. Roland is very personable and responsive to my needs and abilities, and if I’m carrying an injury, he gives me alternative exercises, which is a real help.”
05 Ross · Business owner · Chelsea · 11 years with Roland
“I’ve worked with Roland for 11 years. He’s unique: always dependable and completely focused on results. I look forward to the next 11 years.”
06 Writer · Age 55 · Notting Hill
“Thanks to Roland, I’m leaner, stronger and more energetic. He brings a wealth of experience and care to his sessions. Crucially, he pays attention to your body, what you want and what you need.”
In print
Five columns written for Spectator Health
- How your personal trainer can turn you into a physical wreck
- ‘Inner fat’ is a killer lurking in your belly. Here’s how to get rid of it
- The dark side of squash: why you need to watch yourself while playing this addictive game
- Bulging biceps, tiny legs: why gym bunnies turn into sparrows below the waist
- Cryotherapy is a pointless fad: there are no shortcuts to weight loss
03 / The groundwork
2-week programme · 12 moves · 20 minutes · No kit
Back & Core Groundwork
Unlock your back. Connect your core. Move with ease.
Long days at a desk switch off the muscles that hold you upright. These are the moves I start my private clients on, to wake them back up.
- UnlockWeek 1. Eight moves to free a stiff back and tight hips.
- ConnectWeek 2. All twelve, so your core takes the load off your spine.
- MoveStand, lift and walk taller, in twenty minutes every other day.
“He sorted out my back problems, and his advice has given me really positive results.”
04 / Roland
Over twenty years of coaching, from competitive athletes to staying strong after 45.
I competed as a parallel bars gymnast, grew up with two doctors for parents, and have coached in West London since 2003, starting at Nuffield Health, where I ran a sports massage clinic and delivered daily 1-to-1 health assessments alongside physiotherapists before founding Roland Fitness in 2013.
- Coaching since
- 2003 · Over 20 years of 1-to-1 coaching
- Discipline
- Parallel bars gymnastics & sports massage
- Home & park
- Chelsea, Kensington, Battersea & Notting Hill
Where I work
Chelsea, Kensington and Battersea.
Not sure where to start? Let’s have a chat.
Tell me where you are now and what you’d like to do. I reply myself within 24 hours, with a price guide and availability.