Build Strength. Ditch Diet Culture. Feel Like You Again.
Lauren Shand Fitness: Edinburgh based personal trainer offering holistic coaching for those ready to change their relationship with food and fitness.
I help people build real, lasting change without diet culture. My coaching focuses on movement that feels good, fits your life, and supports your body — no restrictions, no guilt. It’s not about chasing weight loss; it’s about getting stronger, feeling confident, and enjoying the process. Together, we’ll create a sustainable approach that leaves you feeling your best.With over 3 years experience in the industry, I have supported hundreds of women to make lasting change. Whether you are a complete beginner, looking to take your training to the next level, curious about powerlifting, or are navigating movement during or after pregnancy - I'm here to help you do it in a way that feels good, sustainable, and truly your own.
"I feel so much more confident in the gym, I enjoy it in a completely different way - it's fun now. I'm thinking about fitness and nutrition in a totally different way that's not obsessive or critical, while still making progress - wild!"
One to One Personal Training
Individual coaching focused on strength training, tailored to your goals, fitness level, and lifestyle. Includes ongoing support with training, nutrition, and habit-building. Ideal if you want focused, in-person guidance and accountability to build strength, confidence, and consistency.1-2 sessions per week: £200 - £320 per month
Small Group Personal Training
Strength-based training in a supportive small-group setting (max 3 people). Welcoming women, non-binary, and trans individuals. Two 50-minute sessions per week, plus ongoing lifestyle and nutrition support. Perfect if you want the structure of 1:1 coaching with the energy and motivation of training alongside others.Want to give it a go? The first week is free!£149 per month
Online Coaching
Fully remote coaching with a personalised strength program, monthly video calls, weekly check-ins, and form feedback. Includes support with nutrition, habits, and lifestyle. Great if you want flexible, expert guidance from anywhere — whether you're a beginner or ready to level up.£110 per month (add on in person sessions available at an additional cost)
What clients say 💛
✨ “I came to Lauren to lose weight... but it ended up being so much more than that.”✨ “I can do things that before felt complete unachievable. Overall I’m feeling more empowered and capable. “✨ “Since working with Lauren I have enjoyed the gym more than I ever have in my whole life - and I’ve been coming since I was 16!”✨ “Lauren’s coaching has saved me - I have doubled my lifting volume and I feel so much more confident in the gym!”✨ “Two months ago, going to the gym 2-4 times a week was an alien idea to me. Now? I’m excited to be excited about it! I look forward to my sessions. I haven’t felt like that for years.”
What happens when you enquire?
Start by booking your first complimentary session — you can use the link above or just drop me an email.This free one-hour session is a relaxed space to talk through your goals and explore some starting points. There’s zero pressure to continue, but you’ll leave with something useful no matter what.Still interested after that?
We’ll book a more in-depth consultation call — or, if there’s time, we can do it right after your taster.In this session, we’ll dig into your goals with more clarity. We’ll get specific about your training, nutrition, and lifestyle, and start laying the foundation for a plan that actually fits you.Once you’re ready to start, you’ll receive your full plan along with a video walkthrough. This will cover:How your programme works
How to use the training app
How to get support
Your check-in system
And anything else specific to your journey
From there?
We start making the real change you deserve.Nothing here is black and white. Your plan will evolve with you. We’ll work together through the hard stuff — and celebrate every win along the way.Ready to begin? Get in touch.
About me 💭
I didn’t feel like I belonged there. I was the girl who got teased for her size, who bounced between diets, binges, and guilt. I believed I’d never be “a fitness girl.”Seven years ago, I made a new year’s resolution to change — not expecting much. Like many people, I started going to the gym chasing visible abs and a “better body.” It was intimidating and uncomfortable.But I did start to enjoy it — not because I looked a certain way, but because I felt strong and capable for the first time. That said, the dieting didn’t stop. I was still chasing smaller, still stuck in restrict-binge cycles, still convinced that reaching a certain look would finally make me feel better.It wasn’t until the last year or so that I truly saw how unhelpful — even harmful — that cycle was. The training stuck, but the mindset had to shift. And when it finally did, everything changed.I realised the abs I once nearly had in the right light didn’t actually make me feel better. If anything, they cost me joy — spontaneous beach days, summer ciders, meals with friends. The goalpost kept moving, and I was never satisfied.What did help?Learning to fuel my body without guilt
Getting support for my deeper struggles with food
Training in a way I love
Getting stronger — not smaller
Letting go of the idea that how my body looks is the most interesting or important thing about me
This is the kind of change I help others create.After 3 years of coaching and supporting hundreds of women, I’ve learned this: sustainable change isn’t about how your body looks — it’s about how you feel living your life. And if the process makes you miserable, it’s not working. That's why I believe fitness needs to fit into and enhance your life, not the other way around. Value is found in all corners of life, and that is vital for longevity.I’m here to support you in building something real — without punishment, restriction, or trying to shrink yourself. Through strength training and empowered, non-restrictive nutrition, we’ll create a life that feels as good as you want it to look.Because you deserve more than another 8-week challenge. You deserve to feel like yourself — strong, supported, and empowered.
