About Us

My name is Rowan, I believe fitness should be all inclusive.

No matter your current training experience or ability, exercise can be a part of your life.

With so many forms of exercise my job is to find what ignites your passion in fitness and show you how to use it to feel amazing. 

I started attending the gym at 13 years old. Attending the gym provided me with a healthy outlet where I wasn't required to fit in. I found the gym an exciting place to learn and found a great sense of achievement in feeling stronger and seeing my body change. My confidence grew by the bucket load and with that I headed off to University to study Sport & Active Lifestyles Promotion. 

I worked in a variety of gyms while studying, the university gym, a female only gym and an MMA gym. I was able to see for myself that each gym, despite their varied approaches and clientele got results. I learned how many ways there was to effectively train and began putting this into practice with my friends for fun. After University I continued to work in gyms alongside gaining a Diploma in Personal Training. My career changed when it became time to settle down and buy a house.  

In 2019 my family grew and into the world came my beautiful son, Harris. For the first time in a long time, like many post natal women, I found myself feeling extremely vulnerable and a little lost. Finding a way to exercise with my baby and other like minded people in a safe environment became extremely important to me but I couldn’t find anything locally. I wanted to change this and I bought into a mother and baby franchise launching in January 2020. My fitness, confidence and sense of self started to come back and amidst a global pandemic I found my passion for training once more and launched full time, with my own business Stern Training in January 2021. 

Stern Trainings mission is to build an all inclusive fitness market, where the whole family can reap the benefits of exercise and healthy living no matter what their age, experience or ability. There is a gaping hole in education around exercise, we all know we should do it but we don't necessarily know how to practically apply it to our everyday lives. I believe this education to be highly important especially in post natal women who are often left feeling like their new body is the price they pay for their child, that sore backs, saggy tummy's and leaky bladders are what's expected. All of these symptoms are common but should not be considered normal and you should not be expected to put up with them. My Buggy Fitness classes are designed to strengthen the areas weakened by pregnancy and child birth in a safe manner. 

As well as a variety of classes I offer Personal Training packages including pre & post natal Personal Training. 

Stern Training classes include Mat Pilates and a range of outdoor classes based in Haddington & Pathhead. 

Over the last year I have trained over 150 clients attending classes or Personal Training sessions. Personal Training sessions can be based online or in my Garage Gym in Elphinstone.

Please get in touch to find out how I can help you via our Contact Us page. 

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