Welcome to
The Fortabella Studio

I’m Rachel, Personal Trainer for one-to-one and small group classes, and Sports Massage Therapist. The perfect complement to a healthy life.

Join me at my purpose built studio in the countryside nicely situated on the edge of Stoke Prior, between Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch. You may be interested in Sports Massage, Personal Training or both.

Welcome to
The Fortabella Studio

I’m Rachel, Personal Trainer for one-to-one and small group classes, and Sports Massage Therapist. The perfect complement to a healthy life.

Personal Training

Sports Massage

Contact me for any questions or to secure your session before spaces are fully booked.

Special Opening Offer

To celebrate the opening of The Fortabella Studio,
I am offering a limited availability package of
3 x 1-1 PT sessions (60 mins) or
3 x Sports Massage (60 mins)
or a mix of the two for just £100.

Special Opening Offer

To celebrate the opening of The Fortabella Studio,
I am offering a limited availability package of
3 x 1-1 PT sessions (60 mins) or
3 x Sports Massage (60 mins)
or a mix of the two for just £100.

Contact Rachel

I’m Rachel, founder of the Fortabella Studio. As a 50-something former triathlete, Ironman and GB Age Grouper, I know first-hand how tough exercising can feel when real life, hormones and ageing all collide.

For years I pushed through exhaustion and injury until I finally learned how to train intelligently, properly understand the impact of exercise on the body and rebuild my mindset around movement.

That shift was genuinely life changing for me, and it can be for you too.

Now, as a qualified personal trainer and sports massage therapist, I bring together experience, empathy and evidence based coaching to help you achieve your goals with confidence.

For years I pushed through exhaustion and injury until I finally learned how to train intelligently, properly understand the impact of exercise on the body and rebuild my mindset around movement.

That shift was genuinely life changing for me, and it can be for you too.

Now, as a qualified personal trainer and sports massage therapist, I bring together experience, empathy and evidence based coaching to help you achieve your goals with confidence.

What people are saying ...

Rachel gives the right level of encouragement and support

I really enjoy Rachel’s circuits classes. I had always exercised regularly before joining, but she teaches useful tweaks and new exercises that really improve my strength and help me do the exercises safely with the correct posture and weight bearing.

She always has good personal advice for how best to work out to avoid injury and strengthen muscles to help get rid of niggles and twinges. I highly recommend her as a trainer – she gives the right level of encouragement and support to push yourself and feel stronger, fitter and healthier.

Dorothea

It’s been a genuinely positive and motivating experience training with her

I can’t recommend Rachel highly enough as a personal trainer. She has consistently held me to account for my training, while pushing me to progress in a way that feels both challenging and achievable.

She regularly refreshes and updates my programme to keep things engaging and well‑balanced, and she’s always been accommodating of my schedule, capacity and appetite to train at any given time.

I really value her practical, pragmatic approach, her ability to challenge me appropriately, and her responsiveness whenever I need to adapt or refocus. It’s been a genuinely positive and motivating experience training with her!

Sarah

I have also been able to see clear progress

I have really enjoyed Rachel’s circuit sessions and would highly recommend them. Her instructions are always clear and easy to follow, and she uses a good range of activities, pictures and demonstrations so you know exactly what to do. I really appreciate that she provides easier and harder versions of exercises, which means the sessions work well for different levels of fitness and experience.
The sessions are always well organised, with a proper warm-up, cool-down, music and plenty of variety between activities, so they feel fun, engaging and purposeful. Rachel is friendly, supportive and motivating, and she creates a really positive atmosphere.
I have also been able to see clear progress. Before starting, I could only manage about five press-ups with effort, but I can now do around 25 much more comfortably, and I feel stronger overall. Rachel’s sessions have been varied, enjoyable and genuinely effective.