Reaching Your Health & Fitness Goals Is Truly Rewarding!
Core Fitness is all about supporting you reach your chosen goals in the best possible environment. We offer the most caring, supportive and motivational guidance possible. So let's get to work!
Let's just put it out there, keeping fit is hard work!
Honestly, there is no quick fix to reaching your health and fitness goals, other than by moving your body.
Signing up to a gym membership is the easy part but showing up on a regular basis can be a challenge when you are starting out.
You might be feeling:
- Overwhelmed with all the different gym equipment
- What exercises should I do & how much do I lift?
- Frustrated that you have to wait to use the equipment because it’s busy
- Lack of motivation when you’re left to your own devices
- Confused by all the contradictory dietary information
We understand that starting a new fitness program can be a challenge. We also understand that reaching a certain fitness goal or sporting achievement requires an element of expertise.
Most top athletes have a team of coaches and trainers to help them be the best and guide their journey to success.
At Core Fitness, we are passionate about helping you change the way you feel about yourself by changing the way you live. We want you to walk away from a Personal Training session or one of our group classes feeling motivated and fantastic.
We will help you to achieve this!
We also want to help educate and train you, to reach your personal fitness goals and see extra ordinary results.
Please see some of our reviews below to read how we have helped people like you.
Our Story
Core Fitness was founded in 2009 by Scott and Lucy Merrilees, who met while working together in the fitness industry. With a shared sporting background and a passion for health and fitness, they set out to create something that offered more than simply a place to exercise.
Core Fitness began with group circuit training sessions for local people wanting to improve their fitness, alongside 1-to-1 personal training for those looking for a more individual approach and specific results.
From the very beginning, the idea has been simple: Core Fitness is for everyone.
Whether you’re taking your first steps into exercise, returning to training after a break, or have trained for years and are looking for a new challenge, our aim is to help you make progress in a way that is realistic, enjoyable and sustainable.
Over the years, Core Fitness has grown considerably. We now offer a wide range of group classes alongside personal training and small group training, supported by an experienced team of trainers and instructors.
But despite that growth, the most important part of Core Fitness hasn’t changed — the community.
We’re incredibly proud to have been part of the Chalfont St Peter community for more than 16 years and to have helped thousands of local people become fitter, stronger and healthier.
At Core Fitness, everyone supports and encourages one another. Whether you’ve trained with us from the very beginning or you’re walking into your first-ever session, you’ll receive the same warm welcome.
We pride ourselves on creating a friendly, supportive and non-judgemental environment where people of all ages, abilities and fitness levels can feel comfortable training.
For us, fitness isn’t about being perfect. It’s about making progress, building confidence and developing healthy habits that can become part of your lifestyle.
Come and train with us and become part of the Core Fitness community.
Our Training Studio
6 Market Place
Our exclusive private personal training studio is located in the heart of Chalfont St Peter and provides a welcoming, professional environment dedicated to helping you get the most from every training session.
The studio is fully equipped to a high standard with a carefully selected range of training equipment, chosen by us specifically for effective 1-to-1 and small group personal training.
We’ve designed the studio to provide a comfortable, focused and motivating place to train, whatever your fitness level or experience.
Open 7 days a week, we offer personal training throughout the year, with sessions tailored around you, your goals and your lifestyle.
Why not come and visit us, meet the team and see the studio for yourself?
Scott, Lucy & family
Core Fitness Training Club is a family-run local business, founded and run by Scott and Lucy Merrilees.
Scott and Lucy have both lived in and around Buckinghamshire for over 30 years and now live locally with their three children. Core Fitness has grown from their shared passion for health, fitness and helping people get the very best from their training.
Scott began his career in the fitness industry in 2005, becoming a full-time personal trainer in 2008. After gaining valuable experience working in local gyms, he developed a training approach focused on what really matters — effective, purposeful training that makes the best use of your time and delivers results.
With over 20 years of experience in the fitness industry, Scott continues to develop his knowledge and qualifications. His training covers personal training, gym instruction, circuit training, studio cycling, heart-zone training, pre and post-natal exercise, advanced exercise instruction, nutrition and weight management, amongst other areas.
Lucy came into fitness from a very different background. After training full-time at a well-known stage school, she went on to dance professionally for a number of years before moving into the fitness industry.
Since then, Lucy has taught hundreds of group fitness classes and has experience across a huge range of training styles, now specialising in Pilates
Together, Scott and Lucy have built Core Fitness around a simple idea: provide great training in a friendly, welcoming environment where people of all fitness levels can feel comfortable, supported and motivated.
Today, they work alongside a fantastic team of personal trainers and instructors, each bringing their own experience, personality and sporting background to the club.
Whether you’re looking for 1-to-1 personal training, small group training, Pilates, Power Hour or one of our other classes, we’d love to welcome you to Core Fitness.
The Core Fitness Team
We’re proud to have a talented and experienced team of personal trainers, all ready to help you achieve your health and fitness goals.
Our trainers come from a variety of sporting and fitness backgrounds, bringing different skills, experience and training styles to the club. This means we can offer a wide range of training programmes tailored to you and your goals.
Whether you want to get stronger, improve your fitness, lose weight, build confidence or simply enjoy training again, we’re here to support you every step of the way.