The UK's Best Female Coaching Team
Four Coaches. 20 Qualifications. One Goal. To get you results
This is what expert female coaching actually looks like
When you join Forge, you're not just signing up to a gym.
You're getting access to one of the most qualified and experienced female coaching teams in the UK, specialists in strength, nutrition, mental health, hormones, menopause, pre and post natal, and cardiovascular health, all under one roof.
Every coach at Forge has walked their own journey. We coach from real lived experience, and that changes everything about how we show up for you.
Female Health Experts
Strength & Fitness
Expert-programmed small group classes built around how women's bodies work. Every session is coached, every rep has a purpose, and class is adapted to you.
Nutrition
No meal plans. Not cutting things out. We help you understand your own body, build habits that actually fit your life, with practical, easy to implement advice.
Mental Health
The only gym in NI with an accredited CBT therapist on the coaching team, and every Forge coach is a qualified Mental Health First Aider. Because your mental health matters.
Active Aging
We are qualified in older adult coaching, the only gym in NI with this qualification, and we help women stay strong, mobile and independent for longer.
Menopause
We have coaches qualified across every area; nutrition, hormones, symptoms, movement and mental health. Full specialist support, all under one roof.
Pre & Post Natal
Our Level 3 qualified pre and post natal coach, JoJo, will keep you moving safely, confidently and feeling strong, fit and mobile, before and after birth.
Cardiology
Backed by a cardiology degree, our cardiovascular coaching goes far beyond fitness classes. We help you build genuine heart health, improve your endurance and feel energised.
Biomechanics
Our biomechanics specialist analyses how you move, corrects imbalances, and builds programmes that keep you injury-free and performing at your best for the long term.
Founder Coach Grace
Grace founded Forge in 2016 after losing 156lbs in 12 months. Not finding a space where real women could train without judgement, she built one herself. What started from her mum's spare room has grown into the UK Ladies Gym of the Year, helping over 4,000 women transform their health, strength and confidence.
Qualifications:
Level 2 Fitness Instructor
Level 3 Personal Trainer
British Weightlifting Coach Level 1
Irish Weightlifting Coach Level 1
KBT Kettlebell Coach
KBT Nutrition
Level 3 Sports Leadership
Menopause Specialist
Menopause Strength & Fitness Specialist
Level 3 in Designing Programmes for Older Adults
Head Coach JoJo
JoJo came to Forge as a member. Grace saw her potential, encouraged her to train as a coach, and JoJo is now our Head Coach . Her own transformation journey of losing over 75lbs and overcoming a back injury, along with 7 years on the Forge floor make her one of the most relatable coaches you'll ever train with. She meets you exactly where you are, and gets you to where you want to be.
Qualifications:
Level 2 Fitness Instructor
Level 3 Personal Trainer
Level 2 Sports Leadership
Level 3 Pre/Post Natal Exercise & Nutrition
Precision Nutrition Level 1
Biomechanics Specialist
Nutrition & Mindset Coach Sarah
Sarah is in a league of her own when it comes to the mental and emotional side of health. With 23 years of clinical experience and qualifications that don't exist in any other gym in the UK, she brings a depth of support to Forge members that goes far beyond what any gym typically offers. If food, hormones, sleep, stress or your relationship with yourself has ever held you back, Sarah is who you need.
Qualifications:
BABCP Accredited CBT Therapist (23 years)
BACP Accredited Counsellor
Level 4 Nutritionist
Qualified Female Hormone Health Specialist
Menopause-Informed CBT Specialist
CBT-i (Specialist qualification in Insomnia & Sleep Science)
Emotional Efficacy & EQ Certified
Coach Eilis
Eilis brings a level of cardiovascular and physiological knowledge to Forge that is genuinely rare in a fitness setting. With a cardiology degree underpinning everything she does, Eilis understands how your heart, your body and your training all connect, and she uses that knowledge to help you build real, lasting fitness from the inside out.
Qualifications:
Level 2 Fitness Instructor
Level 3 Personal Trainer
Cardiology Degree
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Precision Nutrition Level 1
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