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Nick Dootson · founder and coach

Progress is personal. I know that firsthand.

Elite sport taught Nick how to train. A serious accident taught him how to begin again. Etenevä Fitness brings both lessons into one private, considered coaching experience.

Nick Dootson in the Eteneva Fitness studio

The long route

Athlete. Accident. Return. Coach.

  1. Representing Britain

    Nick competed in the GB and Commonwealth fencing team.

  2. Starting again

    A motorcycle accident changed the direction of his training and made rehabilitation the priority.

  3. The return

    Weight training supported the route back to the Commonwealth Games.

  4. The medals

    Nick returned to become a double Commonwealth medallist. The result came from patient, measured progression.

  5. The work now

    Level 3 personal training and nutrition qualifications turn that experience into careful, individual coaching.

A close portrait of Nick training under warm studio light

The coaching philosophy

Nobody starts from the same place.

The useful programme is the one a person can understand, perform and sustain. Nick's role is to meet you at your real starting point, coach the detail and adapt the route as your confidence, strength and circumstances change.

  • Listen before programming
  • Teach, do not intimidate
  • Progress without comparison
  • Fit training around a real life
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