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Personal trainer launches programme for transgender and non-binary people
“I currently have a number of trans masculine/non-binary clients and would love to help more of you feel more comfortable in your own skin,” says Kath Gill, owner of Cynisca Personal Training.
The Bicep Brotherhood will be run online and from The Zone Training on Pennywell Road in Easton. Created after being recommended to so many transgender and non-binary people, it’s Kath’s way to give back to a community underrepresented in the fitness world.
The programme, which costs £10 a week, will help people in the trans community who want to have a more masculine physique to achieve this.
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Kath says there is a “huge hole” to fill in supporting trans and non-binary people in the fitness and sports world, and hopes that, through the Bicep Brotherhood, this part of the LGBTQ+ community can feel welcomed into the world of fitness and sport.
The programme is still in its infancy but Kath has already had lots of interest from people in Bristol. Having already built a large client base through recommendations – she has been training a trans friend of a friend who has recommended her to many others in the community – and hopes to build community, help trans masculine people feel better in their bodies and share the message that trans people are welcome in the fitness world.
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Trans and non-binary people often experience gender dysphoria, a sense of unease because of a mismatch between their biological sex and their gender identity. It can affect mental health severely and this people experiencing it sometimes change the way they look or dress, or have surgery, to ease the discomfort.
Masculine trans people who were assigned female at birth often strive for a more masculine body shape, something which Kath hopes she can help her clientele achieve.
The programme offers both in gym and at home training plans, which include multiple training sessions a week, nutrition plans and wellbeing support.
Monthly in person sessions will be available in the Zone and Kath and the owner of the gym will be hosting lifting workshops for trans and non-binary people to help them feel more confident in a fitness setting, spaces which can often be seen as binary and sometimes transphobic, and offer a taste of personal training without financial commitment.
“There isn’t a space like this and everyone deserves to have space,” says Kath. “This part of the LGBTQ+ community are often overlooked and I want to show people that they can take part in sport. Trans people are the same as everyone else.”
Main photo: Cynisca Personal Training
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