A personal trainer specialising in women’s health after pregnancy has doubled the size of her Stockton riverside studio. Having started out as a one-woman mobile trainer, Rose Shannon, founder of Train With Rose (TWR), visited new mums at their own homes.
Now she runs a 'thriving' studio on Quayside Road, which she has expanded to welcome more members, increase class capacity and add specialist equipment designed to support female bodies at every life stage.
Rose’s work stems from personal experience. As a young mum navigating mental-health challenges and postpartum recovery, she found exercise life-changing — but also realised how isolating the fitness industry can feel for women whose bodies have changed. She says that inspired her to create a welcoming, evidence-based alternative.
“I see women in their 30s, 40s, even 60s still living with issues from childbirth because no one ever told them recovery was possible,” she said. “It’s not about ‘bouncing back’ — it’s about rebuilding strength, confidence and connection from the inside out.”
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