Version Coaching began on the gym floor. Working with real people juggling real lives.
Day in. Day out. I saw different variations of the same thing.... Women trying to prioritise looking after themselves while dealing with a mix of:
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busy schedules
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fluctuating energy
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changing hormones
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conflicting demands
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caregiving responsibilities
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chronic pain / illness
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body image challenges
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late or undiagnosed conditions (i.e. ADHD, perimenopause, burnout)
So instead of asking them to follow another rigid fitness programme, we'd make plans around the weeks, seasons and stages of life they were in. Designed to get them started and keep them going with training, nutrition and recovery at their own pace, on their own terms to reach their own goals.
How It Started
Only 29% of women currently exercise regularly enough to maintain their muscle mass and bone health as their hormones change with age. Meaning a lot of people experience preventable health conditions, fractures or live with treatable chronic pain in their lifetime.
I haven’t always been fit or well. I know first-hand how challenging it can be to get started AND how difficult it can be to keep going when you're trying to piece things together on your own.
Building and sustaining healthy habits takes years, not weeks. I wanted to create a space where you could give yourself time to create what works for you and access the support you want as and when you want it.
Why It Started
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How It's Going
Over the years I've supported hundreds of women to build strength, trust and confidence to train with their bodies and their schedules. We've designed routines around jobs, children, travel plans, burnout, diagnoses & medical guidance. And in some cases even prevented surgery and reversed health conditions.
I'm on a mission to take gym anxiety out of the equation when it comes to getting into strength training. This year we're launching a regular timetable of classes, activities, programmes and events to support you both in and out of the gym, on and offline so you can train wherever you want.
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Coaching: Strength and health coaching for changing bodies and busy brains. Personal training in a private studio as well as monthly online programmes to follow at home or take to your local gym.
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Very Peri Strong: Gym-based strength training class for women who want to age strong through perimenopause and beyond. Rock up however you're feeling, learn to lift safely and feel comfortable in any gym. (coming soon)
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Strong Old Bags: Studio-based sandbag strength training class designed around day to day functional movement patterns to get and keep you strong for life. Become a strong old bag* (definition: *a women who is hard to control so likened to cumbersome luggage.)
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Wellbeing Card Readings: A way to have better conversations around goal setting, understand what you want, look at what's getting in the way and figure out practical next steps using our tarot-inspired health, wellbeing and fitness coaching card deck.
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Play After Work: When did we stop going outside to play? Everything movement-based for grown-ups seems to be an organised sport, a run club or a structured activity. This is an invitation to bring a bat and ball, a frisbee, a skipping rope or just yourself to the park and have some fun before tea. No kids allowed.
What We Do
I'm Bee Watson - a GGS Women’s Health Specialist, Menopause Movement Coach and Level 3 Certified Personal Trainer.
My coaching approach is grounded in Design Thinking, a methodology borrowed from the creative sector that takes a human-centred approach to solving problems for real life through collaboration and iteration to build things that actually work.
In 2025, Version Coaching received investment from UnLtd and Sport England's Movement for Change Award to scale this coaching approach beyond personal training to create our programmes, cards, classes and find ways of working that make strength training something that feels more doable, easy and fun to get started and keep going with.
Who's Behind It
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Work With Us
Train with us: Learn how to strength train safely, fuel yourself properly and recover well. Come to class, book a training session, get a personalised plan. Start with whatever version works for you
Collaborate with us: We love collaborating with brands, health professionals and organisations who are also on a mission to improve women's health. Get in touch to explore how we can work together.
Feature us: We’re always interested in working with publications and platforms aligned with our ethos. To feature our visuals, products or services (online or in print) please contact us directly for approved brand assets, accreditation and product information.