Face to Face Fitness Studio is a personal training studio on Carrington Street in Upper Vogeltown, New Plymouth, and holds a 4.8 rating on Google from four reviews. A good personal trainer starts with an assessment — movement, injury history and honest goals — before writing a programme, and a first session should feel more like a conversation than a workout. Look for someone registered with REPs, the New Zealand register of exercise professionals, and who plans for the days between sessions, because most progress happens on your own. Small suburban studios tend to suit people who find big gyms intimidating: you get the equipment to yourself and feedback on every rep. For Vogeltown locals after that kind of one-to-one attention, Face to Face Fitness Studio sits a short drive uphill from central New Plymouth.