Sparkle Fitness is a women's training studio at 8A David Crescent in Karori, Wellington, run by a coach who is an accredited MumSafe trainer. The focus is mums and women at every life stage. The studio offers postpartum running programmes, running and triathlon plans for women, one-to-one strength and conditioning sessions, group fitness classes, and 30-minute HIIT workouts. Plans can include training around the menstrual cycle, and they are designed to fit around work, families and travel.
Clients who have written about the coaching say the coach was flexible and kept training fitting their life. One triathlete training for the Iron Māori quarter said they cut 30 minutes from a time they had set on the same event years earlier. The coach has raced at the Ironman World Championships in Kona and the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Taupo. The website lists the coach as a finalist for Personal Trainer of the Year and Studio Facility at the EXNZ Awards in 2024.
The website also offers a free week of the Run Confident, Run Strong programme.
Our pick in Karori for a mum who wants postpartum running or strength work with a coach who understands it.