A new study by Mirafit.co.uk revealed that Chester is the UK city most interested in personal training.

The study gathered data on searches for personal trainers and fitness trainers in each UK city and then compared the results against each place’s population to discover which one is most interested in finding a personal trainer.

Chester, in the county of Cheshire, comes at the top of the list with 1,140 average searches per 100,000 people each month. The figure is a result of 1,024 searches for the training related keywords compared to the city’s population of 89,823. The most popular terms are “personal trainer near me” and “online personal trainer”.

Salford, located in the county of Greater Manchester, takes second place with 1,131 average monthly searches per 100,000 population. The total volume of searches for keywords regarding personal training is 1,175, while the city is home to 103,886 people.

In third comes Bath, in the southwest county of Somerset, with 1,119 average monthly searches per 100,000 population. The number is a result of 1,060 searches for keywords such as “personal trainer course” and the city’s population of 94,782.

Further down on the list, Hereford, the county town of Herefordshire, takes fourth place with a rate of 1,027 average monthly searches per 100,000 people. Inverness, in the Scottish Highlands, closes the top five with 1,004 average monthly searches per 100,000 population.

Top 15 UK cities most interested in personal training

Location

Sum of Volume

Population

Searches per 100k

Rank

Chester

1,024.17

89,823

1,140.21

1

Salford

1,175.00

103,886

1,131.05

2

Bath

1,060.83

94,782

1,119.24

3

Hereford

647.50

63,024

1,027.39

4

Inverness

470.83

46,870

1,004.55

5

Lincoln

973.33

102,330

951.17

6

Norwich

1,348.33

143,118

942.11

7

Preston

1,315.00

147,617

890.82

8

Cambridge

1,205.83

144,714

833.25

9

Worcester

785.83

103,617

758.40

10

Edinburgh

3,828.33

513,210

745.96

11

Blackburn

857.50

117,963

726.92

12

Bristol

3,350.00

467,099

717.19

13

Manchester

3,935.00

549,853

715.65

14

Exeter

923.33

130,800

705.91

15

A spokesperson for Mirafit.co.uk commented on the findings: “It’s interesting to see the locations of this top 15 are spread across the country, which is testament to how Britons all over the nation are interested in personal training. In fact, the study found that total average searches for a personal trainer in the UK amount to 123,479 each month, which highlights just how keen the nation is to get started on fitness regimes with the help of an expert”.