Just you. Rafael.
And results.
Personal Training at RAFAEL DURO FITNESS is fully private — one coach, one client, one studio. Built for people who want every variable handled.
What makes this different.
Completely Private Studio
No crowded gym floor. No waiting for equipment. The studio is yours during your session — no audience, no distractions.
Rafael Every Session
You don't get handed off to a junior coach. Every session is with Rafael — 26+ years of coaching watching every rep.
Training + Nutrition
A complete strategy. Coached training in the studio plus a nutrition plan written for your body, your week, your goals.
What's included.
- 0112-week package
24 Private Sessions
- 02Built for you
Custom Training Programme
- 03Written by Rafael
Full Nutrition Strategy
- 04Coach in your pocket
Direct WhatsApp Access
- 05Measured weekly
Progress Tracking
- 06Your space
Private Studio Straits Quay
Who this is for.
Professionals & Executives
Time is the most expensive thing you have. Personal Training removes every variable that wastes it.
Expats & Frequent Travellers
A coach who understands the reality of jet lag, hotel gyms, and weeks where the schedule blows up.
People Who've Tried PT Before
You know the difference between a good session and a great one. This is built for the second kind.
Anyone Who Values Privacy
No filming, no front desk, no strangers walking past mid-set. Just you and the work.
The studio at Straits Quay is small by design. When you train Personal, the floor is yours — no shared equipment, no waiting between sets, no one watching.
It's the same environment Rafael uses with executives, professional athletes, and long-term clients who could train anywhere and choose to train here.
"The most private training experience available in Penang."
Rafael Duro.
Over 26 years coaching in the gym. Former competitive bodybuilder. Founder of RAFAEL DURO FITNESS.
Rafael has coached executives, professional athletes, expats, parents, and people who'd never set foot in a gym before. The standard is the same for all of them: a programme written for you, coached in person, with nothing left to guess.
Personal Training is the format Rafael is built for. Every detail is on him — the programme, the cues, the nutrition, the progress check every week.
- 26+Years coaching
- 1000+Clients coached
- 12yrStudio owner
- 100%Sessions personally led
What clients say.
I've worked with trainers in three countries. Rafael is the first one who actually built a programme for me, not a template.
The private studio makes all the difference. I show up, do the work, leave. No noise, no waiting, no excuses.
Stronger and leaner at 47 than I was at 35. The nutrition side was the missing piece I'd ignored for years.
Rafael is honest, exacting, and genuinely cares about the result. That's rare. I'm not going anywhere else.
One package. Everything handled.
24 private sessions, a programme written for you, a full nutrition strategy, and direct WhatsApp access to Rafael for the duration of the package.
Personal Training is fully booked. New slots open only when an existing client finishes a package — usually 1–2 spots per quarter. Waitlist guarantees first contact.
Personal Training · 24 Sessions
For the full 24-session package.
- 24 private 1:1 sessions with Rafael
- Custom training programme written for you
- Full nutrition strategy + weekly adjustments
- Direct WhatsApp access to Rafael
- Progress measured and reviewed every week
- Use of the private studio at Straits Quay Marina
Rafael personally reviews every enquiry before a consultation is scheduled.
The honest answers.
Ready when a spot opens?
Personal Training is fully booked. Waitlist members are the first contacted when a slot opens up.
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