Strength & Toning
Build muscle, shape up and move without pain.
Train with belief.Not just reps.
Personal training at Virgin Active Cascades, Pietermaritzburg. Men, women, kids and athletes — every programme is built around your body, your pace and your goal.
Your coach
Coach Thabiso
Senior Personal Trainer
"I'm not in the business of reps and sets, I am in the business of belief. I don't just train bodies — I ignite the inner fire that makes champions. Anyone can copy exercises, but not everyone can light that fire."
Thabiso is the guy who remembers your last set, your bad week and your birthday — then still makes you finish the circuit. He's spent years turning "I can't" into "one more round", coaching everyone from first-timers who've never touched a dumbbell to athletes chasing a season-best. Expect big energy, terrible jokes between sets, and a plan that actually fits your life.
- Functional Training
- Sports Specific Training
- Toning & Shaping
- Weight Management
- Health and Wellness
- Boxing
Why we train
Mission & Vision
Our Mission
To make strength, health and confidence accessible to every single person who walks through the door — man, woman, child or competing athlete. We coach the person first and the programme second, using honest guidance, safe technique and real accountability so progress outlives motivation.
Our Vision
To build a Pietermaritzburg community where fitness is a lifestyle, not a January promise. A place where kids learn to love movement, parents get their energy back, and athletes find the edge that wins games — all under one roof, with one coach who genuinely knows their name.
Boxing & Conditioning
Fat-burning, stress-melting rounds on the pads.
Kids & Athletes
Speed, agility and sport-specific development.
Investment
Price List
All sessions take place at Virgin Active Cascades. Packages are valid for the stated weekly or monthly period.
Track everything
Your personalised app
Every client gets their own login to the Thabzo Fitness app. Your programme, your weights, your cardio and your check-ins live in one place — so you can see progress even on the days the mirror lies to you.
- Workout plans updated by Coach Thabiso each week
- Live progress graphs for weight, strength and body stats
- Log every set, rep and session from your phone
- Direct messaging with your coach between sessions
Weekly progress
+23%
Come train
Find us
Virgin Active Cascades
Shop G32, Cascades Shopping Centre, McCarthy Drive, Montrose, Pietermaritzburg, 3201
South Africa