
Fittopia Fitness Center · Personal Trainer
Phoebe Li
Women's Strength & Wellness Coach
Over a decade of coaching women through every life stage, from a first day in the gym to the powerlifting platform.
Experience
10+ years. Previously at Steve Nash Sports Club.
Focus
Women's strength, pre and postnatal training, sustainable body recomposition.
Background
Figure competitor, now training for powerlifting.
About

Women's Strength & Wellness Coach
Phoebe is a Certified Personal Trainer with over a decade of training experience. She previously coached at Steve Nash Sports Club, working with women across a wide range of ages, fitness levels, life stages, and goals, with particular depth in prenatal and postnatal training.
Her own journey came after years of unsustainable approaches to weight loss. At her very first fitness assessment she squatted down and could not stand back up, a long way from where she is today. Through strength training she finally found an approach she could sustain for life, and that experience shapes the way she coaches: the gym should feel approachable, and beginners should feel comfortable learning, asking questions, and progressing without judgment.
With a background in bodybuilding, including a Figure competition, and a current focus on powerlifting, Phoebe brings together physique development, strength, technique, and sustainable progression. Fitness is about more than changing how you look: it is about becoming stronger, more capable, and more confident, and carrying that confidence beyond the gym.
Specialties
06Women's Strength Training
Strength coaching built for women across every age, fitness level, and life stage.
Pre & Postnatal Fitness
NASM Pre & Postnatal certified coaching for training safely through pregnancy and returning after it.
Body Recomposition & Fat Loss
Sustainable recomposition and fat loss, built on approaches you can actually keep for life.
Glute & Lower-Body Development
Focused lower-body programming, from physique development to real strength on the platform.
Beginner & Return-to-Training
A judgment-free start: learn the gym, ask questions, and progress at a pace that holds.
Nutrition & Meal Planning
NASM Nutritionist guidance and habit coaching that make results stick outside the gym.
Certifications
08ACE CPT Certified
American Council on Exercise
NASM CPT Certified
National Academy of Sports Medicine
NASM Women's Fitness Certified
National Academy of Sports Medicine
NASM Nutritionist
National Academy of Sports Medicine
NASM Pre & Postnatal Certified
National Academy of Sports Medicine
TRX Certified
TRX Training
Agatsu Kettlebell Certified
Agatsu
First Aid + AED / CPR
Current certification
Train with Phoebe
Sessions run at Fittopia Fitness Center in Richmond. Book online and pick a time that works.