Online coaching · UK

Online weight loss coaching — a coach in your pocket, every week.

For over-40s who want a weekly food and training plan, daily logging, and a coach who checks in — without coming into a studio.

  1. 1. Your plan
  2. 2. Weekly coaching
  3. 3. Real results

A weekly plan for how you eat and train

Online coaching is £49.99/month in the app. Your coach sets the week’s food and training, then checks what you log.

The plan is for over-40s who are busy — not a generic template or a PDF you will abandon by February. You follow it on your phone, and the weekly check-in is where it gets adjusted.

  • Weekly food plan

    Your coach sets the week’s meals around your goal

  • Food logging

    Log meals in the app so your coach can see the pattern

  • Step tracking

    Daily movement that fits your life

  • Guided training

    A plan for the days you train, on your phone

  • Weekly check-in

    Review what worked, then change next week

  • Progress over time

    See trends — energy, weight, and habits

We coach you in the app

Why daily logging beats gym-only

Fat loss is decided by what you eat, how much you move, and how you train across the whole week. Logging food, steps, and exercise in the app means we see patterns early and adjust your plan before you stall.

Inside the app

Your coach on your phone

On iPhone and Android — food logging, recovery tracking, and your daily plan between weekly check-ins.

Daily nutrition and exercise planning with macro tracking

Daily Nutrition & Exercise Planning

Plan & fuel today

See calories and macros at a glance. Toggle training days so your fuel targets match what you are doing.

Food logging screen in the Automate My Fitness app

Food logging

Log meals between sessions

Record what you eat so your coach can review progress and keep your plan on track.

HRV stress and recovery check-in screen

HRV Analysis

Stress & recovery

Log morning HRV and see weekly trends. Your coach uses this in your plan.

App Pro

Stay coached in the app — £49.99/month

Coached week to week by Online Coach of the Year 2025 Darren Pyefinch — 700+ clients on weight loss and body recomposition.

  • Weekly food plan from your coach
  • Guided training plan
  • Log food & training in one place — plus optional supplement guidance
  • Ask your coach (voice)
  • Body scan — photo check-in with body-fat estimate
  • Weekly progress report
  • Strava guidance — connect activities + 28-day coaching insights

Download free → open Premium Coaching or Settings → Access → subscribe with Apple or Google.

You watch your weight drop — like our clients

Same online coaching — a weekly plan and the app — personalised to each person.

−8 kg

8 kg down — with data, not guesswork

“Working with Darren, I lost 8 kg by finally understanding what my body was doing — not just eating less and hoping for the best.”

Anita, Client8 kg lost with coached metabolic tracking. Individual results vary.
−33 kg

“The most I have lost in over ten years. I finally understood why diets failed before — then the plan made sense.”

Jenna, Birmingham112 kg → 79 kg in 6 months. Individual results vary.
−25 kg

“Darren's approach is unique. I've tried Slimming World, Weight Watchers and more — this is the one that worked.”

Ingram, KentLost 4 stone. Individual results vary.

“Hear how understanding her own data — not guesswork — helped Diana stay on track between coaching calls.”

Diana, Milton KeynesCoached with Automate My Fitness

More client stories

Mark after losing three stone — marathon training−3 stone

Three stone down — now a London Marathon runner

“I lost three stone and went from struggling with my weight to finishing the London Marathon as a good-for-age runner. Understanding my body changed everything.”

Mark, Milton KeynesGood-for-age London Marathon finisher. Individual results vary.

Why us

How we fix what everyone else misses

Scales, trainers, and diet apps each solve a slice — and they usually cost you more money, more time, or both before you get a real answer.

Other solutions will probably cost more money and/or more of your time. Online coaching starts with a weekly plan you can follow from home.

You do not know what is blocking progress

Everyone else

Scales guess weight. Trainers eyeball you. Apps only count calories.

Months of trial-and-error — more time and money on the wrong plan

With us

A weekly food and training plan, plus a coach who looks at what you actually log

Diets work for a bit — then stop

Everyone else

Same morning guess. Generic meal PDFs. “Eat less” on a loop.

Another programme fee, another restart — usually slower and more expensive

With us

A food and training plan for your week, then adjusted from what you log

You are busy and need real accountability

Everyone else

Nothing between PT sessions. App nudges with no human coach.

Gym-twice-a-week or PT blocks often cost more hours and cash — with big gaps between sessions

With us

Daily food, steps, and training in the app, plus a weekly check-in with your coach

You worry about muscle, energy, or blood sugar

Everyone else

Home scales miss muscle and hidden fat. Diet apps ignore metabolic health.

Waiting until health slips usually costs more time — and far more money — later

With us

Built for over-40s — recomposition that protects muscle and energy

Next step

Which option fits your time and budget?

Online coaching is App Pro at £49.99 a month. Download the app, then subscribe.

Lower cost

App Pro

£49.99 / month

Prefer self-paced coaching in the app

Time Self-paced in the app

Darren Pyefinch with the Prestige Online Fitness & Weight Loss Coach of the Year award

Hi, I'm Darren

Darren Pyefinch representing Great Britain at triathlon

I get it — because I lived it

I was a stressed-out senior software test manager in London who couldn't get into shape. After a health scare I rebuilt my life — Great Britain Age Group Triathlete, health coach, and the person who built Automate My Fitness because I was tired of guessing.

After coaching hundreds of people I realised diets weren't failing — the plans were. So I built what I wished I'd had: a weekly food and training plan, logging you can do on your phone, and a coach who actually looks at your data.

I still enjoy weekends away. I still have the occasional beer with friends. I don't believe in perfect health — I believe in understanding your body well enough to enjoy life.

Read my book Unlock The Secrets: Mastering Blood Pressure and Your Weight Using Wearables on Amazon.

Questions you might have

Start online coaching

Download the app and subscribe. Your coach picks up the week from there.

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