Set on a working farm in Maidenhead, Berkshire, The Lock Up Gym Windsor & Maidenhead runs coach-led sessions built around structured workouts and small groups. Training takes place both indoors and outdoors, and the gym is HYROX-affiliated, offering group personal training, one to one sessions and HYROX-focused work.

Gyms like this suit people who want guided training rather than working out alone. With sessions planned and led by a coach, you know what you are doing each time, and the small group format tends to bring a bit of extra motivation and accountability.

HYROX training

Small group PT

Coach-led sessions

One to one training

Indoor and outdoor

Free first session

The Lock Up Gym in Maidenhead, Berkshire offers coach-led small group PT, one to one training and HYROX sessions.

The Lock Up Gym Windsor & Maidenhead

Set in London Fields (Hackney), this gym on Pemberton Place is open around the clock, so members can train whenever it suits them. Alongside the equipment on offer, it provides personalised fitness plans and coaching for people working towards their own goals, plus access to a wider network of clubs worldwide.

A gym like this generally suits those who want flexibility in when they train, whether that means early mornings, late nights or fitting a session around shift work. Facilities here include private showers and bathrooms, and small group training is also part of the mix.

Open 24/7

Personalised coaching

Worldwide access

Private showers

Small group training

Free trial

Anytime Fitness is a 24/7 gym in London Fields, Hackney, offering equipment, personalised plans and coaching.

Anytime Fitness

Set in Sweet Briar Retail Park, this branch of The Gym Group is a gym in Norwich with 24/7 access, making it easy to fit training around your day. The space is bright and friendly, with flexible membership options and free parking on site.

A gym like this suits a wide range of goals, whether you prefer to work out independently, follow a structured routine or join in with group sessions. Free classes and a HYROX setup add variety alongside the usual equipment.

Free classes

No contract options

Free parking

Retail park location

The Gym Group Norwich Sweet Briar is a 24/7 gym in Norwich with flexible memberships, free classes and free parking.

The Gym Group Norwich Sweet Briar

A gym in Milton Keynes, Muscle Hut welcomes everyone from complete beginners to more experienced lifters. The focus here is on strength training in a space set up to suit a range of fitness levels, with a strong sense of community.

Gyms like this generally give you the freedom to train at your own pace, whether you are building a routine for the first time or working towards more specific goals. Personal training support is also available for those who want extra guidance.

All fitness levels

Personal training

Student and Blue Light discounts

Community focus

Muscle Hut is a gym in Milton Keynes for all fitness levels, with strength training, PT support and student and Blue Light discounts.

Muscle Hut Milton Keynes

Set in Nottingham, Ripfit boxing is a gym focused on boxing and fitness training. It offers a place for local people to work on their conditioning and skills in a boxing setting.

A boxing gym like this generally suits anyone wanting to build fitness, learn technique or train regularly, whether you are new to the sport or picking it back up. Sessions typically combine cardio, strength work and boxing drills.

Ripfit boxing is a boxing and fitness gym based in Nottingham.

Ripfit boxing

A gym in Reading, Berkshire, Village Health & Wellness Club offers a swimming pool alongside its fitness facilities, plus a sauna for recovery after a workout. The club runs a large timetable of group classes each month, covering everything from strength and cycling to yoga, Pilates and aqua sessions.

A gym like this suits members who want variety in one place, whether that means self guided workouts, coached classes or time in the pool. Various membership options are available, so it can work for different budgets and routines.

Swimming pool

Sauna

Large class timetable

Wide range of classes

Flexible membership

Fitness consultation

Village Health & Wellness Club is a gym in Reading, Berkshire with a swimming pool, sauna and a full timetable of fitness classes.

Village Health & Wellness Club Reading

Set over two floors in Nottingham, Castle Gym is an independent gym focused on strength and cardio training. Members have access to Gym80 equipment throughout, along with an on-site Performance Cafe and well-appointed changing facilities.

A gym like this suits anyone building a regular routine, whether you prefer lifting, conditioning or a mix of both. Day passes are available for those who want a single session while passing through the city.

Two training floors

Gym80 equipment

Day passes

On-site cafe

Changing facilities

Castle Gym is an independent two-floor gym in Nottingham with Gym80 strength and cardio equipment, a cafe and day passes.

Castle Gym

Set in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, Pegasus Gym is a fitness hub that combines a gym floor with combat training, boutique studio classes and health and wellness sessions. Members have round the clock access, along with facilities that include a sauna, an ice bath and a dedicated combat zone.

The combat programme spans six disciplines and welcomes everyone from complete beginners to experienced athletes, with classes for adults and children. Alongside the coached sessions, the boutique studio and personal training options give members plenty of ways to work towards their goals, whatever their starting point.

24/7 access

Combat sports

Kids classes

On-site facilities

Boutique studio

Pegasus Gym in Aylesbury offers 24/7 access, combat sports, boutique classes and wellness sessions for all levels.

Pegasus Gym

Set in Middlesbrough, GYM MOAR (Moar Coaching) is a private strength and fitness gym focused on both personal coaching and group training. It describes itself as an inclusive, safe space, offering one to one personal training alongside group fitness sessions.

A gym like this suits people who want structured, coached workouts as well as those happy to train in a group. Whether you are building strength or working on general fitness, a smaller private setting can make it easier to ask questions and find your feet.

Group fitness

Private gym

Inclusive space

GYM MOAR is a private strength and fitness gym in Middlesbrough offering 1-1 personal training and group fitness sessions.

GYM MOAR

Set on Duke Street in Edinburgh, Elysium Fitness is a gym offering a mix of personal training, coached fitness classes and open gym access. Members can choose the format that suits them, whether that means one to one guidance, a group session or training independently.

A gym like this generally works well for people at different stages, from those who want a structured plan with a coach to regulars who prefer to follow their own routine. A free trial is available for anyone wanting to see the space before committing.

Fitness classes

Open gym access

Central Edinburgh

Elysium Fitness is a gym in Edinburgh offering personal training, coached classes and open gym memberships.

Elysium Fitness

Set in Edinburgh, Titan Strength Gym is a strength-focused gym that has been running since 2007. Its roots are in strength training and sports-based conditioning, and it has grown into a community that welcomes people from all walks of life, from international athletes and serving or former military to postpartum mothers.

Over the years its members have gone on to win national and international medals, pass special forces selection and reach their own personal wellness goals. A strength gym like this suits anyone interested in powerlifting, weightlifting, strongman or building general fitness in a focused, community setting.

Established 2007

Strength focused

Over 4500 sq ft

All abilities welcome

Titan Strength Gym in Edinburgh, a strength-focused gym running since 2007 for powerlifting, weightlifting and general fitness.

Titan Strength Gym Edinburgh

Set in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Foundry Gym is a 24 hour gym built around round the clock access and a spread of kit for strength, cardio and functional work. Members can train whenever suits them, with free onsite parking, showers and changing rooms, and a supplement shop on site.

The strength area includes dumbbells up to 70kg, multiple squat racks and lifting platforms, plus plate and pin loaded machines, while the cardio floor covers treadmills, cross trainers, bikes, rowers and stairmasters. There is also a boxing ring, bags and a functional area. A well equipped gym like this suits anyone from beginners to regular lifters looking to train on their own schedule.

24 hour access

Free onsite parking

Strength and free weights

Full cardio range

Boxing and functional area

Showers and changing

Foundry Gym is a 24 hour gym in Sheffield with strength, cardio and boxing kit, free parking and no contracts.

Foundry Gym Sheffield

Set in Middlesbrough, Mas Body Gym is a bodybuilding gym and an official HYROX training centre serving the wider Teesside area. Alongside its gym floor, it runs HYROX classes and provides on-site meal prep for members working towards their goals.

Gyms like this one suit anyone from newcomers to experienced lifters, whether you prefer to train on your own or follow structured, coached sessions. With both gym-only and HYROX membership options available, there is scope to build a routine that fits how you like to train.

HYROX training centre

Bodybuilding focus

Coached sessions

On-site meal prep

Membership options

Mas Body Gym is a bodybuilding gym and official HYROX training centre in Middlesbrough, Teesside.

Mas Body Gym Middlesbrough

Based in Leicester, Evolution Fitness is a gym offering gym facilities and a cardio area for people looking to train on their own terms. Membership options come without a joining fee, and there are discounts available for students, Blue Light Card holders and those with SIA credentials. The gym also stocks its own supplement range, Evo Supps.

A general gym like this suits anyone wanting to work on strength, fitness or general wellbeing at their own pace, whether you prefer a set routine or want the flexibility to drop in and use the facilities as they fit around your week.

No joining fee

Discounts available

Cardio area

In-house supplements

Evolution Fitness is a gym in Leicester with cardio and gym facilities, no joining fee and discounts for students and Blue Light Card holders.

Evolution Fitness Leicester

Set in Winchester, Hampshire, The HUB is a group training gym that sits somewhere between one to one coaching and a standard class. The focus is on structure, support and motivation, with coached sessions built around a progressive and regressive model so people at any level can take part.

Sessions cover strength training as well as higher intensity Metcon and hybrid workouts aimed at building fitness, endurance and better movement. A group gym like this generally suits those who want guidance and company rather than training alone, in a setting that leans on encouragement over competition.

Coached group training

Strength and conditioning

Community focused

The HUB Winchester is a coached group training gym in Winchester, Hampshire, for all fitness levels.

The HUB Winchester

Based in Peterborough, Definition Gym is a local gym serving people across the town and surrounding area. It offers a place to train and work towards your fitness goals close to home.

Gyms like this generally suit a range of visitors, from those just starting out to regulars building a consistent routine. If you are looking for somewhere to train in the Peterborough area, it is worth getting in touch to find out what is available.

Definition Gym is a gym in Peterborough offering a place to train and work towards your fitness goals.

Definition Gym

Set in a renovated warehouse in Bedminster, South Bristol, Sweat Box Gym is an independent members gym covering martial arts, boxing, fitness and CrossFit. It runs a wide weekly timetable alongside personal training, and the space is open, airy and naturally lit across more than 15,000 square feet.

The gym is open seven days a week and welcomes children, adults and families, with sessions suited to beginners through to more experienced members. A gym in this style is a good fit if you want a mix of coached classes and space to train, whether you are new to it or building on existing fitness.

Range of disciplines

Open seven days

Family friendly

All levels welcome

Spacious venue

Sweat Box Gym in Bedminster, South Bristol, offering martial arts, boxing, fitness and CrossFit classes seven days a week.

Sweat Box Gym

Based in Bramley, Leeds, Bad Company is a Muay Thai gym welcoming everyone from complete beginners through to competitive fighters. Set across a large 12,000 square foot space, it has two boxing rings, a full range of punch bags, Zebra mat flooring and a dedicated strength and conditioning area with squat racks, free weights, assault bikes, treadmills, SkiErgs and more.

Muay Thai training combines striking with punches, kicks, elbows and knees, and suits those looking to build fitness, technique and confidence. Sessions are typically coached, with membership or pay as you go options available.

Large training space

Muay Thai focus

Bad Company is a Muay Thai gym in Bramley, Leeds, welcoming all levels from beginners to competitive fighters.

Bad Company Thai Boxing Gym

Based on Church Street in Lenton, Nottingham Strong is a strength focused gym centred on its training community and range of equipment. The kit is set up for bodybuilding, weightlifting and powerlifting, so there is scope to train for size, technique or raw strength under one roof.

A gym like this suits lifters who want to work with barbells and free weights rather than follow a fixed class timetable. Whether you are building a routine or refining your lifts, it offers a space to train at your own pace.

Strength training focus

Community based

Lenton location

Nottingham Strong is a strength gym in Lenton, Nottingham, equipped for bodybuilding, weightlifting and powerlifting.

Nottingham Strong

Set in Hindley near Wigan, Greater Manchester, The Warehouse Gym is a spacious gym spread across a dual-unit building. It welcomes people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, with a mezzanine-level cardio area, a purpose-built studio and on-site parking. Non-members are welcome to train too.

A gym like this suits anyone looking to work on strength, fitness or general wellbeing at their own pace, with a mix of equipment and space to train. It can be a good starting point whether you are new to training or already have a routine.

Open to everyone

Dual-unit facility

On-site parking

Non-members welcome

Classes available

The Warehouse Gym is a spacious gym in Hindley near Wigan with cardio, studio space and parking.

The Warehouse Gym

Based in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, The Uniit is a strength and conditioning gym built around group training. Sessions combine cardio, strength and weight training, with membership options ranging from unlimited access to weekly packages, ten packs and single drop in visits. There is also a blended yoga and Pilates class focused on movement, core strength and flexibility, with modifications offered for different levels.

Group training gyms like this suit people who prefer coached sessions and the motivation of working out alongside others. With flexible booking and packages, they generally work well whether you want to train several times a week or fit sessions around a busy schedule.

Group training

Flexible memberships

Yoga and Pilates

Suitable for all levels

Drop in option

Booking app

The Uniit is a strength and conditioning group training gym in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire.

The Uniit

Set in the heart of Leigh-on-Sea, The Workshop Gym is a boutique gym serving Southend-on-Sea and the surrounding area. It combines a full range of equipment with personal training and a dedicated recovery suite, including an infrared sauna for easing muscle soreness and supporting recovery.

The gym offers machines, free weights and a separate cardio room, along with one-to-one coaching tailored to your goals. A boutique gym like this suits anyone who wants a well equipped space to train, whether you are working on fitness, strength or general wellbeing, with support on hand when you need it.

Recovery suite

Well equipped

For all levels

The Workshop Gym is a boutique gym in Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, with a recovery suite and personal training.

The Workshop Gym

Set in Warrington, HardLabour Gym is a fitness gym for anyone looking to train and work towards their goals. It offers a place to build strength and fitness at your own pace.

Gyms like this generally suit a mix of members, from those just starting out to people with more experience. Whether you prefer to follow your own routine or work towards a specific goal, a local gym gives you a space to train regularly.

HardLabour Gym is a fitness gym in Warrington offering a place to train and work towards your goals.

HardLabour Gym

Set in Havant, South Coast Fitness is a locally owned and operated gym serving people across the Portsmouth area and wider Hampshire. Based in a purpose built space, it offers a range of group exercise classes run in dedicated studios, with experienced instructors on hand to guide your sessions.

The gym takes a community first approach, with flexible membership that works without contracts or cancellation fees. Gyms like this are a good fit if you want somewhere local to train regularly, whether you prefer structured group classes or building your own routine.

Group exercise classes

Experienced instructors

No contracts

Locally owned

Purpose built gym

South Coast Fitness is a locally owned gym in Havant, Hampshire, offering group exercise classes with experienced instructors.

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