DEFCON Martial Arts Academy

Based in Colwyn Bay, Dyffryn Amatuer Boxing Club is an amateur boxing club listed in our martial arts directory for the Conwy area. If you live locally and are curious about taking up boxing, it is worth getting in touch with the club directly to find out more about how it runs.

Amateur boxing clubs generally offer a mix of fitness work, skills training such as footwork, pad work and bag work, and a supportive setting for people of different ages and abilities. Many people join simply to get fitter and build confidence, while others go on to spar or compete under amateur rules.

Dyffryn Amatuer Boxing Club is an amateur boxing and martial arts club in Colwyn Bay, Conwy, open to local people interested in boxing.

Dyffryn Amatuer Boxing Club

Based in Currie, EB Fitness is a personal training service in Edinburgh run by a female fitness coach focused on helping women build confidence and get into training. Founded in 2021, it offers both online and in-person coaching, with an emphasis on sustainable habits that fit around your everyday life.

A personal trainer can be a good option if you prefer one to one guidance rather than working out alone, whether you are new to the gym or want structure and support to reach your goals.

Female personal trainer

Online and in-person

Founded in 2021

Sustainable approach

Good for beginners

EB Fitness is a female personal trainer in Currie, Edinburgh, offering online and in-person coaching for women.

EB Fitness - Personal Trainer Edinburgh Female

Ellis Couch- Personal Training

Tucked away on Rutland Street in Sunderland, Exile Jiu Jitsu is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu academy teaching both Gi and No-Gi styles. The gym aims to be welcoming to newcomers and runs women's classes alongside youth development, with sessions guided by experienced coaches in a supportive setting.

BJJ is a grappling martial art built around leverage, control and submissions. It suits people of all fitness levels, and a beginner-friendly academy like this is a good place to build technique, confidence and general fitness at a steady pace.

Beginner friendly

Gi and No-Gi

Women's classes

Youth development

Experienced coaching

Central Sunderland

Exile Jiu Jitsu is a beginner-friendly BJJ and No-Gi academy in Sunderland offering women's and youth classes.

Exile Jiu Jitsu

Based in Wolverhampton, Fit Fast Fitness offers personal training built around each client's goals. Coaching can be delivered in person or online, with a focus on weight loss, muscle gain and general wellness. New enquirers can book a free consultation to get started.

Alongside training, the business runs its own fitwear range and the Fit Fast Academy, an online course for people looking to qualify as personal trainers. A personal training set-up like this suits anyone wanting structured, one to one support rather than a self-guided gym routine.

Personal training

In person or online

Free consultation

PT qualification academy

Own fitwear range

Fit Fast Fitness offers personal training in Wolverhampton, in person or online, plus a fitwear range and a PT qualification academy.

Fit Fast Fitness

Football Fun Factory Warwick & Leamington Spa offers kids' football in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, with weekly sessions and holiday camps for boys and girls of all abilities. Alongside its regular development sessions there is a separate tots programme for younger children, plus camps running through the school holidays and birthday party options.

New families can start with a free three-week trial before committing. Children's football coaching like this generally focuses on building confidence, coordination and teamwork through games and drills, giving young players a fun, active way to learn the basics and make friends along the way.

Free three-week trial

All abilities welcome

Weekly sessions

Tots football

Holiday camps

Birthday parties

Kids' football in Leamington Spa: weekly sessions, tots classes and holiday camps for boys and girls of all abilities, with a free 3-week trial.

Football Fun Factory Warwick & Leamington Spa

Forma Stroud, Gymnastic Fitness

Full Moon Fitness

Gareth Beddow Personal Training

Ground Up Jiujitsu

Based in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Gym Club Solutions is a gymnastics membership body rather than a local training gym. It works with gymnastics clubs across the UK, offering insurance, coaching qualifications, competitions and its own booking software, which was developed over several years by people with experience of running clubs.

Organisations like this are generally aimed at club owners, coaches and gymnasts looking for support behind the scenes, such as cover, recognised courses and events to enter. If you run or coach at a gymnastics club, a membership body can help with the practical side of keeping a club organised.

Gymnastics membership body

Club insurance

Courses and qualifications

Competitions and events

Bespoke booking software

Over 6000 members

Gym Club Solutions in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk: a gymnastics membership body offering insurance, qualifications, competitions and booking software.

Gym Club Solutions

Gymspire Academy Edenbridge offers gymnastics classes for children in Edenbridge, Kent, as part of a wider academy with venues across Kent, Surrey and Sussex. Weekly classes are structured for every age and ability, with a focus on building strength, skills and confidence over time. Families can book a free trial, and the academy also runs holiday camps, private lessons and cheerleading.

Gymnastics is a popular choice for young children because it develops balance, coordination, flexibility and body awareness in an active, sociable setting. Classes at gymnastics clubs generally follow a progression, so children can work towards new skills at their own pace while making friends along the way.

Free trial class

All ages and abilities

Weekly structured classes

Private lessons available

Cheerleading too

Children's gymnastics classes in Edenbridge, Kent, for all ages and abilities, with free trials, holiday camps and private lessons.

Gymspire Academy Edenbridge

Happy Human Collective

Haydon's Dance Academy

Healthy Habits with Heidi

HER POWER Women’s Only Fitness Studio

HF Martial Arts - Thornton, Bradford

Hitsona Milton Keynes

Based in Lowestoft, Suffolk, Hodray Muay Thai is a martial arts club focused on the Thai art of kickboxing. If you live locally and are curious about striking-based training, it is worth getting in touch to find out more about how the club works and who it caters for.

Muay Thai is often called the art of eight limbs, as it uses punches, kicks, knees and elbows. Training in this discipline generally involves pad work, bag work, conditioning and technique drills, and many people take it up to build fitness, coordination and confidence as much as for competition.

Hodray Muay Thai is a martial arts club in Lowestoft, Suffolk, offering training in the Thai striking art of Muay Thai.

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