Fitness Garage Owner, Personal Trainer, Lead Physical Trainer for Oncology at Harrogate District Foundation Trust
The early days
The Fitness Garage came about in 2017 when Steve and Andy, both PTs themselves, joined forces with an aim to create a gym without any actual members! They soon realised independent trainers wanted flexible access to a well-equipped gym and studio space to work with clients by the hour. The typical format of a large, fixed monthly payment to gain access to a gym just didn’t make financial sense for a new trainer trying to get started.
The Fitness Garage today
Beginning with just themselves, one other trainer and a few dumbbells, Andy and Steve have built and developed a functional space that now supports over 30 regular hirers. By carefully selecting gym equipment for PTs and studio teachers, a strong community of self-employed trainers now work alongside each other.
The introduction of bookable space manages their access, keeping the transitions between sessions smooth. This unique feature is popular with trainers and means they only pay for the time they work with someone. The ongoing dedicated marketing support we enjoy from Clare and Pete at illumanize helps all our users reach new clients and generates opportunities for them.
The unique trainer makeup of the Fitness Garage provides a great range of fitness offerings for clients of all ages and fitness levels including: personal training, yoga, Pilates, dance and group fitness classes. When contacting the Fitness Garage looking for a fitness service, Andy’s aim is to take your fitness history, listen to your desires and connect you with a suitably experienced trainer or class teacher. This tailored matching service reduces the risk of randomly selecting a trainer you don’t know and provides the best chance of reaching your goals.
FITNESS GARAGE OWNERS
Our Digital Marketing Team
Our trainers & class teachers
Chris Buck
Personal Trainer
Jade Morris
Breathwork Facilitator
Edmund Pang
Personal Trainer
Becky Ormondroyd
Personal Trainer
Charlotte Henwood
Personal Trainer
Adam Johnstone
Personal Trainer & Yoga Instructor
Gabor Zsiga
Personal Trainer & Boxercise Instructor
Claire Shanley
Personal Trainer
Jess Barnard
Yoga Instructor
Matt Tottman
Yoga Instructor & Personal Trainer
Chloe McEwen
Personal Trainer
Guy Lister
Personal Trainer
Ben Naughton
Personal Trainer
James Reid
Personal Trainer
James Taylor
Personal Trainer
Lyndsay Wells
Class Instructor
Ollie Holtam
Personal Trainer
Louie Swain
Personal Trainer
Steve Henwood
Fitness Garage Owner, Personal Trainer, Lead Physical Trainer for Oncology at Harrogate District Foundation Trust
Andy Gardner
Fitness Garage Owner, Personal Trainer, Sports Massage Therapist
Pete Wilkins
Creative and Communications Director at illumanize
Clare Burkhill-Howarth
Social Media Manager at illumanize.
Marion Oakley
Pilates Instructor
Sam Blakey
Personal Trainer, Pilates Instructor & Women’s Health Coach
Matt Tottman
Personal Trainer & Yoga Instructor
Supporting our trainers and their clients
Andy and Steve understand the challenges involved in starting a fitness business from scratch. Particularly the time it takes to become well known locally and to successfully market your specific fitness offering. Our mission is to support everything around our trainers and their clients; keeping the gym clean and tidy, listening to our trainers for feedback and new ideas, developing our equipment offering and the look and feel of the facility. If you’ve got a fitness idea that you’re itching to trial – we’re happy to discuss and see how it fits in with our current schedule.
We are lucky many of our trainers have stayed with us for a number of years. This has enabled us to tailor the space to those who use it, so it’s fit for purpose – as fitness trends and equipment needs can quickly change! We are proud to be accredited by the Good Business Charter and we recognise how important better business behaviour is for all concerned with the Fitness Garage.
