Your Dream Gym

Vern Hill, aka The Baby Man tells us about his dream gym this week, working title The Donut! Vern is the founder of Carifit, originally a baby-wearing workout, now a complete baby-wearing fitness experience! From being a PT who wore his clients' babies as they exercised, Vern has now developed a branded Carifit baby carrier, along with an app, live workouts, and support for all the health needs of...

Jess Lever from Proinsight joins us on the podcast this week to tell us all about her background working in leisure centres, and competing as a bikini athlete, with her Mum! Her dream gym, Lotus Fitness (or Lotus Group - aspirations for multi-site!) caters for strength of mind, body, and health. As you arrive, a weight lifts off your shoulders, and you can take part in yoga, pilates, meditation, s...

Amy tells us this week about turning from a non-runner into a London Marathon finisher, and all kinds of workout from functional to pilates.  Her dream gym is sustainable, eco-friendly, upcycled, and has lots of greenery to go with its green credentials. All about the experience, there's also an immersive studio for spin and Boxing (a BOX12 rig, of course), as well as smoothies, supplements,...

Great to hear from Paul "Woody" Woodford from Alliance TA6 this week on YourDreamGym.  Woody's exercise regime is all about health - keeping the weight off and being mentally fit. He loves playing football, and mostly works out in his home gym - training like no one's watching. His dream gym is a "third space" all about exercise and being active. There's a variety of machines, Y-bells, a boxi...

We're joined this week by the Head of Fitness Development at The Ministry . Kate Corfield tells us about her professional dance background, injuries, and how logging her lifting with BRAWN takes a "Weight Off Her Mind". Her dream gym is big on space, atmosphere, and music (unsurprisingly), but does have a surprising magic door (like stars in their eyes, not Mr Ben!), and puppies... Thanks to Proin...

Andy King claims to be an average sportsperson but was nonetheless captain of the football team, showing great leadership at an early age.  He has completed 3 London Marathons, one LEJOG, take part in triathlons, and swims outdoors regularly. As CEO of YourTrust (Rochdale) and Chair of GM Active, his Dream Gym is of course free to everyone, sustainable, and blends outdoor and indoor activitie...

Fitness Industry Legend and self-proclaimed Duracell Bunny Rachel Young joins us this week to kick off series 4 and tell us all about her dream gym! Rachel is the Director of Business Development at myzone , as well as the Chair of EuropeActive 's advisory group for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion . Her passion for fitness and the fitness industry is amazing, and it's great to hear more about her...

Clips from conversations on Series 2 of the #YourDreamGym #Podcast Featuring Phil Horton, Jamie Owens, Gemma Williams, Rob Handy, Ross Manester, Shelley Dell, David Minton, Tamara Bailey, Dave Monkhouse, and Alina Cooper.  Listen to all episodes at anchor.fm/yourdreamgym  Thanks to our series 2 sponsors Future Fit for Business and OliveX

Highlight clips from all the guests in series 3 of Your Dream Gym on The Collective. Thanks to Xplor Gym for their support with this series. Xplor Gym is a flexible, intuitive, all-in-one gym management software. Book your Xplor Gym demo at https://www.xplortechnologies.com/gb/products/gym-management-software

Chris Sharman from Topodium Group joins us this week to talk being active since an early age, teaching step and spin classes, and cardio tennis. His dream gym is modern, big, outdoor, and has activities for all, sports, music and a great food and beverage offering. But who would be his dream workout buddies?... This episode is supported by Xplor Gym, a flexible, intuitive, all-in-one gym managemen...

Paul Swainson from Future Fit Training tells us this week about his background in rowing, building lockdown gyms, dog walking, and stretching, before we get on to his petrol-head gym, "Reps and Revs".  Simplify gym management and do more of what matters for your business. Book your Xplor Gym demo at https://www.xplortechnologies.com/gb/products/gym-management-software

Andy Hall from brandXchange tells us this week about his Dream Gym... but first he goes into his sporting background, talking about running versus football, getting into the gym, and focusing more on wellbeing these days. Andy's Dream Gym is a small, social, community, boutique style club, with good music, great coffee, nutrition, and a nifty line of clothing and accessories. But does it exis...

A great chat with Peggy Vo from iFIT and Freemotion this week - we talk about how activity is Peggy's life, whether she's out cycling early in the morning, or on a virtual workout. Her dream gym is not a studio, more of a space or area with a fresh organic cafe, and pods for pilates, HIIT, and other modalities of training. Bright and inviting, with friendly staff, the gym is all about living bette...

Glen is an ex-athlete and athletic performance coach, and co-founder of the Human Health Group, incorporating the Training Shed, MiOp, and Wellonomics .  The gym is an essential part of what Glen is all about, so it was great to hear about his dream gym, with HIIT, functional training, classes, yoga and core workouts, and boxing. The location is amazing, and it somehow has an eco- self-sustai...

Our first acutal gym owner guest, Andy Smith of LIFT Gyms and BRAWN Power tells us about his sporting background, running, cycling, rugby, and much more, and shares plans for his enormous dream gym; a sports performance centre with functional performance, referral, rehab, conditioning, physio, lounge, pool, and much more. But who would be his dream gym workout buddies? Thanks to Xplor Gym for supp...

This week, we hear from Joe Gaunt, founder and CEO of hero and heroPro, health psychologist, and researcher. Joe is a fascinating and driven person, focused on positively impacting individuals, companies, and communities by supporting health behaviour change. His dream gym has a boutique feel, with specialist areas for cycling, HIIT training, and boxing, has a pool, and is all about community and...

This week, we're joined by Danny Melling, Head of Membership Experience at ukactive.  Danny's dream gym focuses on being social, building habits, and getting more people more active more often (naturally)! Boxing, Music, and kids activities are important factors in his dream club. This episode is supported by Xplor Gym, a flexible, intuitive, all-in-one gym management software. Book your Xplo...

This week, we're joined by Dave Alstead, Head of Strategic Account Management at xplor.  Dave tells us about his Rugby League career, measuring progression, and more recently getting into Triathlon training.  His Dream Gym caters for lots of people, has a Cross-Fit / Hyrox strength vibe, with focus on functional, strength, and recovery. It has a cafe/bar too! Thanks to Dave's colleagues...

To launch series 3, we're joined by our first Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) guest, Georgie Delaney, the founder and Managing Director of the Great Outdoor Gym Company. Listen to find out how Georgie's Dream Gym will build motivation, energy, and togetherness, using strength, callisthenics, dance, and dogs! And will Georgie's Great Outdoor Dream Gym be on the side of a loch,...

Alina Cooper tells us about her dream gym in this final episode of series 2.  Co-founder of The Collective, and Director and Co-founder at GetSetGo Family Clubs, Alina's dream gym incorporates sport, health, wellbeing, and spa, for kids and adults to exercise together. It has a super exciting location too! Thanks to OliveX for supporting this episode. Find out more about their Fitness Metaver...

David Monkhouse from LeisureNet joins Guy this week to talk about shotput, rugby, and keeping up and running around with his daughter. David's Dream Gym (LIFE) is a connected, engaged, community, the purpose of which is to motivate and reward each other. A big thanks to our supporters on this episode: Discover how the OliveX Fitness Metaverse can help to blend real-world fitness with the digital u...

This week we speak to Tamara Bailey from TA6 (Powered by Alliance Leisure) about finding connection within the fitness space - connection between the team, members, and technology. In her dream gym she would focus on pushing outside her comfort zone, recovering afterwards, and education.  Thanks to OliveX for supporting this episode. Find out more about their Fitness Metaverse and how they he...

This week David Minton from The Leisure Database Company tells us about OK Boomer, his dream outdoor gym. We talk boxing, group exercise, mobility classes with dogs (you'll even get to meet David's dog, Pinot), and of course, the environment. Why the industry needs to look beyond its traditional target market of 18-34-year-olds, and how David's mother just wanted to get her balance back. Thanks to...

This week we talk gymnastics, marathons, barre, and Olympic lifting with Shelley Dell from The Gym Group Shelley's Dream Gym is super inclusive for all, has very little in the way of cardio kit, but sounds amazing.  Thanks to OliveX for supporting this episode. Find out more about their Fitness Metaverse and how they help to blend real-world fitness with the digital universe to create your me...

This week, Guy talks with Ross Manester from Indigo Fitness about Sports Science, Performance, and designing his dream gym. Called INSANITY, Ross' gym features indoor and outdoor areas, offers lots of variety and modalities of training, and looks and sounds a lot like MOVE HQ - www.move-hq.uk . This episode is supported by Future Fit for Business. Empower your workforce, build a legacy, and c...