Foundry Crowborough
Personal Training Gym

Before giving Foundry a try, I’d had one induction at a gym about 15 years ago and came away feeling belittled, embarrased, and discouraged by the PT. I never went back.

After a decade of sedentary work, lockdown and being exhausted by two young kids, I realised I was middle aged, overweight, eating badly and not feeling anywhere near my best. I decided I’d have to – very reluctantly – give the gym a go again.

After looking at a couple of places that didn’t feel like a good fit for me, I found the trial at Foundry and after coming down and talking though my goals with Matt, decided to give it a go.

I’ve been coming for 6 months now and love it. I was made to feel welcome immediately by the coaches and everybody I shared a session with. No question was too basic; I was taken through everything step by step so I felt confident in what I was doing and was corrected if I made a mistake or needed to tweak something, with demonstration and really clear instructions.

The coaches are great – as mentioned already, they explain everything thoroughly, walk you through anything you’re finding hard, and encourage you every session. Everything can be adapted to your level and your body – I had a back issue early on, but found I could still work hard on adapted exercises and feel really good and see progress regardless.

The culture that the coaches create is demonstrated by the range of people you share a class with; all with different reasons for coming, and all leaving happy. It’s a really great group of people who are working on their own fitness and health goals, but who take the time to say hello, and to encourage and help each other along the way. Even as someone who is fairly introverted and quiet, I’ve had a lot of good chats and some handy pointers.

Thanks to Foundry I can now say I’m a gym-goer and actively enjoy it. Six months ago I would have laughed if you’d told me I’d be saying that and writing a Google review. I’ve still got plenty to learn and get better at, and plenty of things to try, but I can now do it with confidence and know I’m in a place with good people where I’ll be helped and encouraged to get to where I want to be with my health and fitness.