Encore Strength & Conditioning

Fantastic experience: Best gym I've ever been to. Alex, Marshall and Simeon are amazing coaches and the gym is such an awesome place. I have such a fun time being there. Everyone is so nice and friendly. I like how relaxed and welcoming the vibe is and that there are people from all walks of life and all ages. For me, each group training session is basically like having a personal trainer. They really care about each of their clients and remember your injuries, challenges etc. I really loved learning how to use all of the different types of equipment and love how much they push me to do more than I think I can. I tell everyone I know about this place. It's honestly amazing and I highly recommend it.

Fantastic experience: Very impressed with the strength training

Fantastic experience: The best gym in the universe. Honestly. A real sense of community, the coaches truly care and you’ll not find a better focus on technique and achieving goals elsewhere. Cannot recommend enough. I’ve been shouting about this place to anyone with ears for the past 2 years. THE gym to join if you want to shift from enduring exercise to enjoying it.

Fantastic experience: Having previously been to a gym only a handful of times during my life, I took the plunge and joined Encore for a months trial. I decided at 56, menopausal, inflexible, and untoned it was now or never! I was really nervous but shouldn’t have been - Alex, Simeon and Marshall may be scarily fit themselves but they are all brilliant at explaining the basics and making sure that you are doing every exercise the correct way to avoid injury and get the most benefit. And they make it fun! I never thought I’d ever become a gym regular but I think Encore is ‘the gym for people who don’t like gyms’… it’s small, personal, and not at all intimidating. Training sessions are mixed in terms of gender and ability - but because group sizes are always small, every exercise is tailored to your own ability, with a focus on strength and conditioning. I’d definitely recommend Encore to anyone - particular people like me who have been putting off joining a gym for years. Now I’ve started I’m going to keep going - and i never thought I’d say that!

Fantastic experience: Every session is guided by one of their great coaches. Great atmosphere and team feel about your workouts. Excellent for myself as a novice with weights as they really focus on your technique to start so you're getting the most out of each exercise. Works out cheaper than PT sessions but you have a PT every time. Best decision I made regarding my health and fitness in a long time

Fantastic experience: I’ve been to countless gyms and classes before and nothing has ever stuck. The people at Encore are outstanding, the coaches really know their stuff and the people you train with are not ‘gym bunnies’ or ‘meat heads’, they are all ace. The coaches really listen to what works and doesn’t work for your body and help you with your own personal goals rather than a one size fits all approach. I’ve feel so much stronger since joining and have noticed a really difference to what used to be daily pain, it has really subsided as I strengthen all the areas that need work. Realistic and pragmatic advice and coaching with a completely holistic approach is what makes this place stand out. Thanks all!

Fantastic experience: Alex Backhouse and the rest of his team are absolutely awesome! I’ve always preferred training in small groups and classes as it feels more one to one. Getting the technique right is so important to avoid any injuries, You don’t have to worry about that at Encore as you always feel like you have the support of the coach and are closely monitored to make sure your not doing what’s easily done... and that’s getting the technique wrong! Loved training here, having the flexibility of booking your sessions through an app is great! If you arrive 10 minutes early your even offered an Expresso before the session!! :-) followed by a protein shake at the other end. These small details go a long way! As soon as my personal circumstances permit I shall be back in there sweating away!! Yesss!!!

Fantastic experience: What an amazing gym. Alex and all the staff are friendly, professional and very knowledgeable. Great location, very easy to park and very well equipped. Highly recommended

Fantastic experience: Best gym ever. Friendly atmosphere and very knowledgeable coaches Their unique format of small group training (which is never the same) keeps me motivated and helps me achieve more.

Fantastic experience: The best gym I've ever been to! Incredible quality of coaching and superb programming. Brilliant atmosphere too - always have a good time.

Fantastic experience: Great personal training studio

Fantastic experience: I love this place so much . i had a 6 month stay in hospital and when i come out i had gained a lot of weight and i was very weak. Now i am so much stronger and ive lost weight. I feel confident again and feel like i know what im doing with equipment now instead of walking around the gym like a heedless chicken. Thank you all so much

Fantastic experience: Great atmosphere and community feel

Fantastic experience: Excellent, friendly and clean with great results

Fantastic experience: Quality personal trainers and a well kitted out gym! Highly recommended!

Fantastic experience: I have been training with Alex for many years. He has invested a lot of time and money on his professional development. The benefits to his clients are enormous. We get well designed, effective and safe training. It's also very motivating to know you are training with an expert.

Fantastic experience: I started with Alex a year ago, and immediately was impressed with the atmosphere in the gym (relaxed and welcoming to all standards/conditions), Alex's knowledge of physiology and nutrition, and the variety of exercise/circuits. Lost a lot of weight in a short space of time, which has stayed off, and have been able to manage the joint pain i suffer from in knees, neck and back while still working hard. Highly recommend.

Fantastic experience: Great trainer, great gym and group classes which keep me going. After a few months, my body shape changed and, though still fat!, I feel fit and healthy. 2 years on, I've never regretted going, however hard it is to get there, and feel anxious and tired if I'm not training 3 times a week.

Fantastic experience: Alex is quite simply a fantastic PT. I've seen long term lasting results thanks to the way that Alex helped me to gradually build new and change existing habits. Workouts are always brilliantly structured and kept fresh with new exercises.. I can't wait to start up again to see what I can achieve.

Fantastic experience: I've been a member of this gym for around 5 months and I've lost over 60lbs thanks to Alex and his knowledge of exercise & nutrition. Alex and his team put together structured workouts that work! Their commitment to your progress towards your goal is second to none and the encouragement and support they give is incredible. This is not a "posers" gym with musclemen flexing in mirrors, it's an eclectic mix of "everymen" working to change their fitness levels for the better.