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Get To Know Balham
Looking for a gym in Balham that combines premium equipment with a modern, high-quality training environment? Fitness First Balham has recently undergone a major refurbishment, delivering upgraded training spaces, enhanced strength zones and a refreshed look and feel throughout the club.
The upgrade places a strong focus on strength and performance, with significantly improved gym-floor layouts, new premium resistance equipment, upgraded Olympic lifting and conditioning areas, and an improved cardio zone featuring the latest Technogym equipment. The club also introduces a dedicated recovery area, allowing members to support training beyond the workout.
Alongside these improvements, Fitness First Balham offers a full programme of group exercise classes, modern studio spaces and a welcoming environment designed to support confident, effective training at every level.
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Discover Balham's Signature Features And Facilities
Strength
Strength training is a great way to build your muscles, improve your flexibility and reduce the likelihood of injuries and falls. Our large strength and free weight training areas include:
- Squat racks with Olympic platforms
- Olympic bumper weight plates
- 2kg - 50kg dumbbells
- 6 Adjustable freeweight benches
Gym80
Our strength area is centred around a full Gym80 Pure Kraft installation, showcasing some of the most advanced plate-loaded machines in the industry. Gym80 is renowned for precision engineering and its scientifically designed “Perfect Curve”, delivering constant muscle tension through every rep while reducing stress on joints, resulting in safer, more effective training.
Cardio
Cardio workouts help boost your heart and lung health, improve sleep, and support your overall well-being. Our wide selection of cardio equipment at Fitness First Balham includes:
- Treadmills
- Bikes
- Cross trainers
- Rowers
- Steppers
Classes
There are five styles of classes you can try out, including:
Strength — We've got a strength class for everyone, empowering you to push boundaries and achieve your goals. Take your pick from classes like Glute Gains, perfect for sculpting lower-body lean muscle, or SHRED, where we combine compound lifting with high-intensity training.
Cardio — From HIIT and TraX to Freestyle Dance and Zumba, get ready to dive into a mix of cardio classes at Fitness First Balham. They'll get your heart pumping and your energy soaring!
Fight — Made to improve your stamina, core strength and self-defence techniques, explore fight classes at our Balham gym. Give Boxercise, SPARR, and RoX a try for high-energy, stress-busting workouts!
Mind & Body — Treat yourself to some self-care and relaxation with Mind & Body classes. Whether you're up for trying out new Yoga poses or want to unwind with Meditation, these classes will help you find balance, peace, and a renewed sense of well-being.
Cycle — Get ready to pedal your way to fitness with cycle classes at Fitness First Balham! Choose a class like Spin to push your limits.
Enhanced Recovery
Our recovery space features seamless matting for comfortable recovery work, and the Therabody Recovery Station providing access to the Theragun PRO for muscle activation or deep-tissue relief. We have also introduced JetBootsPro Plus, a pneumatic compression system that boosts circulation, flushes metabolic waste, and reduces muscle soreness.
able
Combining smart fitness tech with our expert personal trainers to make sure you set goals, build habits and see results, turning 'I can't' to 'I can'. Whether you’re new to fitness or looking to push yourself further, able is here to help you get fitter, stronger, and achieve your personal best.
...and for the rest
Some see it as a trip to the gym, we see it as time well spent on you. From post-pump rituals to handy nice to haves, Balham creates a full wellness experience, as standard:
Sauna
Towel service
Free Wifi
Premium Changing Rooms
Classes on this week
Yoga
- Date 30/08/26
- Time & Duration 11:30 - 60 minutes
- Trainer Zaaki
Conditioning Club
- Date 31/08/26
- Time & Duration 09:30 - 45 minutes
- Trainer Khai
HIIT
- Date 31/08/26
- Time & Duration 11:15 - 30 minutes
- Trainer Jesse
HIIT
- Date 01/09/26
- Time & Duration 06:45 - 45 minutes
- Trainer Tyreese
Les Mills BodyPump Heavy
- Date 01/09/26
- Time & Duration 09:30 - 45 minutes
- Trainer James
Legs Glutes Core
- Date 01/09/26
- Time & Duration 17:15 - 45 minutes
- Trainer Jesse
SHRED
- Date 01/09/26
- Time & Duration 18:00 - 45 minutes
- Trainer Esther
SPARR
- Date 01/09/26
- Time & Duration 18:45 - 45 minutes
- Trainer Malcolm
Cycle Rhythm
- Date 01/09/26
- Time & Duration 18:45 - 45 minutes
- Trainer Elizabeth
Les Mills BodyCombat
- Date 01/09/26
- Time & Duration 19:30 - 45 minutes
- Trainer Priscilla
Reach New Heights At Fitness First Balham
Fitness First Balham offers a wide range of upgraded facilities in a modern, welcoming setting, just a short walk from Tooting Bec Underground station and within easy reach of Balham. The recently refurbished club features enhanced strength and conditioning areas, modern cardio spaces, dedicated studios and improved recovery facilities.
Members can make use of the spacious gym floor, upgraded lifting and functional training zones, immersive cardio equipment, studio spaces and sauna, alongside cool-down and recovery areas. A full timetable of group exercise classes runs daily, spanning strength, performance, cardio and mind & body sessions. Personal training is also available for those looking for more tailored support to build confidence, structure workouts and work towards specific health and fitness goals.
General Manager
Norman Bernard
Address
279-291 Balham High Road, London, SW17 7BA- 0.1 miles from Tooting Bec Station
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Built Around You.
able combines smart fitness tech with our expert personal trainers to make sure you set goals, build habits and see results, turning 'I can't' to 'I can'. Whether you’re new to fitness or looking to push yourself further, able is here to help you get fitter, stronger, and achieve your personal best.
BioAge
Your BioAge is a simple yet powerful way to understand how your body is performing compared to your actual age. Your overall BioAge is made up of four key components: strength age, flexibility age, metabolic age, and cardio age.
Smart Strength
A cutting-edge strength training system which is central to our able experience, designed to make workouts more effective, personalised, and easy to follow. Each machine automatically adjusts to your body, fitness level, and goals—no guesswork, no setup hassles.
Genius AI
Designed to deliver personalised workouts, able analyses your fitness level, experience, and goals, automatically adjusting weights, resistance curves and tempo across the Smart Strength equipment.
Interested In Corporate Memberships?
Get your team performing at their very best when you discover our corporate memberships. Boost morale and access innovative classes as well as:
- Work with our experts to get the most from your membership
- Improve team performance
- Support a healthier workforce and environment
- Explore new workout ideas and techniques
- Work out with your colleagues, partner up and motivate each other
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