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Fitness First Balham is on Balham High Road, 0.1 miles from Tooting Bec station, and is open seven days a week. The gym floor is built around strength, with Gym80 and Eleiko equipment across three separate zones.
The plate-loaded zone has Gym80 Pure Kraft machines, including a belt squat, hack squat and 45° leg press. Gym80 pin-loaded machines have their own zone away from the free weights, and the strength and conditioning area has three half racks with lifting platforms, Eleiko barbells and bumper plates.
The cardio floor runs on the Technogym Excite Live range, and the recovery area has Theragun PRO massage guns and JetBoots compression boots, alongside a cold plunge, sauna and steam room. Classes include spin, boxing, Pilates, yoga and Les Mills BodyPump. Book a tour to see the club and meet the team.
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Discover Balham's Signature Features And Facilities
Recovery
Recovery
Massage guns and compression boots make up the recovery area on the gym floor at Fitness First Balham: Theragun PRO massage guns on a Therabody station, and JetBoots Pro Plus compression boots.
The Theragun PROs are tethered to the Therabody cart, so they stay charged and in one place. The JetBoots Pro Plus are wireless pneumatic compression boots, with no pump or hoses, working through timed pressure cycles on the legs.
Seamless matting covers the area for stretching and mobility work before and after training. The club’s cold plunge, sauna and steam room can all be used on the same visit.
Sauna & Steam
Sauna & Steam
A sauna and steam room are available to members at Fitness First Balham, after training or as a visit in their own right.
The sauna provides dry heat and the steam room moist heat. Both can be alternated with the club’s cold plunge, and combined with the JetBoots compression boots and Theragun massage guns in the recovery area in a single visit.
Our Balham club has a towel service.
Cold Plunge
Cold Plunge
Fitness First Balham has a cold plunge, often called an ice bath, giving members cold water immersion on site, straight after training or alternated with the sauna and steam room.
Members use it for short immersions, and it can be combined with the JetBoots compression boots and Theragun massage guns in the recovery area on the same visit.
Anyone new to cold water immersion can ask the team how to use it before their first plunge.
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BioAge assessments at Fitness First Balham run through able, which combines smart fitness technology with the club’s personal trainers.
Your BioAge, or biological age, shows how your body is performing against your actual age, across four measures: strength, flexibility, metabolic and cardio. Memberships include able, and the results set a starting point for training on the strength floor and the cardio floor.
Retesting shows how each score moves, so progress on the Gym80 machines or the lifting platforms is measured rather than guessed.
Strength
Strength
Plate-loaded machines, free weights and a strength and conditioning area make up the strength floor at Fitness First Balham, equipped by Gym80 and Eleiko.
The Gym80 Pure Kraft plate-loaded zone includes a belt squat, hack squat, 45° leg press, hip thrust machine, plate-loaded row, seated calf raise and dual-arm chest and shoulder presses. A separate zone holds Gym80 Sygnum pin-loaded machines, a dual adjustable pulley and a Max Rack, and Gym80 dumbbells run up to 60kg.
In the strength and conditioning area, three Gym80 half racks have integrated lifting platforms with Eleiko barbells and bumper plates, and an Eleiko bar sensor kit records bar speed and power. A personal trainer can build a programme around it.
Classes
Classes
Fitness classes at Fitness First Balham cover strength, spin, boxing, HIIT and mind and body, across the club’s studios.
Spin classes run as Cycle Rhythm, a music-led ride, and Cycle Performance, focused on power and output. Boxing classes run as SPARR and Les Mills BodyCombat, and HIIT classes and Zumba classes add further cardio options.
Body pump classes run as Les Mills BodyPump and BodyPump Heavy, circuit training as SHRED and Conditioning Club, and Legs Glutes Core works the lower body and core. Pilates classes include Les Mills Pilates, alongside yoga classes. Full class times and booking are in the Balham class timetable.
Cardio
Cardio
Technogym treadmills, cross trainers, stair climbers and bikes from the Excite Live 700 range make up the cardio floor at Fitness First Balham. Each has a Technogym Live console for coach-led sessions and outdoor route videos.
The Wattbike Atom X is a smart bike with electromagnetic resistance and an Ergo mode that holds a target power, and it records power output, pedal technique and left-right balance.
Rowers complete the cardio floor, and spin classes run as Cycle Rhythm and Cycle Performance for instructor-led riding.
Classes on today
Conditioning Club
- Time & Duration 06:45 - 45 minutes
- Trainer Yeray
Cycle Performance
- Time & Duration 07:45 - 45 minutes
- Trainer Tyreese
HIIT
- Time & Duration 09:30 - 30 minutes
- Trainer Tyreese
Les Mills Shapes
- Time & Duration 12:00 - 45 minutes
- Trainer Norman
Legs Glutes Core
- Time & Duration 13:00 - 45 minutes
- Trainer Joseph
SHRED
- Time & Duration 17:15 - 45 minutes
- Trainer Zeus
Les Mills BodyPump
- Time & Duration 18:00 - 45 minutes
- Trainer Nicolas
Yoga
- Time & Duration 19:00 - 60 minutes
- Trainer Nina
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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