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Highbury
North London’s biggest endorphin high
A complete transformation including a HYROX zone, Brass Monkey Cold Plunge, Reformer Pilates and Red Light Therapy
A gym in Highbury, inside the East Stand
Fitness First Highbury sits inside the former East Stand of Highbury Stadium, on Avenell Road. Arsenal and Finsbury Park stations are both about a 10-minute walk away.
Inside, you’ll find a Reformer Pilates studio, a 17m pool and a HYROX area built around Centr kit with a four-lane sled track. The free weights area has six lifting platforms, Eleiko bars and plates, and dumbbells up to 60kg.
Recovery runs from Theragun massage guns to a Brass Monkey cold plunge, plus a sauna and steam room. The timetable runs from Reformer Pilates Tone and Power to HYROX, Hatha Yoga and Cycle Rhythm. See it for yourself when you book a tour.
Discover Highbury's Signature Features And Facilities
Reformer Pilates
Reformer Pilates
Reformer Pilates at Fitness First Highbury has its own dedicated studio, with four class formats created with PILAT3S: Tone, Power, Align and Xpress 30.
Pick the format that suits your session, from a full Power workout to a shorter Xpress 30 when you’re pushed for time.
Swim
Swimming
The 17m swimming pool at Fitness First Highbury has three lanes and is 1.2m deep, ready for steady lengths or lower-impact training away from the gym floor.
Children’s swimming lessons run here too, and the sauna and steam room are there for after your swim.
HYROX
HYROX
HYROX training at Fitness First Highbury happens in an area built around Centr kit, with a four-lane, 10m sled track for the push and pull stations.
Concept2 rowers and SkiErgs cover the rest of the race, and HYROX, HYROX Engine and HYROX Power classes bring it all together.
Recovery
Recovery
Recovery kit at Fitness First Highbury includes Theragun massage guns and Therabody compression boots, ready for before or after you train.
Pair them with the cold plunge, the sauna or the steam room, all in the same club.
Red Light Therapy
Red Light Therapy
Red light therapy at Fitness First Highbury happens in a Revive red light therapy room, the only one at a Fitness First club.
It sits alongside the rest of the recovery offering and is booked separately, so you can add a session when it suits you.
Sauna & Steam
Sauna & Steam
The sauna and steam room at Fitness First Highbury sit in a mixed shared area rather than inside the changing rooms, so you can use them with friends.
Take your pick of dry heat or humid, then finish in the cold plunge if you like your contrast hot, then cold.
Cold Plunge
Cold Plunge
The cold plunge at Fitness First Highbury is a Brass Monkey unit, for an ice bath after training.
It sits in the same mixed shared area as the sauna and steam room, so cold can follow heat in one visit.
able
able
BioAge testing at Fitness First Highbury shows you how young your body really is. It happens in the Hub, on an Evolt body analysis machine that compares how your body is performing with your actual age.
The Hub is also home to five Smart Strength machines: chest press, leg press, rotary torso, hip thrust and lat pulldown.
Strength
Strength
Free weights at Fitness First Highbury mean six dedicated lifting platforms, with Eleiko Olympic bars and plates and dumbbells up to 60kg.
If you’d like a plan to go with them, book in with one of our personal trainers and they’ll build one around where you’re starting from.
Classes
Classes
Fitness classes at Fitness First Highbury include yoga classes in Hatha Yoga, Pilates classes and spin classes in Cycle Performance and Cycle Rhythm. The cycle classes run in a multi-use studio on Keiser bikes.
For strength, there’s Les Mills BodyPump and Les Mills BodyPump Heavy, plus Legs Glutes Core. Circuit training runs as Conditioning Club, and Step brings the step aerobics.
Cardio
Cardio
Cardio equipment at Fitness First Highbury covers treadmills, bikes, cross trainers, rowers and steppers on an upgraded gym floor.
For race-style conditioning, the HYROX area adds Concept2 rowers and SkiErgs.
Introducing Reformer Pilates At Highbury
Ready to redefine the way you move? Reformer Pilates classes at Fitness First Highbury combine strength, control, and precision to help you move better, feel stronger, and perform at your best. Whether you’re new to Pilates or looking to take your training further, Reformer Pilates is for anyone wanting to build a stronger, more balanced body - inside and out.
Joining a Fitness First Reformer Pilates class isn’t just about improving how you move - it’s about redefining your strength, balance, and control.
Classes on today
SHRED
- Time & Duration 06:30 - 45 minutes
- Trainer Orianna
Hatha Yoga
- Time & Duration 07:15 - 60 minutes
- Trainer Andrzej
HYROX Power
- Time & Duration 07:30 - 45 minutes
- Trainer Daniel
Reformer Pilates Tone
- Time & Duration 08:30 - 50 minutes
- Trainer Alessandra
Pilates
- Time & Duration 11:00 - 60 minutes
- Trainer Natalie
Reformer Pilates Align
- Time & Duration 12:00 - 50 minutes
- Trainer Shay
Cycle Rhythm
- Time & Duration 12:15 - 45 minutes
- Trainer Shannette
Reformer Pilates Tone
- Time & Duration 13:00 - 50 minutes
- Trainer Shay
Legs Glutes Core
- Time & Duration 13:10 - 45 minutes
- Trainer Louka
Reformer Pilates Power
- Time & Duration 17:30 - 50 minutes
- Trainer Ina
Les Mills BodyPump
- Time & Duration 18:10 - 45 minutes
- Trainer Nikki
HYROX Power
- Time & Duration 18:30 - 60 minutes
- Trainer Carlos
Reformer Pilates Tone
- Time & Duration 18:30 - 50 minutes
- Trainer Shay
Les Mills BodyPump Heavy
- Time & Duration 19:00 - 45 minutes
- Trainer Nicolas
Reformer Pilates Align
- Time & Duration 19:30 - 50 minutes
- Trainer Shay
SPARR
- Time & Duration 19:50 - 60 minutes
- Trainer Lloyd
Fitness First x HYROX
Experience HYROX, billed as the 'Fitness Race for Every Body'. It's open to everyone, but it's still a demanding race that calls for strength, endurance and precise movement. Picture this: running intervals on the treadmill, broken up by eight dynamic functional exercises.
It's a test of your body's limits that pushes your natural movement skills to the max. Our class is your dedicated training ground for mastering all eight HYROX movements, so you can compete efficiently and with good technique.
Find us on Avenell Road
We’re inside the former East Stand of Highbury Stadium, with the entrance on Avenell Road. Highbury Square is right next door, and Highbury Fields is a short walk to the south.
Arsenal and Finsbury Park stations are both about a 10-minute walk, and Highbury & Islington is around 23 minutes. Street parking is nearby.
Book a tour and we’ll show you round the Reformer studio, the pool and the HYROX area. Choose progress. Book a tour.
General Manager
Ludo Gnutti
Address
Unit A East Stand, Avenell Road, London, N5 1FE- 0.2 miles from Arsenal Underground Station
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