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Your New
Highbury
A complete transformation. HYROX zone, ice baths, Reformer Pilates,
Red Light Therapy, and our most ambitious membership yet - 360.
Get to know the new Highbury
Looking for a gym in Highbury and Islington that genuinely keeps up with you? Fitness First Highbury has been the training home of North London for years. Now it's going further.
A complete refurbishment is underway. That means a dedicated HYROX performance zone, a new Reformer Pilates studio with four class formats, Brass Monkey ice baths, Technogym recovery beds, and Red Light Therapy room coming soon, all on top of an upgraded gym floor, 15m pool, and a full group exercise timetable. Every element under one membership.
Positioned a seven-minute walk from Arsenal Underground station and minutes from Highbury & Islington and Finsbury Park, it's built for commuters and locals alike. And for members who want the complete picture of their health, our new 360 membership brings clinical blood testing, expert consultations, and a personal health dashboard alongside everything else.
Train. Recover. Thrive. Book a free tour today.
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.
Discover Highbury's signature features and facilities
Reformer Pilates
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. All included in your membership.
Enhanced Recovery
Enjoy Theragun devices, compression boots, sauna and our first Brass Monkey cold plunge pool alongside hot and cold recovery zones in both changing rooms.
You'll know when you're ready. HYROX training at Highbury is built around the official race format - eight functional stations, structured conditioning classes, and a dedicated performance zone to prepare you for the real thing. HYROX. HYROX Engine. HYROX Power. HYROX Sim. Pick your session.
Swimming
With a 15m length and 1.2m depth pool, making a splash has never been easier at Fitness First Highbury. Whether you want to set a new personal best, train for a triathlon or do some relaxing laps, we’re committed to giving you the power you need to reach your best. Suitable for all ages and swimming abilities, this low-impact workout is sure to get your heart pumping.
Strength
Strength training is a great way to build your strength and flexibility as well as decrease your risk of injury and falls. Help build a stable core with our large strength and free weight training area, including:
- Olympic lifting platform
- Olympic bumper weight plates
- 2kg - 50kg dumbbells
- Adjustable free-weight benches
Cardio
Connect to a fitness level that works for you with cardio workouts. These exercises are essential for strengthening your heart and lungs, as well as helping to enhance your cardiovascular system. At our Highbury gym, you’ll find a wide range of cardio equipment that includes:
- Treadmills
- Bikes
- Cross trainers
- Rowers
- Steppers
Functional
At Highbury, you’ll find our dedicated functional areas that can help you discover new training techniques and exercises that offer dynamic and efficient full-body workouts. All our functional areas are designed to focus on the movement, not the machine, that’s why you won’t find a single machine in the area. Get ready to reach your full potential and push yourself like never before.
Cycle
If you’re looking to burn a serious number of calories and work up a major sweat, cycling is the way to go. Make use of our top-of-the-range indoor stationary bikes to build your endurance and strength, as well as focusing on interval training, high intensity (for race days!) and recovery.
Classes
Are you looking for a new workout class? Take a look at our wide range of classes available at our Highbury gym.
Strength — Whether you’re looking to represent in our station-based Bootcamp or drive calorie-burn with our Fitness First exclusive SHRED that combines compound lifting with a HIIT-based class, take your strength to the next level when you experience one of our strength classes.
Cardio — Join our community of like-minded people and get your heart pumping when you take on one of our cardio classes at Highbury. With everything from making a splash and using the resistance of the water in H20 HIIT to taking on dance combined with aerobics in Zumba, we’ve got you covered.
Cycle — Make your cycle a little bit more challenging with cycle classes that really turn up the heat. Why not opt for one of our exhilarating Spin classes, designed to ignite your passion and push your limited?
Mind & Body — Take time for yourself with our range of Mind & Body classes. Whether you’re looking to explore new poses in Yoga or centre yourself with Meditation that helps you focus on the here and now.
Fight — Opt for boxing-inspired gym sessions with our Fight classes, designed to improve your combat, stamina and core strength. Learn self-defence techniques from a variety of disciplines with our Self Defence classes, or be inspired and try your hand at Boxercise, RoX and SPARR.
That's not all....
Sauna
Steam Room
Towel service
Free Wifi
Classes on today
Fitness First x HYROX
Fitness First is an official HYROX training partner. Highbury's new HYROX zone brings the race floor to North London - dedicated space and a structured class programme to train you for the world's fastest-growing fitness race format. Explore our different classes with
- HYROX - get race ready
- HYROX Engine - build your aerobic base
- HYROX Power - strength for the stations
- HYROX Sim - full race simulation
Reach new heights at Fitness First Highbury
Along with state-of-the-art gym equipment, our Highbury gym has a wide range of facilities, including a spin studio, cardio theatre, gym floor, freestyle floor, full-length swimming pool, sauna, plus a members’ lounge. If you’re looking for help defining your health goals, our Personal Trainers are here to help you every step of the way.
General Manager
Jonathan Brown
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Unit A East Stand, Avenell Road, London, N5 1FE- 0.2 miles from Arsenal Underground Station
able, your personalised fitness experience
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.
Bernard’s found his personal best
“I used to feel out of place in gyms, but the team at Fitness First made it easy to get started. With able, I set goals, built habits, and started seeing real results. I’m now the fittest - and happiest I’ve ever been.”
— Bernard, 28
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
A complete fitness plan in your hands
With all the great new features on the Fitness First app, you can maximise your workouts and always be in control.
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