Fitness By Design

Fantastic experience: Brilliant friendly supportive club. Great value! :)

Fantastic experience: Really friendly and helpful gym - everyone always cheerful and makes going to the gym a pleasure not a chore!!

Fantastic experience: I've been a member of the toning suite since 2015 and I am so much fitter and have lost over a stone in weight and loads of inches. Lovely and friendly trainers. Excellent.

Fantastic experience: Excellent team who go the extra mile to help and design a fitness regime specifically for you. Thank you team

Fantastic experience: My husband and I have been attending Fitness By design for approximately the past 8 yrs. We cannot praise the high quality of care and motivation we have received consistently over that time. Each staff member has a group of no more than 5 members at each session, enabling them to tailor the session to the specific requirements of each individual within that group. The high caliber of staff ensures the sessions are varied, always encouraging each of us to reach our best potential and most importantly, developing a feel of camaraderie and good humour between the staff and members.

Fantastic experience: A lovely friendly place. There is no way I'd go to a gym and stay with it without the encouragement of all the wonderful staff working here. A really excellent concept to get and stay fit.

Fantastic experience: Been a member at FBD since Sept '23. The program and support from the team has made a huge difference to my overall wellbeing. Feeling stronger and more mentally alert.

Fantastic experience: I've been going to FBD since 2011. The lovely staff are a great bunch, full of enthusiasm and energy, with sensitivity to know when to push you harder and when to take it more steadily if you are having an off day. I'm so strong now I can do an awful lot of press ups, cheers Aaron!

Fantastic experience: So friendly & encouraging, the sessions fly by & my strength has improved hugely. Highly recommend.

Fantastic experience: I have recently joined the Fitness By Design family, I wish I hadn’t taken so long! The Staff are highly knowledgeable and show professionalism at all times, make you feel at ease and set the standards high. I have enjoyed every workout (maybe not always the DOMS) I have made some lovely like minded friends who share the same passion for exercise. The benefits to my physical and mental health have greatly improved and that’s because I’m growing in confidence after each session. I can highly recommend Fitness by Design to all levels of ability.

Fantastic experience: Best gym in the area. I have been a member for six months. The staff are great and supportive. I feel much more energised, and my fitness levels much improved. I would highly recommend.

Fantastic experience: We are delighted with this gym. It is really helpful to have such good trainers to focus on what we want to achieve and to provide varying and effective routines. What is more - everyone is very friendly and welcoming and encouraging to come to the gym.

Fantastic experience: Joining this gym has been a 100% positive experience for me. I especially value the individual attention that Colin and his team pay to all of the members. I know that if I was just left to my own devices, I wouldn't have maintained the same level of commitment. The trainers are cheerful and friendly and ask you what you want to concentrate on in any session. They are very knowledgeable about different physical conditions so are able to tailor the activities to suit you. My strength and fitness have improved dramatically over the year. Thanks!

Fantastic experience: Can’t praise highly enough. Some gyms can be intimidating, but FBD is a such a friendly place. It doesn’t matter what your fitness and abilities are. The lovely trainers are always on hand to support and encourage, to help you achieve your goals, whatever your level of fitness.

Fantastic experience: A wonderful gym that you can if you want to be, never left alone, as either in the toning suite or the gym there always a lovely trainer who will tell you what to do.

Fantastic experience: I have been a member of FBD since shortly after it opened and of the many Gyms I have used since 1986 it is easily the best. The young trainers that Colin recruits are impressive in their skills, enthusiasm and commitment, able to work with all ages and abilities with friendly encouragement. Thank you all at Fitness by Design.

Fantastic experience: I suffered a burst fracture of my T12 vertebrae last February. Thanks to all the staff at Fitness by Design, and a lot of strengthening work, I am now back to normal and able to swing a golf club!! Many thanks to Colin and his team

Fantastic experience: I joined 6 months ago initially out of curiosity, as I was told it was different to the gyms on offer in our town. Being a pensioner I thought I would feel out of place. Nothing could be further from the truth. Working in small groups allows your professional personal trainer to concentrate on your individual program for the session, working you hard, but without overdoing it. You are never asked to do anything that they think you might struggle with or anything you don’t want to do. I can’t recommend it highly enough. Thanks guys it is certainly improving my fitness.

Fantastic experience: Only been a member for a month or so but I love it! Everyone is friendly and welcoming. Trainers know everyone by name and push you.

Fantastic experience: An excellent gym, lots of fun and feeling fitter and stronger. If you are looking for a gym look no further.

Fantastic experience: Great place to workout. Always fun. Enjoy the different programmes each time

Fantastic experience: A very friendly and safe place to work out. The best trainers around. Great support and encouragement to achieve your personal goals. Couldn’t ask for a better gym

Fantastic experience: The best gym 100%%%

Fantastic experience: Great gym with great trainers, no pressure but lots of encouragement and always a trainer to talk to. Whatever your age or ability you will always feel better maintaining mobility and cardio fitness knowing you are not left alone.

Fantastic experience: Welcoming instructors inspire and motivate.

Fantastic experience: Geoff and I have been going for some years and find it so helpful to keeping mobile. All the trainers are lovely and friendly and make it more enjoyable

Fantastic experience: It's motivating, it's fun and it makes a difference to your whole life.

Fantastic experience: Great support and encouragement - I really enjoy going along, which I never have with any other gym before.

Fantastic experience: Another good session with Meg this morning. New exercises even after 10+ years membership and with my metabolic age now at 55 (I am 70) it’s obviously doing me good. Thanks all at FBD - I’ll be back!

Fantastic experience: I enjoy every session.

Fantastic experience: Best gym I have been to with friendly, professional trainers who know what they are talking about and always willing to support and answer any questions.

Fantastic experience: I only joined the gym just before Christmas after changing jobs and starting to put on weight. Since joining I have lost 5kg already and my energy and mood have improved as well. Colin and the team are brilliant and set the training for you personally. I really enjoy the group sessions and joining is the best thing I've done for a while.

Fantastic experience: Best gym I’ve found, it’s friendly, professional, knowledgeable and as it’s so enjoyable, I am motivated to go regularly and as a result I feel great, and have lost half a stone since I started in Nov’23. Thank you FBD Team

Fantastic experience: Fitness by design has transformed the way I thought about the gym. I love it, & actually look forward to going!! The trainers are lovely people, very encouraging, motivational & most of all fun! It has a friendly & welcoming atmosphere & there is always lots of chatting & laughing between gym goers. I have increased muscle & lost body fat since staring & I feel much better knowing I’m exercising & improving my mobility, balance & strength. I would thoroughly recommend starting your gym experience here.

Fantastic experience: Fitness by Design has been a wonderful addition to our lives and has helped us gain strength and fitness in a wonderful friendly environment. All the trainers are so lovely and encouraging and helpful. Our gym sessions are always very enjoyable and we love the concept of the personal attention and then the group stretch sessions- it works so well and is brilliant! Thank you all!

Fantastic experience: Highly recommend. Good atmosphere and nice place to workout

Fantastic experience: This gym is soooo well-equipped, and you are supported by some lovely fitness instructors who supervise every exercise - they are so friendly

Fantastic experience: Really great place to train, friendly and helpful trainers.

Fantastic experience: Always supportive, competent and friendly. A first class team!

Fantastic experience: Joined last September. Not like any other gym I’ve been to before. Personal trainers motivate and encourage! They make you feel comfortable and at ease. Really enjoy my visits. Such a great team!

Fantastic experience: Great place - early morning workouts (F45) for my wife and I - twice a week… toned up, lost weight, eating healthier, sleeping better, more energy in the day… tailored to what you need!

Fantastic experience: I joined FBD a year ago after finally retiring from my dance school. I have found it an excellent way to replace my exercise. Albeit it's totally different. My body has changed shape, building up different muscles, cardiovasculary it's great and there is always a great atmosphere with great music too. All instructors are so friendly and make you feel part of the family. I recommend FBD 100 %

Fantastic experience: As a lifelong Non Sporty Person, I was alarmed when my GP suggested I join a Gym. However, I have been pleasantly surprised at how much I am enjoying my sessions since joining FBD 4 months ago! The trainers are very attentive and take care to tailor the routines to each person’s ability, resulting in safe, steady progress. The atmosphere is friendly and encouraging, and certainly not boring. Highly recommended.

Fantastic experience: It’s a fantastic gym very well equipped. The extremely helpful instructors are always ready to help you reach your goals and the group sessions always feel more like one-to-ones

Fantastic experience: Excellent, friendly and knowledgeable personal trainers who make your trip to the gym a pleasure (but very hard work!)

Fantastic experience: I've avoided gyms for most of my life as I find them intimidating and have always worried about neck and shoulder issues. What I love about Fitness By Design is that they really look after you and take away any barriers, especially the ones in your head! They alleviate the over-thinking and indecision and adapt to whatever your needs and goals are, overall or on the day. So really all you have to do is show up ;) A friendly, supportive and very competent bunch of instructors and us willing victims have a laugh too! I can highly recommend it and it's value for money, especially when you consider your long-term strength, mobility and establishment of good wellbeing habits for life, Thanks a lot :)

Fantastic experience: Excellent. Very supportive

Fantastic experience: These guys changed my life. Supreme professionals. Give me strength and confidence. Weight down and fitness up. Now muscled. Great for my mental health. Great value. A great find.

Fantastic experience: I joined 2 months ago and it was the best decision. All the team are so friendly, approachable and supportive and I can already feel my aches and pains improving as I get fitter. No session is the same and it’s always fun.

Fantastic experience: After several years as members, we highly recommend the professionalism, motivation and effectiveness of all the personal trainers who have helped us maintain our good mobility and strength into our senior years. Thank you, Gwenda and John.

Fantastic experience: I joined in December with my friend and although I was worried that this would be another gym membership that I didn’t use, I’m so glad I signed up. It’s different to any gym I’ve been to previously - you have two sessions a week with a trainer who shows you how to use the equipment, keeps you motivated, makes sure you’re doing the exercises correctly and encourages you to go further than you think you can. They also take care to adapt exercises around any injuries and give good advice on how to strengthen problem areas. After a few weeks, I’m feeling stronger and fitter, and because Aaron and the team are such fun to train with, I’m really starting to enjoy working out. I also love the fact that most people who use the gym are friendly, welcoming and supportive, which makes for a great atmosphere. If, like me, you’re worried about joining a gym but know you need to, I definitely recommend you try Fitness by Design. Hope to see you there

Fantastic experience: I use the toning tables, and it has helped not only with weight loss, but overall fitness. It is a friendly club, with amazing trainers, who support and help you to achieve your goal.

Fantastic experience: Fabulous staff who work to a person's limitations and gradually stretch those limits to give anyone of any age vastly improved strength, balance and fitness. Significant inch and weight loss follow.

Fantastic experience: Great gym & fantastic, friendly staff who teach, encourage & motivate! My husband & I joined in Dec 2023 & have been attending fitness sessions twice a week. We're both feeling fitter & stronger and have lost 1.5 stone between us already. Would thoroughly recommend.

Fantastic experience: Just a great place to work out. Alex and Aaron absolute legends. Can’t thanks the guys enough for all they’ve done and keep doing. If you’re looking for a gym to get results join now. ❤️

Fantastic experience: A completely unique gym experience. The small PT groups are motivating and fun. I just couldn't do it on my own!

Fantastic experience: My wife and I have enjoyed being a member of Fitness by Design since March 2023 and believe we have benefited from our regular twice weekly sessions. Colin and his team of personal trainers are knowledgeable and helpful, and always encouraging. We look forward to our sessions and have met some very nice fellow members who are very much 'like-minded souls' in terms of exercise!!

Fantastic experience: I have been a member for over ten years. It's a fun, friendly place to go and keep fit.

Fantastic experience: My husband who had a catastrophic stroke in 2019 has benefited greatly from the amazing team at FBD. His confidence and physical strength has increased immensely.

Fantastic experience: This is the friendliest gym you could go to with caring and knowledgeable trainers. The format they use makes you work- I would not be disciplined enough to work as hard without their supervision and encouragement. Great gym. You will not regret joining!

Fantastic experience: On my husband’s account as don’t have one . I have just started at Fitness By Design and find it so incredibly friendly, got everything there I need to get a full body workout. Help is always there if I need it. I look forward to going every time. Nyree Shaughnessy. ❤️

Fantastic experience: Excellent instruction and guidance . The time flew by . Would recommend unreservedly.

Fantastic experience: I have not been to the gym lately as I have discolated my right shoulder on 17th December last year. However, I am going back to gym next Tuesday 13th February, I am up the road in Pettridge Lane.

Fantastic experience: Been going for years. Really excellent. Light and airy rather than the usual black . Good personal trainers for personal help. Very friendly .

Fantastic experience: Been a member of FBD for 6years. And achieved and sustained a Level of fitness I didn’t think possible at my age. Great club, and amazing staff.. many thanks Guys….

Fantastic experience: Friendly personal trainers and an enjoyable atmosphere at the gym, with positive encouragement for fitness to people of all ages.

Fantastic experience: I in all honesty can not understand why I did not join sooner, you get a private trainer who looks after you from the time you walk in to the time you walk out, great value as well.

Fantastic experience: Absolutely love it your always so helpful and happy

Fantastic experience: Superb exercise for all ages. Variety of machines and equipment keeps it interesting. 45 minute class tailored to your needs.

Fantastic experience: Joined FBD 18 months ago and am amazed by the results I have achieved with the help of all the staff. Lost weight, converted fat into muscle and have generally improved my fitness and health/wellbeing. I feel so much better in myself and can't recommend them enough. Worth every penny!

Fantastic experience: great club, and atmosphere

Fantastic experience: Great staff who know their stuff and who try to change things up each session so your workouts are challenging without being boring. Friendly, encouraging and professional.

Fantastic experience: Friendly and helpful staff very genuine and encourage you to want to go

Fantastic experience: I joined the gym 4 months ago having never been to a gym. I attend 2 instructor led sessions a week, which are great, the instructors are friendly, professional and fun. The age range of the members is vast and everybody is given exercises suited to their age and ability.

Positive experience: Great gym. Staff very friendly and knowledgeable. The sessions with the trainers are varied and good fun. Would recommend to anyone of any age and size. This is not a place where you get judged like some gyms.

Fantastic experience: Great gym,nice staff

Fantastic experience: Clean and tidy gym with plenty of equipment. Good environment in which to train.

Fantastic experience: Great people nice gym.

Fantastic experience: Really great club, focused, but also easy going. Equipment is high quality and facilities are clean and tidy. Owner and staff are invested in members.

Fantastic experience: I've been going for two years, just signed up for another two. I feel so much fitter, my joints don't ache, I have noticed a difference all over really. The staff are incredible, such a great group of ladies. It has worked for me, give it a go.

Fantastic experience: Friendle, supportive staff. Great exercise.

Fantastic experience: Sign up in may 2019 for 45 mins group sessions all the staff are friendly

Negative experience: I don't even know where to begin with this place. My partner and I signed up because we were new to Gillingham and there weren't many options for gyms, but not only are the facilities dated, dirty and out of order half the time, what I was taken aback by was the complete lack of human compassion. The owner, Colin, acts like you've just joined as a member of the 'family' when you sign up, then barely looks your way or says "hello" once he's tied you into a contract. I pleaded with him to let me cancel (or at lease freeze) my membership as my partner had fallen unexpectedly pregnant and I was working away for next 6 months. We weren't going to be using this gym at all, and we simply couldn't afford the (outrageously overpriced might I add) £94.00 a month membership. I expressed to him my severe concern of my financial situation (which was forcing me to work away from home temporarily) and the cost of having another baby. However, his sympathy was nonexistent and he simply forwarded my contact details to the finance company that handle the 'contracts'. You rarely see a gym these days that doesn't let you cancel with 30 days notice, so this is another dated aspect of the gym's business model. I'm sure it's highly effective at duping vulnerable elderly people into expensive contracts though; a large portion of the members are elderly, most of them slightly younger than the gym's equipment. After much debate (and having to provide evidence of my partner's pregnancy) with the finance company, they finally agreed to cancel her share of the membership but completely refused to cancel mine. In the end I had no choice but to pay £53.00 a month for a gym I did not set foot in for 6 months. Thank you, 'Fitness by Design' you took over £300.00 away from us when we truly needed it for our baby daughter. In the long run it has hurt you though, because despite it not being the best gym in the world, if you'd let us cancel we would have signed up again and remained members for however long we live in Gillingham (which is likely to be for the rest of our lives). But as you can probably guess, we'll never be coming near your facility again. I hope people read this and avoid you like the plague.

Fantastic experience: Wow, what a fabulous place!! Just finished my first session on the toning tables. Friendly staff and customers. Can't wait till Wednesday to do it all again.

Fantastic experience: Good team, 45min workout effective, tight on close by parking

Negative experience: Facilities are grubby and need attention, I wouldn't step in the showers, Everything has a layer of dust on it. Locks you into a contract and won't even consider letting you out if your personal circumstances change. On numerous occasions my sessions were not entered on the system missing out on group sessions I had paid for. High turn over of staff, Annoying having to explain every time to someone new you can't do certain things due to be in physical pain because your card isn't updated. Also found out I was being charged over £200 more a year for the same package as three other people! Only good thing about this place...... Charlie/Quinn/Leo/Ben!

Fantastic experience: I have been a member for over five years .The warmth and professionalism of their instructors has been a constant. A house move will mean that my involvement will soon end. I would urge new members to join a group session as this adds to the positive experience and keeps you going.

Fantastic experience: happy

Fantastic experience: Great

Fantastic experience: Everything you need under one roof for achieving your goals.

Fantastic experience: I love this gym. Very friendly place and the instructors are very good and knowledgeable. I enjoy my group training sessions and I feel I am doing better than on myself. 45 minutes seem short but you feel challenged .

Fantastic experience: Great gym. Staff always available for advice.

Fantastic experience: Couldn't ask for better Staff!!!

Fantastic experience: Brilliant and very friendly

Fantastic experience: Attentive staff who were very helpful and the place is very good for all age groups

Fantastic experience: Great staff very helpful

Fantastic experience: Staff are amazing! If you don't want to go to the usual gyms come here. Members are super friendly and the equipment is top notch.

Fantastic experience: I've been going to the gym for over 6 years now - and to many more before this one. It is without doubt the best I've been to. The trainers are always on hand to give help and advice and the equipment is well maintained and cared for. It also has a great sauna! The gym is certainly not shoddy in any way and I was very clear about my contract from the start - which was in line with any other gym I've joined. Keep up the good work FBD!

Negative experience: A very shoddy place, tricking you into signing contracts then being unable to get out of them. With a very high charge. If you are looking for a good gym where you wish to come and go as you please, this is not the gym for you.