
Information about BFAST Fitness
B18 5HB, Birmingham
Our comment from FitFit UK about BFAST Fitness:
BFAST Fitness, located in Birmingham, is not just a gym; it's a vibrant community where fitness meets fun. With dedicated coaches like Jamie, Sophie, and Vy, members experience personalized training that adapts to their individual goals and fitness levels. The staff's enthusiasm and expertise create a supportive and welcoming atmosphere that differs from traditional gyms.
Members frequently praise BFAST for the following highlights:
- Exceptional coaching staff who are knowledgeable and encouraging.
- A community-oriented environment that fosters friendships and support.
- A variety of engaging workouts that are never repetitive, making each session enjoyable.
- Personalized training regimens that consider individual health concerns and fitness levels.
- An overall clean and safe facility that adheres to health protocols.
While most reviews are overwhelmingly positive, some experiences point to communication challenges. However, the gym's commitment to creating an inclusive space is clear, with many members expressing their admiration for the supportive culture.
Whether you're looking to kickstart your fitness journey or challenge yourself further, BFAST Fitness is the place to be!
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BFAST Fitness: Opinions
Fantastic experience: I cannot recommend BFAST fitness highly enough! Jamie and Sophie are excellent coaches - highly knowledgable, professional and full of enthusiasm. The gym is organised and well equipped and the atmosphere is relaxed and friendly. Overall, a fantastic place to work out and have fun along the way!
Fantastic experience: Great place! Great people! Jamie and Sophie are 2 of the best coaches you’ll find, they will support you, push you, educate you and make working out feel fun. Every session will put a smile on your face even when you can’t walk afterwards highly recommend BFAST
Fantastic experience: The owners really make this place! Extremely knowledgeable and friendly, I can highly recommend them.
Fantastic experience: I cannot recommend BFAST Fitness highly enough. If you are considering giving them a try, just go ahead, you won’t regret it. Jamie, Sophie and Vy are excellent coaches. They know exactly how and when to push to make sure members get the most benefit out of every single session. The programmes are expertly planned and changed regularly so are never dull and always challenging. They consider our individual goals and will adapt and tweak the sessions to help us work towards these. I promise you, these guys really know their stuff! There is a real sense of community in the gym that is entirely different to any ‘commercial’ gym that I’ve been a member of previously. The coaches set a tone and that filters down through the members - BFAST is welcoming, supportive, and great fun. No egos and never intimidating. Ultimately a great place to train with fab coaches!
Fantastic experience: Been training with BFAST for a while now, Im in my 60’s & I cannot believe the level of fitness they have got me to. I feel fitter than I was in my 20’s. Great gym, great coaches & a great atmosphere to train in.
Fantastic experience: This place is the best gym experience I have had. I suffer with my back & hip so workouts are tailored to this. Wish I had joined sooner!! Love it ❤️
Fantastic experience: Amazing place where even the most demotivated get a boost of good energy, patience and positive reinforcement! Coaches and people make this gym unlike any other that I have ever been too. Thanks guys!
Fantastic experience: I have been with this gym for 6 months now and I’m loving it! The trainers are excellent; really knowledgeable, really friendly, keep you accountable, happy to make adaptations for any particular concerns and always there to encourage you. The community of other gym members is also brilliant, everyone is really welcoming, really supportive and is there to get a good sweat on whilst having a good time. I have always struggled with consistency when it comes to working out but that is no longer an issue. Not only am I seeing results in my fitness and my strength but now I actually enjoy going to the gym!
Fantastic experience: What a wonderful place to get fit and make friends. The enthusiasm and positivity that radiates from both Jamie and Sophie is second to none. This gym is unmatched. I recommend to anyone.
Fantastic experience: I've been with Bfast Fitness for over 5 years, its not just a gym its a family, come and join us!
Fantastic experience: I’ve been with these guys nearly ten years, the support and love I have had over the years is unrivalled and gym is inclusive to everyone
Fantastic experience: Amazing gym. Life transforming. Incredibly supportive and offering bespoke training. A friend suggested that I join 20 months ago. I’d suffered from Achilles Tendonitis for a year. The trainers worked on that problem and it quickly cleared up. My friend said that her BFast subscription was the best money she spent on herself. I agree entirely with that sentiment.
Fantastic experience: I have been a member of Bfast for years and absolutely love it. Jamie and Sophie have created an inclusive and supportive community of very different people that become friends. A life-long fitness fanatic, I have never been fitter. Perfect combination of variety, knowledge, challenge and care - couldn’t recommend it more
Fantastic experience: A great gym, culture & environment. Sophie & Jamie are the most welcoming and lovely team who are experts in fitness & health. The gym space is fantastic too with everything you need and more! =)
Fantastic experience: I have been with BFast for roughly 6 years now. One of the best decisions I made was joining Jamie, Sophie and Vy. These guys are amazing at what they do, always adapting workouts to the individual. They have made me love weights and are always encouraging me to push myself to be the best that I can be. The BFast members are also so supportive of each other. No other gym that I have been to has such a family feel about it. BFast is a place where EVERYBODY is made to feel welcome.
Fantastic experience: Both me and my wife attend this gym and we couldn't recommend it enough to anybody wanting to start their fitness journey, or take it to the next level! Jamie and Sophie have made an extremely welcoming and supportive space with excellent facilities. They are both highly knowledgeable and we have found training not only motivating but fun!
Fantastic experience: BFAST are my saviours! It’s approaching my 2 year anniversary since I joined and I wanted to express my gratitude that they have helped me turn my life around. When I joined them I was extremely overweight, lacking energy, always tired and feeling frankly a little bit hopeless. I’m in my late 40s, a busy mum and carer with a full time job and grappling with the onset of the menopause. I also had chronic back pain and arthritis in one joint. So I definitely presented them with a challenge! The owners Jamie and Sophie assessed my current fitness levels, helped to set my goals and gave me a nutrition plan and we set about in small incremental steps to get me feeling fit again. They have a warmth, positivity and a general can-do attitude that is unrivalled by any other gym I’ve been to (yes I tried a few and didn’t commit). The banter at each session is just a bonus! Eight months into my membership they embarked on a journey to get people into a National fitness event called Hyrox (look it up, it’s fear inducing). I told them they were mad, but put my trust in them and did it anyway. And I’ve never looked back. Since then I have gone down 3 dress sizes, my energy levels have given me a new lease on life, my mental attitude has soared and the good habits I’ve formed have stuck. I’m not on a “diet” and I didn’t race to “lose the belly fat to fit into a bikini” and I’m not on some crazy high intensity boot camp. The changes were small, sustainable and fit into my life without sacrifice. I love these guys so much because I couldn’t have made these changes without them and I love this new version of me. If you’re like me and struggling, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Jamie and Sophie. The people who attend this gym come from all walks of life. You will be welcomed and you won’t regret it.
Fantastic experience: I’ve trained with BFast for almost 6 years and haven’t looked back. I initially started on the 30 day trial and was impressed the facility and service. The PT’s have a genuine interest in your health and fitness goals and help to tailor each session so you get maximum benefit out of your membership. Jamie, Sophie and Vy have built a great gym community. Always a great atmosphere to workout in and the social events are good fun too.
Fantastic experience: I joined BFAST for the third time in June this year after being ready to get fit after having my children. I’ve already lost 6kg, feel stronger, remarkably fitter and calmer all round. Jamie and Sophie are lovely, kind people and I wouldn’t join anywhere else. They are super knowledgeable and I do believe this is what makes it work. I love going, the other members are fun to be around and I’m hoping to reach more goals with them.
Fantastic experience: Having trained here for over seven years, both Jamie and Sophie are an absolute dream combination. I have never stuck with a gym before but they make it so fun and are always adapting what we do so it’s never boring. They push the team in all the right ways. The gym itself welcomes people from all walks of life - ages, backgrounds, genders, fitness levels. All are welcome and both Jamie and Sophie go out of their way to make it so. No ego here so it’s not that intimidating or daunting to start.
Fantastic experience: I’ve been a member at BFAST for approx 2 years now. Jamie, Soph & Vy are the best coaches around - super supportive, fun, open & genuine. The coaches constantly look for ways to improve our experience, from new challenges such as Hyrox to Christmas Parties!! Jamie is an expert in his field and is constantly thinking ahead for future programmes/sessions and has really helped me gain strength in my lifts. I feel super lucky to have his knowledge available to me. Soph is a ray of sunshine, always bringing sparkle and happiness to every session (and the BEST music taste) and Vy is one of the most supportive and encouraging coaches around!! Coming to BFAST for my sessions isn’t just good for my physical health but also my mental health. BFAST is my safe space where I can be my authentic self with no judgment, focus on myself for 1 hour and have fun along the way. I’ve made some wonderful friends there too - BFAST really is a family <3 Thank you Jamie, Soph and Vy for everything you do xx
Fantastic experience: Came back to BFAST for their 28 day kick-start after monumentally falling off with my health and fitness. Happy to say BFAST has not changed. Still the same fun, freindly and supportive atmosphere as before. The PT and strength classes run by Jamie and Vy are fun and push you to achieve your goals. Would deffo recommend to all
Thanks K for the awesome review, was so great to have you back with us and hoping to see you again soon! You got this sister, keep at it!
Negative experience: My experience with applying for an 8 week get fit summer course and with Bfast gym and the owner Jamie has not been a good one.I applied for the course in the middle of July 2023.i visited the BFast gym and I was told that Jamie and his wife were on paternity leave. Jamie eventually contacted me back and asked me what my fitness goals were. He then said he had got a space to start early on the Monday or Wednesday morning. I contacted him 3 times to send me the payment link which he had seen on WhatsApp as the blue tick came up and he ignored me.He then came back and said that they weren't taking on any more clients at the moment. After this 2 friends of mine contacted him and were sent payment links and asked when could they start. So what is wrong with my money as compared to anyone else's. I was looking forward to starting this get fit course and joining in with other people and enjoying it. Instead it has been a disappointing and upsetting experience as I have been discriminated against on the grounds of my age and gender as a gay man. A fitness course which should be open to everyone regardless of age or gender obviously isn't open to everyone because of discrimination. I would ask how would he like to be discriminated by other people because he is black. He wouldn't like it would he? This man the owner Jamie is definitely homopahobic and ageist which is a disgrace to him and as a business owner. He needs to be reported to equal opportunities for discrimination. His response is baseless as he said he wasn't taking new people on and yet told my 2 friends that they could start straight away. So he's a liar aswell as decrimiating and unprofessional.
As a business that supports and coaches members of all ages, races and sexual orientations, the completely baseless accusation of ageism and homophobia in this defamatory review could not be further from the truth - especially from someone who doesn’t even train here and doesn’t know me personally at all. We have members from the LGBTQ+ community and members into their 60s who all love BFAST Fitness for the friendly, inclusive environment we’ve carefully curated over the past 9 years. If anyone reading this review has any concerns please contact us directly and I’ll invite you down to see our amazing, diverse community for yourself and also check out the reviews from the awesome members that actually train with us (some for over ten years!) As a new father feeling overwhelmed with the demands of trying to run a business alone on minimal sleep, working split shifts and supporting my new family I took the decision to suspend new starters until October so that I could give my best to my wife, baby and the existing BFAST members rather that dilute the service we’ve so proudly built over the past 9 years. Reading this review and still in doubt? Ask me for a free week and come see for yourself why BFAST is such a great, friendly, inclusive and diverse place to train. Jamie
Fantastic experience: The best gym. Amazing coaches. I joined 6 years ago at almost 50 years old. If they can get me to enjoy exercise and lifting weights, they can do it for anyone!
Big love Sarah, a true BFAST original ♥️ Thanks for all the support!
Fantastic experience: Lovely couple ran business, helpful, welcoming atmosphere, a real investment in your health but supported all the way. Highly recommended to anyone wanting to focus on their fitness!
Fantastic experience: BFAST is simply the Best. I have been training with Jamie and Sophie for a few months now and have seen positive results in my posture, strength and overall fitness. The early morning sessions give me that buzz that see me through the rest of the day. Tried using normal gyms and personal trainers before and it didn't work for me. I had no motivation at the gyms and the PT sessions once a week were not getting results. At BFAST they have got the balance of gym and PT just right. Don't delay sign up today!!!!
Thanks Gerard! It’s been an absolute pleasure working with you and looking forward to seeing you progress! Decent taste in music too ;) Now go enjoy that cruise!
Fantastic experience: Lovely place and lovely staff, keep you motivated and disciplined.
Thanks Mohammed, it was a pleasure working with you and glad to see you’re both keeping at it!
Fantastic experience: Really great place, clean and adhering to covid 19 policies. Very helpful and Sophie and Jamie have been very supportive on my fitness journey.
Fantastic experience: I was so scared of gym before Bfast I remembered the first time when i went into this gym I was thinking at that time that this is not my cup of tea but when I started to take 1 to 1 sessions then i realized why i wasted a lot of my time and investments on other things I love Bfast soo much now it's part of my life and thankss alot for 2 amazing people coach Sophie and jay Nida
Fantastic experience: Have been at BFAST for two months now and I have to say I have never really been able to stick to a gym or PT before. Always got bored and found the workouts tedious. Now I am doing 4-5 sessions a week and love the different elements of each session. The workouts have different rounds and not repetitive or long which before was what made me demotivated. The team are amazing and helpful. My posture was a mess but I am getting better thanks to them, which means less injuries. The other members are also all very encouraging and motivating making the whole session in all a good one. Highly recommend to all.
Fantastic experience: Excellent gym, quality training in a friendly enviroment. Would definitely recommend.
Fantastic experience: Started with 0 fitness & training knowledge on a tester package almost 2 years ago and have never left! This is the place for you if you want a gym that feels like family, training buddies that push you on when you're just not feeling it, fun/varied PT sessions, training to suit individual goals and most importantly highly knowledgeable, kind, fun, honest Personal Trainers - No FAD diets, pressure beyond what you're ready for or useless exercises. Jamie & Sophie kept the sessions going throughout lockdown (online) and now we're back in it's probably the cleanest place I go. I don't know any other gym with a fitness app, recipe books, regular check-ins when you need it, exercise regressions, fun challenges, nutrition and other fitness courses...and the list goes on. You'll be supported at every point throughout your fitness and nutrition journey! Try it and see... what's the worst that can happen?
Fantastic experience: Friendly atmosphere, make you work hard, which is great for lazy folk like me!
Fantastic experience: Good
Fantastic experience: Been a member for over 6 years, brilliant gym and trainers. Personal service with no BS. Cannot recommend enough.
Fantastic experience: Brilliant PT and patient with my pace
Fantastic experience: Great place great supportive trainers. Fun sessions but they will work you hard!
Fantastic experience: Amazing people and a great atmosphere highly recommended
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