Strength Station Peterborough

Fantastic experience: It's a good place

Fantastic experience: Really nice CrossFit box! Clean and well-equipped, friendly and supportive environment and management! Well-experienced and professional coaches!

Fantastic experience: very friendly staff at the counter

Fantastic experience: First session this morning and it was excellent! Oz the owner was welcoming, knowledgeable and fun. Had a really good workout, with what seems like a great community, we will be back!

Fantastic experience: I came for CrossFit when visiting Peterborough and Oz is absolutely best and most handsome coach it was tough but fun workout and will for sure come back when I’m next time around.

Fantastic experience: Best gym in Peterborough.

Negative experience: After attending this gym for 14 months I cannot recommend it to anyone. It was great when I started but I really witnessed its decline in the time I attended. There used to be 2 proper coaches, but now the head coach only coaches during the day and most of the evening classes are run by other gym members who lack knowledge and experience (having the bare minimum qualification which you can simply complete online with a multiple choice test at the end) and are therefore unable to advise on elements of the workout or don’t have the ability to scale it where appropriate meaning less experienced members get a substandard experience. One thing that always annoyed me about this gym is that they pitch all over social media and on their website that they are all inclusive and they are a community/family. Well unless they mean a very dysfunctional one then this really isn’t the case. I’ve participated in sport and attended gyms all my adult life and I’ve never been made to feel like an outsider or like I wasn’t good enough as much as I was made to feel that way here. I often felt that more experienced members looked down their nose at me and often felt they enjoyed watching me struggle as they rushed to finish in order to stand there and smugly watch you whilst making patronising comments. And it doesn’t matter how many times you say how uncomfortable this makes you, they will keep doing it. They regularly pitch that CrossFit is open to all. It really isn’t. In the time I attended my fitness did not really improve and my self-confidence and self-belief took a battering as I’ve never been made to feel as useless and incapable as I did here. I thought the measure of a good coach was to inspire the person you’re coaching to feel motivated and capable, the head coach here often made me feel the opposite. The single worst moment of my time attending this gym was when another member (one who I had never met or spoken to before) decided they would ‘help’ me with a movement by coming up behind me when I was laying on the floor and grabbing hold of my ankles. This was done without me having asked for help and without my consent and made me feel so uncomfortable that I could not finish the workout. In a world where gaining consent is rightly a key action before laying your hands on another person, imagine my surprise to have this same member shout in my face when I asked her not to do that and the owner then try and brush it under the carpet because he and Amy are friends, I was promised an apology and I never even received that. The gym owner has developed some serious delusions of grandeur. At times he seemed to think he was your life coach often heard saying ‘I’m not just preparing you for CrossFit, I’m preparing you for life’. That isn’t what I joined a gym for and I’m fairly certain most people don’t want life lessons from someone who appears to be struggling to navigate life outside of the military successfully. Something that also always made me feel uncomfortable was the head coach’s inability to separate his personal life from his work life, often sharing his marital problems and making derogatory comments about his wife which at times made myself and others feel incredibly uncomfortable. There was also a high turnover of members in the time I attended, with very few people who were there when I joined still being there when I left, so it would seem I’m not the only one to feel this way. There are some nice people who attend the gym but on the whole, it is very very cliquey.

Fantastic experience: After spending over 2 years recovering from a back injury I was desperate to get fit but also so scared of hurting my back. Signed up for a 7 day free pass and before attending Oz called me and went through my abilities, injuries and concerns. He put my mind at ease with his knowledge and said every exercise can be adapted to my needs. Arrived for my first session to a warm welcome from Oz and all the members. Having 8 people max in the group feels like you are having 1:1 training. I was absolutely buzzing after my first session and signed up as a member the next week. I never thought I’d be able to do what I’ve been doing in these WODs. Oz is a great coach and I would highly recommend this box to everyone. If you’ve been thinking about trying it, do it, you won’t look back and a 7 day free pass is a brilliant way to get started!

Fantastic experience: Strength station is a small CrossFit box, but the coaching is first class. Oz is extremely knowledgeable and attentive. Everyone is made to feel welcome and all the workouts are scalable to every ability. You are encouraged to work hard, but it definitely pays off. It’s also spotlessly clean!

Fantastic experience: Dropped in for a session while in the area. First class welcome, very friendly and great coaching.

Fantastic experience: I visited this box while on holiday in the area and would definitely recommend. Staff were friendly, professional and knowledgeable and gave suggestions appropriate to my skill level. I came to 2 classes and both were varied and provided a great workout. There was a very good selection of kit and the space itself was open and light. There are cleaning procedures in place after the class to minimise the spread of germs. These were clearly explained. I was asked at the start of the class if I was happy to appear on the box's social media. All in all, I'm looking forward to coming again next time I'm in Peterborough!

Fantastic experience: Awesome box, top coaches and great community! My fitness level has peaked and I’m loving my CrossFit journey

Fantastic experience: Not sure where to begin really. Can’t express enough how this box changed my way of thinking with training, diet and attitude towards pushing myself harder than I thought possible. The coaching is the best I’ve ever had, simple to follow, direct and 100% tailored to the individual. Cleanest box you’ll ever train in too. Meticulously cleaned daily and by box members too. You’ll soon love the equipment as much as Oz! More classes than you can possibly attend too! But only 8 members per session so you get the coaching you need. First session is free so you seriously have nothing to loose! I’ve been a member three months now and the second it all clicks you’ll never look back

Negative experience: Really dislike that they photograph you and put you on Facebook. Being someone who hates the camera, that's a deal breaker... like yeah I'm really gonna pay £65 a month to get anxiety.

Fantastic experience: Amazing environment with such friendly people. I completely loved

Fantastic experience: Awesome coach. Awesome people. Not really a "gym person", but love coming here.

Fantastic experience: Amazing training sessions created by such an professional athlete Oz. Great equipment and amazing atmosphere. Highly recommended!

Fantastic experience: Great coaching as usual.

Fantastic experience: Coaches are great, so are the people. Great class based gym. Love it

Fantastic experience: An excellent coach who provides one to one feedback and Guidance even in a class environment!

Fantastic experience: Coming back after what feels like injury after injury, I've been working with Oz 121 as I don't feel ready for the full Crossfit experience. Oz understands exactly what it's like to come back off the injury bench and he has done so much to build my confidence, control and quality of movement. Working with him has really kept me going through some tough times, and I can't wait to see how much I improve now I'm getting the basic functional movements dialled in. Can't recommend enough - Oz really knows his stuff and has always met me where I am and tailored workouts to my ability so that they challenge but don't break me.

Fantastic experience: Amazing CrossFit experience! The energy this box gives is insane! I am into my first month of training at this CrossFit box and feel very welcomed by the community. Each session is coached by Oz with attention to detail on lifting techniques and form. From a medical background their Covid set up is perfect. Each member has their own marked out workout space and cleaning equipment. There is also a one way system through the box making sure everyone is safe. I joined straight after my taster session. Great people, great sessions and great workouts. I would highly recommend!!

Fantastic experience: I went this morning for the first time ..very good social distancing set up. Amazing workout, good instructor.. Would definitely recommend and I’ve now signed up as a member with hopes to progress, become stronger and fitter!!

Fantastic experience: Great gym, top trainer, Covid safe and excellent sessions for all abilities. Also, you can book a free taster session on the website... you won’t regret it!

Fantastic experience: Amazing experience friendly.

Fantastic experience: Great place. From the moment I stepped in Oz made me feel really welcome. There is no problem what ability you have he is just so positive about you wanting to get moving. I can’t believe how much I’m enjoying it. This is the best gym experience I have ever had.