This story is sponsored by Coach.
Harrogate’s £1.5m Coach gym is continuing to go from strength-to-strength following its launch in the town a year ago.
The affordable boutique gym boasts more than 200 pieces of state-of-the art equipment, as well as over 200 instructor-led fitness classes across four studios.
Surge Padel, where members can play one of the world’s fastest growing sports, can also be found on the first floor of the building at Hornbeam Park.
Stuart Perrin, owner and CEO of Coach, which opened in January 2022, said:
“Coach is a boutique health and fitness concept, which in a nutshell means everything is very high end. From the fixtures and fittings, to the experience.
“It’s something very different and is the biggest gym in Harrogate by a long way.”
Coach boasts a bar area, which serves bespoke shakes and smoothies. There are also luxury changing rooms, including GHD straighteners and solid oak benches.
The gym itself features a range of equipment – from cardio and resistance machines to free weights, squat racks, battle ropes, tyre flips and a sled.
Mr Perrin said:
“If you’re a real gym-goer, the equipment we have is really quite special. We have the best the brands have to offer, including Nautilus, Schwinn, StairMaster and Concept, all under one roof. We make sure we have the best possible pieces of kit.”
Boutique fitness studios
Coach’s four boutique fitness studios offer something for everyone. They include:
Coach Spin: A spinning studio that can take up to 30 people in a session.
Coach Class: A group exercise studio, which hosts everything from Body Pump to yoga and Pilates. Classes are delivered and programmed by highly-qualified, passionate and respected instructors.
Coach Box: A boxing studio, which can take up to 20 people in a full cardio and bodyweight resistance class, where you learn the fundamentals of boxing in the process.
Coach Evolution: A High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) studio which has 10 treadmills, 10 airbikes and 10 HIIT benches. Coach Evolution is designed using HIIT to give you a full cardiovascular exercise and full-body resistance workout.
Mr Perrin said:
“Within Coach itself we have four studios and we offer a timetable of more than 250 classes a month, which are included in membership if you are on our top tier.”
Coach is offering Stray Ferret readers a free day pass to come and try the facilities, which can be accessed here.
Mr Perrin added:
“Members love the feel, the experience, the quality. Come and try it for yourself with a free day pass.”
Coach Gyms is redefining affordable luxury. Join now from only £18.99 a month. Find out more and join the fitness revolution today!
Why Harrogate’s Stuart Perrin set up the UK’s first affordable boutique gym
This story is sponsored by Coach.
Join the Fitness Revolution with Coach Gyms Harrogate
After operating a health and fitness setting in Harrogate years ago, Stuart Perrin spotted a gap in the market for a luxury gym that doesn’t cost the earth.
The former resident of the town is now the owner and CEO of Coach, the UK’s first affordable boutique gym.
Launching in Leeds in 2020, he went on to open a £1.5m site at Harrogate’s Hornbeam Park in January this year with more in the pipeline.
He said:
“There’s a real gap for a quality product at affordable rates in the town. There was an option to pay a small fortune or next to nothing.
“But there was a huge gap in the middle for people wanting quality but without the high prices.
“Coach itself is a boutique health and fitness concept, which basically means in a nutshell everything is really high-end; fixtures, fittings, experience.
“However, we offer it an affordable price. If you were going to a club like this in London, you would be paying £200 a month. Here you can join for as little as £29.
“It’s something very different and is the biggest gym in Harrogate as well. Since we opened in January, we’ve overtaken every other club from a membership size and perspective quite significantly.”
Coach boasts more than 200 pieces of state-of-the art equipment, as well as over 200 instructor-led fitness classes across four studios.
Surge Padel, where members can play one of the world’s fastest growing sports, can also be found on the first floor.
Mr Perrin added that there was a large focus on providing a female-friendly experience – a segment he feels is under-represented in the current market.
He said:
“Although we’re not a ladies only gym, we are definitely geared towards females when it comes to communication and experience – even down to the lighting.
“The lighting levels in Coach are quite low, a bit like a nightclub. Research went into the exact lighting level we need to achieve to make women feel less self-conscious.”
Since launching in Harrogate on January 21, Mr Perrin said the reception in the town had been “exceptional”.
He said:
“Within that time we have grown the business really fast and it has been really exciting. People come and see the product and unless they want a swimming pool, they wouldn’t join anywhere else. That’s not us being arrogant, I believe the value for money we offer is unrivalled.”