Birstall, Leicester
A private studio, a personal trainer by your side, six machines and one focused 20-minute session a week. Scientifically proven strength training that works for every age — from 18 to 94.
EFF Award 2022Silver, international brand
Scientifically provenData from 14,000+ participantsHow a session works
Why once a week works
Intense training tells your muscles to step up. Then your body needs five to eight days to fully recover and rebuild stronger than before. Train again too soon and you interrupt the improvement. That's the science behind one session, once a week.
Your time
Slide to see how much of your life a typical three-sessions-a-week gym routine takes compared with fit20, before you even count travel, changing and waiting for machines.
Gym estimate: 3 × 60 minutes a week. fit20: 1 × 20 minutes a week. Both over 48 training weeks a year.
Is fit20 for you?
Flick the switches that sound like you. There are no wrong answers — this just helps us understand what you'd want from a first session.
Flick a switch or two on the left and we'll tell you what your first session would focus on.
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"Going from little fitness and struggling with mobility and confidence, after 22 weeks my outlook is changing for the better. My knee pain has disappeared and I feel stronger and more confident. Nick sent me my chart — a 34% average increase from week one."
"I'm in my 70s. After covid I had difficulty stepping out of bed. I was sceptical how 20 minutes a week could help — I was wrong. In just 8 weeks I saw the change."
"After over 50 years of regular gym sessions I've discovered that in just 20 minutes a week my muscle strength has increased. I'd been using the gym all wrong!"
"6 months in and really impressed. fit20 means I can fit training around work, and the strength gains have been noticeable to me, my partner and friends. Nish and Rups even work around my bad knee."
"My doctor was surprised how mobile I am given my MRI scan. I told her about fit20 — she said she'd had other patients raving about it too."
"Resistance training is the main exercise that prevents age-related muscle loss. fit20 is private, quick, high-tech, once a week, in normal clothes — and no more expensive than formal gym sessions."
Your trainers
Three trainers, one small studio. Every session is led by someone who knows your goals, your history and what you're working around — and who records every rep so you can see the progress.
Memberships
Every membership is one 20-minute personal training session a week, in a studio with never more than two people in it. Choose month-to-month or a 6-month term by Direct Debit, and save when you pay the six months up front.
Always 1:1
You and your trainer, with the studio to yourself every session.
1:1 or 2:1
Train one-to-one or alongside one other member, depending on your slot.
Always 2:1, same person
Always train with the same partner, friend or family member.
We'll take you through the options and prices at your free session, with no pressure to decide on the day.
Good questions
fit20 is personal strength training in a private studio: one 20-minute session a week, always with a personal trainer, on six machines that work every major muscle group. The method was developed in the Netherlands and runs in more than 10 countries. fit20 Leicester Birstall is the studio at 143 Sibson Road, Birstall.
Yes. The improvement happens during recovery, which takes five to eight days after a session this intense. Training again sooner would interrupt it.
No. The studio is climate-cooled and the training is slow, so you train in normal clothes and go straight back to your day.
A full 20-minute workout with a trainer, a look around the studio and a chat about your goals. No cost, no obligation, comfortable clothes.
We're open Monday to Friday, 7am to 8:30pm, by appointment. We don't currently offer weekend sessions.
Six specialised machines cover all your major muscle groups, and your trainer takes you to maximum effort in about two minutes on each. Training longer with this method wouldn't give greater benefits.
Almost certainly. The movement is slow and controlled, every machine is set to your level, and members range from 18 to 94. Tell us about any condition and we'll work around it.
Think weekly personal training rather than a gym membership — always private, never more than two people in the studio. We'll go through options and prices at your free session.
Free street parking right outside on Sibson Road.
Free introductory session
A full session with a trainer, no cost, no obligation. Just tell us a little about you and we'll find a time.
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