Everything you need to know before your first class

No. Beginners start with clear coaching, lighter loads, and a simple explanation of each station. Experienced lifters can go heavier and use the same structure to train more consistently.

Each class is 45 minutes. You check in, warm up, then move through planned strength stations covering hinge, squat, push, pull, bilateral, and unilateral movements. Most working sets target around 8 controlled reps with heavy weights, and your loads are tracked so the next session can be adjusted intelligently.

BUILT uses proprietary in-class software to show your previous loads and guide your next weight. Coaches help you adjust based on form, readiness, and how the set feels that day.

No. You do not need your phone during the workout. The BUILT app is accessed on studio iPads in the room, so your weights, stations, and progression guidance are available without you having to manage anything mid-class.

Many strength classes move too quickly, use lighter weights, or change exercises too randomly to build real progression. BUILT uses planned movement patterns, controlled reps, heavy weights, and a target of around 8 reps. Our proprietary software also has a sports science algorithm built in to ensure progressive overload, so the work is structured enough to build strength over time.

A premium gym gives you access to equipment. BUILT gives you the programme, the station flow, the weight guidance, and the progression system. You do not need to design your own plan, wait for machines at peak time, or decide whether you are doing enough. The session is already built for you.

Barry's is a high-intensity conditioning workout built around treadmills, weights, sweat, and energy. BUILT is a strength-training class built around heavier loading, lower reps, planned movement patterns, longer rest, and tracked progression. The goal is not to leave exhausted; the goal is to get stronger.

Yes. Experienced lifters can use BUILT for structured, efficient, full-body strength work with tracked loading and clear progression. We recommend arriving up to 15 minutes early to use the warmup area, since experienced lifters may need more time to mobilize and feel truly primed to lift their heaviest.

No. BUILT is not competitive conditioning, random circuits, or a class designed to max out your heart rate with high-impact movements. If you are used to cardio-heavy classes, it may feel slower at first, maybe even boring. But if your goal is to build muscle and benefit from having more muscle over time, this method is far more effective.

The room is intentionally coached, structured, and easy to follow. Beginners get clear station guidance, machine setup help, lighter starting weights, and enough explanation to understand what they are doing without being overwhelmed. Expectations around equipment resets, hygiene, and shared space are made clear, so the room feels organised for everyone.

Yes. BUILT workouts are designed to be adaptable, and all sessions can be modified to be pregnancy safe. Please let the coach know before class so they can adjust movements, loading, positioning, and intensity appropriately. As with any training during pregnancy, we recommend following guidance from your doctor, midwife, or physio.

BUILT is for people who want the benefits of proper strength training without having to plan every detail themselves. That includes busy professionals with no bandwidth to programme workouts, people who train regularly but have hit a ceiling, beginners who feel intimidated by gyms, and group fitness users who are ready to lift heavier in a structured way. All ages, races, sexualities, gender identities, body types, training histories, and confidence levels are welcome.

Wear training clothes you can move in and bring clean indoor training shoes. A water bottle is recommended; there is a filtered water fountain at every studio for refills. Towels will be provided at the studio.

Yes. Please arrive 10 minutes early for your first class so we can introduce the space, explain the software, and help you feel settled before the session begins.

Start with the Machine Form Intro: a 60-minute small-group session, capped at four people, focused on machine setup, safe ranges, tempo, and starting weights. If you join directly within seven days, the intro fee can be credited toward your first membership.

Progress and Performance members who join directly for at least three months receive one 60-minute coaching session every month, worth £110, to work on form, new movements, assisted stretching, mobility, or progress review. Sessions are non-rollover.

Most members will see the best balance of progress and recovery with two to three sessions per week, building up to three or four if appropriate. Always leave a rest day between BUILT sessions so your body can recover and adapt.

Building muscle supports strength, bone density, metabolism, joint protection, balance, and everyday function. It can also help protect long-term health: research links muscle-strengthening activity with lower risk of premature death, and stronger muscles are associated with better independence and longevity as we age.

The goal for BUILT is a premium London studio experience, including thoughtful changing space and member amenities. Final facilities will depend on the launch site.