1st class free

Eckington · Sheffield · S21

Class based Gym & PT studio

Our classes are scaled for all abilities, designed to be challenging, motivating & fun.

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Join our community

Illustrious is one room, seven classes and a trainer who is watching your third rep as closely as your first. That is the whole idea.

  • Unlimited membership

    Unlimited Membership

    Essentially what it says on the tin, as many classes as you like plus access to open gym hours.

  • 4 class blocks

    Block of 4 classes

    Access to any of our classes, with no timeframe to use them.

  • 06:15 first class

    Open early, open late

    Whether you are looking for an early morning 06:15 workout or 18:15 in an evening, we've got you covered.

Want 1-2-1? Enquire about our PT classes ▸

What's on

Classes

Pick one and stay with it, or run the lot. Every class coached, every class personal.

  • Strength

    Forged

    45 min

    Real strength built on functional movements, weights and conditioning work. Every class is designed to challenge you, build resilience and help you grow stronger week by week.

  • Conditioning

    Full Sail

    45 min

    High energy circuits to get the heart pumping and the whole body working. Cardio, bodyweight exercises and functional movements in a fast paced class that keeps you moving start to finish.

  • Boxing

    Pad Strike

    45 min

    Partner based boxing fitness built around padwork drills, combinations and conditioning rounds. Build fitness, sharpen coordination and let off some steam. No experience needed.

  • Community

    Flagship Sunday

    60 min

    A full hour of hard work with a wide variety of formats, so you never quite know what to expect. Community and Sundays have always been the lifeblood of our brand.

  • Open floor

    Open Gym

    The floor, the racks and the machines, to work through your own programme in your own time.

  • Running

    Run Club

    TWR Run Club meets on Wednesday evenings. Speak to a member of staff for details.

  • Social

    Community Walks

    Sunday mornings, out on foot together. Speak to a member of staff for details.

This week

Timetable

Contact us to arrange a space — we are behind a security gate and you will need to arrange access.

  1. 06:15 Forged Book Forged at 06:15
  2. 07:10 Forged Book Forged at 07:10
  3. 09:30 Forged Book Forged at 09:30
  4. 12:15 Forged Book Forged at 12:15
  5. 17:15 Full Sail Book Full Sail at 17:15
  6. 18:15 Full Sail Book Full Sail at 18:15

Extra activities

  • Community Walks Sunday mornings Speak to a member of staff for details.
  • TWR Run Club Wednesday evenings Speak to a member of staff for details.

Who's on the floor

The trainers

Ian Hurst

Founder & Personal Trainer

Ian Hurst

Four years in the Royal Navy, including time aboard HMS Illustrious, took me from a boy to a young man. The discipline, resilience and standards from that time have stayed with me, and they still shape how I train people and how I run this business.

After the Navy I chased another passion, Mixed Martial Arts. I competed more than ten times and built a solid amateur record, learning a lot through the highs, the lows and the commitment it takes. Then I put fighting on pause and turned personal training from a passion into a career. That is ten years now, working with people from all walks of life.

What I have learned is that fitness is about far more than lifting weights or losing weight. It is confidence, good habits, pushing past what you thought was possible, and having the right people around you. That belief is why Illustrious exists. Not just another gym, but somewhere to train hard, have fun and be part of a real community.

And this is only the beginning. Vox non incerta.
Charlotte Skingle

Personal Trainer

Charlotte Skingle

From the age of fourteen, photography was my passion, and I followed it all the way to a degree. Sport was always there too, quietly running alongside it. Then COVID hit in my final year and I lost my spark, my sense of direction and, honestly, a little of myself.

Training was how I found my way back. It gave me routine, confidence and something to feel proud of when I needed it most, and it reminded me how powerful fitness can be for your mind as much as your body. Once I recognised how much it had changed my life, I wanted to help other people feel that too.

I took the apprenticeship route because I wanted to do it properly. Two and a half years at Places Gym, then three years at the University of Sheffield completing my qualifications and building a full client base. Ian mentored me throughout, which is part of why joining Illustrious felt less like a new job and more like a natural next step.

For me it has never been about sets and reps. It is confidence, resilience, and having a laugh while you discover you are capable of far more than you believed. I have just swapped the camera for a barbell.
Alex Smedley

Personal Trainer

Alex Smedley

I went through school and college incredibly insecure and unconfident, five stone wet through. I started going to the gym like anyone else, and then something clicked. It became my safe space, one hour out of my day where the insecurities disappeared and I felt like myself.

I was studying sport and exercise science with physiotherapy in mind when I got a job on a gym reception, and that changed everything. Working alongside brilliant PTs, I loved the genuine human connection of watching people do well and keep showing up.

A year later I was asked to teach group classes of around thirty people, which was genuinely my worst fear. I jumped in at the deep end, got my qualifications and never looked back. Teaching classes is one of the best feelings in the world.

Three years in, I am certain this is what I am meant to do. I never stop learning. A hidden love for running shifted how I train and pushed me to sit my Level 4 in Strength and Conditioning. I also founded TWR, Together We Run, a community driven run club, back in 2024.

Membership

1st class
is on us

Pick any of our classes, come join our community today.

  • Unlimited

    £50per month

    Every class on the timetable, all month.

    Choose Unlimited

  • Block of 4

    £42per block

    A block of four classes.

    Choose a block

  • Open Gym

    £35per month

    Gym floor access only, rolling monthly.

    Choose Open Gym

  • Pay as you go

    £12per class

    Drop in for a single class.

    Pay per class

Come in

Your 1st
class is free

Please message us before attending — we are behind a security gate, so you will need to speak to us to get access to the gym.

Email us Message on WhatsApp 07519 611066
Where
1 Oakside CourtEckington Business Park, Rotherside RdEckington, SheffieldS21 4LT Open in Maps ▸
Class times
Seven days a week, from 06:15. See the full timetable ▸

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