Spike Fitness HQ
Welcome to Spike Fitness HQ!
We are a small personal training studio based in Poundbury, we love to train people at all levels of fitness.
Our studio is designed to be fun, friendly and welcoming we offer a variety of training solutions including Personal training and 1-2-1 classes.
Not sure if its right for you? – pop down and see us, take a look around for yourself.
Derek Clark
Back in school I was fairly sporty, took part in most things, not amazing at any of them, but it was better than being stuck in the classroom!
During my teens I started martial arts, and continued this until my early 20’s, it kept me fit and interested and I will always have a fondness for them.
Fast forward and I realised that as an adult I would have to work, that starts the 9-5. I was working in IT, typical desk jockey and sedentary worker. I slowly gained weight, became deconditioned and generally more lethargic.
At the start of my 30th Year on the planet I realised I needed to do something, I could put all manner of motivational bits in here, but if you ever had that feeling of knowing you need to do more, you’ll understand.
So, I entered a Sprint triathlon, in my head it was one event for each decade. I started training and realised that I should probably learn to swim properly, I mean I could swim, but it was neither stylish or dignified! Still remember my swim teacher Sharon shouting (encouragingly she tell you) to put my face in the water breath to the sides.
Once I had completed the triathlon I carried on the training and eventually worked up to an Ironman, that was one of the best experiences of my life (also long and painful) but that is an entirely different story!
About a year after the Ironman, I was starting to hate being stuck at a desk, I became restless and needed a change. I woke up one morning, wrote my notice out and resigned. About 18 months later I was a qualified Personal trainer helping people reach their goals and it felt awesome, whether it was getting them back into the gym after an injury or improving an athlete it was enjoyable and very fulfilling.
I wanted to be able to do more, make it more personal and have the space to do that. About 8 months ago I started to work on how that would look and how that should look and feel.
3 months ago that turned into reality and we opened the doors to Spike Fitness a fitness facility that’s focused on personalised training, a welcoming environment and a small community of different people working on bettering themselves.