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Your first class is free

One 45-minute class, at no cost and with nothing to sign. Come and find out whether Core is your kind of place.

Two members lifting together beneath the Core Studio sign at the Blackheath studio
Your first one's on us
No catch

What "free" actually means here

One 45-minute class, on the house. You don't hand over a card, you don't sign anything, and nobody follows you out to the pavement with a clipboard.

  • Any class on the timetable: Stronger, Engine, Move, Lift for Longevity or Mums & Babies.
  • No card details taken to book it.
  • No obligation afterwards. If it isn't for you, that's genuinely fine. Most people know within one session.
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If you stay

What it costs after

£20
Single class,
no membership
£149.99
The Core Membership,
every class, per month

No joining fee, no minimum term. Train twice a week on the membership and it works out around £17 a class; three times and it drops under £12.

On the day

What actually happens

1

Arrive ten minutes early

Enough time to find us, meet the coach and say if anything's sore. Free street parking is right outside.

2

The coach adjusts for you

Every movement has an easier and a harder version. Nobody is handed a weight they haven't been shown how to use.

3

45 minutes, then done

Showers and lockers if you're heading to work. We'll talk options only if you want to.

Bring trainers, water and whatever you're comfortable moving in. That's the whole list.

A member training with a dumbbell on the gym floor at Core Studio, Blackheath
No card, no contract
Which class to pick

If it's your first time

  • Never trained before? Stronger is the most coached, most controlled session on the timetable, and a good place to land.
  • Want to blow the cobwebs off? Move. Fast, varied, and scaled to whatever shape you're in.
  • Over 40, or just had a baby? Lift for Longevity and Mums & Babies were built for exactly that.
  • Coming back after a break? Tell the coach on the way in. That one sentence changes how the session is set up for you.

Where to find us

7 Delacourt Road
Blackheath, London SE3 8XA

Open Monday to Saturday. Every class time is on the live timetable.

07894 522063

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Common questions

Before you come down

Is the first class really free?

Yes. One 45-minute class, with no card details taken and nothing to sign. It's how we'd rather be judged: by an actual session, not by a sales conversation.

Do I have to join afterwards?

No. There's no contract and no pressure. If you want to carry on, a single class is £20, or The Core Membership is £149.99 a month for every class on the timetable.

What should I bring?

Trainers, water, and clothes you can move in. We have showers and lockers if you're going on to work afterwards.

How do I book it?

Message us through the contact page or call 07894 522063 and we'll put you in. You can see what's on first via the class timetable.

Can I bring a friend?

Get in touch before you come and we'll sort it. After the free one, classes are £20 each if you'd both rather trial it properly before joining.

I'm nervous about walking into a gym on my own.

Very common, and worth saying on the way in. Core is a small studio where the coaches learn your name quickly. That tends to be the bit people say made the difference.

Your first one is free

Come down, take a class, and see whether Core is your kind of place. No card, no contract, no sales pitch.

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