Foxwood Personal Training at Egerton’s Garage Gym (The Beginnings)
Getting You The Results You Want
Foxwood Personal Training has an outstanding HQ, in the form of Egerton’s Garage Gym. This is a small section of the website detailing how this all came about. This is the story of Foxwood Personal Training at Egerton’s Garage Gym.
Foxwood Personal Training is owned by myself, Tim Egerton. The company is based in York, UK. Prior to this I was based in Manchester. The move from Manchester to York was made at the end of 2018. This marked the beginning of the vision for both Foxwood Personal Training and Egerton’s Garage Gym (The EGG).
Foxwood Personal Training
So at Christmas 2018 I moved from Manchester to Foxwood in York. With this move, January 2019 marked the official beginning for Foxwood Personal Training.
At this point, I did not have any clients in York. I did however, have a large client base in Manchester. As such, the initial plan was to continue to train my clients in Manchester whilst building a client base in York.
Manchester to York is a significant commute! And so, to make this manageable, I condensed my clients into two consecutive days in Manchester. This was some undertaking. I would wake up at 4:30am on a Tuesday morning in order to be with my first client by 6am. I would have an overnight stay in Manchester on the Tuesday night. Then, on Wednesdays I would work another full day, sometimes finishing up at around 11pm. At this point I would drive back to York, not arriving home until after midnight.
The advantage of this arrangement was that I had five days per week in York. This meant plenty of opportunity to put things in place for Foxwood Personal Training. The disadvantage was that it was a very tiring two days, and not a sustainable arrangement.
Egerton's Garage Gym
The plan when moving to York was always to base the business out of my own Garage Gym. The advantages of this are many. Complete privacy during client training sessions. No sharing the space with other gym members. Exceptional quality of equipment.
The disadvantage was that I could not walk into a ready made set-up. There was to be significant expense in building up a premium personal training gym. Additionally, it would not happen overnight.
The project for 2019 was to put things in place so I could build the best personal training gym in York. There was building work to do first. An internal wall needed knocking down inside the garage. A sizeable concrete base was laid in the garden to allow for an outdoor element to the gym. Once these were in place, the equipment orders began.
Flooring arrived. Dumbbells arrived. Olympic bars were delivered along with 300kg of Olympic plates. Things were starting to take shape ready for a BIG 2020! That is, until the COVID-19 pandemic struck.
COVID-19 Pandemic
Within a matter of hours of Lockdown being announced, gym equipment companies were completely sold out of all stock. This made things difficult in terms of continuing to build up Foxwood Personal Training at Egerton’s Garage Gym. Fortunately, I had already made a great start. I had also made a few orders immediately prior to Lockdown, which subsequently arrived during the period of restrictions. This meant I was in a great position to launch Foxwood Personal Training at Egerton’s Garage Gym as soon as the lockdown restrictions were eased.
An absolute key to the success of the gym during this time was the outdoor lifting facilities. With a whole range of outdoor equipment I could train clients safely and effectively, and in a manner that complied with the rules.
Foxwood Personal Training at Egerton's Garage Gym
As the restrictions continued to ease and the availability of commercial gym equipment returned to normal, things went from strength to strength. The goal has always been to create a premium strength and conditioning facility that is suitable for everyone, from beginners to Olympic athletes. To this end, I continued to kit the gym out with equipment from world leading manufacturers. The gym now boasts equipment from leading companies, including:
The Future of Foxwood Personal Training at Egerton's Garage Gym
In terms of the future of Egerton’s Garage Gym, some things will always remain the same. At the top of that list is the private nature of the gym. I will always operate a completely private personal training gym. That will never change. It enables me to deliver an outstanding service that is without compromise. I never have to adjust a planned session due to a busy gym. My clients also very much value the privacy. We may well expand into bigger premises in the future. The ethos is very much one of always moving forward. We always want to grow, to get bigger and better. But in doing so, we will never loose the essence of what we are about.
So, if you want to be part of something amazing, then get in touch. We want you to grow with us. Your fitness, strength, and confidence is our top priority. There is literally no better place to work on these areas than Egerton’s Garage Gym.
I can’t wait to hear from you!
Tim Egerton, Foxwood Personal Training, York