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The Best of 2025: Fitness Installs We Loved

This year saw some outstanding fitness spaces come to life, from cutting-edge gyms to boutique studios and high-performance training zones. Each project highlighted how smart layouts, innovative equipment and a clear focus on movement can elevate the training experience. We’ve pulled out some themes that defined our favourite fitness installs of 2025.

Competition-Ready: Gymshark Conditioning Club - Lift:LDN

At LIFT:LDN, Gymshark and BLK BOX transformed an empty car park into a high-performance Conditioning Club built for precision, durability and athlete flow. Custom rigs, competition sleds, ropes, kettlebells, sandbags, wall balls and agility turf created a space where every station delivered consistency, reliability and fast transitions.

Tested over two days by pro athletes, the setup proved its race-day readiness. The build also launched the BLK BOX Competition Collection, bringing competition-grade equipment and storage solutions into gyms and events worldwide.

Key Features

  • Custom-manufactured rigs for multi-station workouts

  • Competition Sleds and Ropes built for repeated impact

  • Competition Kettlebells, Pre-filled Competition Sandbags and Wall Balls meeting race standards

  • Agility Turf for speed and movement drills

  • Integrated Storage Solutions for smooth athlete flow

Quality and Trust: Three State

When professional athlete Andrew Porter and dietitian Josh Percival set out to open Three State, they chose BLK BOX to help create a premium training space rooted in quality, trust and attention to detail. What began as a standard office building has been transformed into a bright, high-performance facility with clean design, smart layouts and equipment built to last.

The result is a modern, functional gym that delivers a professional training experience for athletes and everyday members alike.

Key Features

  • Custom coloured and branded 5 Series Nexus Compact Rack with integrated storage

  • Belfast Bars and HD Bumper Plates

  • Hex and Premium Urethane Dumbbells with 3 Tier Storage

  • Cast Iron Kettlebells and Wall Balls

  • Space saving storage designed for layout efficiency

Client Insight

“Quality has always been the foundation of what we want to build, and that starts with the equipment. BLK BOX has offered that in spades. From the very beginning they supported us through the entire fit out, helped with kit selection and guided us on all the small details that make a big difference. That level of care has been a huge part of bringing our vision for Three State to life.”

– Andrew Porter and dietitian Josh Percival, Co-founder of Three State

From Awkward to Optimised: Train Yard

Train Yard’s Wapping site came with a unique set of challenges, from uneven flooring to central pillars and low ceilings filled with pipework. As a first time collaboration with BLK BOX, the goal was to create a space that not only worked, but worked well for their coaching team, their members and their long term training philosophy.

Through careful planning and clever layout decisions, we turned a tricky footprint into a functional, flexible training environment. By leveling the floor, designing around the central pillars and selecting compact equipment suited to the ceiling height, we created a space that feels open, efficient and ready for varied group training.

Key Features

  • 1 Series Rack for strength sessions in tighter spaces

  • Dog Sled for push and pull work

  • Basecamp Storage Rack to keep equipment organised

  • Coloured HD Bumper Weight Plates add colour to the space

Train Yard Wapping shows how a strong collaboration and practical problem solving can adapt structural limitations into a layout that supports better sessions, smoother flow and confident group training, without compromising the character of the building or the quality of the work delivered inside it.

Performance for Everyone: Marchon Bath

Marchon’s newest facility in Bath has been built around one clear goal: helping members train smarter, move better and feel part of a strong community. To support that vision, BLK BOX supplied and installed a range of high performance equipment that would suit both group coaching and individual training. The result is a welcoming, versatile space designed for consistency, durability and day to day use across all training levels.

Working closely with the Marchon team, the layout was planned to maximise flow while accommodating strength work, conditioning and machine based training. With a growing network of sites, Marchon needed equipment that matched their standards across every location. This Bath facility delivers that experience with a clean, well organised space built for coaching at scale.

Key Features

  • 5 Series NEXUS Compact Racks for strength sessions and group training

  • GHD Pro for midline stability and posterior chain development

  • Lower body machines including Leg Extension, Prone Leg Curl, Hip Glute, 45 Degree Leg Press and Seated Calf Raise

  • Integrated storage to keep the gym tidy and efficient

Marchon Bath is a great example of how smart design and thoughtful kit choices can create a welcoming, results-driven space for any training style.

Small Group Performance Spaces: Method Oakham

Based in Oakham, Method is a focused training studio built around quality coaching, attention to detail and sustainable progress. Sessions are capped at 4 to 6 people, allowing coaches to deliver clear guidance, accountability and consistent progression within an intimate small group model.

Method is more than a traditional gym. Alongside strength training, the studio integrates reformer Pilates and conditioning work to support movement quality, long term strength and overall wellbeing. Every element of the space is designed to help members train with purpose and build confidence over time.

Within the studio, BLK BOX delivered a considered, custom setup to support small group personal training and modern coaching flow.

Key Features

  • Custom Agility Turf with integrated markings for conditioning and dynamic movement

  • 8 bay custom branded 5 Series Stainless Steel Nexus Compact Combo Rack

  • Hex Dumbbells, Cast Iron Kettlebells, HD Bumper Plates and Belfast Bars

  • 45 Degree Leg Press Machine for lower body strength and hypertrophy focused training

  • Basecamp Storage units and Floor Mounted Bar Holder to keep the space organised and clear

Method Oakham shows how a refined, small group focused training space can improve coaching quality, support consistent progression and deliver a modern approach to strength, movement and wellness.