The friendliest and most equipped gym I ve ever trained at

I ve been gyming at different gyms inside and outside of london for around 6 years female age 26 and I ve not been to a friendlier less intimidating gym that s so incredibly well equipped than GYMBOX Elephant and Castle When I got first showed round it felt like an overwhelming TV ad of people kick-boxing powerlifting flipping tyres dancing doing weights all under fluorescent lights with banging tunes I 100 thought when I joined I d be completely self-conscious and feel lesser of myself because I was surrounded by such fit athletic people But it was the opposite Everyone is so in their zone it s the least stared at I ve ever been which as a young women feels freeing- oh And there s a fantastic queer community there so genuinely the men aren t looking at you honey I m queer as well and love the vibe Finally I joined because I wanted to learn how to dance and dance studios seemed too scary as a beginner I go to their callback classes twice a week which are like learning dances to your favourite songs and Floorplay once a week being sexy on the floor The teachers are phenomenal and so friendly the dances are so fun and literally no one in the class other than the teacher is a proper dancer so we re all just finding our feet and laughing as we go Made friends from those classes and I have NEVER made friends at a gym so it feels like a big deal