Coaches

Seven coaches who still train here every week.

Former athletes, a physio’s assistant, a dancer and a boxer. Every one of them is qualified, insured and first-aid trained.

Founders Tess Okafor and Dan Rowe on the gym floor

Our standards

What every Plimsoll coach has

Level 3 or above

A recognised personal training or S&C qualification, renewed every year.

First aid at work

Every coach is first-aid trained, and there’s a defibrillator by the front desk.

Insured & checked

Full professional insurance and an enhanced DBS check.

Still training

Coaches train here every week. They know the programme from the inside.

Want to train with one of us?

Book a free consultation and tell us who you’d like to work with.

  • Chalking up before a lift
  • Two members high-fiving between sets
  • A wrapped fist hitting a focus pad
  • Members stretching on mats in a mobility session
  • A worn lifting belt and shoes on the platform
  • Woman lifting weights with trainer watching
  • A member climbing one of the old ropes
  • A member resting on a box after a set
First week freeNo joining feeMon – Fri 6am – 9pmSat 8am – 4pmSun 9am – 2pm12 Gymnasium Yard, Mare Street
The lifting floor at Plimsoll, early morning

Plimsoll · 12 Gymnasium Yard, Hackney, London E8

Mon – Fri 6am – 9pm · Sat 8am – 4pm · Sun 9am – 2pm

Training in the old Mare Street Gymnasium since 2014

Your first week is on us.

Three classes, an induction with a coach and a coffee. No card, no contract, no pressure.

Plimsoll

An independent strength and conditioning gym in a restored 1896 gymnasium. Small classes, real coaching, no mirrors-and-selfies.

Plimsoll

Hackney, London

© 2026 Plimsoll · A demo gym for the Plimsoll template

© 2026 Plimsoll · A demo gym for the Plimsoll template

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Conditioning

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Foundations

Dan

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Boxing Fit

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Boxing Fit

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Mobility

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Strength

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Mon – Fri 6am – 9pm

Sat 8am – 4pm

Sun 9am – 2pm

Europe/London

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