First visit

Your first week, step by step.

Nervous about walking into a gym? Most of our members were. Here’s exactly what happens.

A lifter chalking up from a wooden bowl

Your first week

Four steps, no surprises

Day 1

Book your free week

Fill in the short form. We’ll text to confirm a time for your induction.

Day 1–2

Induction with a coach

Thirty minutes, one to one. We’ll watch you move, ask about injuries and show you round.

Day 2–6

Three classes

Your coach suggests which ones. Arrive ten minutes early and say hello at the desk.

Day 7

A coffee and a chat

We’ll talk about how it went and which membership fits, if any. No hard sell.

House rules

Six rules that keep the floor friendly.

01

Put your weights back

Put your weights back

Every plate, every dumbbell, every time.

02

Chalk lives in the bowl

Chalk lives in the bowl

Use it over the bowl and keep it off the floor between platforms.

03

Ask before you work in

Ask before you work in

Most people are happy to share a rack. Just ask first.

04

Wipe down your kit

Wipe down your kit

Sprays and cloths are by every rack.

05

Coaches first, phones second

Coaches first, phones second

Film your lifts by all means. Please don’t film other members.

06

Be kind to beginners

Be kind to beginners

Everyone in this room was new once.

Questions

Everything people ask us

First visit

Classes

Memberships

Personal training

The gym

Ready when you are

Book your free week. No card, no contract.

  • 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

1

06:30

07:30

Strength

Tess

4

1

07:45

08:30

Conditioning

Sam

7

1

12:30

13:15

Mobility

Ines

2

1

18:00

19:00

Foundations

Dan

9

1

19:15

20:00

Boxing Fit

Kofi

0

2

06:30

07:15

Conditioning

Sam

5

2

07:30

08:30

Strength

Tess

3

2

12:30

13:30

Strength

Dan

6

2

18:00

19:30

Barbell Club

Tess

1

2

19:15

20:15

Engine

Marta

8

3

06:30

07:30

Strength

Dan

10

3

07:45

08:30

Mobility

Ines

4

3

12:30

13:15

Boxing Fit

Kofi

7

3

18:00

19:00

Strength

Tess

2

3

19:15

20:00

Conditioning

Sam

9

4

06:30

07:15

Conditioning

Marta

0

4

07:30

08:30

Foundations

Dan

5

4

12:30

13:30

Strength

Tess

3

4

18:00

19:30

Barbell Club

Tess

6

4

19:15

20:00

Mobility

Ines

1

5

06:30

07:30

Strength

Dan

8

5

07:45

08:30

Conditioning

Sam

10

5

12:30

13:15

Mobility

Ines

4

5

17:30

18:15

Boxing Fit

Kofi

7

6

08:30

09:30

Strength

Tess

2

6

09:45

10:45

Engine

Marta

9

6

11:00

12:00

Foundations

Dan

0

6

12:15

13:00

Boxing Fit

Kofi

5

7

09:30

10:15

Conditioning

Sam

3

7

10:30

11:15

Mobility

Ines

6

7

11:30

12:30

Strength

Dan

1

Mon – Fri 6am – 9pm

Sat 8am – 4pm

Sun 9am – 2pm

Europe/London

Create a free website with Framer, the website builder loved by startups, designers and agencies.