WHAT DO WE OFFER?
Our space is yours. Hire the studio or the Train Yard as an exclusive venue for your event, workshop, or photoshoot, please email enquiries and your event details to hello@TrainYardGyms.co.uk
Our Strength sessions are at the core of what we do at Train Yard. Curated to find the perfect medium between personal training and group workouts, these smaller group classes run on a four-week program, ensuring you get the attention that you need in order to progress month on month without the hefty price tag. Every session consists of a full-body workout with our experienced coaches on hand to motivate you to push your limits whilst ensuring your form is spot-on.
Alongside our Strength classes, we offer high-intensity Sweat and Circuit sessions, as well as lower impact Mat Pilates. Discover more about each of our unique classes here.
ABOUT US
At Train Yard, we’re dedicated to supporting you to achieve long-term, sustainable health and fitness goals. We steer clear of fleeting fads and quick fixes, focusing instead on an educational approach that provides lasting results.
Our fun and welcoming environment makes every workout an opportunity to connect, train, and become the best version of yourself. Ready to get stronger, fitter, and more confident? Join our amazing community at Train Yard and see the results for yourself.
Our
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MEET OUR FOUNDER
JAZ DAWSON
What inspired you to start Train Yard?
The idea for Train Yard was born from a passion for fitness and a desire to make weight training accessible to everyone. Before the pandemic, I worked as a personal trainer, thriving on the 1-1 connection with clients. However, during lockdown, I began offering live group strength classes online and was inspired to see so many people, especially women, embracing weight training for the first time. The energy and enthusiasm of these virtual sessions were infectious, and I realised I wanted to continue on this journey. I wanted to share my love for lifting and, in turn, help people learn to lift safely and effectively in a supportive group setting.
What do you enjoy most about working with your clients?
One of the greatest joys of my job is helping clients achieve their fitness goals, whether it's mastering a new skill, hitting a PB, or accomplishing something they never thought possible. Through Train Yard, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting many incredible people, some of whom have become close friends. There's nothing more rewarding than seeing someone leave a class with a smile, knowing they’ve had a great time and made progress in their fitness journey.
What core values and principles guide your approach to fitness?
For me everything in life is about balance, and this extends to my approach to fitness. It’s crucial to incorporate movement into your daily routine in a way that is both structured and enjoyable. At Train Yard, we aim to make the gym a friendly, non-intimidating place where everyone feels comfortable lifting weights and challenging themselves. Our goal is to inspire more people to embrace fitness and discover the joy and benefits of strength training.
Interests outside of work
When I'm not at the studio, I’m indulging in good food, spending quality time with family and friends, and enjoying everything fun that London has to offer. You’ll often find me walking my dog (Casper) or cheering on the best team in London (Arsenal).
Jaz Dawson
Owner and Founder of Train Yard, Jaz is a Personal Trainer and Pilates Instructor who wanted to create a studio in Clapham that offers a relaxed and balanced approach to exercise. “I wanted to create a non-pretentious space where you can come in, work hard, and really focus on your fitness goals with a strong focus on correct form and technique.”
Jaz is truly passionate about getting as many people exercising as possible and encourages her clients to focus on all the amazing things regular exercise can do for both their bodies and mind.
Chloe Bingham
For Chloe, any type of strength class is at the top of the list. In her opinion, there is no better feeling
than being in a room full of people who want to push themselves to become stronger, both physically and mentally. You can expect Chloe’s classes to be technical, functional with a little bit of spice thrown in!
Chloe truly believes that exercise and activity should be a celebration of what our bodies can do, however, you want to do it, however old you are, we should all be moving our bodies in ways that we enjoy.
Sarah Spence
With endless motivation up her sleeve and bags of ‘anything is possible’ energy, Sarah has a
genuine commitment towards helping you get the most out of your class; whether that’s through words of encouragement, adapting exercises to suit your needs, meticulously correcting form, or telling terrible (but amusing!) stories.
She may be small but she is fierce - expect heaps of energy, lots of sweat, and motivation to keep you going till the very end.
Sarah F
It is not all about what you look like, but how it makes you feel! Sarah’s goal in her classes is to empower, strengthen and challenge people making them feel like anything is achievable one move at a time, whilst distracting you with a mix of mega tunes from remixes, house to throwbacks. 'This isn’t work to me, this is something I love to do and I encourage everyone to find that same experience!
We sweat, we laugh and we move together