Forge Female Fitness

𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

Laughs, nibbles and a serious amount of competitive spirit at the gym! Over 26 members came along and turned the studio into games central for the evening.

We had headbands on for the guessing game, brains working overtime for Herd Mentality (turns out thinking like the herd is harder than it sounds ), quickfire rounds of Six Second Scribbles, plus Uno, Connect 4, Cluedo, Monopoly and more, all on the go around the tables.

This is one of our monthly free community events, a chance to make friends, meet new faces and enjoy some much-needed female company. Because sometimes the best thing for your wellbeing isn't a session on the gym floor, it's a room full of women who get it, laughing over a game of Herd Mentality with a coffee in hand.

Add in some well-earned treats, protein crisps and vitamin drinks, and it made for the perfect relaxed night with our Forge family.

Thank you to everyone who came along and made it such a good laugh.

Up next on the community calendar... we're taking over 20 members to Powerhouse Padel in Coleraine to try our hand (and racket) at padel! No experience needed, just a new sport, a good laugh, and more of that Forge female company. And the best bit?

Their courts are purple. Basically fate. 💜

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗼𝘆 𝗛𝘆𝗿𝗼𝘅

What a weekend for Forge Female Fitness at the Dunloy Hyrox!

Mel & Zara and JoJo & Heather raced as pairs to take on a full Hyrox, and smashed it, crossing the line with brand new PB's and times well inside what they'd estimated.

But the times only tell half the story. What made us proudest was watching how they raced: full effort, full grace, cheering on every competitor who crossed their path and throwing out a "well done" to anyone within earshot.

That's Forge in a nutshell, hard work and kindness, side by side.

Huge thanks to the family and friends who came out to support on the day, your energy on that finish line makes all the difference.

Proud doesn't even cover it.

This is what Women Empowering Women looks like in action.

𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵

What an afternoon! Over 80 Forge members, friends and family packed out our very own private screening at Portrush Playhouse for Aladdin Live Action, and it was everything we hoped it would be.

From our smallest members right up to the grandparents, everyone came together for popcorn, laughter and a little movie magic. Because that's what Forge has always been about, it was never just a gym. It's a family. And family days like this are exactly why.

Thank you to everyone who came along and made it such a special one, and to the team at the Portrush Playhouse.

Here's to many more days like this! 🍿🎬

𝟮𝗹𝗯𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲. 𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝟭𝟬𝗹𝗯𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲.

These are the results of one of our recent 6 Week Jumpstart members and they will blow your mind!

If she'd only weighed herself, she'd might been disappointed in the progress over 6 weeks. However we don't use scales, we use an InBody 270, the ultimate technology to track health progress.

For anyone who's new here, our InBody 270 is our £6,000 body composition scanner, the gold standard of tracking progress in your health. In under a minute it breaks your weight down into what it's actually made of: muscle, fat, bones, protein, and water, right down to each arm and leg. It's the same tech used by physios and elite sports teams, and every one of our members has access to this.

We use it at the start and end of every single 6 Week Jumpstart too, so you never have to guess if you've made progress, you have proof!

Because progress isn't just about losing weight on a scale. It's about understanding what your body is actually made of.

Here's what it showed for one of our Jumpstart members after 6 weeks:

🔥 7.1lbs of body fat lost
🔥 2.9lbs of muscle gained
🔥 Body fat % down from 39.4% → 36.4%
🔥 InBody Score up from 72 → 78
🔥 Visceral fat (around the organs) level down from 17 → 14

Without the InBody, that's a story the scale could never tell. She built muscle, lost fat, and completely changed her body composition, while the number on the scale barely moved.

Numbers on the scale don't tell the full story. The InBody helps us see the bigger picture, so we can celebrate the progress that truly matters. We're proud to be one of the only gyms on the North Coast offering this elite piece of technology to our members.

👉 Not a member?

You can still book a scan with us, no membership needed. Learn more: https://www.forgefemalefitness.com/bodyscan

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸…

A theme comes up again and again in these messages, and this week it was hard to miss. See if you can spot it by the end...

We collect feedback from our members every week so we can keep improving their experience, and this week's messages all pointed to the same thing.

Let's take a look at just a few of those messages this week...

One member said it's the hard work, the great craic and the friendship from the other ladies and coaches that's kept her coming back, and that Forge hasn't disappointed

Another said it's totally changed her everyday life, mind and body, and that she's achieving things she didn't believe she could before joining

A member shared a long list of wins, from lifting heavier without shoulder pain to crossing her legs on the floor again after being scared stiff of falling just three months ago

The same member said she's not as concerned about a number on the scale anymore, she's healthier, stronger, happier, and proud of herself

One member, away on holiday, said her biggest win was being more active and having more energy, even out of her normal routine

That theme? It's never really about the number on the scale. It's mobility back, energy up, confidence returned, and a room full of women who show up for each other every step of the way.

However you're ready to start, there's a way in: Small Group Classes, 1:1 Personal Training, and Strongevity, our 60+ ladies class.

CHOOSE YOUR FIT: https://forgefemalefitness.com/

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆

This week marks the 10th anniversary of Forge.

It started as Forge Personal Training in 2016, after I had lost 160lbs in 12 months, quit my web design job and took a leap of faith. I coached men and women at the back of my mums house.

Post Covid we pivoted to female only, and then outgrew our original space, in 2023 we moved to Unit 5 here in Taggart's yard and outgrew it within 2.5 years, and here we are today in our beautiful forever home in Unit 7.

The 10 years has been filled with incredible highs but my lowest lows as well, this growth does not come without costs, but building Forge has changed me for the best, in ways I may never comprehend.

It is my burning passion, it runs through my blood, and it consumes my brain 24/7. I unashamedly adore every inch of what Forge is.

To my amazing team, to our amazing members, thank you for making this a special place, a place that transcends a traditional gym and has become so much more, for every one of us who is a part of it

Here's to many more decades of purple!

𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 & 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝑪𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉, 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆 💜

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲.

Swipe through these wee faces and tell us this isn't what it's all about 👉

None of these photos are really about a workout. They're about women who walked through our doors, some nervous, some unsure, some convinced the gym "wasn't for them", and found so much more than fitness.

They found friendships they never expected. Training partners who became best mates. A place where you're cheered on whether it's your first session or your five hundredth.

They found out they could do things they never thought possible. Built a belief in themselves and in their body they never had before.

And somewhere along the way, they found a bit of themselves too, confidence that doesn't stay in the gym, but follows you out the door and into the rest of your life.

From your 20s to your 80s (our oldest member is 89) and beyond, every woman here belongs. That's not something we wrote on a wall, it's something this community proves every single day.

To every woman in these photos, and every woman who's ever been part of this place: you ARE The Forge, and we couldn't be prouder of you 💜