03/09/2026
🏋♀️ I’M NOT FIT ENOUGH YET TO COME TO YOUR GYM.🏋♀️
Something every single gym owner has heard over the years.
And we completely understand why.
You look at a gym.
You see people lifting weights.
Running.
Doing pull-ups.
Throwing barbells around.
And you think:
“I’m nowhere near fit enough to go there.”
So let’s look at this pyramid 👇
At the very top, Tier 1.
The 0.2%.
The absolute elite.
These are the athletes training for hours every single day. Their lives revolve around becoming the best they possibly can be. Sponsorships, competitions, endless training and complete dedication across every aspect of performance.
Then you have Tier 2.
The 10%.
The very, very good.
Still ridiculously fit and strong. Some may have sponsors, some may be chasing that elite level, but they're also balancing work, family and normal life.
And then…
Tier 3.
89.8%.
BANG AVERAGE / STILL S**T. 😂
And guess what?
This is where the vast majority of us are going to spend our training lives.
We aren't going to become elite athletes.
We're probably never going to train 6 hours a day.
We're not going to have sponsors paying us to train.
And do you know what?
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY FINE 💪
Because this is where the magic happens.
We train because we enjoy it.
We get a little bit stronger.
A little bit fitter.
We achieve things we never thought we'd be capable of.
But most importantly…
We're surrounded by people doing exactly the same thing.
The laughs.
The suffering.
The PBs.
The failures.
The encouragement.
The shared pain.
The feeling of walking through the door when you really didn't want to.
And then leaving feeling bloody brilliant that you did.
So, do you need to be fit to step through our doors?
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
In fact, there's a pretty good chance you'll be joining the 89.8% of us.
And that's absolutely fine.
Because you don't have to be fit to start.
YOU NEED TO START TO GET FIT.
Pictures is Cornwall's very own elite athlete Harry Lightfoot
