South Side Fitness

Fantastic experience: Leigh and the Team at South Side deserve a 5* review. I've been training there the last few months. The set-up is great and spacious and pretty quiet even in the peak periods. I've been doing the 6am weekday and 8am Weekend Commando classes which are honestly longer, smaller, more varied, more challenging, and more enjoyable than any group fitness class I have done and are extremely good value and adaptable to any fitness level - and attended by some really great people. It's also refreshing that Leigh never bothers with pushy selling or nonsense, he keeps it to a deliberately simple upfront offer with no complicated time commitments or lock-in, which means your not wondering what the "real" or "cheapest price" is - take it or leave it. He is also a great dude for a chat and makes everyone feel good about being there

Fantastic experience: Been training here for years, great relaxed vibe, awesome value - love this place..

Fantastic experience: Love this gym I train weights and do the boxing classes 4-5 days a week. I have met friends through this gym everyone is welcoming and friendly. Highly recommend

Fantastic experience: Train to attain

Fantastic experience: Best gym in town, Leigh and staff are very friendly and professional, love it !

Fantastic experience: Great gym, love the atmosphere, been doing boxing for almost a year now, it’s been a great experience , highly recommended

Fantastic experience: Best gym in St Kilda, love coming here

Fantastic experience: incredible gym, great atmosphere great people

Fantastic experience: Great coaches, great classes

Fantastic experience: Love coming here, always space for me to work in the mornings even with classes going on. All the equipment & weights are great. Need to try out a boxing class next!

Fantastic experience: I joined Leigh’s gym back in 2011 as a member and not long after I started bringing my PT clients here. Southside Fitness isnt just a gym, it’s a welcoming, casual and relaxed vibe that me and my clients have loved over the years. Leigh is always around to have a chat and the members are all really fun and respectful of everyone. This space has gone on to welcome my growing family and my kids love coming here for the occasional hang out. Training here is like training in your own personal space. I highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: Friendly , clean and welcoming gym ! Leigh is professional and easy to chat to . Great value too . Much appreciated

Fantastic experience: Easily best gym I’ve been to in Melbourne with the friendliest staff!

Fantastic experience: Great gym, great people, great boxing classes. 10/10

Fantastic experience: Great gym! Best in St Kilda

Fantastic experience: Awesome gym ,great value membership, very clean and equipped, great customer service, thanks leigh

Fantastic experience: Awesome gym ,great value membership, very clean and equipped, great customer service, thanks leigh

Fantastic experience: Great gym Amazing place to train and build community. This is the place where everyone can thrive and be their best.

Fantastic experience: Best gym in town. Leigh and the staff are extremely friendly and they gym is equipped with absolutely everything you need for anything you are looking for, including injury recovery. Cannot recommend highly enough.

Fantastic experience: The best fitness club in the south side of the Yarra. They have all that you need to achieve your goals.

Fantastic experience: This gym has everything you need! The staff are very welcoming and the gym was always fairly clean. I really enjoyed it there.

Positive experience: Good gym

Positive experience: Thanks for being welcoming and helpful.

Fantastic experience: Awesome gym and trainers. Very friendly. Great equipment.

Fantastic experience: Fantastic gym, got everything you would need. Highly recommend.

Fantastic experience: great gym , great people , great classes , boxing was at a good pace

Fantastic experience: Great throwback gym! Awesome staff and love the addition of amateur boxing classes.

Fantastic experience: Good gym. Excellent coaches and always kept clean.

Fantastic experience: Great and friendly staff and a place which nourishes good camaraderie. Couldn’t recommend this place more. Great boxing for all levels and clean facilities that accomodate everyone.

Fantastic experience: South Side Fitness is the kind of community we all look for in a gym. Great fun, serious training, all levels, all supportive. Bravo.

Negative experience: Literally the worst business owner I’ve ever dealt with. I signed my partner up and they charged me incorrectly. I called several times since things haven’t seemed resolved and still concerns from my end that I’d be charged incorrectly on the ongoing basis. I’ve been polite since the start and the owner Leigh said “this is taking up too much time and I’m irritated. I’d rather deal with your boyfriend than you.” Trust me, I don’t wanna deal with you either. Never again ever.

Fantastic experience: This is the most beautiful vintage fight gym in Melbourne! No matter if you want to attend in the fight classes or just exercise on your own you will find everything you need in this gym! The owner Leigh is a very nice person and experienced BJJ fighter and always willing to help. It was always nice talking to him! Thank you for the time in St. Kilda:)

Fantastic experience: The best gym I have ever trained at. The boxing classes cover all levels of experience. Leigh, the Jiu-Jitsu blackbelt picks you up where you are and takes you to the next level. There is no lock in contract, which is perfect for travelers. Great atmosphere, great people.

Fantastic experience: Amazing gym and great atmosphere. The group lessons are good and the owner is a very nice guy.

Fantastic experience: Did two football preseasons at Southside with Leigh as my trainer. Got me the fittest I’ve ever been! Has a variety of fitness options available from HIIT, free weights, boxing sessions, BJJ, cardio equipment etc. Leigh is the best bloke in the business and can’t praise him enough for his professionalism and industry knowledge

Negative experience: Think the owners been hit in the head a little to many times with his terrible attitude and loss of general communication skills. Came in for a look around and wouldn’t let me scout the gym unless I paid upfront (beginning of initial sign up) turned his back to me. Left then and there. Terrible sign up deal, you’d at least hope for nicer equipment for the price you pay. Will probably reply with a nasty message but oh well. Just giving others a heads up! ;)

Fantastic experience: Great friendly independent gym, fantastic value

Fantastic experience: Decently equipped clean gym, Southside offer a broad selection of classes & have a friendly environment. I had a problem with their payment company, Leigh sorted this matter out and refunded me himself - overall the independent gym is entirely trustworthy and provides “ bang for $ “ Joey

Fantastic experience: Great no fuss gym. Very competitive pricing. Owner is super friendly and so is everyone else I’ve run into here. Not a massive space but is everything I need for cross training/weights etc. Really great sounding classes on offer but a bit of a limited timetable if you (like me) have strange working hours.

Fantastic experience: My favourite gym in Melbourne. You can do things at your own pace or take part in the classes with the expert coaches, but either way you are part of this tight knit, supportive gym community. Get around it!

Fantastic experience: Positive: Communication , Professionalism , Quality

Fantastic experience: Neighbourhood gem, having used gyms across the globe this little sweat box rules the roost. Great trainers, better members, best chat - don’t waste your fee’s on a substandard membership anywhere else in the 3182.

Fantastic experience: I've trained jiujitsu, wrestling and general weights/fitness with Leigh at South Side for the past 5 years and I've really enjoyed the environment and facilities. Under Leigh's coaching and with support from my training partners, I've managed to win numerous jiujitsu gold medals including the Victorian Championship 3 years in a row. South Side is a great place train and I look forward to many more years to come of training and competing with the support from Leigh and the team at South Side.

Fantastic experience: Leigh who runs the joint Is not only a weapon in martial arts but also a weapon of a good bloke ... every day you get to train with him and the gang is a good day ... couldn't recommend south side enough for all your fitness / martial art needs

Fantastic experience: Best gym going round, have felt welcomed since the first day i walked in. The classes are perfect for anyone wanting to get fit. 5 stars would recommend

Fantastic experience: Love this place - members are fantastic!!

Fantastic experience: Really love training at South Side! It’s a great community and everyone is awesome. The boxing and commando classes are my favourite. Since joining I have gotten fitter and stronger. No-lock in contract is a bonus and put me at ease in case I need to hold or cancel. It’s one of the best gyms I have been a member of. Thanks legends

Fantastic experience: I have recently had the pleasure of becoming a member of South Side Fitness in St Kilda. The gym does not only have state-of-the-art gym equipment but also their martial art classes such as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), Kickboxing and Commando have all exceeded my expectations. I particularly enjoy training BJJ under the supervision of Leigh Impey. Leigh has the ability to bring out the best out of people in every class he teaches. Her achieves that by using carefully selected techniques and intelligently structured classes which are sure to leave you breathless at the end of every class. Leigh's passion and love for BJJ comes through in every class he teaches and is highly contagious. What this means is that if you train with Leigh you will acquire invaluable and life-long skills and knowledge in every class you attend. I would highly recommend South Side Fitness gym to anyone who is interested in improving their fitness while having fun and learning new things along the way.

Fantastic experience: Best gym I’ve been a member of. Great bunch of lads and fantastic welcoming atmosphere. No strings membership and amazing value!

Fantastic experience: Great gym with great trainers! Get a long to some of the group sessions, the boxing ones are great!!!

Fantastic experience: Best value gym in the area

Fantastic experience: enjoyed the Muay Thai classes

Fantastic experience: Very welcoming to beginners, and great classes.

Fantastic experience: Nice to work out,as,simple and the best is no lock in contract. Tq.

Fantastic experience: Great gym. Great atmosphere. Handy location on Fitzroy St. Children & dog friendly. I bring my son with me while I work out which is amazing! Lenny, Leigh & the trainers are very friendly. Highly recommend this gym for mums & dads with young children.

Fantastic experience: Easy to sign up, staff are all positive and welcoming. Even when you are moving away and looking to cancel they make it painless! 10/10

Fantastic experience: Fantastic local gym, wide range of equipment, plenty of diverse classes, fantastic value and the service is great. Staff are helpful, not pushy, and welcoming. Awesome space, awesome gym, go sign up.

Fantastic experience: Awesome gym with helpful staff who aren’t pushy, plenty of classes available of which boxing I attend for a killer cardio workout. No lock in contracts either.

Fantastic experience: Excellent place to exercise in St Kilda - perfect for locals who want to avoid often very costly franchise gyms!

Fantastic experience: Big fully equipped gym, relaxed atmosphere, simple membership, no annoying sales tactics. All you need for strength & conditioning + martial arts training. Wish all gyms were like this.

Fantastic experience: Great and flexible gym, no joining fee and no contracts. Leigh and Lenny are very helpful. The best thing is the functional training area and the classes....keep up the good work guys

Fantastic experience: A hidden gem! Forget about the franchises, this is the place to come. A great mixture of people from young to old, male and female. Friendly staff, great equipment and classes makes this the number 1 gym in St Kilda.

Fantastic experience: Love this gym. Very clean and has good equipment. Works perfectly since they're very flexible and have no lock in contracts

Fantastic experience: Love South Side Fitness! Muay thai classes are great fun with a really supportive atmosphere and the gym facilities are super. I've met lots of great people here and got on the right track for my training goals.

Fantastic experience: If your looking for a well equipped yet personal style gym to work out at, SouthSide Fitness is the spot! The trainers are very friendly, motivated and lead great classes that are always changing to keep you on your toes. Highly recommend for all levels and types of fitness.

Fantastic experience: Big fully equipped gym, relaxed atmosphere, simple membership, no annoying sales tactics. All you need for strength & conditioning + martial arts training. Wish all gyms were like this.

Fantastic experience: Definitely best place in the area ! Always clean and tidy. One of the few boxing gym with air con !! Been training here for 6 months and absolutely loved it. Definitely raccomended !!!

Fantastic experience: Great atmosphere always, well equipped, great staff!

Fantastic experience: Great gym! Really awesome vibe, and loved working out here! I only ever used the gym, but the boxing classes always looked really fun too. The gym had all the essentials, and I never had to wait too long for anything. Lenny was super friendly and helpful when I first signed up, and also was great when I had to (regrettably) cancel my membership as I moved out of the area. He made the whole process really easy. Would recommend this gym to anyone. And would rejoin again in a heartbeat if I moved back to St Kilda.

Fantastic experience: Great gym with great facilities - trainers are really helpful and friendly also

Positive experience: Great team and relaxed vibe.

Fantastic experience: Well equipped with everything you need. Friendly, helpful staff and users alike makes for a great atmosphere and enjoyable place to work out. Very reasonably too. Brilliant gym!

Negative experience: Another weekly deduction was taken from my account four days after I left the gym because the cancellation wasn't implemented when I said I had left. If it had been, another deduction wouldn't have taken place.

Fantastic experience: Great atmosphere in the gym. Really friendly and helpful management. Would definitely recommend

Fantastic experience: Good facilities and general vibe in the gym

Fantastic experience: I've been training with Lenny the past few months and can't speak highly enough of the gym and trainers.Friendly atmosphere and welcoming,accomodating for people whether it's to learn to fight,weight loss or in my case just to educate myself better so I can train on my own wherever I am in the world. Would highly recommend this gym to anyone who is looking to get in shape or try something new in fitness.

Fantastic experience: The place to work out. Awesome trainers, good set up. Boxing, Weights, Cardo, Pt classes or Personal Pt and much more I highly recommend South Side Fitness.

Fantastic experience: Found this gym whilst on my travels & it has been awesome. Great value membership with a great selection of equipment & space. Staff are welcoming and always around to offer advice & correct form. Wish I had more time to spend training here as it is the kind of old style gym I enjoy. Thanks guys! :)

Negative experience: hopefully the issue get resolved soon, by the way, i tried to contact you business phone number few times, no voicemail, nothing. you may want to fix that too

Fantastic experience: Had the pleasure of meeting Leigh and the team today. Facilities are top notch, but the stand out was the fitness crew that helped others to be their best self!