A short tour of how Urban Fitness works. Tap any card to see the full picture.
Seven coached classes over ten days. Train alongside our members and see exactly what we're about.
Choose a trial →One coached session or an open gym pass. Come and experience our epic space.
Book a drop-in →Full stations, half the run distance. Open to everyone, members and visitors alike.
View sim dates →Unlimited classes, three a week, open gym or single trip passes. Student rates available.
View memberships →25 coached classes a week, six days a week. Find a session time that fits your week.
View timetable →Every session is programmed in house, coached from experience and built with purpose. See what each class focuses on.
What Members Say
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— Alana McDonald, HYROX World Championship Qualifier 2025.
"Thanks to Mike's coaching, smart programming and belief in me, I achieved something I never thought possible — qualifying for the HYROX World Championships. Urban Fitness isn't just a gym, it's a place that challenges limits and supports real life balance."
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— Jen De Wald-Harrison, HYROX World Championship Qualifier 2025.
"Four weeks after joining Urban Fitness I competed in my first HYROX race. At my second race in Perth I qualified for the HYROX World Championships. At 56, I'm still getting fitter and faster — the coaching here is invaluable."
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— Katie Kemp, HYROX World Championship Qualifier 2025.
“Winning my division at HYROX Sydney still blows my mind — especially for a runner who once had no clue about this world and was terrified of the gym. Urban Fitness changed everything."
Urban Fitness started in a park in 2009. A coach, a barbell and a group of people who wanted to train.
We were one of New Zealand's first CrossFit affiliates. The same with HYROX and now ATHX as a Regional Hub.
Our new facility is 685sqm of training space we'd been building towards for 16 years. All of it lives here now at 12 Abel Smith Street.
Come and see it for yourself. It's pretty epic.
Book a drop-in →Three distinct methodologies. Every session programmed in-house.
Some members come for the variety and challenge each one offers. Others train to compete.
Each pillar has a pathway to compete when you're ready. Or train across all three to add structure to your week.
When you know what you're training for, you show up more often. The results will follow.
Anyone can do it. Racing or not, HYROX gives your training purpose. We coach it. We train for it. We compete in it.
Better movement with a barbell. We coach using Richie Patterson's methodology of weightlifting - position, rhythm and timing.
Pure Hybrid training. Strength, endurance and metabolic conditioning. The sweet spot between HYROX and CrossFit.
Frequently Asked Questions
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HYROX is a global fitness race combining 8km of running with eight functional workout stations — rowing, ski erg, sled push, sled pull, burpee broad jumps, kettlebell farmers carry, sandbag lunges, and wall balls. It's designed for everyday athletes and has categories from Open through to Pro.
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No. We coach people at every level, from complete beginners to HYROX World Championship competitors. If you can show up consistently and follow coaching, we'll do the rest.
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We offer HYROX-specific conditioning classes, Olympic weightlifting, strength and ATHX Games training and team training sessions. Classes run six days a week at our Wellington gym.
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We're current based at 4 College Street, Te Aro, Wellington. Open seven days a week for classes and open gym.
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Weekly membership is $70 per week, which includes unlimited coached classes and open gym access seven days a week. We also offer a 7-day trial for $70 and a 6-week challenge for $497. As well as 5x ($150) and 10x ($220) trip passes.
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A HYROX simulation replicates as close as possible, the full race experience — running and all eight workout stations — in a controlled gym environment. We run full and half simulations at Urban Fitness so athletes can practise pacing, transitions and race strategy before race day. Open to members and non-members.
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It depends on your starting point, but most people are race-ready within three to six months of consistent training. Some are ready sooner. We'll tell you honestly where you're at.
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Yes. Contact us directly for current student membership rates.
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We specialise. Most gyms offer a bit of everything. We focus entirely on HYROX training and strength — and we've been doing it for over ten years. Our coaches compete at the same level they coach, including HYROX World Championship level.
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Yes. We offer a 7-day trial for $70 with unlimited classes and a free 30-minute strategy call with Mike if you want to talk through whether Urban is right for you before spending anything.