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TC Fitness: Building A Community Gym For All
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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Aim
We’re building a non-profit community gym where paying members fund expert-led sessions for people with Parkinson’s, disabilities & more
⚡️ Who are we? ⚡️
We are And Fitness For All CIC, a non-profit community gym in Tooting in South London, UK. Founded by Chris Shaw, personal trainer, kayak coach, lifelong metal fan and believer in community strength! Along with directors Michael Shaw (twins with Chris), Jodie Sims and Leo Collier. 💪💜⚡️
Our mission is to bring expert fitness and wellness to those most in need. Our team includes disability-inclusive coaches, personal trainers, and specialists in disability, Parkinson’s care, paddlesports, and strength training.
Together, we're building Taking Care Of Fitness, a community-first gym next to Tooting Bec Station. With a Robin Hood business model, paying members fund life-changing sessions for people with Parkinson's, disabilities, at-risk youth and those who simply can't access traditional gyms.
We believe in fitness for all, not just those who can afford it. And we’re proving it — one session, one sauna, one lift at a time.
💜 Why are we crowdfunding and why Tooting? Born Here. Building Here. Giving Back.
Two of our directors — twins Chris and Mike Shaw — were born three months premature back in ’86, just down the road at St George’s Hospital in Tooting. They were given a 50/50 chance of survival — but they made it.
Now we’re giving back.
Not just helping people survive — but thrive. 💪💜
St George’s is also the UK’s flagship centre for Parkinson’s treatment — but there’s nothing local to help people live well with Parkinson’s. We’re here to change that.
This gym is for them — and for everyone who needs it.
For the people who’ve been overlooked, shut out, priced out, feel they don’t belong.
We’ve found the perfect space — an old carpet shop we’re transforming into London’s first Robin Hood–style gym, wellness hub, community café & sauna space.
With a dedicated adaptive cardio section, heavy weights area, and a living wall in the wellness space 🌿⚡️
We’ve built walls, rewired lights, and poured our souls into this place. The passion is real. But to finish the job and open our doors — we need you!
This Crowdfunder will enable us to:
✅ Complete the final phase of building works (finish the electrics mostly!)
♨️ Install an accessible mobile sauna for community use (perfect for recovery & those with mobility issues)
🌿 Build that living wall! (Perfect for wellbeing, plants coming from Wimbledon Tennis Foundation! Cheers guys!)
🏋️ Kit out the gym with adaptive strength & cardio equipment
📅 Launch our first 3 months worth of 15+ weekly community sessions working with Parkinson’s UK, Age UK, and youth mental health and other local charities & community groups.
We’re not asking you to fund an idea...We’re asking you to finish what’s already being built and be part of something that lasts! ⚡️
💸 How we'll spend the money raised
We’re raising £44,000 to:
💡 Finish the build! With electrics, flooring & plumbing (£15,000)
♨️ Install the mobile, accessible sauna (£10,000)
🏋️ Purchase adaptive equipment: resistance bands, weights, cardio kit (£8,000)
👕 Print merchandise and launch rewards (£2,000)
💥 Fund the first six weeks of community programming to start strong (£9,000)
Every penny makes this place more welcoming, inclusive, and builds a lasting legacy. 💜
Once we hit our £44,000 target, every extra pound raised will go straight into expanding our outreach — delivering more sessions with youth clubs, charities, housing associations, and local community groups that need us most.
💭 And we’re not stopping there.
Our belief is simple: every city in the UK deserves an inclusive gym — one powered by community, built on the Robin Hood model, and committed to giving back through real, expert-led training.
This is just the beginning! Help us build what’s possible.
🌍 Community Impact
This gym changes lives. And not in some generic way — we’re already doing it:
🚣♀️ We run paddlesport outreach for disadvantaged young people through our CIC and London Kayak School led by our Team GB kayak coach
🧓 We support older adults across South London regaining mobility, balance and independence
👭 Our sessions have helped women reconnect with fitness and form new friendships — building lifelong bonds.
🏥 We’re launching a programme with Parkinson’s UK right here in Tooting, steps from the very hospital we were born in
This gym will host:
☕️ Parkinson’s coffee & strength/fitness mornings
🧠 Strength clubs for youth & neurodiverse young people
♨️ Saunas and mobility sessions for older and inactive adults
🧘♂️ Mental health–friendly strength training, yoga, pilates, sound baths and more
Gyms can all seem unwelcoming — but the truth is the opposite.
We believe in fitness for all ⚡️💜
🌱 What does success look like?
What does success look like?
Success isn’t just opening our doors — it’s what happens next. It's the impact. The energy, The everyday lives changed.
It’s 20+ weekly community sessions.
It’s kids from local estates learning to lift and be themselves with confidence.
It’s people with Parkinson’s reclaiming strength.
It’s women rebuilding trust in their bodies and themselves.
It’s neighbours forming friendships, teams, bonds, and support networks.
It’s a space that becomes the heart of something bigger.
This is fitness with soul. And you’re invited to help build it.
How you can play your part 💥
There are four simple ways to help us bring this to life:
⚡Make a pledge. Every contribution matters — momentum & movement is everything!
📢 Spread the word. Share our project, tag your mates, rockstars, bands, businesses, and that celeb you think might care.
🎁 Offer rewards. Are you a local business or artist? Donate a reward we can offer and we’ll give you a shoutout!
🏃 Fundraise for us. Want to run a challenge or fundraiser yourself? Let us know! We’ll help set it up.
Together we’re building something real.
Stronger With All!
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made