Aiden Jones Weight Loss & Fitness
The Old Print Works,
Church Street,
Biggleswade SG4 0TA
Biggleswade SG4 0TA
01767 316367
www.aidenjones.co.uk
With the Easter period upon us, I decided to have some time away from the hustle and bustle of London and head back home to the parents in rural Bedfordshire. Like many of us this means spending time away from the gym; luckily for me a new gym has just opened up in Biggleswade. It is owned and managed by Aiden Jones.
Aiden was the first person that really inspired me into what fitness is all about way back in my early teenage years. Punishing me through early morning circuits before school, to sampling boxing at the weekend, which really cemented the fundamentals and discipline into my training. His approach, attitude and professionalism drove me to become passionate about what I have now turned into, pushing yourself to the limit to make it all feel worth while. This I can tell he has instilled into the gym, but more importantly the trainers around him.
The gym is located in the town centre, with a two floor layout catering for the cardio and a smaller weights area upstairs, with a more dedicated weights area downstairs with two racks, along with an array of dumbbells up to 40kg. This leads onto a small outdoor area where you’ll find tyres, ropes, pull up bars and punch bags, perfect for when the weather gets slightly warmer and you want to train outside. This gives you so many options when training from your functional based training outside to a more so bodybuilding type training inside the gym. The equipment had some new aspects I hadn't come across before featuring the Watson ‘thick grip bars’. Unlike the normal conventional barbell the thick bars take pressure off of the wrists and placing it directly on the biceps when performing any curling based movement. The gym also has a ‘Poliquin Bar Extreme’ allowing different grip options for you to perform various exercises, from the bicep to different heads of the tricep. I found this best when training chest, as it really promotes activation across the whole chest which is often lost when performing your conventional bench press. So the gym certainly didn't disappoint on equipment or space.
If you're really new to fitness, or want to get out of the same old routine then this place is a must, the knowledge base is second to none. If Aiden or Nick (one of the head trainers) doesn't know then it really isn't worth knowing. Their depth of knowledge from Rehab training through to strength and conditioning is of the highest standard and this knowledge has been passed on to all trainers. There are junior guys just starting out as PT’s who really are excellent, with me witnessing this first hand through them training a young boy with autism. He was totally engaged through the whole session and you could see the rapport they had with each other.
The atmosphere however is the subject I wanted to mention the most. I have seen this first hand in London where cleanliness and a pleasant place to train being neglected, this gym cannot be faulted on these elements. I never saw a disc weight out of place, a dumbbell un-racked or a treadmill left still on an incline. This straight away puts you at ease and really helps you get on with your workout. Jack, one of the young PT’s was keen and always happy to help, buzzing around making sure everything is running smoothy. Nick and Joe were there to provide a more advanced understanding on certain areas, with this support available it has allowed such a wide range of age groups to attend the gym, each of them educated to a high standard due to the superior team that works in the environment.
www.aidenjones.co.uk
With the Easter period upon us, I decided to have some time away from the hustle and bustle of London and head back home to the parents in rural Bedfordshire. Like many of us this means spending time away from the gym; luckily for me a new gym has just opened up in Biggleswade. It is owned and managed by Aiden Jones.
Aiden was the first person that really inspired me into what fitness is all about way back in my early teenage years. Punishing me through early morning circuits before school, to sampling boxing at the weekend, which really cemented the fundamentals and discipline into my training. His approach, attitude and professionalism drove me to become passionate about what I have now turned into, pushing yourself to the limit to make it all feel worth while. This I can tell he has instilled into the gym, but more importantly the trainers around him.
The gym is located in the town centre, with a two floor layout catering for the cardio and a smaller weights area upstairs, with a more dedicated weights area downstairs with two racks, along with an array of dumbbells up to 40kg. This leads onto a small outdoor area where you’ll find tyres, ropes, pull up bars and punch bags, perfect for when the weather gets slightly warmer and you want to train outside. This gives you so many options when training from your functional based training outside to a more so bodybuilding type training inside the gym. The equipment had some new aspects I hadn't come across before featuring the Watson ‘thick grip bars’. Unlike the normal conventional barbell the thick bars take pressure off of the wrists and placing it directly on the biceps when performing any curling based movement. The gym also has a ‘Poliquin Bar Extreme’ allowing different grip options for you to perform various exercises, from the bicep to different heads of the tricep. I found this best when training chest, as it really promotes activation across the whole chest which is often lost when performing your conventional bench press. So the gym certainly didn't disappoint on equipment or space.
If you're really new to fitness, or want to get out of the same old routine then this place is a must, the knowledge base is second to none. If Aiden or Nick (one of the head trainers) doesn't know then it really isn't worth knowing. Their depth of knowledge from Rehab training through to strength and conditioning is of the highest standard and this knowledge has been passed on to all trainers. There are junior guys just starting out as PT’s who really are excellent, with me witnessing this first hand through them training a young boy with autism. He was totally engaged through the whole session and you could see the rapport they had with each other.
The atmosphere however is the subject I wanted to mention the most. I have seen this first hand in London where cleanliness and a pleasant place to train being neglected, this gym cannot be faulted on these elements. I never saw a disc weight out of place, a dumbbell un-racked or a treadmill left still on an incline. This straight away puts you at ease and really helps you get on with your workout. Jack, one of the young PT’s was keen and always happy to help, buzzing around making sure everything is running smoothy. Nick and Joe were there to provide a more advanced understanding on certain areas, with this support available it has allowed such a wide range of age groups to attend the gym, each of them educated to a high standard due to the superior team that works in the environment.
I observed during the time I spent there, that everyone is always utilising the piece of equipment to
its full potential, focusing on things such as form, tempo and the muscles which the exercise is
being concentrated on. This is a rare sight in gyms of today; even the younger guys using the gym
are doing the fundamentals of training, the compound exercises, with great form and perfect
execution of each exercise, as oppose to consist bicep curls in the mirror.
This gym is what more should aspire to be like and what is being lost as more and more become commercialised. Its showing how fitness can be fun, enjoyable, yet gruelling at times but with the final goal met at the end, a better you. The gym is a testament to Aiden and his staff and I can’t praise them enough, I just wished I didn't live so far away. If you're in the area, check out this gym!!!
Happy Training
Jack
This gym is what more should aspire to be like and what is being lost as more and more become commercialised. Its showing how fitness can be fun, enjoyable, yet gruelling at times but with the final goal met at the end, a better you. The gym is a testament to Aiden and his staff and I can’t praise them enough, I just wished I didn't live so far away. If you're in the area, check out this gym!!!
Happy Training
Jack
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