Foster Fitness

Foster Fitness is a community-focused gym in Brighton, Adelaide, offering small group classes and personal training for people of all levels and abilities. The gym’s approach is designed to make getting started feel more manageable, with support intended to remove some of the guesswork from training. A free trial class is available for people who would like to experience the gym before committing.

The atmosphere is centred on being welcoming, casual and non-judgemental. Rather than presenting fitness as a one-size-fits-all pursuit, Foster Fitness works with each person’s strengths and limitations as they move towards their goals. That makes it suited to anyone who may feel uncertain about walking into a gym, as well as members who value encouragement and a sense of belonging alongside their training.

The gym was founded by Andy Foster in 2017, with the aim of creating a place where people could get fit and feel healthy in a supportive community. Andy introduced small group classes because he understood that simply showing up can be the hardest part. Following his death in April 2024 after a battle with a brain tumour, the community he built has continued his work and kept his approach at the centre of the gym.

Management later passed to Becky and Ian Blake, who took over in September 2025. Becky had been a Foster Fitness member since 2022, while Ian brought a long-standing interest in boxing training to the gym. Boxing training is now being introduced alongside the existing classes, with support from Bruce, who has decades of fitness training experience, and Ellen, a group instructor and personal trainer. Together, the team is continuing Foster Fitness as a friendly place where people can take the first step, build strength and keep working towards their own fitness goals.