Ability Bow Testimonials

“Ability gym can help everyone to improve. I feel stronger
and more confident. I love it!”
Grace, 25

“I’m getting up the stairs better since I started coming to Ability gym. I enjoy chatting to other members and making friends and I lost 7lb in the first month.”
Jean, 69

“Since joining the gym I have found my mobility has improved greatly after having had a stroke. Also mentally I’m more aware of my ability. I’ve met some lovely people in the same position as myself who have a positive outlook on life now, due to encouragement from staff and each other. Please help us to keep improving!!”
Joe, 75

“Coming to the gym, my balance and strength in my weak leg have improved immensely. The realistic gym programme is very beneficial and I am being monitored by the instructors as to the progress being made. It’s an excellent place to meet and talk to people who are in a similar or more severe condition. It is noticeable to me how these people are treated with patience and care. The instructors are first class.”
Patrick, 54

“You’ve made me like gyms! It’s nice to go somewhere there’s no burly muscle-bound blokes and everyone is just normal. It’s great how friendly the team are – it’s like ‘Cheers’ where everybody knows your name.”
Hazel, 38

“Since I’ve been coming here I can breathe better. I’m more motivated to be active now that I don’t get breathless, and I feel better in myself. My diet had improved and instead of being indoors on my own I’m coming to the gym. I like meeting people and having a chat.”
Elaine

“Ability Bow gym is well run, has professional but friendly staff who keep an eye on people. The staff are approachable and it makes you feel safe. This is the first gym I’ve used. Now I feel stronger and have better balance. I feel good after exercise.”
Sue, 57

“This gym must save the NHS a fortune! I’ve got much more healthy since I’ve been coming here. I go to the doctor less, my blood pressure has gone down and I’ve lost weight since I started. Before coming here I was too stiff to get dressed without leaning on a wall. Now I can put my tracksuit trousers on without any pain. I can sleep better and I don’t feel tired.”
Victor, 64

“I like Ability Bow gym because they help people, the elderly and disabled. I’ve lost weight and my clothes are looser. I like relaxing away from the kids and I have met and mixed with other members. This is the first gym I have used.”
Mosal, 30

“I have lost weight and I enjoy using the gym. I feel more confident.”
Jasmine

“I like the people at the gym. I feel better and I now go to a day centre, which I never did before.”
Destine, 60

I had a stroke 1 year ago and am confined to a wheelchair. I have right side paralysis. Since coming to Ability Bow gym for the past few months I have walked for the first time since my stroke. I come twice a week to see an instructor on a one-to-one basis.”
Eileen, 68

“I’ve been coming to this gym for 2 months now. This has given me a great deal of confidence as I suffer from a thyroid problem which makes me put on weight. So physically this has helped me sustain my weight. The staff are very helpful and financially the gym is good because I am on a low wage and have a disabled son.”
Lynn

“It has been a pleasure to come to Ability gym and work out. It has given us disabled people somewhere to be active. The staff are very helpful and take time to help people in wheelchairs.”
Margaret

“I think the gym is great! I had a baby 7 months ago and this has given me my self-esteem back.”
Kerry

“I lost my husband and mother in the last few years and I sank into a depression. Going to Ability has helped me get back my confidence. Instead of sitting at home stagnating I am here meeting people and getting fit at the same time. Having never been inside a gym before the staff put me at ease and have just been so good I cannot praise them enough.”
Sheila, 57

“We refer 50% of our clients here to continue their maintenance programmes. The Ability gym is our key collaboration partner and a key player in enabling our clients through self-management. It is the only satisfactory gym for its accessibility for our disabled clients who are often financially strained as well. “
Joanne Mak, physiotherapist at St. Leonard’s hospital