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Monday 8am - 5:30pm Tuesday 8am - 5:30pm Wednesday 8am - 5:30pm Thursday 8am - 5:30pm Friday 8am - 5:30pm Saturday 8:30am - 10:30am

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24/7 community gym with pin & plate loaded machines, free weights, lifting platforms & so much more

The Lions Den Gym & Fitness Centre operates as a professional, 24/7 community gym and offers comprehensive pricing options, fitness assessment, group training and personal training. Being well resourced, we offer both pin and plate loaded machines, free-weights, dedicated lifting platforms, showers and so much more. We are locally owned and operated, making us a unique, one-of-a-kind, experience.

25/09/2026

The craft
Train With Us
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24/09/2026

PRIMAL
Four coaches. Six Classes. Same principles. Train With Us.

23/09/2026

Welcome back to the “Den Legends” wall, a space dedicated to honouring our most valued and exceptional members. This board stands as a tribute to those who exemplify consistency, unwavering dedication, and the true spirit of our community.

Becoming a Den Legend isn’t about showcasing extraordinary feats of strength or fitness prowess. Instead, it celebrates a simple yet remarkable achievement: showing up. Each name that gets engraved on this wall is a testament to the commitment of individuals who have trained week after week, without fail. Whether it’s achieving 2000+ gym visits or remaining an active part of our gym for over a decade, this recognition is reserved for those who have embraced persistence and unwavering dedication.

Congratulations Janine on being an active member of the Lions Den for 10 years and becoming our seventeenth official Den Legend.

#017

21/09/2026

1000+

Huge congratulations to Vanessa, who has officially clocked up 1000 gym visits at the Lions Den!

What makes this achievement even more impressive is that Vanessa had never been in a gym before joining us in 2022. Fast foward a few years, and shes now putting up some seriously impressive numbers:

🔥 105kg deadlift
🔥 90kg back squat
🔥 Multiple chin-ups, pull-ups and push-ups
🔥 Mastered the Turkish Get-Up

Vanessa has made the most of everything the Den has to offer. Since joining, shes trained regularly with Cain, tackled plenty of Primal classes, and built the confidence to train independently too.

She can also be found chatting away in Filipino with her training buddy. We assume they're discussing training technique...although we're becoming increasingly convinced us trainers are the real topic of conversation, judging by the laughing that usually follows 😅

Congratulations Va-Nay-Nay 👏

#1000 #028

17/09/2026

Welcome back to the “Den Legends” wall, a space dedicated to honouring our most valued and exceptional members. This board stands as a tribute to those who exemplify consistency, unwavering dedication, and the true spirit of our community.

Becoming a Den Legend isn’t about showcasing extraordinary feats of strength or fitness prowess. Instead, it celebrates a simple yet remarkable achievement: showing up. Each name that gets engraved on this wall is a testament to the commitment of individuals who have trained week after week, without fail. Whether it’s achieving 2000+ gym visits or remaining an active part of our gym for over a decade, this recognition is reserved for those who have embraced persistence and unwavering dedication.

Congratulations Yvette on being an active member of the Lions Den for 10 years and becoming our sixteenth official Den Legend.

#016

08/09/2026

🥊 1000+ 🥊

The Fighter. The Coach. The Conversationalist.

Shayne first walked through the doors of the Den back in March 2017. Nearly nine and a half years later, he's officially clocked up over 1000 gym visits.

A big part of those years has been spent getting stuck into strength and conditioning, with his training eventually taking him into amateur boxing. These days, he's also putting that experience to good use helping others improve their own boxing at Hydra's Boxing & Kickboxing.

He's never been one to simply walk in, train, and walk out. There's usually a bit of a yarn along the way. And honestly, that's part of what makes Shayne such a great member. He's been here long enough to see plenty of faces come and go, but he's always been one of those familiar faces that makes the gym feel like the community it is.

We asked Shayn what he likes about training at the Den 🗣 "The gear, the people, the staff"

Congratulations Shayne 🥊

#1000 #027

07/09/2026

When Nicole first walked into the Den, the goal was simple: get healthier.

Fast forward a few years and she's lost over 70kg, discovered a passion for training, and recently stepped on stage at her very first bodybuilding competition.

The results:
🥇 1st Sports Model Novice
🥇 1st Sports Model Open
🥉 3rd Sports Model First Timer
🥉 3rd Bikini Open
🥉 3rd Bikini Novice
🥉 3rd Bikini First Timer

Those placings are impressive, but they're only part of the story. What started as a goal to improve her health and be there for her family became something much bigger. Along the way, Nicole fell in love with training and discovered she was capable of far more than she originally imagined. One of the cool things too has been seeing that influence extend beyond Nicole herself, with her son now training at the Den too.

We asked Nicole about her training 🗣 "A massive thank you to you all for always supporting me and encouraging me and my family. Showing me the ropes at the start of my journey and helping me along the way whenever I had questions means the world to me. I'm so lucky to train at the Lions Den."

We're pretty lucky to have you too, Congratulations Nicole 👏

06/08/2026

Yeeeeah Cain

Big congratulations to Coach Cain on completing his Certified Physical Preparation Specialist (CPPS) certification, developed by renowned strength coaches Joe DeFranco and Jim Smith.

At the Den, we don't believe good coaches ever stop learning. CPPS is all about understanding how people move and using that knowledge to build smarter, more individualised training through movement assessment, mobility, strength and power development, and programme design.

Cain's practical assessments received outstanding feedback too, with his programming recognised as being among the strongest they'd seen from a newly certified CPPS coach.

The exciting part? Cain will be introducing more in-depth movement assessments and individualised programming for one-on-one clients, while also exploring how this approach can become part of the wider Den experience.

Alright, that's enough praise for one day. Back to work, buddy.

04/08/2026

Tales have emerged from Brisbane of a small but determined creature known only as the Muscle Gnome 🌏

Representing New Zealand and the Den as one of our sponsored athletes, Hamish recently competed at the 2026 UCI BMX World Championships.

A 16th-place finish in the world, personal best lap times, and a 12kg bodyweight drop during the lead-up all point to one thing: the Muscle Gnome is evolving into a seriously high-performing specimen.

Congratulations, Hamish. We're proud to have you representing the Den on the world stage.

16/07/2026

Strong Schools continues to grow 🚀

Last term we worked alongside SPS, Pembroke, and welcomed Toko School into the programme for the very first time.

Seeing tamariki challenge themselves, build confidence, and enjoy movement never gets old.

Thanks to for helping us get more tamariki moving 💪

Address

88 Juliet Street
Stratford
4332

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 5:30pm
Thursday	8am - 5:30pm
Friday	8am - 5:30pm
Saturday	8:30am - 10:30am

Telephone

+6469284515

Website

http://www.lionsdengym.co.nz/

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