The gym has been months in the making
XF Gym will open a new facility in St Johns Shopping Centre in Liverpool(Image: Via If We Ran The Zoo)
The opening date for a new 30,000 sq ft gym inside St Johns Shopping Centre has been confirmed. XF Gym signed a lease with RivingtonHark, owners of the shopping centre, to open the site earlier this year.
Since then, the company has remained tight-lipped about what fitness fanatics can expect from the training facilities and wellness spaces in the former Wilko store. However, in the last few weeks, XF Gym have been posting clips to social media of what it believes will make it stand out from the rest of the city’s offerings.
Laurence Benson, CEO at XF Gyms, previously said: “XF Gym is thrilled to bring its unique fitness experience to the heart of Liverpool – a city built on ambition, resilience, and unbreakable community spirit—values that define XF Gym.
“St Johns Shopping Centre is the perfect home for our expansion. With its central location and excellent transport connections, we’re making world-class training facilities, market-leading wellness spaces, and a supportive community more accessible than ever.
A general view of St Johns Shopping Centre in Liverpool(Image: Via If We Ran The Zoo)
“XF Gym isn’t just a place to train—we are a movement. And we can’t wait to help every member thrive.”
The fitness hub will feature an open-plan workout zone, a women-only space, as well as a variety of fitness classes in its group exercise studios, including yoga, high-intensity interval training (HIIT), boxing, dance, and cycling, along with changing facilities.
The space will also feature a shop selling the likes of protein and creatine, a smoothie bar and a dedicated Hyrox zone. The ECHO can now confirm XF Gym will open to the public on Monday, September 22.
XF Gym already has a site in Merry Hill centre in Brierley Hill
Neil Ashcroft, centre director at St Johns Shopping Centre, added: “With an unbeatable location, over one million visitors per month and a broad mix of retailers and leisure offerings, St Johns Shopping Centre is the perfect home for growing, innovative businesses like XF Gym.
“We share their sense of community, and I am sure Liverpool’s residents, shoppers and workers will love the new gym experience they offer.”
St Johns Shopping Centre comprises 540,000 sq ft of retail and leisure offerings and St Johns Beacon.
Averaging one million visitors per month St Johns is home to a variety of popular brands, including JD Sports, Aldi, a Liverpool FC store, Sainsbury’s, Home Bargains, Argos and Matalan, as well as a selection of food and beverage, and independent retailers.
Mark Harvey, Executive Director at RivingtonHark, said: “We are delighted to partner with XF Gym to bring a fresh, affordable fitness option to Liverpool, this will be a fantastic addition to St Johns Shopping Centre and further enhance the offer available to our visitors.”