Fitness Fraternity

The Christmas period is one of the busiest times of year for travel.Friends return home. Families come together. But for many people, one thing stays the same…THEY GOTTA EXERCISE.   At Fitness Fraternity Gym in Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne (NE6 5HH) , we’re offering a Christmas Holiday 14-Day Gym Membership designed specifically for people visiting the area over the festive period. Train for up to 14 days for just £19.99. No contract and no commitment.   A Gym Membership Designed for...

There’s something powerful about training inside history. Fitness Fraternity Gym sits in a building that has stood for 133 years . Originally built in 1892 as a Co-Operative , it has lived through eras, generations, and entire shifts in the way people work, live and move. And now, in 2025, it has become the home of an independent strength gym with a culture rooted in the past…because some things never needed changing. When we say old school , it isn’t a marketing line. We mean bricks, steel...

To understand where we are today, and why the “perfect split” still doesn’t exist, you have to look back at where bodybuilding has come from.   1920s - 1960s: The Olympic Lifting Era Before “bodybuilding splits” were even a phrase, the early gym goers trained like weightlifters. Clean & press. Snatch. Heavy Deadlifts. Full-body training. Three days per week. Strength, power, athleticism. Bodies were built on big movements , not isolation. The priority was performance. Takeaway:  Training was...