“Seasoned gym pro or a total beginner - Namix has space for everyone”

Owners Charlotte Wood, Chris Wood and Tom Merrick had spotted a gap in the market and wanted to merge a traditional gym with a sports injury clinic.

Five years on and the whole fitness team at Namix is celebrating a hat-trick of victories in our Best of competition with the centre taking this year’s Best Gym in Mid Cheshire award.

In April, we launched our Best of 2024 competition and we’ve given out 18 awards.

• Best for Hair - Fox Hairdressing
• Best for Pies - JD's Café
• Best for Nails - Blue Beauty Cheshire
• Best for Roast Dinner - The Bowling Green
• Best for Cocktails - The Grape and Bean
• Best for Breakfast - Zaza Café
• Best for Fish and Chips - The Corner Fish and Chip Shop
• Best Beer Garden - The Carriers Inn
• Best for Fitness – Lucas Debek
• Best for Tattoos – Face Base
• Best Independent Shop or Business – Pulse of Perfumery
• Best for Dessert – Layers Treats
• Best for Kids – Popcat’s Music Time Northwich
• Best for Pets – Happy Paws
• Best for Beauty – The Beauty Spot
• Best for Pizza – The Outback Pizza Company
• Best for Afternoon Tea – The Cosy Tea Room
• Best for Burgers – Burg ‘N’ Ice

Voting for Mid Cheshire’s Best for Curry is currently taking place and we’re also looking for nominations in our latest search - Best Café or Coffee Shop.

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Eight top gyms made the shortlist in the latest Best of 2024 category and Namix Performance Centre came out on top making it a hat-trick of titles.

Charlotte, Chris and Tom opened Namix Performance Centre on Kingfisher Court in Northwich in September 2019.

Charlotte is the managing director, Chris is the clinic director and Tom is the gym manager.

Earlier this year, the gym was expanded to include a neighbouring unit which features the new strength and conditioning (S&C) studio.

Namix opened on Kingfisher Court in 2019

Charlotte, who is 28 and lives in Hartford, said: “We are an S&C focussed gym and injury clinic that helps people to improve their gym confidence, supports their recovery from musculoskeletal injuries and to improve their overall lifestyle from physical wellbeing to mental and social wellbeing.

“We offer gym memberships that varies from being gym-only memberships to memberships with our popular S&C classes included.

“You can even bolt on a monthly training plan, sports therapy session or unlimited Normatec recovery to your memberships.

“We allow our members to add bolt-ons to their membership to allow them to choose what works for them and they can tailor their own gym experience.”

Chris, Charlotte and Tom all have strong sporting and exercise backgrounds and felt there was a gap in the marketplace for a business like Namix, merging a traditional gym with a sports injury clinic.

Tom has a BSc honours degree in sports and exercise science at Chester, Chris completed a BSc honours degree in sports therapy at UCLAN and Charlotte completed a BA honours degree in sports business management.

Chris worked with a clinic chain before setting up the injury clinic practise and worked with athletes from various sporting backgrounds.

Charlotte has worked in the leisure industry and professional sport.

Eleven years later, the trio have seen the demand for what Namix offers go from strength to strength.

Chris, who is 34 and from Wincham, said: “We decided to open a gym back in 2018 and in 2019 it came into fruition.

“The venue location was the right place and right time for us and when it came available we took a leap of faith from being an injury clinic owner to being a gym owner with an injury clinic within.

“We haven’t looked back since and we can’t imagine our life without our gym, our team and members now.”

Charlotte said: “Namix is different from other businesses in our industry because of our unique blend of injury rehabilitation in combination with quality fitness training.

“The fitness industry is full of gimmicks and five-minute fixes however, Namix stays true to its medical roots by only investing and utilising research-backed methods which lead to consistent and reliable results.

“Also, unlike most commercial gyms, we foster a strong community spirit through our regular gym socials and our recent inter-gym competitions.

“The Namix Games involves members competing in solo, partner or team events to test their fitness against other members while supporting each other’s achievements along the way.

“We are also unique in that our in-house musculoskeletal clinic provides a value-added service for our members, particularly those who are struggling with injury or need to gain that extra boost of energy from our recovery sessions.

“Where most gyms struggle with members who are injured, this is where we come into our own and serve our customers even better!”

All the staff at Namix foster a strong community spirit through regular gym socials and recent inter-gym competitions

Tom, who is 24 and lives in Hartford, said: “We’re more than just a gym – we have a very strong gym community that is developed through fostering those personal relationships.

“If people are having to overcome musculoskeletal injuries to exercise – we’re there to adapt and help them.

“If people are struggling with their mental health – our awesome gym community often lift their spirits.

“If people struggle with getting gym confidence – we provide a bespoke 90-minute onboarding experience to ensure they have all the tools needed to start the gym.

“Equally, if someone who is very experienced in the gym, can’t quite hit their personal best – our S&C trainers are incredibly talented and can offer coaching points to assist them.

“The key to us is that we truly care about people, their goals and results.

“Whether you are a seasoned gym pro or a total beginner – there is a space for everyone at Namix.

“With us, members are not another number on the list.

“We know everyone’s name and make time to check in how your training is going, our team are invested in their health journey.”

Namix Performance Centre is more than just a gym

At Namix is a collaborative team with therapists and coaches working together to get the best possible result for their clients.

Every member of staff will welcome you to the gym, provide support and advice when needed and encourage you to try new things.

What do customers think about Namix Performance Centre? Why did they want the gym to win our latest Best of 2024 award?

One gymgoer said: “Great gym and the staff are friendly and very knowledgeable.”

Another said: “Their offering is second to none.”

A third said: “The best by far – nothing compares to this.”

Charlotte said: “It makes me so happy when I see new beginners in the gym, particularly women, that improve on their strength markers in my strength classes.

“I will always take time to say it and give praise and it makes me so happy to see how proud they are when I tell them their PBs and results.”

Everyone at Namix was thrilled to be shortlisted again this year for Mid Cheshire’s Best Gym and to take the title for the third year in a row is something they’re all hugely proud of.

Charlotte said: “We have won this now three times in three consecutive years and this year, honestly, feels the better than the others.

The in-house musculoskeletal clinic provides a value-added service for members

“We were not expecting to win this for the third time but we are delighted to be named Mid Cheshire’s Best Gym again for 2024.

“We’d like to thank our customers once again for voting for us to win for another year.

“We are absolutely over the moon that they have supported us to get this recognition.

“We’re not only delighted for us and our gym community, but also our truly hard-working team that supports our members every day.

“Thank you to them for making it award-winning – without them it wouldn’t be Namix.”