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We decided to build a facility that encompasses all the parts of gyms we’ve loved
Mahrya Abdulla & Shahnaan Moosa Owners, Retrofit
photo: Retrofit
Tell us about Retrofit It’s a new boutique club in South Kensington, London, with a gym and ‘Retrocafe’ at street level and boxing, cycling and yoga studios below ground. My husband Shahnaan Moosa and I raised a £400,000 loan to fund the development. The club is around 9,000 sq ft and has a membership capacity of between 800 and 1,000. What’s the dream? We’ve always shared a passion for fitness, but trained in completely different ways at different gyms across the UK and in different parts of the world. At the beginning of 2020, we decided to build a facility that encompasses all the parts of the gyms that we’ve loved. With this in mind, Retrofit London was born as a boutique-style fitness club where casual gym goers and hardcore athletes can train under the same roof with the best equipment.
Mahrya Abdulla and Shahnaan Moosa are entrepreneurs building their Retrofit brand
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What makes you different and special? An affordable premium service. There’s a plethora of low budget operators in the area, and on the other end, very highly priced operators, so our goal is to bridge the gap between the two and provide a luxury facility at an affordable price. Our member journey and community feel sets us apart from similar providers. We’re also proud to have one of the first Technogym Skillbike Studios in London and one of the first Technogym Biocircuits in England.
