Fortress Academy is a 2,000 sq ft facility in Ilkeston offering martial arts training and functional fitness. The gym features a dedicated martial arts room with heavy bags, Thai pads, MMA cage wall and training mats, alongside a functional fitness studio equipped with Olympic free weights, kettlebells, wallballs, pull-up bars and cardio ergometers. The academy provides group classes and personalised 1-2-1 coaching in multiple martial art styles and functional fitness, welcoming beginners through to experienced members aged 12 and above, with services including fitness evaluations and life coaching.
For race-specific work, the gym has SkiErgs and rowing machines — the kit that matters most for practising HYROX stations at competition standard. Members rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 28 Google reviews.