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Our history

The world’s leading personal trainers, since 2009.

Ultimate Performance was founded in 2009 by Nick Mitchell, widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost personal trainers and body composition experts.

The business was born from Nick’s vision to create a place where people knew they could train and get the results they wanted, and not the ineffectual ‘fitness fluff’ that pervaded the U.K. personal training industry at that time.

Since then, Ultimate Performance has changed the face of the industry and rapidly expanded to become the world’s only truly global personal training business.

Now Ultimate Performance has an elite team of trainers operating in our private personal training gyms across four continents of the globe, helping thousands of clients achieve life-changing results.

The following timeline outlines the Ultimate Performance company history as we continue our expansion across North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Australasia.

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LOCATIONS

Our gyms

Celebrating a legacy built on world-class training, elite performance,
and a relentless pursuit of excellence.

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March 2025

Ultimate Performance LA Santa Monica

Ultimate Performance opens its fourth Los Angeles gym on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica, seven years after first launching its flagship US gym in nearby Brentwood.

March 2025

Ultimate Performance LA Beverly Hills

Ultimate Performance continues its LA expansion, opening a third city location which brings elite personal training right into the heart of Beverly Hills at 1801 Century Park East.

Modern gym interior with white and red workout machines and a red carpet with white logo in the center.
Gym interior with red carpeted walkway, white and red weightlifting machines, and a 'UP Ultimate Performance' logo on the wall.

March 2024

Ultimate Performance Canary Wharf, Cabot Place

Ultimate Performance launches its second Canary Wharf gym in two years with the opening of the new Cabot Place facility.

January 2024

Ultimate Performance Singapore Orchard

Ultimate Performance expands its presence in Singapore with a state-of-the-art private gym in the Orchard district, marking 10 years since the launch of the successful Central Business District gym in 2014.

Interior of Ultimate Performance Singapore gym with rows of red and white benches and dumbbell racks along mirrored wall.
Gym interior with red and white weight machines and a red mat featuring a white logo.

August 2023

Ultimate Performance London Paddington

Our seventh London gym, Ultimate Performance Paddington brings results-focused personal training to a new area of the city.

July 2023

Ultimate Performance London Chelsea

Our sixth gym in London launches with our 5,000 ft² U.P. Chelsea facility on Fulham Road.

Modern gym with red carpeted track, exercise machines, weights, and black and white workout equipment.
Modern gym interior with weightlifting racks, benches, dumbbells, and a red floor mat with large white UP logo.

July 2022

Ultimate Performance Washington DC Metro Center

Our second gym in Washington DC launches with the 4,400 ft² DC Metro Center facility.

June 2022

Ultimate Performance Wood Wharf Canary Wharf

Ultimate Performance Canary Wharf, Wood Wharf becomes our fifth gym in London on the exclusive Wood Wharf development.

Modern gym with red and black weightlifting equipment, large red carpet with white logo, and a wall sign reading 'UP Ultimate Performance Wood Wharf'.
Modern gym interior with red and white weight machines and dumbbells on racks.

November 2020

Ultimate Performance Bethesda

Our 16,000 ft² Bethesda gym opens its doors in the Maryland city’s historic post office building on Wisconsin Avenue.

September 2020

Ultimate Performance Dubai Marina

Ultimate Performance Dubai Marina becomes the second gym in the city and continues our investment in the Middle East.

Gym interior with red and black adjustable weight benches and racks of silver dumbbells.
Modern gym interior with red carpet walkway, exercise machines, and weight racks.

July 2020

Ultimate Performance London St Paul’s

We launch a fourth gym in London – Ultimate Performance St Paul’s gym – which follows the success of our London City, Mayfair, and Kensington gyms in the capital.

June 2020

Ultimate Performance LA West Hollywood

We open our second Los Angeles gym on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood two years after launching our successful flagship Brentwood facility.

Spacious gym room with weightlifting benches, barbells, dumbbells, and a red carpet walkway featuring white CU lettering.
Modern gym interior with red carpet pathway, various workout machines, and stylish lighting fixtures.

March 2020

Ultimate Performance Liverpool

Ultimate Performance brings world-class personal training to Merseyside with the launch of Ultimate Performance Liverpool gym – our fourth gym in the North of England.

February 2020

Ultimate Performance Washington DC Dupont Circle

We launch Ultimate Performance Washington D.C. Du Pont gym, which marks the opening of our second U.S. gym and further expansion into North America.

Interior of a gym with red and black workout equipment, a red floor track, and the phrase 'RESULTS NOT PROMISES' on a white wall.
Modern gym interior with weightlifting equipment, red and white benches, and a red carpet with a white logo.

January 2020

Ultimate Performance Leeds

We open the doors on a brand new 3,000 ft² personal training gym in the city of Leeds.

May 2018

Ultimate Performance Cheshire

Ultimate Performance Cheshire opens its doors on a new 2,500 ft² facility based in Alderley Edge, Cheshire – the company’s first gym outside a major metropolitan centre.

Modern gym interior with a red carpeted track, white workout machines, and performance achievement boards on the wall.
Gym interior with a red carpet runway labeled 'UP' flanked by weightlifting machines and benches.

April 2018

Ultimate Performance Los Angeles Brentwood

We open the first Ultimate Performance Los Angeles – a landmark gym in Brentwood and our first location in the USA – in a newly-built gym on Wilshire Boulevard in L.A., California.

April 2018

Ultimate Performance Singapore CBD

An all-new 9,000 ft² premises doubles the size and capacity of Ultimate Performance Singapore, cementing the gym’s pre-eminence in the region.

Interior of a modern gym with exercise machines and a motivational wall text reading 'WHERE THE EXCUSES STOP AND THE RESULTS BEGIN.'
Modern gym interior with red and black flooring, weight machines, benches, and a large black-and-white photo of a muscular arm lifting a dumbbell.

March 2018

Ultimate Performance London Kensington

Ultimate Performance London Kensington opens its doors to clients across Notting Hill, Kensington, Chelsea, Belgravia, Holland Park and Knightsbridge.

February 2017

Ultimate Performance Amsterdam

Ultimate Performance takes over Evolve Amsterdam in the Jordaan district, establishing our first Amsterdam gym and bringing our culture of excellence to mainland Europe.

Modern gym interior with a red track carpet, weightlifting bars, benches, and large windows in the background.
Modern gym lounge area with two gray armchairs, a small round black table, and a black reception desk with Ultimate Performance branding.

January 2017

Ultimate Performance Sydney

Ultimate Performance opens its first Australian gym in Sydney CBD in 2017. Following sustained success, the business relocates in 2024 to its new state-of-the-art home at 50 Pitt Street.

January 2017

Ultimate Performance Dubai DIFC

Ultimate Performance Dubai opens as a high-performance, private personal training facility based in the Emirates Financial Tower in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).

Modern gym interior with weightlifting stations, red padded benches, and a red carpeted track.
Interior of a gym with red workout benches, weight machines, a red track on the floor, and a black-and-white mural of muscular arms lifting weights.

April 2016

Ultimate Performance Manchester

Ultimate Performance opens in Manchester in April 2016, later moving in July 2017 to its permanent home in the XYZ Building in the city’s Spinningfields district.

July 2014

Ultimate Performance Singapore CBD

Ultimate Performance Singapore launches in our second Far Eastern location, with a 6,000 ft² personal training gym based in the Central Business District (CBD).

Interior of a modern gym with exercise machines and a motivational wall text reading 'WHERE THE EXCUSES STOP AND THE RESULTS BEGIN.'
Modern gym interior with red exercise machines and a red carpeted walkway.

November 2011

Ultimate Performance London Mayfair

Our second gym, Ultimate Performance London Mayfair opens near Park Lane in the central and exclusive Mayfair district.

May 2009

Ultimate Performance London City

Ultimate Performance London City gym, a 3,000 ft² personal training facility, opens in the heart of London’s financial district near Liverpool Street Station.

Spacious gym interior with a red carpeted walkway surrounded by weightlifting and exercise equipment.

Maximum results, minimum time

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See how you can achieve life-changing results in partnership together with us at Ultimate Performance