Strong Girls Club is a coach lead and peer support exercise and wellbeing program for girls and young women aged 13-17.

We aim to empower, educate and enable young women to be exactly who and what they want to be.

The Club is a safe, inclusive and supportive space where young women can come together and learn the life changing benefits of lifting weights.

Sound good? Read on to find out more.

When and where is this happening?

Strong Girls Club is a weekly class on Thursdays at 4.30pm - 5.30pm at Strong Like a Mutha gym in Kinning Park, Glasgow.

What is the investment?

Classes will run in 6 week blocks at £99 per block.*

Payment must be made in advance to secure places.

*Payment plans are available for low waged/single income households. 

Building body confidence

We know that wellness is not just about your physical body. That’s why at Strong Girls Club we will also be holding space for conversation around the female hormone cycle and how it affects mood, energy and physical activity. We will have open and honest discussions about body confidence and navigating life as a teenager. 

Research has shown that children as young as three years old are displaying negative feelings toward their bodies and that children as young as 6 have shown an interest in dieting to lose weight.

This is abhorrent and something we are super passionate about dismantling.

We want to show young women that exercise can be fun, smashing the Diet Culture narrative that it’s only there to atone for what we eat or as a means to lose weight.

Our vision with Strong Girls Club is to empower a generation of young girls to know that they are worthy exactly as they are and to find body confidence and happiness regardless of their weight, shape or body size. 

At SLAM we recognise that not all humans assigned female at birth will identify as girls. Our club is inclusive of non-binary, gender non-conforming, and transgender humans aged 13-17. We are an LGBTQ+ friendly space.

Why we have created Strong Girls Club

Strong Girls Club was created by SLAM founder Lyndsey Roberts who is on a mission to make the fitness industry a more supportive and inclusive space for all humans.

Lyndsey grew up in the east end of Glasgow where access to opportunities in sport for young women were seriously lacking. As a result Lyndsey found herself to be a teenager who loved to dance but hated anything to do with PE at school.

“P.E felt so far removed from an inclusive environment and I dreaded it so much that I forged a note from my parents that allowed me to skip it every week.”

Lyndsey went on to have a career in professional dance and as a result spent a lot of time in gym environments.

“I was so scared of lifting weights because I believed that they would make me “bulky” or damage my career.”

It wasn’t until after the birth of her first son that Lyndsey learned the life changing benefits of lifting heavy weights.

“I couldn’t believe how empowered I felt. I have always been a small human, forever underestimated, and all of a sudden I felt so much stronger but not just physically - mentally too and I knew this was a feeling I wanted to share with other women”

That was 7 years ago, fast forward to now and Lyndsey is the owner of Strong Like a Mutha (known as SLAM) - an inclusive and supportive gym for all bodies.

“When I was a young woman I knew nothing about gyms. I had serious issues with my hormone cycle, I was battling with undiagnosed ADHD and I had an eating disorder from growing up in an industry that taught me my worth was in how I looked.”

“I discovered weight training in my late 20’s and it changed my life. It empowered me to work with my body, not against it, and helped me become body-happy and confident in who I am.

If I had known that as a young person, I would have had a different journey for sure and that’s exactly why I have created The Strong Girls Club.” 

Our first intake for Strong Girls Club will be limited to 10 places. If you miss this round, we can keep you informed about our next intake through our monthly newsletter.

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