Clay & Iron Studio

Strength, Shaped by Hand

Small-group training and open studio classes in the heart of town — built by coaches, not algorithms.

Strength Mobility Metabolic 32 classes this week
⭐ 4.9 studio rating · ✓ NASM-certified coaches
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Our Programs

Training Built Around How Bodies Actually Move

Five ways into the studio, each one coached, none of them guesswork. Pick a lane or move between them — your membership covers all of it.

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Signature Program

Foundations Strength

Barbell fundamentals coached one rep at a time — squat, hinge, press, pull. Four weeks in, most members add real weight to the bar without guessing at form.

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Mobility Flow

Slow, breath-led sessions that loosen hips and shoulders tightened by desks and heavy sets. The recovery day your body keeps asking for.

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Metabolic Conditioning

Kettlebells, sleds and short intervals timed to keep effort honest without wrecking your knees. Forty-five minutes, sweat guaranteed.

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Why Members Stay

Trust Built One Rep at a Time

We're not chasing trends. We're a small studio with real coaches, honest hours, and a community that shows up for each other — season after season.

NASM-Certified Coaches

Every coach on our floor holds a nationally recognised certification and logs continuing education hours each year. You're never handed a program by someone still learning on you.

Custom Programming for Every Body

Your first session is an assessment, not a workout — mobility, history, and goals mapped before you touch a bar. Programming adjusts around injuries and life, not the other way round.

Meet the Team

The Coaches Who Show Up for You

Every session is led by someone who's spent years earning the right to coach you — not a rotating cast of contractors. They know your name, your last set, and what you're working toward.

Marcus Teale, Strength & Conditioning Coach at Clay & Iron, resting a barbell on his shoulders in the studio

Marcus Teale

Strength & Conditioning Coach

NZREPS Level 4 · CrossFit L2 · 11 years coaching

"Strength is built in inches, not leaps — I'd rather see you lift the same weight cleaner than lift heavier sloppy."

Powerlifting Fat loss Barbell technique
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Priya Naidu, Mobility & Recovery Coach at Clay & Iron, guiding a stretch session in the studio

Priya Naidu

Mobility & Recovery Coach

DipRemedialMassage · FRC Mobility Specialist · 7 years experience

"The gym shouldn't leave you stiffer than it found you — recovery work is what lets you keep training for decades, not months."

Injury rehab Joint mobility Breathwork
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Aroha Reweti, Metabolic Coaching specialist at Clay & Iron, standing by the conditioning floor

Aroha Reweti

Metabolic Coaching Specialist

Bsc Sport Science · Precision Nutrition L1 · 9 years experience

"Fat loss isn't a punishment plan — it's consistent inputs, tracked honestly, adjusted weekly. I do the math so you don't have to."

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Member Stories

The Proof Is in the Progress

We don't chase compliments. We track deadlifts, dropped kilos, and the mornings people show up when they'd rather stay in bed.

4.9 from 210+ member reviews
★★★★★

"Lost 14kg and finally deadlift 100kg. I came in thinking I just needed to sweat more — turns out I needed to learn how to lift. The coaches never let a bad rep slide."

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Maya

Member since 2022

★★★★★

"Ran my first 10k eight weeks after joining — no injuries, no burnout. The programming actually builds you up instead of grinding you down."

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Daniel

Member since 2023

★★★★★

"Back pain I'd lived with for six years is gone. Turns out my core was doing nothing. Now I squat pain-free and my physio is genuinely surprised."

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Priya

Member since 2021

Membership

Pick the Rhythm That Fits Your Week

No contracts that trap you, no fine print that surprises you. Just a plan built around how often you show up.

Drop-In

For the curious and the occasional

$25 / class
  • Single class, any format
  • No lock-in, no membership
  • Pay as you go, book same-day
  • Locker & app access
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Monthly Unlimited

For those who've found their groove

$89 / mo
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No pressure, no contracts — just show up, chalk your hands, and see how the room feels.

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