Energy for Life Fitness, Yoga & Pilates

I can’t recommend this place enough. It and the teachers are fantastic.

There’s a great range of different styles of fitness class. So you can do strength one day then yoga the next then functional fitness. The teachers are really encouraging and helpful with different skills and styles but who all work together with an inspiring take on life and fitness. There’s a lovely atmosphere and friendly community feel. I never thought I’d be lifting weights, doing pull ups and mastering the crow pose before I came here.

I’ve increased my strength and feel more in tune with my body and mind
I turned up for my first class with Tom in 2017, I wanted structure and accountability. Running alone didn’t cut it for me. I’ve increased my strength and feel more in tune with my body and mind, but my favourite thing is the atmosphere, you’re always met with a smile.

I joined EFL with my partner in 2017 to make exercising regularly easy.
We love it enough for proximity to EFL to be a key house buying criteria! Really didn’t expect the friends we made there, the fitness gains, Xmas parties, and the amazing teachers throughout the years.

An intense exercise routine suitable for different levels.
Energy for Life is a great yoga & Pilates studio in Hanover! Emma, the owner teaches a diversity of yoga classes. A pleasure and an intense exercise routine suitable for different levels. A small friendly family set up, which is refreshing after training at commercial gyms in the past… a great gem and find in my neighbourhood.

I fell in love with the variety of yoga, Pilates, strength and fitness
Before training at Energy for Life I used to run a lot, but I was getting injured and my flexibility wasn’t great. So I started coming to classes at Energy for Life and fell in love with the variety of yoga, Pilates, strength and fitness, as well as the community of people who come here. I’ve made some great friends here. Now I feel fitter, stronger, more flexible and less prone to injury when I go running.

A great way to improve my mental health too.
I joined Energy for Life to get back into shape and to give me more energy to keep up with my 5 year old son. I also had a very stressful job and found training to be a great way to improve my mental health too. I feel stronger, fitter and more mobile than ever before.

My 50s are certainly my strongest decade so far!
I joined Energy for Life hoping to find a friendly, welcoming, local gym where I could go at my own pace and try various classes. I really found that here.. the teachers are brilliant and I have enjoyed a variety of activities- strength, functional fitness and yoga. I highly recommend it!

“I’m noticing a huge improvement in my strength, posture and general fitness”
I started training here in 2018 and I love it. It’s fun, friendly and effective. I’m noticing a huge improvement in my strength, posture and general fitness especially combined with the yoga upstairs.

“I’ve been training at Energy for Life for over 5 years”
I feel strong, flexible and confident – this is a huge part to do with the trainers at E4L. They are all supportive, adaptable and knowledgeable about living a healthy and happy life. Most importantly to me is the a community feel to the studio, and I’ve made some wonderful and lifelong friendships!

“I’m 3 x stronger than I was 6 months ago”
I started deadlifting 40kg with bad technique, but now I can lift 120kg safely and feel as strong as I can be at this moment.  It was fantastic to see how far I had come in just 6 months, I’m stronger, faster and fitter all round. The camaraderie with others that you start to see every week is also a real joy. You get to know each other and you look forward to catching up, laughing with each other and seeing each other progress. 

“I have made friends for life!”
I had lost my enthusiasm for excercise and had to stop certain activities due to arthritis in my knees. Then I found Energy for Life and I am so pleased I took the plunge as I now go to around 4 classes a week, both gym and yoga. My fitness and flexibility have improved so much. The classes are challenging but fun and the trainers can adapt any excercise for your particular needs. I love the community spirit attached to the studio and I have made friends for life!

“This leaves you feeling refreshed, restored and re-energised!”
Energy For Life has been a great find, having just moved into Brighton. Emma brings something new to each of her yoga classes, small details of alignment, of which go a long way, a little philosophy and fun analogies. All of this leaves you feeling refreshed, restored and re-energised!

“I have never felt fitter, I even really miss the classes if I can’t go.”
I hadn’t even stepped into a gym until my late 40’s, so finding a space that was friendly, welcoming and not intimidating were my top priorities. And I couldn’t have found a better gym than Energy for Life. It ticked all those boxes and more. The instructors are brilliant and you feel like they really have an eye on your form. The classes are well structured, there’s lots of choice. 3 years later, I now do a mix of functional fitness, weights and pilates, and have never felt fitter, I even really miss the classes if I can’t go – something I never thought I say!

“These are the best gym/yoga classes I’ve ever been to.”
The classes are amazing and all the instructors are knowledgeable and friendly. It’s a small gym so it has a friendly, social feel. No matter how fit (or unfit) you are, the instructors will tailor things to meet you where you are at. Tom helped me recover from an arm injury and they have taken me from incredibly unfit to fit and stronger than ever.

I’ve added 60kg to my deadlift, but more importantly have learned proper lifting technique “
In a little over 8 months of training in Tom’s Stronger classes, I’ve added 60kg to my deadlift, but more importantly have learned proper lifting technique, the fundamentals of calisthenics (body-weight) training.

“I wholeheartedly recommend Emma’s classes to anyone.”
Emma provides the perfect blend that I was looking for – challenging physically, with the just right amount of ‘food for thought’ along the way. She provides every opportunity for you to push yourself, but also to take care of yourself – a balance I value greatly.

“…now there’s my new life with yoga!”
I had always been a little dubious about yoga – I had no real experience of it, but thought it might be a bit too ‘cosmic’ for my liking and not intense enough. I couldn’t have been more wrong – four months down the line I feel that there was a life before yoga and now there’s my new life with yoga!

“The studio offers small inclusive classes where people of all abilities are welcome.”
I joined Emma’s yoga classes around August 2015 – I liked the sound of a strong flow class, and I wasn’t disappointed! I’d been doing yoga for around 12 months, so had the basics, which I’ve been able to build on. Emma combines a strong flow with thoughtful guidance and mindfulness.