LGBTQIA+ fitness to get strong, have fun, and connect to community

Queer Strength Club Macclesfield

Queer Strength Club (QSC) is an LGBTQIA+ fitness community offering inclusive strength training spaces rooted in joy, regulation, accessibility, and connection.

After running QSC in Brighton since 2024 we're excited to be in launching this session in Macclesfield to bring LGBTQIA+ people together to move, connect, and build confidence.

This space is exclusively for our queer community!

This class is designed for all abilities with a focus on beginners and those who want to connect to movement in a fun way.

You'll be coached and supported throughout the session, with every movement demonstrated and adapted to suit different bodies, abilities, and experience levels.

This is your space to get stronger, have fun, and feel good in your body - without the "gym bro" energy or diet-culture pressure. There's none of that here.

Queer Strength Club is different

We focus on regulation over reps. The goal is to help you build sustainable strength and mobility in a way that feels joyful not a chore. We’re here to reclaim the gym as a place where we belong, building confidence in our bodies while finding connection with each other.

Class Structure

Here's an idea of how the session will run:

5-10 mins: arrival / welcome / health and safety paperwork

5-10 mins: warm-up

25-30 mins: movement drills focused on strength building, functionality and fun!

5 min: cool-down and wrap up.

What to expect in the session:

All movements are demonstrated with multiple adaptations given.

Full autonomy: Rest and adapt whenever you need, for as long as you need.

Integrated mindfulness to help with body awareness and energy management.

High energy and music that's uplifting, motivating and silly.

Venue & Accessibility

This is a Queer Strength Club session hosted within a CrossFit gym environment.

It is not a CrossFit class.

CrossFit MaxOn have been running Lift with Pride - a series of LGBTQIA+ fitness sessions with a very similar mission, so this venue felt like a natural fit.

The session will prioritise accessibility, nervous system awareness, adaptability, community and inclusion.

Intensity can always be dialled up or down depending on individual needs.

Access: The gym is on the ground floor.

Facilities: Gender-neutral accessible toilets are available on-site.

Environment: The gym will be lit mainly with sunlight from the windows but we try to keep the light as low as possible. There will be loud music.

Sensory Support: You are very welcome to bring earplugs, fidget toys, or tinted eyewear. And you can step out of class whenever you need to, safely.

Parking: There is free parking available.

Getting There

CrossFit Maxon is easily accessible by car, taxi, and public transport.

🚆 Macclesfield Train Station is around a 10–15 minute taxi ride from the gym.

🚌 Local bus services also run nearby, and we recommend checking Google Maps for the most up-to-date route options.

🚗 Free parking is available on-site.

⏰ Please arrive 10 minutes before the session starts so there's plenty of time to get checked in, meet the group, and settle in before we begin.

Essential Info

Health Form: All attendees must complete this form before class (https://tinyurl.com/brinny-does-health-par-q-form).

Age: 17+

What to wear: Anything you feel comfortable moving in and supportive shoes.

What to bring: A water bottle and anything you need for your comfort.

Refunds: Cancellations must be made 48 hours before class for a full refund. After this, tickets are non-refundable but can be "paid forward" to a friend within the LGBTQIA+ community*.

*Please note that if you are passing on a ticket to someone else, they must complete this form before class (https://tinyurl.com/brinny-does-health-par-q-form), and you must let Brinny in advance.

About Your Coaches:

Brinny (they/them) and Jod (they/them)

Brinny has been a qualified PT since 2022 and is the founder of Queer Strength Club.

As an AuDHD, non-binary person, they use their own lived experience to create training where different bodies, brains and identities can feel welcome.

Brinny particularly loves helping people build gym confidence, have fun with strength training, create structure around movement and develop a kinder relationship with themselves and their body.

Their work also has a strong focus on mental wellbeing, regulation and rebuilding a relationship with movement after stress or burnout.

Jod is a qualified Personal Trainer with a particular interest in making strength training work for the body you actually have.

Drawing on their own lived experience of chronic illness and being neurodivergent, Jod is passionate about helping people find ways to move that work with their body rather than constantly pushing against it.

Having once felt like gym and strength-training spaces weren’t really for them, Jod now loves helping other people reframe their relationship with exercise, have fun with training and build the confiden

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