Club
About the club
A small training club in the centre of Lisbon. Strength, mobility and recovery, coached in groups of eight since 2019.
Rua do Ouro 112, Lisbon
Rua do Ouro 112
Opened in March 2019 in a former print shop
Two floors, natural light on both
Our story
We opened Oaken because the gyms we knew sold motivation and forgot the coaching. We wanted a room where people of every age learn to lift well, move freely and recover properly, and keep doing it for decades.
Inês and Tomás started with one rack, a borrowed rower and twelve members who trained before work. Six years later there are twelve coaches, two floors and a waiting list for the early classes.
What has not changed is the size of the room: eight people per class, one coach who knows your name, your numbers and the knee you hurt skiing in 2017.
What we believe
Four ideas behind every class, every plan and every conversation with your coach.
Slow progress
Small groups
Measured, not guessed
Rest is training
In numbers
2019
Opened on Rua do Ouro
620
Square metres on two floors
12
Full-time coaches
8
People per class, never more
The building
Two floors, each built for one job.
Ground floor, strength
Eight racks, platforms, kettlebells from 4 to 48 kg and a rower line by the window. This is where the strength and conditioning classes run.
Area
380 m²
Racks
8
Classes
22 a week
First floor, mobility and recovery
A quiet wooden room for mobility and breathwork, a sauna for six and a cold plunge kept at 8 degrees. Shoes stay downstairs.
Area
240 m²
Sauna
6 seats
Classes
16 a week
Coaches
