The Wirral gym with a flotation tank and massage chair room

Bare Rooms, based in Birkenhead, opened in 2022 and specialises in private training rooms to help those dealing with mental health, body issues or are looking for an alternative to open plan gyms.

The gym has individual or small group workout rooms, each with their own HD projectors with training programmes, as well as virtual reality and VR golf rooms. Due to the new expansion, part funded by the LCR High Growth Fund, Bare Rooms now also offers converted shipping container training rooms, an outdoor gym, a boxing room, a floatation tank room, a massage room, and VR racing.

The gym has individual or small group workout rooms, each with their own HD projectors with training programmes (Image: PR)

Owner Wayne Hughes said: “I founded Bare Rooms in March 2022 after hurting my knee and feeling self-conscious when working out in a big gym with a big leg strap. It made me think how difficult it must be for people who are self-conscious or have mental health issues so I decided to create somewhere that gives people their own space but also has some really cool features.

The new floatation tank offers members the chance to float in salt water whilst listening to relaxing music (Image: PR)

“Just over a year down the line and we’ve been delighted with the feedback — people love it. Winning the award was an amazing feeling and the new additions are taking things to the next level — we wanted to be different and to bridge the gap and we’re certainly doing that.”

The new floatation tank offers members the chance to float in salt water whilst listening to relaxing music. Meanwhile, the new massage chair is state-of-the art and offers members a range of different massages from light to deep tissue.

Gym-goers can experience VR racing (Image: PR)

Bare Rooms offers a free trial and flexible membership. The Platinum Package is £35 per month and includes five private one hour session per week, a free personal training session, all recreation rooms included and unlimited access to group classes such as spin and yoga.