Est. 2018 · Our Story

The story behind the studios

How one studio, opened in 2018, grew into six across Dublin and Kildare, and why the way we coach hasn't changed.

Our story

A space where people of all ages, backgrounds, and fitness levels can train safely, thrive, and reach their full potential.

We built EXCAPE because we believed fitness should be welcoming, fun, and open to everyone, wherever you're starting from. Since 2018 that idea has grown into six studios where the coaches know your name, your goals, and your progress.

2018
EXCAPE opens its first studio
2020
The coaching model proves itself through lockdowns, online and outdoors
2022
Growing across Dublin and Kildare
2024
Six studios, one community
2025
Irish Healthcare Excellence Award for Staff Development & Retention
The Excape team together on their annual conference day An Excape coach speaking at the team conference day Excape members celebrating at a community session
Andy and Dave, founders of Excape Studios
A note from the founders

"We started EXCAPE because we kept meeting people who wanted to train but hated gyms. Since 2018, that's still who we build for. If you've ever felt like fitness wasn't made for you, it was, you just hadn't met the right team yet."

Andy & Dave, Founders
2025
Award
Recognition

Irish Healthcare
Excellence Award 2025

The Excape Studios team at the Irish Healthcare Excellence Awards 2025

Awarded for Staff Development & Retention, one of the most respected accolades in Ireland's health and wellness industry. The team you train with is the team that wins awards for how well they're looked after, and that stability is the foundation of every great training relationship.

Inside the studios

What training here looks like

An Excape coach guiding a member through a dumbbell press An Excape coach running a floor session A coach guiding a member through a squat A mixed-age Excape group session A member and coach sharing a laugh mid-session
Meet the team

The people behind the results

EXCAPE's coaches are among the most experienced and best supported in Ireland. We don't hire and deploy, we invest in our people, train them rigorously, and build long-term careers.

Behind them sits a head office team who look after everything from your first phone call to your nutrition plan. Every new member starts with a welcome consultation, a call before you ever set foot in a studio, and there is no sales pitch in it.

6 Studios staffed
2025 Award-winning team
The founders

Andy & Dave

Andy, co-founder of Excape Studios
Andy
Co-Founder
Dave, co-founder of Excape Studios
Dave
Co-Founder
Coaching Team

The coaches across six studios

The Excape Studios coaching team together
Rebecca and Yasmin, coaches at Excape Leixlip
Rebecca and Yasmin, Leixlip
Sean and Graham, coaches at Excape Clontarf
Sean and Graham, Clontarf
The Excape Celbridge team together
The Celbridge team
HQ Team

The team behind the studios

Roisin, General Manager at Excape Studios
Roisin
General Manager
Conor, Operations Manager at Excape Studios
Conor
Operations Manager
Aoife, Client Success Manager at Excape Studios
Aoife
Client Success Manager
Ciaran, Sales and Head of Nutrition at Excape Studios
Ciaran
Sales & Head of Nutrition
Hannah, Sales and Marketing Consultant at Excape Studios
Hannah
Sales & Marketing Consultant
Louise, Sales and Client Success Consultant at Excape Studios
Louise
Sales & Client Success Consultant
Lynn, Sales and Client Success for Excape Healthcare
Lynn
Sales & Client Success, EXCAPE Healthcare
John, Accounts & Payroll at Excape Studios
John
Accounts & Payroll
The EXCAPE family

Three brands. One mission.

EXCAPE has grown from a single studio into a family of brands united by a belief in safe, effective, human-centred health and fitness.

Original

Excape Studios

Where it all began: small-group personal training across six studios in Dublin and Kildare, warm, community-driven and results-focused, with a welcome dose of Irish character. It remains the heart of everything we do.

6 Studios · Est. 2018
Digital

Excape Online

The digital extension of Excape Studios brings the same coaching quality to members wherever they are in the world, with fitness programmes, nutrition support and community all built in.

Learn More →
Opening September 2026

Excape Healthcare

A preventative healthcare clinic opening in September 2026, built to help people rebuild physical capacity and get back to doing what matters, from cancer recovery and cardiovascular health to chronic pain and injury.

Excapehealthcare.ie ↗
What we stand for

The EXCAPE values

01

Purpose

Everything here starts with a reason. EXCAPE began because we kept meeting people who wanted to train and could not stand gyms, and every decision since has been measured against that, from how a session is coached to how a studio feels when you walk through the door.

02

Simple

We keep it clear. Small groups, a coach who knows your name, a programme built around where you actually are, and a tracking card that shows what has changed. There is nothing clever going on, only the fundamentals done properly, week after week.

03

Thoughtful

We notice the details other places skip. That means spotting when someone has had a hard week, adjusting a movement before it turns into an injury, and remembering what you said you were working towards the last time you were in.

Your plan starts with one call

Book your free consultation and the EXCAPE team will call you back within one working day.

Celebrating consistency

The EXCAPE Milestone Club

We believe consistency deserves to be celebrated, not just results. EXCAPE has an exclusive Milestone Club for members who attend regularly over time. As you build your training habit and hit attendance milestones, you're recognised within the community.

It's a small thing that means a lot, because the people who show up week after week and month after month are the ones who change their lives, and that deserves to be noticed.

Milestone Club Excape Studios
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Your welcome consultation is free. The EXCAPE team calls you, talks through your goals, and helps you find the right studio and the right fit.

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