About Instinct
A coaching-led training community in Thorndon. Thirteen years in the same corner of Wellington, doing the same thing properly.
Thirteen years in Thorndon.
Instinct Fitness opened in Thorndon in 2013 and has stayed there ever since — which, in a category where most gyms do not see their fifth birthday, is the part we are quietly proud of.
What has kept it going is not a fit-out or a piece of equipment. It is that the coaching has always come first. Every class on the timetable is run by a coach who knows the people in front of them, and the programming exists to give training direction rather than to fill an hour.
Members come from the offices and apartments around Thorndon Quay, the wider CBD, and the Hutt. Some are chasing a competition standard. Most are fitting three sessions a week around a full job and a full life. Both get the same coaching.
Luke Fiso
Luke founded Instinct in 2013 and still coaches on the floor. He competed as a CrossFit athlete for New Zealand, including at the 2019 CrossFit Games, and was national champion six times between 2016 and 2021.
He holds a Bachelor of Health Science in Sport and Exercise from Massey University and a CrossFit Level 3 Trainer certification, and is a trustee of the Wellington Fitness Community Trust.
Built for training, not for photos.
Unit 3, 210 Thorndon Quay — roughly a five-minute walk from the Wellington CBD, which is what makes a 6am or a lunchtime session realistic on a work day.
Rigs, barbells, ergs and the floor space to use them, plus open gym access for All Access members from the first class to the last each day.
