The Fitness Co-Op is a community gym in Thames that is not a staffed facility, so membership enquiries go through its website, Facebook or email. Membership is for people who give back to the community, such as members of sports teams or clubs, volunteers, and Fire, Police, Armed Forces and St John staff, with a small number of non-community members approved by management. Four classes a week are run by qualified personal trainers. The one-hour bootcamp or HIIT style sessions suit all abilities and cost $5 per class as at 2026. A separate children and baby friendly class for women only welcomes children. One visitor found the classes awesome and always challenging. We hear the gym is at capacity, so it is taking names for a waitlist that is updated fortnightly. Each year the team hosts or supports community fundraisers, and the main 2025 event was the Paeroa to Thames Fun Run/Walk, which raised money for the Thames High School Touch Squad. The gym is at 115 Jellicoe Crescent.