Buxton · Derbyshire
One club, two ways to train. Lift on a Monday, play on a Wednesday, and turn up exactly as fit as you are right now.
Pick your night
DadBodsFFC runs two separate sessions with the same attitude behind them. Do one, do both, or start with whichever sounds least terrifying.
Men's only · Since 2018
An hour of strength and conditioning pitched at all abilities. Shaun will give you a push if needed, but everyone works at their own level in the session.
Men & women · Since 2020
Football fitness for men and women, at any ability. A structured warm-up, football-based fitness drills, then a five-a-side round-robin — and always shooting and penalties to finish. Non-contact for the most part, so you're fine for work the next day.
Started in
Buxton
Why we exist
Most of us hit a point where work, kids and everything else quietly pushed fitness to the bottom of the list. DadBods has been going since 2018 to make getting back into it feel normal instead of intimidating — FFC followed in 2020.
There's no membership contract to sign, no fitness test at the door and nobody keeping score. You show up, you put the work in at whatever level you're at, and you go home having actually enjoyed it. The group does the rest — it's a lot harder to skip a session when a dozen people notice you're not there.
What you get
Mondays · £10
An hour of coached strength and conditioning, pitched at every ability in the room.
DadBods
Wednesdays · £7
Warm-up, football-based fitness drills, then five-a-side round-robin. Men and women, any level.
FFC
Off the pitch
Group chats that run all week, regular nights out, and lads who'll chase you for your step count.
Our story
No experience
Never trained, or played at a decent level years ago — both fine. Nobody judges and nobody has an ego about it.
Get startedThis week
Same two slots every week, all year round, apart from a few changes around bank holidays and Christmas.
From the group
DadBods
“DadBods gives you more than a weekly workout… it's a place to breathe (frantically at times), a place to laugh, have fun… work out muscles you never knew existed and pushed by everyone around you to go bigger and further than you thought you could… so get off the sofa, come on down and see what this is all about.”
FFC
“Best hour of the week for a knockabout with a great group of people, everyone welcome and all without the risk of getting injured.”
DadBods
“The banter and beer make the burpees bearable. 👍🏻”
DadBods
“A great community, where a good bunch of lads come together.”
FFC
“Great community of people getting together on a Wednesday night having a laugh and a kick about with fitness sprinkled on top, can't beat it 😁”
DadBods
“Join DadBods… where the dad bods get built, the dad jokes get worse, and legends are made one questionable squat at a time! 💪😂🔥”
DadBods
“Having been at DadBods since the start, it just gets better and better. An incredible community of men looking to do a bit of work and have a lot of fun.”
FFC
“Highlight of the week. Bit of fitness, kick about and great group of people. Can't beat chip butty night at the end of the month too 🤣”
DadBods
“A bunch of local dads trying to get rid of their beer bellies, build a bit of muscle and pretend we're still in our prime! 😂 Great group of lads, everyone grafts hard, and there's plenty of banter to go with the pain. We turn up looking like a bunch of fat b******s and leave feeling like absolute weapons… until we try walking down the stairs the next morning. 🍻💪 Top class, top lads, and a proper good laugh. Get yourself down there!”
DadBods
“Get fitter and stronger with a great bunch of lads. Was made to feel welcome from day one. 👍”
FFC
“As someone who never played football, but always loved the game, FFC has been a great place to get better at football and meet some incredible folk.”
DadBods
“A great group of supportive lads getting together to improve themselves every week.”
@dadbodsffc
Session clips, nights out and general nonsense. Follow along and you'll always know what's on this week.
Turning up is the whole sign-up process
Message us on WhatsApp, Instagram or email and we'll get you booked on to a session. Mondays are £10, Wednesdays £7.
