This isn’t a series of gym reviews or a bodybuilder’s dear diary. This isn’t an instruction manual. It’s a learning curve that bends around the globe. It’s an experience I want to share, an adventure that may contain as many bitter truths as gems of wisdom. Whatever else it is, it’s going to be one hell of a story.

My name is Tom Caru. I’m 23 and live in Australia. This is my travel blog; a fitness odyssey across oceans and continents in search of knowledge.

I was a writer with all the cliche hang-ups; drinking, smoking…not writing. Now I’m a gym nut and aspiring personal trainer who aims to visit 80 gyms spread around the world. How did I get from one to the other?

Find out more about:

The Backstory

The Journey

The Finish Line

Tom Caru

March, 2010.

Gym No#1: Cliffhanger Climbing Gym (AUSTRALIA)

Gym No#2: Kokoro Mixed Martial Arts (IRELAND)

Gym No#3: The CityPoint Club (ENGLAND)

Gym No#4: Sturebadet (SWEDEN) 

Gym No#5: Element (FRANCE) 

Gym No#6: Educogym (ENGLAND)

Gym No#7: The Hill That Breathes (ITALY)

Gym No#8: Kieser Training (SPAIN) 

Gym No#9: The Bodywork Gym (GREECE) 

Gym No#10: Ironfist Gym (AUSTRIA)

Gym No#11: Holmes Place Zurich (SWITZERLAND) 

Gym No#12: Kampfsportschule Baron (GERMANY) 

Gym No#13: CrossFit Praha (CZECH REPUBLIC) 

Gym No#14: Mike’s Gym (NETHERLANDS) 

Gym No#15: CrossFit Copenhagen (DENMARK) 

Gym No#16: Friskis&Svettis (BELGIUM)

Gym No#17: Itäkeskus Swimming Hall (FINLAND) 

Gym No#18: CrossFit Nordic (SWEDEN)