Our Story
A Message from the Founders
We believe dessert should feel like dessert. Rich, creamy, the kind you look forward to all day.
The name GYM BOD was inspired by an active lifestyle, but BOD stands for Better Option Desserts. Treats made to be enjoyed, without the second thoughts afterwards.
Every product we make starts with flavour and texture: thick chocolate, real chunks, a scoop worth savouring. The better-for-you part is there in the background, so all you have to do is enjoy it!
Today, GYM BOD is enjoyed by millions of customers and stocked by major retailers across Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East. Our mission is to make better desserts the new normal, and to prove that a smarter choice can be seriously delicious.
Cian Dawson & Courtney Brown
Co-Founders, GYM BOD
GYM BOD in the media
The GYM BOD Story
GYM BOD began in a garage in 2018 with a simple question - what if ice cream could be every bit as delicious, and better for you too?
We were living in Toowoomba, QLD at the time, and most afternoons ended with an ice cream. We loved it so much we bought our own soft-serve machine and started playing with recipes and flavours at home. Then one day, a new idea: what if we made soft serve with our post-gym protein shake?
The recipe has been through plenty of refinements since then, but that first scoop was the beginning of everything.
Next came the fun part: working out how to share it. We tried a lot of different concepts along the way, starting with our protein soft serve (the first of its kind in Australia) served out of a food truck along Sydney's beaches.
As word spread, we made our first-ever batch of GYM BOD in a Tub, selling online and delivering to people's doors. For two years we delivered every tub ourselves, applied labels by hand and listened closely to what our customers loved, refining our recipes, flavours and range as we went. Eventually, that growing range caught the attention of major retailers, and seeing GYM BOD on a Coles shelf for the first time was a true pinch-me moment.
We've learned and grown a lot over the last eight years, but our mission hasn't changed: desserts that are better for you, without ever compromising on flavour, texture or nutrition.
In 2023, we hit one of our proudest milestones, opening our own ice cream manufacturing facility right here in Australia. Making it ourselves gives us complete control over quality and innovation, and the freedom to keep pushing what a better dessert can taste like.
We love our products, and more importantly, so do you. We've now sold over 2 million products, and GYM BOD is stocked by major retailers across Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East.
Our goal is to see GYM BOD on every supermarket shelf around the world, so everyone can enjoy their favourite desserts, made better.
