Director of Evolution Strength, Jimmy Hayns, first stepped foot in the gym at the age of 16 and hasn’t looked back since. Realising a dream almost a decade old, he took the plunge and opened a strength and bodybuilding gym on Oswestry high street.
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Connor Crotchett and Leon Jones both boast an extensive background in training and fitness; with Connor serving as Director of 3D Fitness Ltd, which designs and imports their own brand of gym equipment, and having previously owned All Your Life Fitness Club in Tipperary. Leon has been in the fitness industry for 13 years, with five years of amateur kickboxing and five years in the gym industry under his belt, as well as gaining personal training and nutrition specialist qualifications.
As part of a large CEC modernisation programme taking place, facilities at Crewe and Holmes Chapel were the first of the 15 sites to undergo transformation. Crewe Lifestyle Centre combined several existing and services across the area, as well as children’s services, adult day care services, the library and workspace for council employees, all under one roof. The development under Everybody has also allowed for a café facility to be introduced at the site, introducing additional forms of revenue and creating jobs for five more individuals.
The first glimpse of spring sunshine has got us excited for the summer ahead, and while we can hope that the weather gods are kind to us this year, the lucky ones amongst us will be jetting off to somewhere slightly more exotic. The rare British sun also brings the onset of pre-holiday panic, seeing a rise in the number of people investing in costly gym memberships in a last-minute bid to obtain their desired beach bodies.
The team at Life Leisure gyms see fitness as a long-term goal reached by implementing realistic lifestyle changes and setting achievable goals, rather than a quick fix that’s unlikely to satisfy you in the long term. As the biggest fitness provider in Stockport, Life Leisure offer members access to fitness classes, swimming and the latest gym equipment across all sites.
We know all too well that the ‘New Year, New You’ attitude often falls short of our expectations- especially during those tricky winter months. The gym can feel like a harsh replacement to a cosy bed on cold mornings, motivational mantras on our social media feeds can be guilt-inducing and although you might intend to snack on almonds at work, the chocolate is always the more tempting option…
At Scunthorpe’s Elite Fitness, however, the team have been helping members blast through the winter blues and offset their fitness regimes with helpful guidance, a huge range of equipment and enough of a reason to keep returning!
Johnson Reed have recently assisted MyGym owner Murtagh Mullholland in opening his new gym brand in Retford. It’s core focus is to offer a more personalised approach to health and fitness, working to members short & long term goals utilising specialised equipment and personal training at an affordable £21.99 per month.
Murtagh has injected his passion for the industry along with his 20 years experience in a range of difference facilities first as a personal trainer then running Council owned sites in the South East through to luxurious Roko Health club sites in the East.
Active4Less is a group of 9 established gyms that are situated throughout the UK. With a combined number of 15,000 members, they believe their success is based on a truly unique set up. They strive to get as much member input as possible and use that to shape how the facilities work best.
With business going strong they decided to expand by opening up a 10th gym in Luton, fitted it with all new equipment provided by Startrac, Physical Company, Wolverson, and Boditrax.
Peter Nelson Fitness is a gym in Pickering that has a modern day approach to getting and keeping a healthy lifestyle. Peter Nelson and his team offer a wide range of contemporary fitness classes that suit everyone’s needs, whether it is one-on-one or group training.
They offer options for all levels of fitness, including an intense four-week boot camp of dynamic exercises, Pilates, Met-Box non-contact strength training, Met-Con suspension and kettlebell training, and moderate level Active Core sessions.
Elite performance fitness, between Stockport and Manchester, prides itself on being a weight loss and body transformation specialist. Run by personal trainer Anthony Brown, he believes that not only does their need to be a fun approach to fitness but also the best possible innovative equipment is needed.
With 12 personal trainers working in the large 3000 square foot building they decided to expand and upgrade their kit with new spin bikes, concept rower and tread mills. However because they had only been established twenty months and no real accounts to view they needed hands on underwriter.
Be Fitness is a Yorkshire-based fitness club which has been fighting the fat in Barnsley for many years.
The Barnsley Be Fitness gym comes fully equipped, sporting Cardio Vascular Training Equipment, Strength Training Equipment, Multi-Station Strength Training Equipment, Life fitness circuit series, free Weight Area and dual action training area. The fitness team include staff Heather and Sam, trained to help Be Fitness’ members get the most from their workout.