Ex-Portsmouth winger opens up his own gym

A FORMER Portsmouth FC academy player has returned to the city to open his new business.
Jack Plummer who has opened a new gym in Portsmouth. Picture: Deep South MediaJack Plummer who has opened a new gym in Portsmouth. Picture: Deep South Media
Jack Plummer who has opened a new gym in Portsmouth. Picture: Deep South Media

Jack Plummer, 30, played as a left-winger when he was at Pompey’s academy.

Now, having spent time in the United States, he has come home to open Jack Plummer Gym, in Fratton – the first of what he hopes will become a chain in the area.

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The gym, in Unit Four of Fratton Industrial Estate in Rodney Road, will have a focus on the exercise techniques that Jack learned while out in LA – with an emphasis on psychology, nutrition, life-style and mental health.

He said: ‘I spent six years in LA, playing football and studying for a degree in Kinesiology at the University of California Irvine – a wide ranging subject centred on sport.

‘After graduating I built up a business as a personal trainer specialising in helping women.

‘When I decided to return to Portsmouth I wanted to open a gym that included all the elements of modern training that I had learned.’

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The goal for Jack is to create an environment that isn’t intimidating or uncomfortable, regardless of your ability.

‘Jack Plummer Gym is especially designed so people always feel welcome – I meet all interested new members face-to-face and show them around,’ he said.

‘Nothing is intimidating and we can cater for highly experienced gym users as well as complete novices. It’s a friendly place and everybody talks to each other.

‘The speed at which we reached 100 members really surprised me – it took just two weeks – but word has got around very quickly.’

Gym membership  costs £25 per month; for info go to facebook.com/J.PlummerGym.