Portsmouth's new 24/7 gym opening on first day after lockdown lifts
WITH gyms allowed to open in tier two from next week, a 24 hour fitness business, which started life in the city, is set to return.
24/7 Fitness Gym was started 12 years ago in Portsmouth above Tiger Tiger in Gunwharf Quays.
But with eight gyms opened across the UK, the team thought it was the right time to head home and are opening their newest gym at Pompey Centre on Wednesday.
Chief executive Gary Lockwood said: ‘We had been looking for a site in Portsmouth for a while and we started sorting everything in January with a plan to open in the summer but Covid got in the way so with tier 2 starting next week we thought this was the time.
‘I think with the pandemic this year and the impact it is has had more on those who are overweight, people are focussing more on health and wellbeing.’
The centre in Fratton Way will provide over 200 pieces of equipment, including weights, cardio, and resistance machines.
Staff will be running yoga, spinning, and bootcamp sessions as well as regular Les Mills classes.
Les Mills virtual classes will also run via projector screens throughout the day and evening.
Gary said: ‘We started the company in Portsmouth 12 years ago with a short term lease on a site in Gunwharf Quays, since then we have been all over the country opening new gyms, but the new site in Fratton is really special to us as it’s like coming home. We are hoping to see some old faces and can't wait to meet lots of new ones.
‘It has been a tough year for a lot of businesses, and the fitness industry has been hit harder than most.
‘24/7 Fitness has had its fair share of stressful moments and hand wringing over government announcements, so it’s nice to end the year with a really positive event.’
The gym will be open 24 hours a day and will be manned between 6am to 10pm on Mondays to Thursdays and between 8am and 4pm on Friday and Saturdays.
Members can get their first month of membership for £10 with no joining fee and then £21.95 per month, which includes all classes.
Premium membership are £24.95 per month and includes advance class booking.
For more information visit 247fitness.co