Today we’d like to introduce you to Will Smith.
Hi Will, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstories with our readers?
Ever since I was a young boy, I have always been interested in keeping fit and healthy. I always focused on the exercise element of things and very soon as I became older, I researched nutrition and started implementing nutritional aspects into my day-to-day routine.
At the age of 16, I did a National Diploma in Sport, with the Extended Btec at college. This enabled me to further my knowledge of exercise, nutrition, and sports management. I had since joined a gym at this age too! After college, I wanted to start working in a gym and get on the career ladder, I always had aspirations to become a Personal Trainer – let alone one day run/own my own gym facility.
At 18, I got my Level 2 and Level 3 qualifications for becoming a Gym instructor and Personal Trainer. I enrolled for a job at a local gym, one which I got immediately. I started work a week later and by the month’s end, I was up to my first ever 4 clients. This job however was only part-time, so I applied for another gym instructor role at Lancaster University Sports Centre, this facility was one of the best I had ever seen. A brand new sports center, with a state of the art swimming pool, with 2 gym floor equipped with the latest Technogym equipment.
After my spell at Oakhill Leisure and Lancaster Uni sports center, I had been recruited for an old manager who I used to work with at Oakhill. Together we set up his brand of Personal Training facility and grew that. After a few years we needed to expand however, after a few disagreements we decided it would be best for him to part ways with the facility but take the company with him.
So lone behold I was left with an empty room with some gym equipment in and no name. So Fitness Plus was born. Fast forward 5 years and after a pandemic, we’ve managed to get short of 500 members with 5 members of the amazing staff.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way? Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Not at all, especially after the previous pandemic and lockdown. Also, choosing the correct staff, once these were in place the road became a lot smoother as I learned to trust them and take on the payload.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
We are a membership-driven 24/7 hour gym facility that specializes in high-end personal training. We have a wide range of memberships available that accounts for all ages and walks of life. They are tiered bronze, silver, gold, platinum, and diamond as our bespoke package.
We have 3 levels of Personal Training – Junior Coach (Rachael). Coach (Ben) and Head Coach (Myself, Will).
Pricing:
- Bronze membership £25
- Silver membership £32
- Gold membership £40
- Platinum membership £50
- Diamond £840 (3 months)
Contact Info:
- Email: will@fitnessplusgym.co.uk
- Website: www.fitnessplusgym.co.uk
- Instagram: @fpgymofficial
- Facebook: fpgymofficial
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Fitness Plus
