I want to keep this short and sweet, Opening a gym right on a pandemic you must think were crazy!
Without giving too much away, a few of you may know Aspire to Inspire fitness has grown from strength to strength and even with my absence, the wonderful staff and members have kept the gym going, i said the comeback would always be better than the setback, however with myself still not working and diagnosed with FND (Functional neurological disorder ) in September 2024, i know want to take it to you as the public to help with the next phase than do it alone.
The bitter sweet moment i was in a wheelchair and told id never walk again, that first moment i thought i would lose my gym, and all i thought about was all my ladies and there safe space, its been a tough few years, but my staff and my members did it, they kept Aspire on the map and my heart bursts with pride, and now its my turn to give them what they deserve and that is new premises new kit as a community gym, with as minimal debt as possible, because you ever know what is around the corner, their are much bigger things on the plan but as of yet i cannot discuss.
We have nearly hit full capacity on members so we are at a catch 22 because we cant increase members as we just don't have the space, we have grown the gym in a positive way from strength to strength and the next part of our journey is the expand and that is with the help of you as members and the public to have bigger premises.
Aspire was built out of a mobile van, working in different counties 60 hour weeks, running bootcamps in fields for NHS staff, 1-2-1 zoom sessions and online fitness classes to keep everyone safe, we did absolutely everything to get our name out there, after 2 years we managed to secure a building and open our very own ladies only gym which started with the ground floor and after one year we had the first floor, here we are on year 5 and we now need bigger premises again.
I have had my new business plan sat there for 2 years with a few exciting additional extras which you will see in the images below, we now have 6 amazing staff and the most amazing members and they deserve the world and if not more, we will be putting alot into the building ourselves and to help move things forward we are asking you as members and the public for your support.
So as a business we will be looking to crowd fund as much as possible we will be offering rewards in response to any donations given.
Our goal is to Raise £20,000. which will give us a head start with the additional costs and funds we will be putting in ourselves our plans which will include the following:
. A gym Floor double the size
. A spin Studio 40 bikes
. A unisex gym section
. Adapted Physio section
. 2 x Studios
. Shower rooms
. Toilets
. Sauna
. Ice Baths
. Soft Play
.Breakout rooms
. Laser Tag
. Cafe
.Sensory room
We want to create jobs, more apprentice schemes and much more.
The above images are just a guide depending on the property and the lay out.
Please remember we are not a charity we are not entitled to any funding and the business was setup by one person, this is a community gym that provides a safe space for so many people, we want to now provide bigger and better premises, with new kit along with other amenities for all of the family but with the help from you as the community.
We will not be asking for funds for free in refurn we will be offering classes one Sunday a month, Raffles for PT sessions, online fitness classes, fitness goody bags and much more, we know things are hard right now, but as a community we can come together and do this rather that just a single person, the crowd funding is about having the community involved.
Thank you for your support and thanks for tuning in.
Much love
ATI Fitness.