A newly refurbished gym in Weymouth is holding an open day to raise money for people in need of end of life care.

First Class Fitness has tripled in size recently with an expansion into its new first floor premises at its gym at the Southill shopping precinct.

It moved into its fitness centre in Southill in December 2018, and has now completed a £200,000 refurbishment.

To celebrate its expansion, it is  holding an open day with a charity fundraiser on Saturday, February 10.

The event will start at 7.45am and run until 4pm to showcase its new facilities for members of the community.

The fundraiser will be in honour of former client Paul Fancy, who passed away last year, with all the proceeds in aid of Weldmar Hospice Care Trust.

Marcus Biles, First Class Fitness managing director, said: “We’re all incredibly excited about the opening.

“We have continued to successfully grow as a business yet our focus remains the same: helping people improve their lives.

“We are very much a community where everyone is a name and not number so we provide the highest quality facilities, which we feel our clients deserve and matches our quality of coaching.

“It is about taking a holistic approach all tailored to the individual and their own goals whether that is losing weight or dealing with a health condition such as lower back pain, diabetes a stroke, or a mental illness.”

Dorset Echo: First Class Fitness staff members at their Christmas partyFirst Class Fitness staff members at their Christmas party (Image: First Class Fitness)

The business, founded in 2012, had already added two new personal trainers to take its headcount to nine and is set to create up to five more jobs over the coming year due to the expansion.

Marcus, a former Wey Valley school student and Weymouth College lecturer, added: “As the leading private members and specialist personal training gym in the area, we have found that there is demand for high quality service and facilities.

“Our expansion represents the next phase of our strategic growth plan for the business, with benefits for the community and the local economy.”

The new first floor of the gym will include multiple sections including a specialist state of the art strength training area, a purpose built functional fitness room, a lecture room, more changing facilities, a coffee bar and other specialist training areas. 

Visitors to the open day can join in a number of taster sessions from 7.45am onwards. 

For more information visit www.firstclassfitnessdorset.co.uk, call Marcus Biles on 07817 72002 or email director@firstclassfitnessdorset.co.uk.