Entrepreneur launches Wellington Place gym
ENTREPRENEUR and fitness fanatic Kyle Harris has acquired a site at Wellington Place.
Work has already started at 6 Wellington Place. 4,000 sq ft will be transformed into an L1 Performance gym.
6 Wellington Place is a 106,000 sq ft building. It is being developed by MEPC and is funded by a joint venture between £21bn manager Hermes Investment Management and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.
The Wellington Place gym will be open by March 2016.
L1 performance will offer a 27 metre Astro Turf running track, a spinning room, Pilates and Yoga rooms as well as sports therapy rooms.
Four jobs have been created, taking personal trainers from gyms throughout Leeds.
Harrogate entrepreneur Mr Harris spent nine years in the Army, following which he became a personal trainer.
Kyle Harris, owner of L1 Performance, said: “The philosophy of my gym is focused on enjoyment, flexibility and functional fitness.
“There is no joining fee or membership costs, clients simply buy blocks of gym time to suit their needs.
“The concept of L1 Performance is to deliver long-term lifestyle fitness and wellness – not short-bursts of physical exercise that don’t provide any real benefit. Members of L1 Performance, literally just need to bring their gym kit with them, everything else from toiletries, towels and hair straighteners are provided.”
James Dipple, chief executive of developers MEPC, said: “We’ve definitely established a reputation for Wellington Place that confirms that the scheme is focussed on the working community with more than 2,000 professionals enjoying the environment we have created for them on a daily basis in the heart of the new corporate district of Leeds.
“We’ve worked closely with Kyle to help him develop this phenomenal new concept which will bring a genuine element of wellbeing to Wellington Place. Providing an urban quarter that delivers much more than just an office goes a long way to help our clients, such as Sky Betting & Gaming, Irwin Mitchell, Shulmans, Equifax and Squire Patton Boggs to recruit and retain employees.”
