Groop welcomed its first customers into its new venue in Pelham Place, in Chapel Allerton this morning. A personal training gym by design, its founders hope to encourage more people to get fit and reap the benefits of small-group workouts that will not only boost movement but also provide nutritional and lifestyle support. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Yorkshire Evening Post, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
Behind the new opening are Tony and Charlene Barnes, founder of Graft Häus Gym in Kirkstall . The couple have been working on this new project for about a year, largely by themselves, aiming to bring something unique to Leeds. Get more stories like this, as well as a headline round-up and all of the breaking news updates, when you sign up to the Yorkshire Evening Post’s free emails Speaking to the Yorkshire Evening Post , Tony said: “The Graft Haus is for self motivated people who know what they're doing and Groop is for people who know they need to be fitter and healthier but don't necessarily know how to do that or don't enjoy the process of doing that on their own.
“For all of it to come together and see people come in happy and leave happier, it’s fabulous. It’s exactly what we were hoping to do. Advertisement Advertisement “In a years’ time, we would like to help hundreds of people in Chapel Allerton .