A Warwick-based fitness business inspired by a trip to Australia is going from strength to strength after moving into new premises.
Kirsty Walton, 31 from Surrey, started KJPT three years ago after moving to Leamington and is now expanding the business into a new unit at Space Business Centre Warwick.
Kirsty’s business venture was inspired by her travels to Australia in 2017 when she was 25 and had just left a job in the London fashion industry.
During the trip she became interested in the fitness industry and recognised the positive impact of exercise on mental health and as a result began her own personal training journey.
After returning to the UK, Kirsty qualified as a personal trainer in 2018 and began building her client base, working for the next three years across various gyms in Warwickshire.
In January 2020, Kirsty decided to focus on growing her business and became self-employed.
During the pandemic, she began creating home workout plans. The video series, which included a fitness themed advent calendar, was a huge success in allowing people to exercise without access to a gym, with Kirsty gaining many long-term clients who she still supports today.
Kirsty continued her home workouts following the lifting of lockdown restrictions, as well as returning to work in the gym and completing training on ante and post-natal exercise.
With her client base continuing to grow in 2022, Kirsty began to look for a local private space that could also house new weights and training equipment.
Kirsty found Space Business Centre Warwick and is now up and running at the £5.5m development at Tachbrook Park after being impressed by the facilities on offer and the potential for future expansion.
The blank canvas of her unit has allowed Kirsty to configure the ideal layout for her studio’s machinery and expand the variety of workout sessions available.
With the bigger space, over 30 of the business’ regular clients can now choose both private one-to-one and couples workout classes that suits them, alongside a weekly group workout on Saturday mornings.
“I wanted a new base that gave me flexibility in size whilst also providing privacy for customers who are less comfortable in a gym setting but still want to work out, and this unit ticks all the boxes.
“The expansion has also allowed me to invest in more specialist equipment including new barbell plates, slam balls and a squat rack, and I am looking forward to the future here.”
Katherine Skerry, Site Manager at AC Lloyd Space Business Centre Warwick, said: “It is wonderful to see how Kirsty’s move to Space Warwick has helped her grow her fitness business and expand the services and equipment on offer.
“We have a vibrant and growing community of smalls businesses from across Warwickshire based at our Business Centre and are looking forward to continuing to enable tenants like Kirsty to expand their businesses.”
For more information on KJPT Personal Training, please visit https://www.kjpt-personaltraining.co.uk/