A personal trainer has spoken of his desire to expand his offering and help children in the Kincaidston area of Ayr stay fit and healthy.
Jamie Sanderson, from Jump Start Personal Training, said his expansion plan is down to a “growing demand” for children’s fitness and wellbeing in the local area.
And he wants to meet that demand head on.
Mr Sanderson has submitted a planning application to South Ayrshire Council, seeking permission for a change of use at a former carpet showroom in Weir Road, so that it can make way for his new business enterprise.
In a supporting statement, Mr Sanderson said: “We feel this would be a great opportunity for us as a business to allow us to grow and have a bigger space for us to store and keep our equipment. The proposed changes are limited to modernisation of the interior of the building and do not involve any structural alterations.”
As present, Mr Sanderson operates a small personal training studio within 100 yards of the building proposed for the change of use.
He said: “This transition will not have any major noise disturbances to the surrounding area as we will be putting all effort into minimising it from top end equipment.
“The expansion of my studio is driven by the growing demand for children’s fitness and wellbeing within Kincaidston area of Ayr. We are committed to supporting the wider community, promoting health and wellbeing and currently the community benefits through our support to Kincaidston Community Centre.
“We facilitate weekly sessions within the area for young people which supports emotional wellbeing, inclusion, reduces isolation and feeds into the strategy being delivered by the community team.”
He added: “Having a larger base/studio will support this on an ongoing basis by providing us a much larger storage space for our equipment to make sure the kids within the community will be getting as much out their sessions at Kincaidston as possible with more equipment we can store.”
The proposed hours of operation for the new gym would be 7am (first session) to 8pm (last session).
The application is currently listed as ‘pending consideration’ on South Ayrshire Council’s online planning portal and a decision is expected in November.