Many of us associate the gym with sweat, spin classes and sit-ups, but this Manchester-based centre is rewriting the script. As well as physical fitness, they also offer emotional wellbeing classes, mindfulness sessions and sleep workshops. In fact, they are the UK’s first mental health gym, and with approximately one in four people in the country said to experience a mental health problem each year (mind.org.uk), it’s great to see them lead the way in helping the nation feel better both physically and mentally. Joe Gaunt, CEO of the club, tells us more.
hero Training Club offers guests and members the choice of how they improve their health. They might initially visit us first for one-to-one counselling or a sleep seminar and then head over to our compelling and results-driven exercise classes. We recognise everyone’s journey is personal and very unique – some people will need more physical, mental or social support, whereas others might want more specific help and advice around sleep or nutrition, and another person might just want to enjoy our awesome fitness classes. The word ‘health’ is more than what we see on the scales or how far we can run. It’s made up of emotional, social and physical factors and we believe it’s time to give people truly holistic support, with very real and achievable solutions to tackle the wellbeing issues we all face.