Dragons’ Den star James Caan weighed into Slough on Monday, January 25, giving local people the chance to pitch to the millionaire entrepreneur.
James visited the town to open the nuyuu gym in Herschel Street and members of the public had the opportunity to pitch and win a year’s free membership at the gym.
“Slough people had one minute to say why they deserved free membership and I weighed up what they said before deciding whether they were in or not.” said James.
In all ten 12-month memberships were up for grabs at nuyuu fitness which is part of a new chain of gyms launched by the entrepreneur in October.
nuyuu in Slough has taken over the former LA Fitness gym and was transformed in time for James’s official opening in January giving members state-of-the-art equipment and unrivalled prices.
Members of the public who turned up for the opening at 6pm were given a raffle ticket and if their number was pulled out of the hat, had the opportunity to pitch.
“I wanted to hear why they think they deserved free membership and they had just one minute to sell themselves to me. They had to be prepared and also up for a bit of fun to make maximum impact,” added James.
In addition, James also presented the worshipful, the Mayor of Slough Councillor Joginder Singh Bal, with ten free year memberships for his charity Wexham Park Hospital. The memberships will help patients who will benefit from the club’s state-of-the-art equipment which can aid those with long term illness of disability.
“We have taken great care to expand the offering to the community including Vibration training that will make the gym relevant to many more people, including those who have MS, stroke and Osteoporosis sufferers and many more.” added James.
James also told business leaders about the importance of looking after their workforce and the benefits of corporate membership which starts from as little as £5 per person with nuyuu.
“In this climate, you have to be fighting fit and that means in both body and mind,” he added.
The event marked the official opening of nuyuu Slough and a week of activity including equipment demonstrations and classes.
nuyuu Slough is one of the first in the pioneering leisure group which anticipates it will have a chain of 50 gyms across the country within the next two years.
It is backed by James’ s private equity company Hamilton Bradshaw and headed by former LA Fitness National Sales Manager Ben Silcox who is MD of the new chain.
“We’re delighted that Slough is the first gym to officially open in the nuyuu chain and look forward to a healthy future in the town, “said Ben.
Anyone wanting to find out about nuyuu Slough should phone 0844 871 0002 or log onto www.nuyuu.com.
Work started to transform the gym with a full refurbishment, including state-of- the- art cardiovascular and resistance equipment from the globally renowned Precor company and Vibrogyms which dramatically accelerate weight loss, in October.
nuyuu fitness offers customers the chance to pay on a month by month basis with competitive fees of just £19.99 a month membership for those on a 24 month contract or £24.99 for those not on contract, giving members a saving of anywhere between 40-70% on their LA Fitness membership.
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