Geordie Shores’ James Tindale launches his new gym – Gym Unique

Leanne Owen | 1st October 2017

 

James Tindale, 26, first graced our screens as one of the originals on the hit reality TV series Geordie Shore. Now he’s left the daiquiris for dumbells with the launch of his next adventure, Gym Unique.

James first started his journey on Geordie Shore back in 2011 when he was just 19-years-old. “To be honest I never really had a goal to be on TV.” James explains, when he first starting filming, he never expected Geordie Shore to be on TV.

When he was told it was a hit, he couldn’t quite believe it, “it had record breaking figures for MTV and we just thought it was mental.” The only way was up for the original cast star. James went on to feature in another 10 action-packed seasons of Geordie Shore as well as two additional specials. “For the next two years we were just travelling all over the world, doing the series abroad and then doing nightclub appearances.” James says. The show certainly kept him busy over the years, working away for many nights and travelling around a number of cities.

But now he has left the TV life behind and moved on to his new adventure. James has always had a love for fitness, and for him, it has always been the ultimate goal.

After his time on Geordie Shore came to an end, he began his fitness clothing line ‘God’ Gift’ in 2013. The range included a number of t-shirts, jackets and bottoms for both men and women. From here, James’ fitness career grew.

He has been discussing having his own gym with fellow Durham personal trainer and ex army PTI Chris Fairless since 2012. And now it has become a reality for him, “since I started training at 16 I’ve always wanted to have my own place, I never quite expected to have one so big.” The gym, named Gym Unique, will be officially opening on Monday 2nd October.

Working closely with James will be his girlfriend Kate Thorne, who is a huge social media influencer and has been an inspiration to a number of women (including me) for a long time! She has been in the industry for four years and works closely with fat loss and one to one training. The two will be joined by Aaron Arkley, who looks after the accounts and online aspects, and fellow Director Chris who is an experienced PT and tutor for the personal training courses at the gym. But that’s not all, the gym will have a team of 10 staff, consisting of some of the best personal trainers in Durham, along with receptionists, chefs and admin staff.

James says, “it couldn’t be a more perfect match because we’ve all got our own roles and specialities so it just works really well.” He continues “we just thought it had so much potential and we could make it the best it could be, we can just see this place taking off.”

After a four year search for the perfect location, the team have a fully completed 10,000 square foot fitness facility that boasts beautiful natural lighting, perfect for a gym. The gym homes a 22m running track, large free weights, cardio areas, a resistance machine area and a café, which will source healthy refreshments for those long, hard training sessions.

James hopes his new project will appeal to a wide range of people, “there is a big market for it, especially in this area and the sort of gym we wanted to have.”

The star has been working hard to prepare for the launch of the gym, “I’ll be here everyday! This is my priority now.” James explains. In his efforts to make the perfect gym, he even took part in an eight-week course at Newcastle University to get his personal training qualifications.

He will now be able to be work closely with new clients, making his dream into a reality, “this has always been the goal and it’s happening” James says enthusiastically about his new project.

And now he is ready for his next step, “I’ve focused a lot of time on it over the last couple of years.” Finally, the opening is here! The official launch party took place on the 30th of September, with a number of supporters arriving to congratulate and celebrate with the team for their hard work and determination. They will be opening their doors on Monday morning to new, enthusiastic clients.

See the incredible transformation of Gym Unique.

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If you would like to visit the gym yourself or take part in one of the 60 classes at Gym Unique, visit the team’s website at www.gymunique.co.uk

Good luck to James and his wonderful team, see you at the weights!