By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
IT’S the in-and-out neighbourhood gym made out of recycled and repurposed goods, and it’s in Endeavour Hills.
Quick Body PT is exactly that, 20 minute personal training group and solo classes to give clients more time doing what they love most.
Robert Scott is a 27-year-old entrepreneur going gang busters – online, in the gym and at the supermarket.
A personal trainer of more than eight years, Robert still stacks shelves at Woolies to make ends meet, but said his out-of-the-box gym design saved him thousands.
“I built the gym out of my one-car garage using materials I sourced from Gumtree, recycled goods shops and the tip,” Robert said.
“Everything you see in the gym was done for under $900.”
With some clever thinking and a load of useful materials from the Narre Warren and Knox tips, Robert now trains up to six people in his garage each week.
“Mirrors are a big thing in gyms and if I had to get them installed and cut I would have been looking at a few thousand dollars,” he said.
“So I got sliding mirror doors, formerly used as a wardrobe.”
With 16 full-time Quick Body PT clients, Robert said his new faster model of training has proved a success.
“I rejigged the business from when I trained out of my parent’s home, because personal training isn’t that affordable for your regular person who wants to come a few times a week,” Robert said.
“By changing the name and shortening the classes to 20 minutes for $10, that’s affordable.”
Robert focuses on maintaining his clients health and muscle conditioning, he’s says it’s not about becoming an elite athlete.
With a community business website on the way and his growing personal training business, Robert is a shining example of putting it all on the line.
“I really want Quick Body PT to become the financial backbone of my internet start-up business and eventually once it’s bringing in more than I make at Woolies, I’ll quit stacking shelves,” he said.
