Ladies only gym will help with health issues

A NEW ladies only gym that specialises in helping those with health issues to exercise has opened in Stockport.

Stockport Health and Fitness, on St Petersgate in the town centre, was the brainchild of Purnima Patel who came up with the idea after she became ill herself.

She said: “I could no longer go to the gym, but the doctors could not diagnose what was wrong with me.” Purnima, who was eventually diagnosed with compressed discs in her spine in 2013, was travelling to a gym a long way from her home to use specialist equipment.

The gym was opened earlier this month and Purnima says it is already proving popular. More information at stockport healthandfitness.co.uk.