Sport, like art, has always been a space for political change - because it’s the place where people come together.
Pony Club Gym is more than just another gym - it’s a sanctuary. It’s a big dream that hopes to integrate safety, education and this very important notion that ALL people deserve to have access to strength, fitness and wellbeing, regardless of who they are, how they live or what they believe. With a focus on Strength, Conditioning & Olympic Weightlifting, Pony Club aims to create space for those who typically would struggle to access a usual gym setting.
About the speaker
Ella Mason owns and runs Pony Club Gym. Pony Club is a gym for everyone, but it’s also a queer-owned gym.
Ella coached as an aside to her job for about 10 years. When eventually she decided to quit her job, she turned her big brick garage at home into a gym across the summer. In June, when it started getting colder, she thought “I should probably start looking for a job." …But the gym was getting busier and busier, so instead she looked for a bigger space - and Pony Club Gym on High Street, Preston, was born.
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