A Macclesfield gym is aiming to raise £1000 for a national charity.

PureGym Macclesfield Silk Road have currently raised £430 for the British Heart Foundation.

Manager Tom Coates explained how they did it.

"As well as having classes where we encourage people to bring cash, I also did a six-hour treadmill walk to raise awareness", he said.

A 90 minute charity spin cycle class was one of the ways money has been raised for the British Heart Foundation. (Image - Alexander Greensmith / Macclesfield Nub News)

"That was the equivalent of doing Snowdon twice.

"All PureGyms are raising money for the British Heart Foundation across the UK, and in the north west we've raised the fifth-most so far thanks to the generosity of Macclesfield.

"We've also done other things to raise money like having competitions and having donation points around the gym."

"We aim to raise a grand by the end of the year."

Manager Tom Coates with Assistant Manager Danny Giuliano-Jackson. (Image - Alexander Greensmith / Macclesfield Nub News)

Danny Giuliano-Jackson is the Assistant General Manager at PureGym Macclesfield Silk Road.

"Thank you so much to our amazing members for their donations," he said.

Macclesfield's newest gym opened up last May.

The gym also has a defibrillator, so the cardiac-collaboration was a no-brainer.

Tom spent a whole working day on a treadmill at a steep incline to raise awareness and funds for the cause. (Image - Alexander Greensmith / Macclesfield Nub News)

PureGym Macclesfield Silk Road is open 24 hours per day, seven days per week. 

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