Doncaster health club Eco Fitness has added some star power to its training staff with the addition of rugby league player Jon Goddard.

Goddard, who plied his trade for Hull KR, Castleford and Halifax before turning down a contract with Doncaster last winter to become a fitness instructor, delivers a number of uncompromising personal training sessions in addition to specialist Beach Bodies and Ultimate Abs classes.

He first became acquainted with the gym last winter, when he started attending managing director Simon Dinnie’s outdoor functional fitness classes, soon taking a shine to the operation.

“Jon’s great to have around – not only is he a well-known rugby league star, he’s also a top-class PT and he puts a lot more thought into his sessions than your typical trainer,” Dinnie told Health Club Management.

Goddard, 31, began holding intermittent sessions at the club in late January, before recently expanding his involvement and agreeing to help drive the fledgling club’s 2014 expansion plan to offer a wider range of classes.

"It's great to have joined the Eco Fitness team at such a unique facility,” said Goddard. “The fitness suite and exercise classes here are unrivalled and offer members not only a gym, but a complete fitness experience to suit all fitness levels and abilities.”