| Blame it on the weather. Colin Grant got the idea of setting up a yoga studio in Hong Kong after he got rained out of his tee time on the golf course while traveling in Canada. That ended up being the precursor to Hong Kong’s ubiquitous Pure gyms and yoga studios. This month, he opened Re:set in Causeway Bay, a new concept studio focused on recovery that offers treatments such as red light therapy, cold-immersion pool and infrared sauna. Born in Nigeria to a British mother and a New Zealander father, Grant, 59, previously founded the movie-rental chain Movieland in Hong Kong when he was 18 and later Mr Bean Coffee in 1991. Hong Kong Edition’s Venus Feng caught up with the entrepreneur (and former semi-professional tennis player) to discuss his journey, the new studio and his workout routine.  Colin Grant. Source: Pure As a serial entrepreneur, what have you learned about making a venture successful? Everything I’ve done I’ve really enjoyed. When I was 18, I started Movieland. As a kid, I loved watching movies and I was passionate about it. For Mr Bean Coffee, it was not just because I like coffee, but it was a social experience, where you could sit down and chat with friends and hang out in a coffee shop. And now that’s a big part of people’s lives. And then on the back of opening Pure Yoga, I basically took a yoga class and I came out and I’m like, “Wow, that felt really good.” It was an emotional experience as well. What would be your advice for people who want to start a new business and are looking for ideas? Start from things that you believe in, that you enjoy, that you love. Because when you’re really going to put your heart into it, you give it 100%. Because some days are tough. The second thing that’s equally important is to surround yourself with really good people. You can’t do it on your own, and we are about building a long-term sustainable business. If you want to go fast, go on your own. But if you want to go a long, long way, go together with a team. And it is much more enjoyable as well to work with like-minded people. What’s your own exercise routine like? I have three young kids. So to be honest, that’s a workout in itself. I get up at 6, then I wake them up half an hour later. After I’ve done a cold shower, gotten ready and done some yoga, I then get them ready and take them to school, then come back home, do a bit more yoga or maybe a walk near a beach. I like getting out to nature as well. For yoga, I start with a bit of breathing, then do some sun salutations. Then do what’s called pigeon, which is for the hips, then open up the knees, the lower back and the shoulders. Each day is slightly different depending on how I feel and what I’ve done the day before. I go to the gym a couple times a week for some strength training. I think as you get older, strength training is important.  Red light therapy at Re:set Source: Pure How is Pure is doing since the rent dispute at one of your gyms in Central last year? That was resolved very quickly. And we’ve got very good relationships with all of our landlords. We’re signing up about 35% more members each month from around September to now. We are investing $7 million that we announced this year — some going into our new studio Re:set, some going into branding, and some going into staff training, equipment, renovations. Where did you get the idea for the new Re:set studio? It’s from my own personal experience. I’m getting older, I’m 59, and you get aches and pains and niggles. As the old saying: Use it or lose it — it is very true. But also I started reading research around some of these methods you could do to basically reset your body, your muscles, your joints, just to basically get over some of the niggles that you have. And in the last few years there’s been a lot more science about the benefit of deliberate cold and hot temperature exposure. There are so many causes of stress. Especially in Hong Kong, there’s a lot of energy, so we thought this would be a perfect place to launch. | 
