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SUPPLIER & TRAINING spelg report fi ndings welcomed
PETE HAYMAN
A report from leading sport and active leisure industry employers – setting out the future skills requirements needed to ensure continued growth – has been welcomed by the SkillsActive Group. The Ski l l s Protocol
Employer Leadership Group (SPELG) in Physical Activity, Sport and Active Leisure study also aims to help the sector have a “direct impact” on wider public health issues. Over the coming four years,
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evolution fi tness to supply trugym club estate TOM WALKER
Equipment supplier Evolution Fitness has completed a multi-site deal to supply the growing club estate of truGym. Parm Singh, director of truGym, says
that Evolution will also assist with gym design and fi t-out and work with the group going forward. “T e quality of the product far outperforms others we have seen and the design doesn’t look intimidating, which is important seeing as up to 40 per cent of our members have never been to a gym before,” he says.
T e employer-led report aims to encourage the sector’s ongoing growth
SPELG aims to establish a single qualifi cation structure led by employers, as well as working towards the need for all employees to hold a skills passport. SPELG will also support the inception of the
new Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity as the sector’s one professional institute.
Meanwhile, SkillsActive has been identifi ed
as a “key infl uencer and driver of change” in the SPELG report, and says SPELG’s aims complement the Sector Skills Council’s own targets. SkillsActive CEO Stephen Studd says: “We are happy to respond to the challenge from the employers to implement the protocol.”
merrithew partners with uk’s ymcafi t TOM WALKER
Canada-based Merrithew Health & Fitness Group’s has agreed a deal that will see YMCAfi t in London, UK, join its international network of official licensed training centres. The agreement will result in the STOTT Pilates method being taught at the London site. “We are very excited about this new
partnership and look forward to furthering STOTT Pilates education in the central London area,” says Lindsay Merrithew, CEO of Merrithew Health & Fitness. As part of the deal, YMCAfi t has recently
installed brand new STOTT equipment at its Great Russell Street location. T e partnership will also aim to provide access for students to
YMCAfi t will now be able to off er STOTT courses
a full range of education, including courses, workshops and exams. T e Toronto-based Merrithew Health &
Fitness Group was founded in 1988 by Lindsay and Moira Merrithew.
TRX will be used by the Liverpool FC stars
trx awarded liverpool fc supplier contract TOM WALKER
TRX, the fi tness training company, has been chosen by Liverpool Football Club to provide playing squad and staff with its Suspension Trainer resistance system. T e system features nylon-webbed straps,
handles and anchors that can be attached to a secure point. (See also p70) Specialists from TRX have worked
alongside the Premier League club to establish a sports-specific training programme that will help sustain fi tness levels among the players.
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