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metropolitan opens ‘las arenas’ Mixed-use: The wellness club has been built in a former bullring in Barcelona
Leading Spanish operator Metropolitan opens its latest club, in the new Las Arenas complex in Barcelona, this month. A former bullring, the mixed use
development was designed by Richard Rogers and opened at the end of March. Metropolitan’s club occupies three- quarters of the complex’s fourth fl oor. The 2,400sq m club is equipped
by Technogym – including Kinesis – Life Fitness, Keiser and Power Plate. There’s a pilates studio, plus group exercise studios offering 700 hours of programmed classes every month. There’s also an outdoor running track
that circles around the facility and takes in the city vista, and an aquatic centre
with a 25m swimming pool. Diet and nutrition support and programming, as well as an on-site doctor, are also on offer at the new club. A spa offers a range of wet facilities
including feature showers, a hydrotherapy pool, Turkish bath, sauna and relaxation areas. “Our offering isn’t centred on sport but on broader wellness, health and even relaxation – looking after yourself in body and mind,” says CEO Javier Pellon. There’s also a beauty salon
offering everything from massages to facials, manicures and pedicures to physiotherapy and ayurvedic treatments. More detail will be available in the new opening feature in the next issue of HCM.
free membership for military
IHRSA joined First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House last month to announce the launch of the IHRSA Joining Forces Network – an affi liation of health clubs throughout the US that will offer free memberships to immediate family members of actively deployed reservists and National Guard members. “The freedoms that each of us
enjoys every day are possible because of the sacrifi ces that our nation’s military families bear,” says Joe Moore, IHRSA’s president and CEO. “Joining Forces offers us an opportunity to
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provide these families with the support they are due.” The new network hopes to offer
at least 100,000 free memberships throughout the country – the equivalent of more than 18 million days of free access to health clubs with an estimated value of more than US$30m. Clubs may also provide additional
benefi ts such as childcare, children’s programming, group classes and discounts for veterans. Details of participating clubs can be found at
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