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basildon sporting village officially opened tom walker
Te £38m Basildon Sporting Village has been officially opened by The Duke of Gloucester. Te S&P Architects-designed complex will offer the county’s first Olympic-sized swimming pool and a 100-station fitness suite as well as a 24.2m x 10m (79.4ſt x 32.8ſt) climbing wall. Sports and Leisure Management (SLM)
has been appointed to operate the facility under its Everyone Active brand – part of a wider leisure management deal with Basildon Council. (See also p36)
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Te health and fitness sector has weathered the recession well, with public operators showing particular resilience, according to the 2011 FIA State of the Fitness Industry report, published last month. Te annual report shows that
since 2008 – acknowledged as the beginning of the recession – the UK fitness sector has seen its total market value increase by 4 per cent to £3.81bn, while the number of gym members has grown slightly (up 2 per cent), as has the number of facilities (up 1.7 per cent). The 2011 report noted a small dip in
NEWS public sector aids industry growth
Te fitness industry has experienced growth despite the recession The number of publicly-owned clubs
membership (-0.3 per cent) and a small net loss of fitness facilities. However, both the public and the budget sectors grew in the past year, with the public sector experiencing growth across three key performance indicators: number of sites, membership numbers and market value.
Fitness equipment has been supplied by Precor
revamp for greasley sports and community centre tom walker
Greasley Parish Council and Precor have carried out a refurbishment of the health and fitness facilities at Greasley Sports and Community Centre, Nottinghamshire. Te Lifestyles Fitness Suite has increased
in size by 30 per cent from 159sq m (1,711sq ſt) to 206sq m (2,217sq ſt) in the first phase of a two-year programme at the venue. Work to expand the gym was made
possible by adapting a snooker and table tennis area to increase the free weights space, which is fitted with Precor equipment.
increased by 20 during the period, while membership numbers grew by 2 per cent. Tis resulted in the estimated market value of public sector clubs increasing by an impressive 5.8 per cent. However, the overall industry average was
held back by the performance of the non- budget private sector operators.
fitness first re-opens uxbridge club tom walker
Privately-owned health club operator Fitness First has officially re-opened its Uxbridge site, following the completion of an extensive £250,000 refurbishment of the venue. A new freestyle area will allow members to
try out the latest trends and equipment, while a new group cycling studio will cater for the growing demand for cycle-based training. Fitness First chief operating officer Martin
Seibold says the refurbishment forms part of a commitment by the company to ensure its members can experience optimum facilities. “We’ve also tripled the size of the free weights area and added a new aerobics studio to the club,” he says.
Ex-Sugababe Mutya Buena (right) at the re-opening “To complete the refurbishment, we have
totally redecorated the lounge area for members to relax before or aſter their workout.” Mutya Buena, former member of pop music group Sugababes, attended the re-opening.
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