heaLth & fitNess


Nuffield signs lease for new west London club


Nuffield Health has secured a lease to open a new 11,000sq ſt (1,022sq m) health club at High Point Village, Ballymore’s residential- led development in Hayes, west London. Te health charity’s latest facility will


incorporate 35 stations of Cybex cardiovas- cular and resistance stations, along with an 18m swimming pool and a dance studio. Two treatment rooms offering beauty,


massage and physiotherapy services; a whirlpool; and a sauna will also form part of the new club, which opened on 1 April. Details: http://lei.sr?a=y5T1R


New £46.5m Life Centre opens


Plymouth’s new £46.5m Life Centre, which has been cre- ated to provide a regional centre of sporting excellence, has been officially opened by the local authority. Te Archial-designed com-


plex is managed by Everyone Active on behalf of Plymouth City Council (PCC) and – according to local GPs and leading health experts – is to provide “significant” benefits to the wellbeing of residents across the city. A 10-lane, 50m competition


A 160-station fitness suite is among the Life Centre’s extensive facilities


swimming pool is among the facilities, along with a diving pool with video playback provision and bubble-release tech- nology to reduce diver impact. Te 160-station fitness suite includes Precor,


PowerPlate and Trixter equipment, as well as interactive sports walls and a functional train- ing area with TRX and ViPR machines.


NLP-based mind training is part of Xtravaganza


UK move for Swedish weight-loss franchise


Xtravaganza, a franchise based on a weight- loss programme established in Sweden more than 10 years ago, is to make its first move into the UK fitness industry. With more than 180 venues, it is one of


fastest growing Scandinavian businesses and will now be rolled out in South Wales, Gloucestershire, Hereford and Worcester. Te programme is based on four main


principles to help people lose weight, including neuro-linguistic programming (NLP)-based mind training. Read more: http://lei.sr?a=G8f6k


New £18m leisure centre planned for Westminster


Westminster City Council (WCC) plans to provide a new £18m leisure centre for resi- dents in Queen’s Park, north west London, at no cost to local taxpayers. Te proposals for the new Moberly Sports


Centre will lead to the existing Jubilee and Moberly venues being merged, subject to the approval of planning permission. If approved, the new centre will offer


more facilities than the current sites com- bined and will offer an eight-court sports hall and a large health and fitness club. Details: http://lei.sr?a=F1c1Y


4 Elsewhere, the Life Centre houses a climbing


zone with competition-standard climbing wall; a bouldering area; an aerial assault course; and abseiling facilities. Other facilities include a 12-court multi-purpose sports hall and a health suite with a sauna and steamroom. Read more: http://lei.sr?a=p1Q5L


LA Fitness unveils new member pledge


LA Fitness has launched a new Member Pledge scheme as part of its strategy to improve customer service and member experience at its 79 UK sites. Te launch of the Member


Pledge includes a new website outlining its policy on every- thing from security to flexible membership contracts and what to do if personal cir- cumstances change. In a statement, LA Fitness


said that it recognised that the fitness industry has “not always had the best reputation for customer service”, but that it was determined to underline the work it has carried out behind the scenes in order to cre- ate a better member experience. LA Fitness chief executive Martin Long said: “Tis Member Pledge sums up the progress we


Long said the pledge “sums up” the chain’s progress in the last two years


have made over the past two years to improve our service standards – not just in the first few days of your membership, but throughout a member’s fitness journey with us. Read more: http://lei.sr?a=t8X3s


New fitness suite for South Wales leisure centre


Rhondda Fach Sports Centre in Ferndale, South Wales, is to receive a new fitness suite aſter the local authority embarked on an exten- sive refurbishment of the existing facilities. Te centre’s Zenith Suite will benefit from the installation of new lighting and entertainment


Read Leisure Opportunities online: www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/digital


systems, as well as the replacement of “virtually ever piece” of its fitness equipment. Rhondda Cynon Taf Council leisure services


manager Rino De Benedictis said the new-look facility will help residents to be more active. Details: http://lei.sr?a=U5I8t


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