UPDATE
Nuffield signs lease for new west London club
Nuffield Health has secured a lease to open a new 1,022sq m (11,000sq ft) health club at High Point Village, Ballymore’s residential- led development in Hayes, west London. The health charity’s latest facility
incorporates 35 stations of Cybex cardiovascular and resistance equipment, along with an 18m pool and a dance studio. Two treatment rooms offering beauty,
massage and physiotherapy services, plus a whirlpool and a sauna also form part of the new club, which opened on 1 April. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=y5T1R
Aquaterra Leisure is to launch a free 12-week exercise programme for people who are either living with or have recovered from cancer. The course will be launched
in Islington, north London and will be free for those registered with an Islington GP. It will also be open to residents of neighbouring boroughs for a small charge. The one-year pilot cancer
sur vivor ship exerci s e programme is being funded by NHS North London and will be offered at Sobell Leisure Centre and Highbury Pool and Fitness Centre. Aquaterra Leisure says the initiative, which will also be held outdoors at Highbury Fields, is designed to promote physical and psychological wellbeing. The trust is working with Macmillan Cancer Support to ensure a holistic approach, with the
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. The programme is based on four main
principles to help people lose weight, including neuro-linguistic programming (NLP)-based mind training. Details:
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 residents in Queen’s Park, north-west London, at no cost to local taxpayers. The 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 combined and will offer an eight-court sports hall and a large health and fitness club. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=F1c1Y
10 The new scheme aims to promote physical and psychological wellbeing
activities designed to manage side-effects of treatment and assist in long-term recovery. Upon completion of the 12-week programme,
participants will be given an exit strategy that will include “significantly discounted” membership rates in order to remain active. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=c5P6c
£8.1m SportHouse opens in east London
Five-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Steve Redgrave has helped mark the official opening of a major new £8.1m sports complex in east London’s Mayesbrook Park. Built by Morgan Sindall
and designed by LRK Associates, SportHouse comprises a 5,000sq m (53,820sq ft) sports hall – one of the UK’s largest halls – fitted with Taraflex flooring from supplier Gerflor. Other facilities include a
large health club with a 300- station fitness area equipped by Cybex, two full-size basketball courts, medical testing rooms, changing areas and a 250-cover restaurant. Sporthouse, which opened to the public
LRK Associates designed London’s iconic new SportHouse facility
on 31 March, is set to be used by elite athletes from 200 countries as a training venue in the run-up to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Between 16 July and 9 September, it will be handed over to Olympic organisers in its capacity of Games-time training venue for handball, athletics, Paralympic judo and wheelchair rugby competitors. SportHouse chief executive officer Mike Stimson says: “Now the building work
Read Health Club Management online at
healthclubmanagement.co.uk/digital
is completed, we can start to make the SportHouse vision a reality. “We believe that, by creating a world-class
sports facility, we can have a significant positive effect on the local community.” Sir Steve Redgrave added: “SportHouse has
the opportunity to become one of the world’s premier centres of excellence, while creating a lasting legacy for the local community, the wider community and young, aspiring sportspeople alike.” Details:
http://lei.sr?a=u4P7l
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