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tomwalker@leisuremedia.com easyGym opens on Oxford Street
Budget fitness chain easyGym has opened a new flagship club on Oxford Street, in the heart of London. The 2,415sq m (26,000sq ft)
club is the company’s eighth site, and the largest yet. Facilities include more than
200 exercise stations, a large functional training zone, an extensive free weights area and group exercise studios. Equipment has been
supplied by Precor and Escape Fitness, including 113 units from Precor’s networked 880 line as well as a wide range of Icarian strength equipment. The club’s functional training space – the
The new flagship club is located in the heart of London’s Oxford Street
Freedom Zone – offers a range of kit including core bags, ViPR, TRX and kettlebells. Monthly membership at the club starts at
£19.99. easyGym CEO Paul Lorimer-Wing says: “We’re challenging the conventions of
both the budget and the premium gyms in the same radical way that its sister brand easyJet transformed air travel. “Our secret is giving freedom to do more
at prices that just knock people out they’re so reasonable.” Details:
http://lei.sr?a=l7J8G
New fitness centre for Exeter University
The University of Exeter has announced a new partnership with Life Fitness to equip its new fitness centre. The centre, which will be
located on the Streatham campus, will offer students and the local community new cardiovascular and strength equipment. Life Fitness will install its swipe- screen Discover consoles, Lifecycle exercise bikes and Synrgy360XL hub as part of the new agreement. The centre is due to be
Designs for the youth facility have been unveiled
£6m Youth Zone planned for Wolverhampton
The first images and design plans of the new Wolverhampton Youth Zone facility for young people aged between eight and 19 have been unveiled. Wolverhampton City Council, The Morgan Foundation and the charity OnSide are working on plans to develop the purpose-built centre. Situated on land between School Street,
Worcester Street and Little Brickklin Street, the centre will offer a range of activities including sport, fitness, dance, arts, music, media and self-improvement. Plans drawn up by HB Architects show a
Life Fitness will kit out the new centre at the University of Exeter
completed in October 2013 and will be located on the Sports Park, which offers users an eight-badminton court double sports hall, three exercise studios, squash courts, 10 indoor tennis courts, six indoor netball courts and a four-lane
indoor cricket centre. Outdoor offerings at the Sports Park include a water-based hockey pitch, sand-dressed hockey pitch, MUGA, 3G Astro pitch, additional tennis courts and a 25m pool.
Torfaen leisure services in Wales taken over by trust
A not-for-profit trust has taken over management of council-run leisure facilities in the county borough of Torfaen in Wales. The Pontypool Ski Slope, Cwmbran Stadium
and Fairwater Leisure Centre will all be operated by the newly-formed Torfaen Leisure
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Trust – a move designed to create a more efficient service. Torfaen County Borough Council will
continue to fund the facilities, but has recently experienced budget cuts of 4–5 per cent. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=n6S7t
two-storey building featuring a four-court sports hall with facilities for indoor tennis, badminton, football, netball and basketball and a separate climbing wall.
Upgrade for Goodwood Hotel and Health Club
The Goodwood Hotel and Health Club luxury spa and hotel in West Sussex has announced an upgrade of its gym facilities to include the latest Precor equipment. The club has a membership capacity
of 2,000 people and is also used by hotel residents. Facilities include a 160sq m (1,725sq ft) gym, now fitted with the new Precor equipment, plus treatment rooms, swimming pool, sauna and steamroom. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=m3J2A
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Revamp for Gainsborough Leisure Centre
A new art and dance studio will be created as part of a £269,000 refurbishment at West Lindsey District Centre in Gainsborough. The investment, which comes from West
Lindsey District Council, will see unused areas of the building refurbished and brought back into use to accommodate a rise in attendance of 21 per cent since 2007. The current dance studio will be
refurbished to become a group cycling studio. A heavy weights area will also be built. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=C8F7U
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