INTERNATIONAL
Obesity to become ‘the new norm’ across Europe
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that obesity and overweight are set
to become “the new norm”
throughout Europe due to a “deadly” epidemic of physical inactivity and diets high in sugar, fat and salt. Up to 27 per cent of Europe’s 13-year-
olds and 33 per cent of 11-year-olds are overweight, officials have reported. Countries with the highest proportion of
overweight 11-year-olds include Greece (33 per cent), Portugal (32 per cent) and Ireland and Spain (both 30 per cent). Overall the UK is performing slightly
better, but in Wales 30 per cent of 11-year- old boys are overweight. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=u2K6b
Swedish chain bans ‘selfies’ in changing rooms
One of Sweden’s leading gym chains has banned changing room ‘selfies’ at its Stockholm clubs in a bid to protect the modesty of its members. Friskis & Svettis, which has branches
across Sweden, has taken the step of telling visitors to its clubs in the capital that they can no longer pose for post-workout pictures in the changing area. Famously photogenic, Swedes have
enthusiastically embraced the ‘selfie’ – where people take pictures of themselves on smartphones and post them to social media – but the gym has decided to draw the line in the changing rooms, citing concerns that potentially naked fellow members could also be unwittingly snapped in the photos. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=m5Y5d
Cochrane Collaboration teams up with Wikipedia
The Cochrane Collaboration has teamed up with Wikiproject Medicine to improve the reliability and accessibility of Wikipedia medical information online. Cochrane is a global independent
network of researchers, health professionals and consumers of healthcare. A not-for- profit organisation, it has collaborators in more than 120 countries producing credible health information. Articles relating to medicine are
viewed more than 180 million times a month on Wikipedia, yet fewer than 1 per cent of these have been peer reviewed. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=c2C6e
16 Facilities include a SYNRGY360 functional rig
World Class International has opened its latest club – World Class Promenada – in Bucharest, the health club operator’s eighth location in the Romanian capital. The 1,500sq m club is located in the commercial district, within a shopping centre,
NEWS World Class: Eighth Bucharest site
with a view to meeting a strong corporate demand. It has been equipped by Life Fitness, including a SYNRGY360 functional training rig, with other suppliers including TRX and Escape Fitness/Reebok. Alongside the gym and functional training
area, additional facilities include a 45-bike Schwinn cycling studio and a 180sq m aerobics studio, as well as the provision of ‘flying yoga’ classes and running courses. “World Class has created a stunning-looking
facility and the Life Fitness equipment has been customised to complement the gym’s vibrant and colourful interior perfectly,” says Steve Newell, Life Fitness’ senior account manager of distributor business EMEA. World Class International was formed in
Sweden in 1983 with a view to combining exercise, wellbeing and good health. It now operates 42 clubs internationally, across markets including Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Sweden. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=e9E9U
YMCA Australia takes over Heartmoves
YMCA Australia has entered into an agreement with the National Heart Foundation of Australia to take over its long-standing Heartmoves programme. Heartmoves targets people at risk of, or living
with, chronic disease – or indeed anyone who may not have exercised for a while. Participants work at their own pace, guided by Heartmoves leaders either in groups or in one-to-one sessions. The programme is run by specially trained fitness and exercise professionals and is offered in a range of settings, including fitness and community centres and old people’s homes. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=N9D9n
David Barton puts Chelsea in the Limelight Heartmoves leaders guide groups or individuals
New York City’s historic Church of the Holy Communion – and former home of the legendary, celebrity-attended Limelight nightclub, owned by Peter Gatien – is being converted into a David Barton Gym. This autumn will see the fitness group’s
23rd Street health club relocate to the iconic Limelight building at 20th & Sixth in Chelsea. The new landmark location will offer three
floors featuring spacious halls, grand arches and stained-glass windows dating back to the original 1846 Episcopal building. New York’s Studio Sofield has been appointed with the task of creating a dynamic design that
Read Health Club Management online at
healthclubmanagement.co.uk/digital
successfully blends the building’s integrity with David Barton Gym’s requirement for a state-of-the-art, 1,860sq m (20,000sq ft) fitness facility. The Limelight fitness club will be equipped
with a new line of signature strength equipment and cardio incorporating swipeable tablet consoles, as well as fight training, yoga and pilates classes. A series of live DJ sets will also be hosted by international and New York City artists. Limited pre-opening special rates have
already been launched. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=V5Y7j
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