UK news update
GLL grows ever larger as Tone Leisure is acquired
Operator Tone Leisure is to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of GLL, as the burgeoning enterprise continues to expand. Under the agreement, which commenced
on 1 June 2015, Tone will continue to directly operate its 13 leisure and sporting facilities across the south-west of England until 1 December 2016, when a full merger is planned with GLL. Having formed in 2004, Tone has quickly grown to comprise 600 staff, with a yearly turnover of £7.8m. The deal follows a flurry of activity
involving GLL – which recently acquired North Country Leisure and also announced a merger with Carlisle Leisure Limited – as the enterprise grows rapidly beyond its London heartland. GLL now operates more than 170 leisure centres across the UK. GLL said the Tone tie-up is a natural fit as
both are charitable social enterprises and leisure trusts with “similar values”. Details:
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Muscle supplements linked to testicular cancer
The tie-up sees Pure Gym offer its users discounted Spartan races and vice versa
Pure Gym has become the latest major gym chain to capitalise on the UK’s insatiable demand for extreme fitness challenges by announcing a new tie-up with the 2015 Reebok Spartan Race series. The growing popularity of extreme fitness challenges such as Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) and triathlons has led to a raft of new training tie-ups, as gyms scamper to offer their expertise and facilities to a booming market. The latest tie-up between Pure Gym and Reebok Spartan Race sees Pure offer its users discounted entry to Spartan races and Spartan participants receiving discounted
Supplements raise cancer risk by 65%
Men who take muscle-building pills and powders are more likely to develop testicular cancer, according to a study published in the British Journal of Cancer. Researchers conducted detailed
interviews with nearly 900 US men and found those who reported taking muscle- building supplements, such as pills and powders with creatine or androstenedione, had a 65 per cent greater likelihood of contracting testicular cancer than men who did not use such supplements. Study senior author Tongzhang Zheng said the associated testicular germ cell cancer risk was especially high among men who started using supplements before the age of 25, those who used multiple supplements, and those who used them for a number of years. Study participants used 30 different types of supplement, although none of these have been named by the researchers. Details:
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gym memberships. In addition, Spartan will be hosting up to 300 workout boot camps across Pure Gym sites nationwide. Reebok Spartan Race includes three options: a 5km ‘sprint’, a 13km ‘super’ and a 20km ‘beast’ course. To encourage competition Reebok Spartan Races feature chip timings and global rankings. Organisers have recently announced an extensive programme of events to run this summer, including Spartan’s first UK stadium-based event at the Allianz Park stadium in London, with competitors racing over 15 obstacles at the home of the Saracens. Details:
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Big names win ukactive board seats
Virgin Active European COO Matt Merrick and GLL managing director Mark Sesnan have won seats on the new-look ukactive board of directors following a high-profile election. Merrick will fill the commercial fitness seat and Sesnan will represent local authority activity, having been favoured by ukactive members over a host of other well-known industry names. The third elected seat, representing ‘broader physical activity’, will be filled by Dr Ewan Hamnett, who ran unopposed for the position. The new board will be chaired by Tanni
New ukactive board member Sesnan has been MD of GLL since it formed in 1993
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Grey-Thompson and will feature an appointed treasurer – a role to which Places for People CEO Sandra Dodd has been appointed – and up to five appointed non-executive directors drawing experience from the sector and broader areas of specialism. Details:
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