update supplier
training news
zigzag upgrades xer-dance
skills gaps to ZigZag is introducing intelligent
close in south east wireless tracking cards to its Xer-
The National Skills Academy for Dance platform, so users will be able to
Sport and Active Leisure has compare their scores with friends and
awarded Academy Provider status ‘dance mates’ around the world.
to several training providers in the The cards, which will also monitor
south-east, as part of a strategy to users’ activity levels from a number of
improve the standards of training different angles (see below), are part of
in the region. So far, the companies an upgrade to the Xer-Dance system’s
that have received recognition for Pump it Up software. They will allow
their health and fi tness training ZigZag’s fi ve-step dance mats to recognise
include Amac Training, Lifetime and their user and automatically transfer their Dancers will be able to compare
The Skills Partnership. All three will exercise data to an online portal. their scores with other participants
be offering a range of qualifi cations Fergus Ahern, MD of ZigZag, says:
including Level 2 Fitness Instructing “The new software will be a real bonus and scores achieved, will be remotely
and Level 3 Personal Training. The for dancers, who will each be given a uploaded onto a dedicated Xer-Dance
approved providers will join an card that can be carried in a pocket site. This will allow them to monitor
established network of the best or clipped to clothing, much like a their own progress and compare their
quality training providers across the membership card. scores with their friends and school
country, and will be recognised by “Their individual information, including colleagues, as well as with other dancers
employers and individuals wanting to the frequency and length of exercise, from across the country – and even
work or progress in fi tness. along with steps taken, calories burned around the world.”
dance gaining ground
The UK has experienced a rapid london wasps climbing to fi tness
growth in dance leadership training,
according to Sports Leaders UK London Wasps Rugby Club has
(SLUK). An increase in demand for installed a Versaclimber (pictured) and
dance courses from schools and Versapulley exercise machine at its
community groups has seen the training ground in Acton.
number of SLUK’s Level 1 in Dance The Guinness Premiership side
Leadership courses grow by 25 per is using the new equipment during
cent in the past year. the close season, to keep players’ Versaclimber
Michaela Hutchings, head of fi tness levels up in preparation for the will be used
operations at SLUK, says: “We gruelling pre-season training. to prepare for
expect to register 10,000 dance London Irish and Leicester Tigers pre-season
leaders in the coming year. This has rugby clubs have also recently taken training
grown from zero in just four years.” delivery of Versaclimber machines.
leeds college
accredited by nsa
Leeds Trinity & All Saints college
new dancing dll invests in
in Yorkshire has launched a new
foundation degree for people
stage launched keiser kit
aspiring to be physical activity Japanese gaming company Konami has David Lloyd Leisure has invested more
teachers. As Academy Provider for given Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) than £200,000 in Keiser’s M5 Ellipticals,
Community Sports Enterprise – X its public European debut at the Japan M3 Indoor Cycles and Air Resistance
accredited by the National Skills Expo event in Paris, France. equipment. Two of its sites, in Swindon
Academy for Sport and Active Celebrating the 10th year of the and Worthing, are the fi rst in the UK to
Leisure – the college has introduced DDR dance machine, the ‘X’ model offer Keiser’s M5 Elliptical.
Supporting Learning: Sport, Physical brings a range of updates and overhauls, The Swindon site – still branded Next
Education and Health. The work- with new décor, a larger screen (37” Generation – had eight M5s installed
based degree is designed for teaching widescreen LCD) and additional tracks, at the end of March, while fi ve were
assistants, sports coaches, youth taking the total number of songs to installed at David Lloyd Worthing in June.
workers and health advisors looking almost 400. The ‘X’ model is to be Keiser’s M3 bike is already a feature
to learn new ways to educate young shipped throughout the continent, with in key DLL sites, but an additional 70
people about healthy lifestyles. a second production run being planned bikes have been installed at eight sites
due to the number of orders received. throughout the UK.
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