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Total Fitness to alter members' terms
UK health club operator forced to revise agreements following OFT intervention
By Pete Hayman
Health club operator Total
Fitness UK has been forced to
revise its membership agree-
ments after the Office of Fair
Trading (OFT) took action to
ensure the company provided
fair terms and conditions.
Under the terms of the new
agreements, Total Fitness will
clarify the terms relating to
circumstances in which the
company can exclude or limit Total Fitness operates a number of facilities in the UK and Ireland
its liability for loss suffered by
members, while the company's are aware that the company consumer contract, must be
cancellation procedures will does not have "absolute balanced, fair and understand-
also be made clearer. discretion" to change opening able. We have worked closely
Total Fitness, which is making times or to alter the provision with Total Fitness to secure
the changes in order to comply of certain facilities and services. these changes and we believe
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with the Unfair Terms in Mike Haley, OFT director of that consumers will find the
Consumer Contracts Regula- consumer protection, said: new membership agreements
in the Health
tions, will also ensure members "Gym agreements, like any other much clearer and fairer."
and Fitness
industry with
First phase of Splash centre refurbishment opens
Premier Training
By Tim Nash converted into two further
multi-activity areas.
Courses in:
Tees Active has unveiled the ZigZag Academy will provide
Personal Training
first phase of its £2.4m training for the interactive zone,
redevelopment of the Splash including two computerised Gym Instruction
centre in Stockton-on-Tees. Sportwalls, and eight five-step
Studio Instruction
The centre now boasts a new wireless Xer-Dance platforms.
two-storey, 72-station Techno- The kit was chosen following Nutrition
gym fitness suite and a feedback from a local school.
Massage Therapy
multi-use activity space with Allan McDermott, sports
two badminton courts and Splash is undergoing a revamp academy manager at Tees
ZigZag interactive stations, as Active, said: "We are really
well as new changing rooms. extended foyer, a new café and excited about using ZigZag's
Also due for completion by a relocated reception area. The interactive equipment to raise
the end of the year are an former fitness suite will be levels of activity in Stockton."
Weston-super-Mare leisure centre set for revamp
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courses@premierglobal.co.uk
The Hutton Moor Leisure Centre in Weston- The council's executive member for leisure,
super-Mare, Somerset, is set to benefit from a Felicity Baker, told local newspaper, the
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£370,000 improvement scheme. Weston and Somerset Mercury: "At the
Operator Parkwood Leisure is set to invest a moment there are so many people who want
loan from North Somerset Council in plans to to use our leisure centres and we know there
expand the existing gym and to build a new are plenty more, so increasing capacity is a
studio, steamroom, spa and sauna. good thing for everybody."
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