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club no.11 for linzenich group
Linzenich’s new club offers a gym only, without any add-on services
Linzenich Fitnessgruppe, the German health club operator, opened its 11th site in the city of Cologne on 1 April. The 1,300sq m facility, named
‘Sportsclub 4’, offers a gym supplied by Pulse, Life Fitness and Hoist – a bright, spacious area spread over two fl oors with a large cardio zone, group exercise studios and a group cycling area. Dietary advice is also available in line with the group’s overall wellness concept, which focuses on the four key pillars of ‘fi t, slim, strong, healthy’. The Linzenich group encompasses
three different types of facility. There are seven FAMILY fi tness clubs, aimed at the mass market and catering for all age
groups with a broad offering. Meanwhile, Top Fit is the group’s budget option (€16.90 a month), which is operated on a franchise basis. Finally, Besser Schlank (which translates as ‘Better Slim’) is Linzenich’s specialist weight loss concept. MD Johannes Linzenich says the
Cologne site is a totally new type of club compared to the others in the group: “The club offers a gym only, without any of the extras – a coffee bar or beauty treatments, for example – usually found in our FAMILY clubs. It offers well-educated instructors and a friendly atmosphere, but the main focus is on your workout rather than on the social components.”
énergie acquires jackie skelly
énergie is now in negotiation with
Fitness franchise operation énergie Group has acquired Jackie Skelly Fitness in Ireland. The deal, which was announced on
24 May, will include the restructuring of the business’s balance sheet, as well as the acquisition of nine of the 10 clubs in the Jackie Skelly Fitness estate. These nine sites will be rebranded and will operate under the énergie brand. énergie plans to continue to provide
all of the facilities currently available at these clubs, and will also invest €1.8m in new equipment and refurbishment.
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the landlord of the 10th club, located in Greystones, to assess the possibility of keeping the club open. énergie currently operates seven
fi tness clubs in Ireland, located in Belfast, Galway, Limerick, Waterford (two clubs), Wexford and Lisburn. Two more clubs will open shortly, in Letterkenny and Derry. With the acquisition of the Jackie Skelly Fitness clubs, énergie will become the leading fi tness group in Ireland, operating 18 clubs under the énergie brands.
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