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Premier launches Power Clubs By Tom Walker


Premier Training International is to launch a new qualification for personal trainers at this year's Leisure Industry Week (LIW) show in Birmingham. Designed by Premier, the


new Power Club course is based on methods first used in Persia and later adopted by the Indian military. Power Club training first


The company is already looking to expand its services into the UK


Franchise-based concept to teach 'efficient running' The Running School enters Ireland


By Tom Walker


The Running School has opened its first franchise in Ireland, at the Sports Injuries Sports Medicine Clinic in Castlebar, County Mayo. Founded by Mike Antoniades,


The Running School is a franchise-based concept designed to teach anyone - from children to elite athletes - to run faster and more efficient- ly in the space of six hours. The Sports Injuries Sports


Medicine Centre - which offers a physio clinic, rehab room and performance centre (gym) - has


an existing client base compris- ing both recreational and elite athletes. The Running School concept has been introduced not only to help improve performance and speed, but also to ensure that clients in the final stages of rehab are running efficiently before ramping up their training. It will operate as a full


franchise operation on-site, with members of staff being trained in all of the methodolo- gies and protocols. The Running School hopes to


roll out further franchises in Ireland and the UK.


New rugby academy for South Wales


The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has opened its newest academy at Parc Eirias in Colwyn Bay, North Wales, which aims to develop a


"sustainable player pathway" in the region. A total of 11 players, who


have been selected through their performances for Gogledd Cymru (North Wales) age grade sides, will now benefit from coaching, analysis and conditioning


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support to further develop their skills. Coleg Llandrillo Cymru and Rydal Penrhos School have launched a new integrated timetable to enable the players to continue studying, while also partici- pating in 14-16 hours of rugby development a week. WRU's Joe Lydon, said:


"The establishment of the academy is key to the long-term production line of home grown players."


surfaced in the UK during the age of the British Empire, when soldiers learned and developed the method after being introduced to it on the sub-continent. Interest faltered before WWII but now Premier will be restoring it as a training modality for the industry.


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around human movement patterns and will be marketed as dynamic group sessions. Premier is hoping that the


new method will establish itself among the top trends of 2011.


Consultancy courses by Carlton By Sarah Todd


Training provider The Carlton Institute is to offer a new portfolio of consultancy services for owners and operators of spas. The new team has a range of


specialist areas of knowledge that can be tailored to fit a client’s specific needs. These include a treatment skills assess-


ment which is an independent standards assessment of a facility or team with recommen- dations on how to improve where needed. Other areas of expertise


include how to grow customer bases and boost business skills including training courses for improving retail sales; bench- marking services; customer research and website audits.


Social media workshops for spas By Sarah Todd


Marketing and training services provider Sleeping Lion has unveiled two new social media workshops for the spa and salon industry. The first, called Building A


Successful Online Media Strategy, is a one-day workshop that can also be tailored to a half-day course if required. The second, called Social Media Marketing In Six Weeks, takes


Read Leisure Opportunities online www.leisureopportunities.com/digital


place over one hour per day as an online course to help spas better connect directly with their customers and is run in association with online reputation management company Tiger Two. Sleeping Lion was launched in


2005 by marketing professional Sarah Taylor. During Taylor's career, she has worked with brands including Six Senses, Mandara Spa, The Savoy Group and The Caledonian Club.


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