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new-look gym for woolwich leisure centre A new-look fi tness suite has been unveiled at Waterfront Leisure Centre in Woolwich, South London, following the completion of a £125,000 refurbishment. The centre, which is run by
Greenwich Leisure (GLL) on behalf of Greenwich Council, has benefi ted from the installation of new fl ooring and carpeting, as well as the installation of 56 pieces of Technogym equipment, including treadmills, Vario cross-trainers and upgraded aerobikes. The cardio theatre entertainment system was also updated. GLL partnership manager for
Greenwich, Leigh Allaker, says: “The improvements to the gym at the Waterfront provide members with an extremely high standard of equipment for their workouts.”
anglesey launches green gym initiative Isle of Anglesey County Council has launched a new initiative to allow residents to improve their fi tness levels and help the environment. Community groups have already
been established as part of the Anglesey Green Gym Scheme, offering activities such as tree planting, healthy walks and building gardens. Residents are also being invited to set up green gyms of their own, following the success of schemes in Amlwch, Llangefni, Gaerwen and Benllech.
uk fitness network awards announced The UK Fitness Network has announced the winners of its annual awards. This year’s winners were Danielle Davies (Barnet Copthall Leisure Centre – Greenwich Leisure) who received the sales person of the year award; Linda Boult (Thame Leisure Centre – Nexus Community Leisure), who was named receptionist of the year; and Westway Development Trust (Portobello Green Fitness Centre), named trust of the year.
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news fi rst london
club for fi t4less Budget health club chain Fit4less has launched its fi rst London site, with the opening of a new 604sq m (6,500sq ft) property in Tower Hill last month. Located on Mansell Street, the facility
The new openings will include the budget chain’s fi rst London club
four new clubs
for pure gym Budget health club operator Pure Gym will open four new sites: in south London (Kennington), Belfast, Birmingham (Edgbaston) and Southampton. The development of the four new gyms
follows a £10m investment led by Magenta Partners, whose principal investor is New Look entrepreneur Tom Singh. The Belfast and Southampton sites
are due to open in November, while the Edgbaston gym will open by Christmas 2010. The Kennington club – the group’s fi rst in London – will open for business in April next year. The expansion of the chain is set
to continue, with a further six sites scheduled to open in 2011. The new openings are part of Pure Gym’s plans to open 24 new clubs in the UK over the next two years. Pure Gym’s chief executive offi cer
Peter Roberts says: “Our success has demonstrated the strong demand for low-cost operators in the market.”
disabled scheme for london An artist’s impression of the new club
Leisure trust Greenwich Leisure (GLL) has launched a new pilot programme designed to encourage more disabled Londoners to participate in sport and physical activity. Mile End Leisure Centre in Tower
Hamlets will be the fi rst facility to operate the Inclusive London scheme, which offers discounted access to a range of sport and leisure facilities. The initiative will be rolled out across
fi ve boroughs by GLL. Eventually, disabled residents will have the chance to use more than 30 different leisure centres and swimming pools in Greenwich, Hackney, Newham, Tower
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Hamlets and Waltham Forest for less than £20 a month. The scheme includes access to swimming, gym and group exercise classes, and there’s also a 30 per cent discount on other sporting activities. Carers will not be charged when accompanying Inclusive London members, while a free weekly two-hour crèche session is also included. The fi ndings of the most recent
Sport England Active People 3 Report showed that more than 1.5 million Londoners are currently defi ned as disabled people, yet only 9 per cent of this group currently participate in any sport or physical activity.
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will become the eighth UK Fit4less club to open in the past 12 months and is to be operated by franchisee Andrew Newall. The ‘no contract’ club will offer a monthly membership for £19.99 and will feature a range of Precor equipment in its ‘cardio theatre’ – such as treadmills, cross-trainers and rowing machines. Resistance and free weight areas
will also be on offer at the Tower Hill club, which is the fi rst of four Fit4less venues planned by Newall in the capital over the next two years. Jan Spaticchia, chief executive of
the énergie Group – creator of the Fit4less concept in 2009 – says: “We are looking to introduce Fit4less in multiple towns and cities in Britain through our successful franchise support scheme.”
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