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Queen's Campus venue forms part of a wider £12m investment in sport provision By Pete Hayman


Durham University has officially unveiled a new £5.3m sports complex at its Queen's Campus in Stockton-on-Tees – part of a wider £12m facilities invest- ment by the institution. The centre includes a gym


equipped with 17 cv and seven resistance machines supplied by Technogym, as well as a room with 12 rowing ergom- eters and 12 spinning bikes. Indoor facilities at the venue


also incorporate a free weight and a strength/conditioning room; an eight-court sports hall; and a multi-purpose room. Exterior facilities created as


part of the scheme – designed to preserve Durham Univer- sity's sporting reputation – in-


IN BRIEF Fitness First launches


'Mel B classes' Fitness First has launched a


The £5.3m venue's fitness suite has been supplied by Technogym


clude a floodlit synthetic pitch and a new boathouse located on the River Tees. The Queen's Campus facility


will be available for use by community organisations and fitness programmes provided for specific user groups.


Durham University director


of sport Dr Peter Warburton said: "Having this facility next door to the world class white water complex opposite the Campus on the River Tees makes this a particularly exciting development."


Xercise4Less unveils new West Yorkshire facility Stirling free weights are also


By Pete Hayman


Budget fitness chain Xercise- 4Less has unveiled its second club with a 27,000sq ft (2,508sq m) property in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The new £600,000 facility


has been created within a former Allied Carpets store and forms part of wider plans to roll out a further 10-15 sites within the next five years. More than £230,000 worth of machines were installed at


The £600,000 Xercise4Less club


the venue, including Cybex resistance and Life Fitness cv machines supplied by Physique.


provided as part of the offering, with a package put together by Leasedirect Finance helping to supply the 200-station gym. Xercise4Less managing


director Jon Wright said: "We intend to roll out the Xercise- 4Less model as quickly as we can and open another 10-15 sites within the next five years. We are in negotiations to open our third club in spring 2011 and have two more earmarked for later on in the year."


Sports and Leisure Management (SLM) is to roll out Total Dance and Total Gymnastics across its portfolio of leisure centres. The brands – owned by Sport and Dance


SLM introduces new dance and gymnastics concepts Total Gymnastics, fronted by World Cham-


Holdings – will be introduced at 29 leisure centres and will see dance and gymnastics taught to children aged between four and 16.


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pion gymnast, Beth Tweddle, has been designed to provide opportunities for children aged 4-11 to get involved with gymnastics. The second strand, Total Dance, is based on


street dance and hip hop and has been put together by choreographer Danny Price.


new group exercise class called Get Fit with Mel B. The classes, designed alongside the former Spice Girl, aim for maximum fat burning, toning and weight loss and are suitable for all abilities. The interval workout combines high intensity aerobic and boxing moves with conditioning exercises to work all major muscle groups over a 45-minute session. The class will see a boxing style warm up followed by a full body workout with different sections concentrating on upper/lower body. The class finishes with a core section.


Freedom Leisure to run West Sussex site Freedom Leisure has been


selected by West Sussex County Council to operate the Six Villages Sports Centre at Westergate Community School, Chichester. The leisure trust is to run the facility for a five-year period commencing on 1 January 2011, with existing staff transferring to the operator. An option to extend the contract beyond five years is in place and it is hoped the move will allow for fresh investment in the centre, as well as the development of new activities.


£75,000 outdoor gym for Southwark park A new £75,000 outdoor gym


facility has been installed by Southwark Council on the site of a former pub in Burgess Park, South London. Fitness and weight training equipment designed for users of all ages have been provided as part of the council's bid to overhaul the park. The gym facility has been funded by the Aylesbury NDC - now called the Creation Trust – and is designed to help residents keep fit and lose weight.


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