health and fitness


Tone to deliver NHS initiative in Somerset


Leisure trust Tone has secured a contract to deliver a NHS-funded health project aimed at getting people physically active in Mendip, Somerset. NHS Somerset tendered out its Walking


for Health programme, which provides reg- ular organised walks within the community to improve the wellbeing of participants. Te scheme is currently co-ordinated at a


national level by Natural England and Tone will operate two Walking for Health pro- grammes in the Taunton Deane area from July this year until March 2012.


Olympians back new campaign


A new ‘social fitness’ cam- paign, which combines play and physical activity, has been launched and backed by two former Olympians. Steve Backley and Roger


Black have been recruited to act as virtual coaches as part of the scheme, which has been devised by the play systems manufacturer, Proludic. Te new programme is set


to provide users with exer- cise routines, challenges and group games – each accessible online – to be carried out on a range of play equipment. Sessions by the Olympians can be accessed


Steve Backley (leſt) and Roger Black helped launch the new campaign


at a Sports Legacy Zone by scanning QR codes, which smartphones can use to trigger virtual coaching advice and additional information that is ‘pushed’ directly to the handset. Play and physical activity sessions will be available for all ages and abilities, from entry-


Life Fitness has installed 75 pieces of equipment


Life Fitness completes new University of Bath facility


Life Fitness and the University of Bath (UoB) have completed work on a revamp of the fitness suite at the institution’s pur- pose-built Sports Training Village. Designed for high performance athletes,


students and the local community, the facil- ity boasts 75 pieces of equipment; including 40 from the Elevation Series Inspire. UoB sales and marketing director Miles


Peyton said: “Some of the top athletes train at our facilities and we’re also fully open to the public, so it was important that we cre- ated the very best training environment.”


Derbyshire centre secures refurbishment funding


North East Derbyshire District Council has approved plans to upgrade fitness facilities and improve the energy efficiency of Sharley Park Leisure Centre in Clay Cross. Te £500,000 revamp will include the


creation of a new £200,000 fitness suite as well as improvements to energy efficiency – such as work on the centre’s heating, mechanical and electrical infrastructure. Te council had considered a number of


options for the future of the centre, includ- ing a potential new build on an alternative site elsewhere in Clay Cross.


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level participants, right through to providing expert tips and training programmes for sports coaches and teachers. Te campaign is scheduled to run through-


out 2011-12 and will also include seminars, research papers and advice for communities on how to fund new play areas.


Pulse signs up to M Club Spa and Fitness


Pulse will install fitness equip- ment at the new M Club Spa and Fitness facility in Congleton aſter entering into a partnership with owner and entrepreneur Mo Chaudry. Last month, Chaudry


acquired the former Esporta Health Club on Festival Heights and now aims to relaunch the new-look facil- ity this month (September). The partnership will see


Pulse provide more than 120 pieces of cardiovascular and resistance equipment from its leading ranges, as well as a five-year service and warranty package. Pulse has also confirmed that it will install its


Mo Chaudry (right) acquired the ex-Esporta Health Club in Congleton Chaudry said: “[Pulse’s] operational experi-


new gym management soſtware – SmartCentre – in order to help educate and motivate users of best performance and practice.


ence from their own portfolio of clubs, coupled with an impressive range of new generation fit- ness equipment has been able to provide me with an efficient turnkey leisure solution.”


LC completes £80,000 extension programme


An expanded free weights area and a new spin studio have been unveiled at the LC complex in Swansea, following an £80,000 expansion. Additional weights and benches have been


provided in the free weights area, while the spin studio features new spin bikes; disco


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lights; and a sound system. Technogym sup- plied the gym equipment. LC general manager Nic Beggs said: “Te


investment reflected conversations we had with our members and it’s been great to see these suggestions come in to fruition.”


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