health aND FitNess


Glasgow’s Whitehill Pool in line for ‘legacy’ revamp


Glasgow City Council (GCC) has agreed to press ahead with a £635,000 revamp of the city’s Whitehill Pool as part of the legacy from the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Te facility is to benefit from improve-


ments to ensure it can meet local demand when Tollcross Leisure Centre shuts in late 2011 to receive its own revamp next year. GCC has approved the refurbishment of


Whitehill Pool’s upper floor, which will cre- ate an enhanced and expanded Glasgow Club Gym and community space.


UK set for National Fitness Day


Free events and activities will take place across the UK on 30 September as part of the first National Fitness Day (NFD), which is designed to help pro- mote healthier lifestyles. Supported by the Fitness


Industry Association (FIA), the NFD concept will see the last Friday in September each year used to encourage citizens to review fitness and nutrition levels. Schools, workplaces and


leisure centres will be among venues to host activities, with people invited to participate in ‘empower half hour’ at midday on the day. Organisers of the NFD see September as a


National Fitness Day aims to encourage citizens to review fitness levels


period where people look towards new forms of exercise, with énergie Group reporting an increase in memberships at that point. énergie’s Jan Spaticchia said: “September is a key time for the fitness industry and when we


Te scheme is for kids aged between two and five


Sportacus joins forces with Change4Life campaign


Public health minister Anne Milton has revealed that Change4Life has recruited superhero television character Sportacus to encourage children become more active. Te healthy lifestyle scheme has part-


nered with television programme LazyTown in order to reach out to young people aged between two- and five-years-old. It is hoped the collaboration will encour-


age kids to be more active, with Change4Life packs featuring the LazyTown characters to be sent out to 36,000 Sure Start Children Centres during September.


£16m leisure facility planned for Irvine


A £16m leisure centre is to be developed in Irvine under plans for the transformation of the town laid out by the local authority and the Irvine Bay Regeneration Company. North Ayrshire Council said that the new


complex will be built as part of the £25m Irvine Town Centre Regeneration initiative and could open as early as summer 2014. It is expected that the centre will include


a six-lane, 25m pool and a teaching pool; a six-court sports hall; and a 100-station fit- ness suite. Changing areas; exercise studios; four consultation rooms; and an activity area for children are also proposed.


6 Abbeycroft partners with Liberté Fitness


Abbeycroft Leisure has announced that it has teamed up with Liberté Fitness in a bid to provide members with outdoor exercise classes. Te new classes are to be


overseen by personal trainers and will run all year round. Matt Hickey, Abbeycroft


Leisure’s fitness manager, said: “We recognise that not every- one wants to exercise indoors all the time and working with Liberté we will be offering our members access to their popular outdoor classes at a reduced rate.” Liberté Fitness was founded by Papillon


see a significant increase in the number of peo- ple taking up a gym membership, which tells us the nation has fitness on their mind.” Meanwhile, events held on NFD will support


Teenage Cancer Trust, while 90 fitness clubs are opening up for a combined one-hour work- out with more than 10,000 participants.


Liberté operates at beaches and parks across London and East Anglia “We’ve got a loyal following and we’re look-


Luck in 2009 and currently offers classes in parks and on beaches throughout London and East Anglia. Luck said: “Te benefits to train- ing outside with us are immense.


ing forward to welcoming Abbeycroſt members and offering them the chance to supplement their normal indoor training regime with a new sociable and fun technique.”


BMF announces new tree planting initiative


Outdoor training provider British Military Fitness (BMF) has announced its intention to plant a tree for each new membership that it sells during September. Te project is being run in partnership with Trees for Cities, with BMF looking to donate up


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to 1,000 trees across 120 public parks through- out the UK in which it runs classes. BMF managing director Robin Cope said:


“As the UK’s only national outdoor fitness company we feel we have a responsibility to the local communities’ where our classes run.”


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