health and fitness payasUgym enters Manchester
An online network that allows the public to locate gyms and book sessions on a pay- as-you-go basis without the need for membership fees has expanded to Manchester. The payasUgym concept
was launched in London and the South East by Neil Harmsworth and Jamie Ward earlier this year and is now planning a UK expansion. A number of clubs across
the Manchester area have already signed up to the net- work, which is designed to allow customers to load credit into a free online account, before buying a voucher that can be used to visit and partici- pate in sessions at participating gyms. Ward said: “As a flexible gym service pro-
PayasUgym first launched across London and the South East in January
will help us meet these demands and we now plan to be present in every town and city across the UK over the coming months.” James Worrall from Pure Balance UK at
vider we know that people want to use
payasUgym.com wherever they may be at that particular moment. Launching in Manchester
Manchester’s Skyline Central added: “People in Manchester will really appreciate the opportu- nity to use the gym on a more flexible basis.”
£18.6m Bilston leisure centre completed
Wolverhampton City Council (WCC) has announced the new £18.6m Bert Williams Leisure Centre in Bilston, West Midlands, will open to the public on 3 December. York-based Shepherd
Construction has now com- pleted work on the 5,600sq m (60,278sq ft) complex, which will replace the exist- ing Bilston Leisure Centre. Designed by WCC archi-
tects, the centre includes a 25m pool; a studio pool; a sauna; and a fitness suite. A sports hall; four squash courts; a Shokk gym for young people aged between 11 and 15; a dance studio; and gym equipment for older people will also be on offer. WCC cabinet member for leisure and com- munities Elias Mattu said: “We have worked
A 25m pool and a Shokk gym will be among the centre’s new facilities
hard to ensure there will be a wide range of new facilities to suit all ages at the centre. We are also providing more exercise stations than in the current leisure centre as well as a brand new sauna, sports hall and dance studio.”
New Bristol facility ‘on course’ to open in February
Bristol’s new multi-million pound Hengrove Park Leisure Centre is on course to open “on time and on budget” on 29 February 2012, according to Bristol City Council. Kier is the main contractor for the construc- tion and fit-out phases of the project, which has
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been funded using £30.56m of private finance initiative credits from the government. It is the third new pool and leisure cen-
tre to open in Bristol in recent years and is to comprise a 10-lane, 50m swimming pool and teaching pool, as well as a 150-station gym.
Twitter: @leisureopps Figures have come from the Health MOT scheme
Nuffield reveals members’ Health MOT data
Data collected from members of Nuffield Health’s UK fitness clubs has revealed that seven out of 10 have shown significant increases in their overall health. Te figures come from the operator’s
Health MOT initiative, launched in 2009, which is offered to every new club member at point of joining. Follow up tests are then conducted to ascertain progress. Managing director Laura Kerby told
Health Club Management: “The pro- grammes we have designed for members have helped improve their health scores.”
Suffolk leisure revamp nears completion
Anglia Community Leisure (ACL) is to fully open new facilities at a leisure centre in Brandon, Suffolk, on 9 December follow- ing a major £500,000 renovation. Work started on the Forest Heath District
Council-funded Brandon Leisure Centre scheme in September, which included a new 50-station gym equipped by Technogym. A multi-purpose studio will cater for
group exercise programmes, while the spinning facility has been converted into a functional training room. A squash court has also been revamped.
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Annual sales growth for Leisure Connection
Leisure Connection, the operator of more than 70 sports and cultural venues across the UK, has reported an increase in like-for- like sales for the year to September 2011. Fitness membership revenue and like-
for-like personal training sales grew by 1 per cent and 6 per cent respectively, com- pared with the previous year. Meanwhile, swimming membership
revenue and swimming school revenue also increased in the period, with Leisure Connection’s adult swimming programme growing by 200 per cent in 2011.
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