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Do you have a strong opinion or disagree with somebody else’s views on the industry? If so, we’d love to hear from you – email: healthclub@leisuremedia.com


success of boxing in dir’s barcelona clubs In response to your recent article (HCM May 12, p44), Olympic Boxing was launched in DiR clubs in 2009 and is already present in eight of our 18 sites. The sport offers not only great


physical advantages – toning most of the muscles in the body and improving strength, for example – but also psychological advantages, driving self- esteem and self-confidence, as well as reducing and combating stress. DiR as a fitness operator focuses on


the health benefits of this sport, so we base our sessions on the physical and technical aspects of boxing, without any aggressive contact between students. Punches are always marked and knocking out the partner is never the objective. In the clubs where boxing is practised,


Nuffi eld Health wants to help local sports people realise their potential


towards an olympic legacy of improved fi tness for all


In response to your recent article (HCM May 12, p53), the Olympics will undoubtedly leave a legacy for UK sport – but how we in the fitness industry can benefit from this remains to be seen. At Nuffield Health we are excited


about the Olympics. We have themed our Summer Fitness Challenge in June to encourage our members to compete against our fitness experts across a range of physical tests based on flexibility, strength, balance and endurance. We have also launched our first


Athlete in Residence programme, offering support to sporting people to help them achieve their goals. We recognise the positive benefits of sport and fitness on people’s health and wellbeing. However, we also see that the right support is not always accessible.


6 We want to help local sports people,


from rising stars to medal winners, in each of our 65 locations to boost their sporting performance and be the best they can be. Low fitness levels are one of the


biggest challenges to the general health and life expectancy of people in the UK. Even those who work out regularly, but who sit all day at work and most of the evening watching television, are at risk. Therefore we feel any extra incentive to encourage people to get active and become fitter is very important. We hope the Olympics will inspire a new generation of sporting hopefuls, as well as encouraging all people to get fitter and take an interest in sport and exercise. rick crawford fi tness & wellbeing programme manager, nuffi eld health


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DiR offers two services. The first consists of group sessions, open to all members, which focus on technique work on the punchbag, speed ball or doing exercises in pairs. The second is personal training. Similar to the open sessions, these PT sessions are offered by specialists from the Catalan Federation of Boxing. This activity has been well received by members and the effectiveness of the training has led to great improvements in CV performance, muscle tone and body composition in a short period of time. robert herráez head of fi tness, dir group


DiR’s Olympic Boxing emphasises the health benefi ts of the sport


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