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SATS Spaarvagnshallarna, which opened in January 2012, is in an old train building in Stockholm SATS grows across the Nordics
Already market leader in Scandinavia, SATS continues its growth in the region. It opened 12 new clubs in Sweden,
Norway and Finland during 2012: a total of 24,340sq m. Openings in Norway included Tromso, which relocated and opened in November. Now based in a listed wooden building, with the facade preserved, the 2,000sq m club is split across four floors. Alongside the gym are two group exercise studios, a cycling studio and childcare. SATS Tasta, in the town of Stavanger,
opened in October. The 2,230sq m club is designed on one floor, with windows all around, and has a strong focus on PT. SATS Sjølyst, at 3,300sq m the largest club in Norway, also re-opened in
September after a major refurb. The club includes a large functional training zone, a large glass-ceilinged studio, cycling studio, cardio zone, sprint track, boxing ring and bespoke hot yoga studio. The 2,140sq m SATS Sarpsborg opened
in December following a relocation. Moving into 2013, SATS Vinderen
opened in Oslo, Norway, in January – a 940sq m offering in a residential area. Meanwhile in Sweden, SATS Torpavallen opened in Gothenburg, also in January. Facilities at the 2,040sq m club include two group exercise studios, a cycling studio and PT zone. Also in Sweden, 1,700sq m SATS Varmdö – previously a WorldClass franchise – opened last month.
NuYu opens inaugural facility in Saudi
NuYu has launched its first club in Saudi Arabia – a women-only offering designed to address health issues in a country where only 33 per cent of women practise sport, and 66 per cent are overweight. A lack of facilities, as well as religious
constraints, means Saudi women currently have little access to reasonably priced health clubs. NuYu has therefore been created to offer accessible, affordable fitness for this market, with an ethos to “get women active and keep them active”. The 1,115sq m club, which opened in Riyadh in December, is independently
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owned by Princess Sara Bint Mohammed Al Saud and managed by Heights International (Kate Fearon and Susan Kass). It’s the first female-only fitness centre to be fully licensed by the government and run independently as a pure fitness centre. A Precor-equipped gym is
complemented by a functional zone, a main studio offering BTS, aerobics and Zumba, and separate Power Plate, holistic and group cycling studios. Prices start at 400 Saudi riyals (£67) a month. The plan is to roll out a further five NuYu clubs in Saudi Arabia.
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