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Active Nation launches 30-minute fitness sessions


Leisure trust Active Nation has invested £450,000 in refurbishing three of its gyms and installing new Precor CV equipment. The investment is part of the charity’s


strategy to launch a new Exercise Experience offer. The three gyms in Swadlincote, Chorley


and Lincoln have been redesigned in a way that helps gym members fit their exercise routine into just 30 minutes per session, using a menu of more than 300 pre-designed exercise programmes. Details: http://lei.sr?a=e3t2f


UK-based low-cost operator Pure Gym has announced an investment of £50m in new sites following its takeover by US private equity firm CCMP Capital Advisors. The acquisition was completed last month, in partnership with existing management. Financial


terms of the


transaction were not disclosed, but a spokesperson for CCMP said the deal will support Pure Gym’s aggressive expansion drive across the UK. Pure Gym currently has


UK NEWS CCMP acquires Pure Gym


Pure Gym currently has 45 locations and plans to almost double that


45 locations in the UK, and CCMP will now support a roll-out strategy which will include the opening of an additional 40 new gyms over the next 12 months, including 15 sites in London. Thomas Walker, MD at CCMP’s London


affiliate, says: “We’re delighted to be partnering with management to accelerate the growth


The website is an online gym booking service


Leisure Connection signs deal with payasugym.com


Management company Leisure Connection has made its gym and leisure facilities available through online gym booking service payasUgym.com. All sites operated by Leisure Connection


across the country have been searchable on the payasUgym.com website since mid- March, meaning that consumers can pay for and book single, weekly or monthly usage passes online. Launched in early 2011, over 1,000 gyms


and health clubs are now signed up with the service. Details: http://lei.sr?a=C9Q3K


Basingstoke Pedal Studio gets £20,000 investment


Basingstoke Sports Trust (BST), which manages Basingstoke Sports Centre at Festival Place, has invested £20,000 into its Pedal Studio. The investment has resulted in the


indoor cycling space now featuring 24 Tomahawk S series bikes, while the interior has also been completely redesigned using UV light-sensitive murals and flashing lights. BST decided to invest in the studio space following an increase in the number of members signing up for cycling classes. Details: http://lei.sr?a=C3S0S


8 Anytime Fitness expands UK portfolio


Health club operator Anytime Fitness is set to open a new club in the heart of Crawley, West Sussex, this month. The 3,200sq ft (297sq m)


gym, located in Crawley Town centre, will be equipped with Precor equipment and will open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with a security- access key allowing members to enter the club even when it is not staffed. The club will be operated


by entrepreneur James Ussher on a franchise model. Ussher says: “There is a


Globally, a new Anytime Fitness club opens almost every business day


great sense of support and community, coupled with the ability to expand in the future with further clubs. The Crawley site is the first of a cluster group of clubs that I’m seeking to open over the next five years.”


Anytime Fitness is currently ranked


number six in Entrepreneur magazine’s 2013 Franchise 500 list. It opens new clubs globally at a rate of nearly one every business day. Details: http://lei.sr?a=l1S9T


Hambleton council commits to improving leisure Councillor for leisure Peter Wilkinson says:


Hambleton District Council has committed £648,000 in funding to revamp three leisure centres in Stokesley, Bedale and Thirsk. Improvements will be made to changing


rooms, pool plant equipment, outdoor areas and fitness studios.


Read Health Club Management online at healthclubmanagement.co.uk/digital


“We know our leisure centres are important to our residents and also highly regarded by organisations such as Sport England, but we are constantly seeking to improve the service.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=K1F5T


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of Pure Gym, an outstanding business with tremendous customer appeal. With Pure Gym’s relatively low market penetration and the widespread appeal of a high-quality, low-cost fitness option, we believe there is a significant opportunity to expand Pure Gym aggressively across the UK.”


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