HEALTH & FITNESS easyGym opens on Oxford Street
Budget fitness chain easyGym has opened a new flagship club on Oxford Street in the heart of London. Te 26,000sq ſt (2,415sq m)
club is the company’s eighth and the largest yet. Facilities include more than
200 exercise stations, a large functional training zone, an extensive free weights area and group exercise studios. Equipment has been sup-
plied by Precor and Escape Fitness, including 113 units from Precor’s Networked 880 Line as well as a wide range of Icarian strength equipment. Te club’s functional training space - enti-
Te new flagship club is located in the heart of London’s shopping district
tled Freedom Zone – has a selection of core bags, ViPR, TRX and kettle bells among others. Monthly memberships at the club will start
at £19.99. easyGym CEO Paul Lorimer-Wing said: “We’re challenging the conventions of
both the budget and the premium gyms in the same radical way that its sister brand easyJet transformed air travel. “Our secret is giving freedom to do more
at prices that just knock people out, they’re so reasonable.” Details:
http://lei.sr?a=l7J8G
CIMSPA announces business review
Te Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) has announced new plans for a business review of the institute, in preparation for its new governance structure as required by its new charter. CIMSPA, the professional
development body for the UK’s sport and physical activ- ity sector, has been looking at ways of sustaining the insti- tute financially, originally looking at a tender to pro- cure an organisation capable of delivering an aspect of the institute’s operations. Te tender plans were later scrapped aſter
CIMSPA is currently based at SportPark, Loughborough University CIMSPA trustee David Stalker will conduct
the trustees of CIMSPA decided that the long- term interests of the institute would be best served by launching an internal review.
a review of CIMSPA’s function and ambi- tion, aiming to build a sustainable three-year business plan. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=P1w6Z
Story-telling platform Gymtopia launches
Te altruistic capacity of the fitness industry is being harnessed to help the wider community with the launch of Gymtopia. Te digital story-telling platform is designed
to capture the social impact of projects powered by gyms and gym-goers world-wide. Gymtopia
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encourages health clubs to collaborate with their members in fundraising, collecting food, donating shoes and clothing, and many other projects that create a positive social impact. It is the brainchild of health club industry consul- tant, Ray Algar. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=Y5G6Y
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