FITNESS IN SPORT TECHNOGYM
The centre helped develop 12 medallists at London 2012
English Institute of Sport invests in new gym at Sheffield centre
expansion offering state of the art Technogym equipment. At the heart of the development, a new three-floor Fit-
S
ness Unlimited gym opened in October, which will cater for the local community including existing and new mem- bers, as well as those currently using Don Valley Stadium. Operated by Sheffield International Venues (SIV), the Fit-
ness Unlimited gym will overlook the athletics track, where Olympic heptathlon gold medallist Jessica Ennis-Hill trains,
heffield’s award-winning English Institute of Sport (EIS Sheffield), which helped develop 12 medallists at the London Olympic Games, is embarking on a £1m
and will offer equipment from official London 2012 sup- plier, Technogym. The ground and first floor will house cardio, resistance and functional fitness equipment includ- ing Technogym’s innovative Kinesis Stations and Arke, while the top floor will boast a 35-station Technogym Group Cycle studio overlooking the running track. The existing gym will also become one of the biggest
free weights areas in the city. The new and improved facility will also aim to support the wellbeing of the surrounding community by providing tailored fitness pack- ages and advice on leading a healthy lifestyle.
Japanese Olympic swimming team at Basildon PRECOR
Japanese Olympic swimming team prior to the London Olympics in 2012 as part of their pre games training. The Japanese Swimming Federation had signed a memo- randum of understanding with Basildon Borough Council prior to the Games, which agreed that the Japanese swimming team could have use of the Olympic size swimming pool, aerobic studios and fitness suite. In the run up to the Games both the Japanese Olympic
B
asildon Sporting Village (BSV), operated by Every- one Active, welcomed the
train in available lanes alongside the athletes. In addition to the pool the
The Japanese team at the Basildon centre
Japanese team made use of the aerobic studios for warm up and stretching sessions. Athletes also took advantage of the 100-sta- tion fitness suite, which is kitted out with a range of equipment to more than meet the needs of top athletes.
Fitness motivators at Basildon Sporting Village provided
and Paralympic swimming teams followed a strict schedule in the 50m swimming pool, the first Olympic size pool to open in Essex. Training involved two sessions per day with one in the early morning and the second late afternoon. Still open to the public, swimming enthusiasts were able to
the athletes with an induction to a vast collection of Precor equipment, including 62 cardio units encompassing tread- mills, Adaptive Motion Trainers, bikes and cross trainers as well as 29 pieces of strength kit from the Precor Icarian strength line and Experience S-Line ranges. The suite also offers the Precor P80 console which provides capacitive touch screen and easy to use motion controls.
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