UK news update
Post-workout inactivity ‘harmful to fitness levels’
A new study has suggested that extended sedentary behaviour of two or more hours could be just as harmful to fitness levels as short workouts are beneficial. For the benefits of an hour-long
workout, six hours spent sitting is as harmful to cardiorespiratory fitness, according to the study carried out by cardiologists at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre. Using data from 2,223 participants in a national health survey, the study examined cardiorespiratory fitness levels in relation to exercise and the conjunctive amount of time spent sedentary. Participants included men and women aged 12 to 49 with no known history of heart disease, asthma or stroke, and fitness levels were assessed through a submaximal treadmill test, which was adjusted for differences in gender, age and BMI. Details:
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Total Fitness toasts profit increase from strong sales
Gymbox’s £17m expansion pot
Gym chain Gymbox has gained investment capital of £10m from the Business Growth Fund (BGF), with Clearwater International securing the deal, plus an extra £7m in fresh loans. Gymbox currently has five clubs across London and will use BGF’s capital to continue its site roll-out in London, with three additional sites already secured. Beyond these, the company now has the funding in place to open further gyms in London and other UK cities. Founded in 2001 by Richard Hilton, Gymbox
opened its first gym in Holborn in September 2003 and today has clubs in Farringdon, Covent Garden, Bank and Westfield. The
company is expected to turn over £10m this year and has 13,400 members on its books. Gymbox represents BGF’s
second
investment in the UK fitness market, having backed Yorkshire-based low-cost gym group Xercise4Less in August 2013, which has subsequently grown to 23 gyms nationwide. “The Gymbox brand has gone from strength
to strength in recent years based on our contemporary club designs, exciting, original classes and our ability to offer customers new and unique ways of keeping fit,” says Gymbox managing director Richard Hilton. Details:
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Gymbox is set to expand across London and the UK after obtaining funds totalling £17m Total Fitness is refurbishing all 16 clubs
Total Fitness Health Clubs, a gym and health club chain in the north of England, has experienced a significant increase in operating profit – from £620,000 in 2012 to £1.96m in 2013 – aided by £29.6m in sales. The chain’s consolidated group accounts published last month highlighted how trading results for the first half of 2014 show an 11 per cent like-for-like new member sales increase compared to the same period last year. Membership levels have also increased by over 5,200 members (8 per cent) in the last year. This improved performance is attributed to the company’s major investment programme – including refurbishments of all 16 clubs by the end of 2015. “The growth over the last 12 months is really pleasing and is the result of a lot of hard work from our colleagues across the business,” says the CEO of Total Fitness, Richard Millman. Details:
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12 Net-a-Porter unites fashion and fitness
Online clothing giant Net-a- Porter has launched a new sportswear arm for women, marking the latest sign of convergence between the fashion and fitness industries. The Net-a-Sporter website will offer 37 activewear brands, covering 11 sports from tennis to surfing. Labels available include top names such as Adidas by Stella McCartney and Nike, as well as more niche offerings. While sportswear brands
Net-a-Sporter: The convergence of fashion and fitness
like Sports Direct and JD Sports have this year made high-profile entrances into the health club market, the wider fashion industry has also been warming to the idea of physical activity, with a number of recent collections drawing inspiration from the
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“sports luxe” trend. The total value of the sport market – sport-related goods and services – in the UK in 2013 was £25.8bn, expected to reach £27bn this year, according to researchers SIRC. Details:
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