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The Academy Harrogate gets £500,000 makeover
The Academy Health Club in Harrogate has undergone a comprehensive gym refurbishment which cost £500,000. The refit saw the addition of Technogym’s
premium ARTIS line of equipment, including the new OMNIA functional training solution for small group training. Work on the gym refurbishment began on 15 August and the gym re-opened on 1 September, thanks to well-planned work which took just 16 days. “We are proud to be the oldest, most established and most experienced club in Harrogate. We have a constant commitment to offering members the best experience from start to finish, whatever their choice of activity,” says The Academy Health Club MD Philippa Shackleton. “With this, our fourth gym refurbishment over the years, we can safely say this exclusive installation puts us among the most up-to-date and technically advanced gyms in the country.” Details:
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Gym creates beastly boot camp obstacle course
Welsh rugby union team Scarlets have been gearing up for this season’s on-field battles in the Guinness Pro12 League in the club’s newly-refurbished performance gym. Wales-based strength and conditioning equipment specialist Absolute Performance (AP) has carried out a major revamp of the gym used by the Llanelli club’s first team and academy squad. AP created the strength and conditioning facility using high-performance flooring and custom-built equipment from the company’s AP Power Series, as well as by renovating existing equipment. New training equipment includes a heavy-duty leg press, a
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hack squat machine – to allow the players to replicate game-related movements – and a bespoke platform for Wattbike testing and general cardio work. The centrepiece of the facility is a customised 25m (82ft) track, featuring AP Evolution turf, enabling the squad to use conditioning sleds indoors, as well as perform specialist sprints and drills. “Our experience of working with elite clubs such as the Scarlets means we can react quickly to deliver outstanding facilities for our clients,” says Absolute Performance elite sport division consultant Simon Britton. Details:
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Scarlets’ Phil Day trains alongside forwards conditioner Ian Gibbons in the new gym Staff showcase the new workout circuit
One of the south-west’s largest independent health clubs has teamed up with a local timber merchant to produce a boot camp obstacle course designed to push even the fittest of gym-goers to the limit. Fountain Timber has created a series of
bespoke ‘arm-numbing and leg-trembling’ outdoor fitness stations in the grounds of theclub at Cadbury House in Congresbury. theclub is the first venue in the country
to showcase Fountain Timber’s new designs, which include a three-metre climbing wall, parallel bars, varied height chin-up bars, balance beams and monkey bars. “Boot camps have grown in popularity because they’re a great way to get in shape,” says Tom Horton, fitness manager at theclub. “This new course will drive participants even further. The exercise stations are all numbered, so people can participate in more varied boot camps all year round.” Details:
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16 Olympian Kate Haywood becomes PT
Double Olympic swimmer Kate Haywood has swapped the famous rings for REPs by embarking on a new career as a fitness instructor. Former BBC Young Sports
Personality of the Year, Haywood – who represented Team GB at the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympics – has launched Straightline Energy fitness sessions, which will be held in parks across Wandsworth, London. Haywood has taken her
Haywood won medals in breaststroke for Great Britain
knowledge of fitness and nutrition from her days as an Olympic athlete and, having qualified as a REPs trainer, developed an extensive training programme to get Londoners fit and healthy. The sessions are designed to challenge and push those who are
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either new to fitness or seeking to reach new goals. The variety of workouts on offer cover areas including strength, speed, endurance, aerobic and anaerobic training. Details:
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