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Foucan’s Freerunning Academy


Dance fitness survey sheds light on growth


Classes are popular for being ‘social’ Film star Sébastien Foucan is credited as one of the founders of freerunning


Film star and parkour pioneer Sébastien Foucan is teaming up with David Stalker’s new trampolining venture to launch a series of Foucan Freerunning Academies. The man credited as one of the founders


of freerunning will oversee a series of academies that will give children and adults the opportunity to experience the sport ‘Foucan-style’. A dedicated 279sq m (3,000sq ft) Foucan obstacle course will feature at every trampoline park opened by Oxygen Freejumping – a new company set up by ex-ukactive chair Stalker and LA fitness founder Fred Turok. The first Foucan


Freerunning Academy has launched at Oxygen Freejumping in Acton, West London – which opened to the public on July 20 – and the French freerunner believes this has heralded the start of a “fantastic journey”. “I am very excited to be collaborating with Oxygen Freejumping to create a new experience of freerunning,” said Foucan, who famously showcased his high-octane skills in the opening sequence to Casino Royale. “What I am passionate about is developing


an environment where people can play with freedom because for me, activity is vitality.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=m8b6y_O


SOFI 2015 report shows strong growth


Technological innovation and an enhanced consumer experience helped the UK health and fitness industry to gain more gyms, more members and a greater market value over the past year, according to the 2015 State of the UK Fitness Industry (SOFI) Report. Building on the gains


recorded in last year’s repor t, the


12-month


period to the end of March 2015 saw the industry make purposeful progress. There were increases across all three KPIs, as market value jumped 5.4 per cent to £4.3bn, the number of gyms increased by 3.3 per cent to hit 6,312, while membership grew an impressive 5.8 per cent to reach


August 2015 © Cybertrek 2015 Low-cost gyms like Humphrey Cobbold’s Pure Gym: growth


8.78 million. As a result, the penetration rate nudged up half a percentage point to 13.7 per cent – its highest ever level. Budget gyms were again the main drivers of growth. Details: http://lei.sr?a=q8T6G_O


Kids could monitor exercise via phones


The screens and handheld devices that today’s youngsters are ‘hostages’ to should be harnessed as tools to modernise PE and increase activity, suggests a new report. The report, conducted for the Youth


Sport Trust, warns that PE and school sport are at a critical crossroads and the subject should remain a key priority to avoid a physically and socially disengaged future generation, over-dependent on technology, which will result in low physical, social and emotional wellbeing. It highlights how the ‘digital revolution’ can improve school PE. Details: http://lei.sr?a=N8N4S_O


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A growing number of women are putting their best feet forward by working out in dance fitness classes, according to a new survey which highlights key trends in the fast-growing dance sector. Around 13.7 per cent of women in England participate in dance fitness every year, according to a survey of 1,500 people by the Exercise, Movement & Dance Partnership: 1.5 million women took dance classes at least once a month as of March – up 25 per cent on December 2013. Details: http://lei.sr?a=V4y7H_O


Use kids’ phones to get them exercising: report


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