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£1.5m
investment reaps big rewards for Suffolk leisure centre
A Suffolk leisure centre has experienced a 32 per cent increase in footfall since investing £1.5m in a remodelling exercise to meet modern needs. Haverhill Leisure Centre also saw a 16 per
cent rise in revenue in the first quarter of this year after the development completed in January. The seven-month project, managed by
Alliance Leisure for Abbeycroft Leisure and West Suffolk Council, involved the reallocation of space across two floors of the 3,097sq ft building. Three courts in the sports hall were remodelled to create an XHeight Adventure Climbing facility and soft play zone, the gym has been relocated and extended and new
studio space has been created which can be divided in two by a central, sliding wall. Two under-used squash courts have become a group cycle studio and modern ‘hot desk’
office space for staff. The centre also incorporates a Self Centre
Health and Wellbeing facility with three studios and five therapy rooms, which is home to Allied Health Professionals (Suffolk), the NHS commissioned provider of MSK physiotherapy services. “Tired facilities with a disconnect to the community are a huge drain on already limited resource but we have proved, even with limited capital investment, it is possible to create a sustainable environment which reengages the community and delivers economic, health and social benefits,” says Warren Smyth, CEO Abbeycroft Leisure.
First UK club for UFC GYM launches this month
This month will the launch of UFC GYM’s first club in the UK, the first of more than 100 sites planned for the UK and Ireland. Located in Nottingham city centre, the 18,000sq ft site will be the first to be delivered by UFC GYM UK. The ownership group, which has an exclusive 10-year agreement for the UK and Ireland, includes former UFC middleweight champion, Michael Bisping – who made history in 2016 as UFC’s first British champion. The club, which will offer functional
Boutique provider launches ninth studio
Ten Health and Fitness has opened its ninth studio. The news comes after the boutique provider secured £4m of growth funding. In a departure from the typical Ten model, the
new studio will focus on employee wellbeing with emphasis on posture-related issues, stress and anxiety common in today’s workforce. The studio is located in a multi-tenanted
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office building owned by Derwent London and offers physiotherapy, massage, one to one Pilates sessions, personal training, rehab and clinical exercise, as well as onsite workplace assessments. Ten also provides rooftop classes to the building’s occupants during the summer months. The studio will also serve Ten clients and the public.
fitness classes, group and private MMA training, performance-based training, group classes and MMA youth programming, will be equipped by Life Fitness and Hammer Strength. UFC GYM UK aims to open 105 sites in the
UK and Ireland over the next 10 years. Since launching in 2009, UFC GYM has opened more than 150 clubs in over 25 countries and territories, including the United States, Australia, Canada, India, Mexico, Taiwan, Vietnam and United Arab Emirates.
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