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ISSUE NO 20 March / April 2008
HEALTH CLUBS SPAS GYMS LEISURE CENTRES
IN THIS ISSUE Boxing is more
Training resource for
hit than miss
employers now online
Non-contact boxing is
proving to be the new craze
Health and fitness employers and a huge hit for
now have the option to solve schoolchildren throughout
their training needs online the UK and is supporting an
with a link to the National initiative which sets out to
Skills Academy for Sport and improve both physical activity
Active Leisure. and school attendance.
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UK needs to encourage
LIW develops
fitness on the streets
High profile sports need
The obesity epidemic in parts
to improve before 2012
TV channel
Leisure Industry Week is
of the UK will escalate unless High profile sports – athletics, swimming and boxing – need developing a Broadband TV
streets are redesigned to improvement in terms of coaching and funding before the Channel as an initiative
encourage walking London Olympics. A survey says while 85% are pleased with launched alongside this
and cycling, the UK’s leading the overall services they get from their sport – there is room year’s September exhibition
transport charity has claimed. for improvement. at the NEC Birmingham.
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National campaign £225m released Gym membership
to raise swimming
for youth projects on the decline INSIDE
standards
Sixty five local authorities A total of 54,000 fewer people
THIS ISSUE
British Swimming has started throughout England are to be took out gym membership
18 P
AGES
its process of setting up a asked to bid for funds from the during 2007 compared to the
network of Intensive Training Government’s national play previous 18 months, despite
OF THE LA
TEST
Centres aimed at raising investment programme which joining fees falling by an PRODUCTS &
standards throughout the UK. has £225m available for projects. average of 17%.
INDUSTR
Y
NEWS
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