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FITNESS
New fitness
The sports hall was officially
Tesco helps fitness campaign
opened by and named after
attraction for former head teacher Bill Berry, Britain’s biggest supermarket is opportunities on their own.
the “shy”
who said: “This facility is about helping people keep fit. The two current activity
encouraging children to take part Mendip District Council, working sessions at Frome and Shepton
A new leisure centre has been in physical activity, not just in partnership with Mencap and Mallet leisure centres will
opened at Bartholomew School competitive games, and keeping the Beckery Resource Centre in continue, while another will be
in Eynsham in a determined bid fit has made it possible for those Glastonbury, has won a cash launched shortly in Glastonbury.
to increase levels of fitness for who would normally shy away grant from the Tesco Charity Trust. Tracey Kenyon, Mendip
those who would “normally shy from PE to get involved.” The grant comes from the District Council’s Active Lifestyles
away from PE”. Rick Durrant, Managing Director supermarket’s community awards Officer, said: “We hope that by
The centre is a joint project of Wycombe Leisure, said: “I am scheme, and will go towards continuing these courses and
between Oxfordshire County delighted that Wycombe Leisure providing courses for people with developing extra activities, as
Council and West Oxfordshire Ltd will be part of this very exciting learning disabilities to improve well as launching it in another
District Council. and community based project to their fitness and develop their own town, we will be able to reach
The dual-use centre, managed deliver sport and fitness facilities leisure skills. out to even more people with
by sports trust Wycombe to the people of Eynsham. It will allow the council to learning disabilities in the district.
Leisure, boasts a 30-station gym, “Our company is a non-profit continue running a range of courses “It will also allow us to explore
four-court sports hall, reception organisation distributing social throughout Mendip which will help further opportunities of linking it
areas and changing rooms as enterprise that returns any surpluses people to increase confidence, skill up with other organisations
well as full disabled access. made to the communities it serves.” levels, fitness levels and help them which also help disabled people
progress to mainstream fitness in their local communities.”
Cannons launches knock out facility
The first dedicated boxing area linked to fitness training has opened at
a health club in the City of London.
Boxing is proving popular among city workers in particular as a
great stress reliever. Cannons Health Club has responded to the
demand by converting an exercise studio into a new training space,
specifically designed by Escape Fitness to cater for the needs of
individual members, personal trainers and small group exercisers.
“We are being inundated with requests for boxing areas like these
up and down the country as operators attempt to meet consumer
demand. This new development at Cannons is a fine example of an
operator listening to its customers and exceeding their expectations,”
says Steven Sykes, Key Accounts Manager for Escape Fitness.
A 16sq ft boxing ring forms the focal point of the new area. Raised 3ft
from the ground, the ring has punch bags at its corners which can be ABOVE: Representatives of Mencap, Mendip District Council,
used both in and outside of the ring. Members can also practise their Tesco and users of the leisure sessions celebrate the charity grant
skills on the 3-in-1 boxing station. This free-standing, multi-functional
piece of kit includes a combination punch bag, speed ball and floor to
Star Trac completes its ‘smaller use’ range
ceiling ball allowing three users to train at one time. The revamped
exercise room includes stability products, stretch area and medicine balls. Star Trac has completed its S- products, and the appropriate
Cannons now aim to incorporate boxing training provision in other Series light commercial cardio line safety lanyards on all treadmills.
sites within the group. range of products, which now Matt Pengelly, UK Managing
includes three treadmills, two Director at Star Trac comments,
Park Lane gets
personal viewing screens and upright and recumbent bikes, and “The S-Series upholds Star Trac’s
Cardio Theatre, as well as a free- two total body trainers. reputation for user-focused
new Hilton
weights area, Concept-2 rowers The S-Series is designed for features and quality engineering
fitness club
and Precor strength equipment. light commercial centres, whilst being designed for lighter
Club Manager Andrew Woodrow particularly for use in hotels, commercial use. The S-Series is
Hilton has expanded its Hilton said: “Hotel guests and our resorts and spas, rehab centres, perfect for smaller facilities that
Fitness by Precor chain of health members have been extremely and multi-housing facilities. want affordable, cutting-edge
clubs with a facility at the positive about the refurbishment. The S-Series has features that fitness equipment without
London Hilton on Park Lane. The facility makes the best possible were specifically designed for these compromising on quality.”
Facilities at the Park Lane club use of the available space. We market needs, including adjustable Star Trac’s S-Series is known
include a range of Precor have more cardiovascular stations armrests with a walkthrough design for its value, with features that
cardiovascular equipment, than before, so users no longer on the recumbent bikes, easier to make it safe and accessible for
including crosstrainers, treadmills have to queue-up to use the read displays with larger letters, users of all skill levels, including
and exercise bikes fitted with equipment in peak time.” numbers and buttons on all those new to exercise.
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