Leisure Media HCM March 2010 - TourismInsights

update
news
in brief...
personal training studio
for newmarket centre
Leisure trust Anglia Community
Leisure (ACL) has opened a new
dedicated personal training facility
at the Newmarket Leisure Centre.
The new studio offers a range of
equipment including Technogym’s
Kinesis One cable-based system.
Jo Gathercole, health and
fi tness manager at Newmarket
Leisure Centre, says: “This is a
fully equipped private area
where customers can complete
their personal training session
without interruption from of
other users or the frustrations of
unavailable equipment.”
digital fitness
channels merge
Body in Balance TV and Fitness TV
have merged their businesses to
form a new venture called Media
Health and Fitness.
The new company will retain the
two channel platforms formerly
occupied by the original companies
on Sky (SKY 275 and 282).
Mark Wood, former chair and
CEO of ITN, will head the newly
merged company.
Wood says of the merger:
“The combined business is a great
launch pad to build a global brand
in fi tness and lifestyle content
and develop an e-commerce and
merchandising portal.”
Fitness TV was launched in 2009
on the SKY platform, setting itself
an ambitious target of attracting
600,000 viewers each week.
£15m centre for tyneside
South Tyneside Council (STC) is set
to move forward with plans to
develop a new £15m swimming pool
and health club in South Shields.
The facility, which will be located
on the town’s seafront – Pier Parade
– will include a large health and fi tness
club, a 25m swimming pool with
spectator seating, a learner pool,
leisure waters and a sauna.
A multi-purpose space, a tourism
information centre, a library access
point and an outdoor performance
area linked to the park are also
included in the plans, which are
expected to be submitted in the spring.
STC lead member for culture
and wellbeing, Tracey Dixon, says:
“The Foreshore pool complex is an
investment for the future and the
building will be designed to ensure it’s
sustainable and energy effi cient.
“It’s great news for the people of
South Tyneside because the pool will
bring great benefi ts for them; it will
Four clubs have been redeveloped
also make our stunning seafront even
more attractive for visitors who will
have even more reason to return to
South Tyneside for holidays and visits.”
Plans for the centre include a 25m
swimming pool with viewing area
nuffield to upgrade clubs
Healthcare charity and fi tness and
wellbeing club operator Nuffi eld
Health is investing £500,000 in
redeveloping four of its sites.
The four centres – in East Kilbride,
St Albans, Warwick and Bishop’s
Stortford – will be kitted out with new
equipment supplied by Life Fitness.
The St Albans centre has already
received 56 new pieces of fi tness kit,
including Life Fitness’ Engage Elevation
CV range, which includes integrated
17-inch TVs with touch-screen, iPod
connectivity and Virtual Trainer.
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