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20th April 2016
In Createability

Better Gym Stratford Opens

Better Gym Stratford, located in the heart of East Village in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, just a stone’s throw from Westfields Shopping Centre and Stratford International Station, has now opened and provides the local community with a no contract, low-cost offering. Leisure design and build specialist Createability transformed the area above the local Sainsbury’s into a 10,000 sq ft health club showcasing 130 Technogym stations, a functional training area with an XCube functional frame and...

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15th April 2016
In Alliance Leisure, Createability

Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre to benefit from a £3.6 million redevelopment

Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre to benefit from a £3.6 million redevelopment. Createability and Alliance Leisure Services have joined forces and won the contract to lead the £3.6 million transformation of the leisure facilities at Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre in Bristol. The mutually beneficial partnership between the two companies follows the submission of a redevelopment scheme that the Council and the Operating Trust (Circadian Leisure) felt would meet the demands of the centre and the local community. The brief...

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10th April 2016
In Precor

New Gym Equipment for Charterhouse School

Students at the historic Charterhouse independent boarding school near Godalming, Surrey have benefitted from a new fitness equipment installation in the gym. The 165 sq m gym, part of the Charterhouse Club, is used extensively by students and staff, as well as having a public membership of around 2,000. The gym was in need of new equipment and now showcases state-of-the-art Precor cardiovascular machines all fitted with Preva networked fitness, and a range of Discovery Series...

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5th April 2016
In Anytime Fitness, Precor

Anytime Fitness Knutsford is the first site to install Queenax

The World’s largest 24 hour fitness club chain Anytime Fitness has opened in the small historical town of Knutsford. The club, which is adjacent to Tatton Park, is the first Anytime Fitness in the UK to install a Queenax functional training system. Utilising a vacant 1st floor office block the extensively remodelled shell now features a state-of-the-art 3,650sq ft gym, showcasing a corner Queenax unit along with Precor cardio stations. including an Adaptive Motion Trainer with...

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1st April 2016
In Precor

PRECOR PROMOTE JO HEADINGTON TO HEAD OF REGIONAL SALES

Leading fitness equipment supplier and manufacturer Precor has announced the promotion of Jo Headington to Head of Regional Sales. Headington, who joined Precor in 2006, has held several roles within the company, first in regional sales and more recently as Group Account Manager for the last five years. As Head of Regional Sales, she will be responsible for the entire regional sales team, ensuring they hit sales targets and meet key performance indicators (KPI’s). She will...

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30th March 2016
In Precor

3D Visualiser joins Precor

Daniel Marques has joined leading fitness equipment manufacturer and supplier Precor in the role of 3D Visualiser. Marques, originally from Argentina and fluent in Portuguese and Spanish, has a degree in Architecture and more than a decade of Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) artistic experience. He will be producing 3D digital content imagery and animations during the design stage of Precor proposals to help bring client sites to life. Marques started working with computer-generated imagery in his late...

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20th March 2016
In Precor

Precor to launch Spinner® Bikes at International Fitness Showcase

Leading fitness equipment supplier and manufacturer Precor will be launching three new Spinner® bikes to the indoor cycling market at the Spinning Showcase, part of the International Fitness Showcase (IFS) in Blackpool. Featuring a Spinning Theatre Bar with classes for all, a Spinning Lecture Room and Spinning workshops the IFS event will be held from 18th to 20th March at the Winter Gardens. Uniting more than 20 years’ experience of indoor cycling from Spinning with...

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15th March 2016
In active-net

Paralympian John Domandl to keynote at active-net Australasia

Paralympian John Domandl will be the keynote speaker at active-net Australasia. Aged 55, the vision-impaired triathlete, ironman, marathon runner and adventurer has finished more 100 triathlons, five marathons, and one 24-hour ultramarathon. He is the first legally blind person in the world to complete an ultraman triathlon (10km swim, 420km bike and 84km double marathon) and is the world’s only person to complete all triathlon distances (from sprint to ironman) as a sighted person and a...

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10th March 2016
In Impulse Leisure

Impulse Leisure re-launches Belhus Park

Impulse Leisure has officially re-launched its Belhus Park centre following a £400,000 redevelopment to create a modern, fully social media and internet enabled facility. The new-look, open plan gym has increased from 38 to 65 workout stations to cater for growing demand with an extended free weights area and a wider selection of cables, benches and dumbbells supplied by Technogym. New cardiovascular equipment including more recumbent and upright bikes, treadmills, cross-trainers and rowing machines have been installed...

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9th March 2016
In Precor

Precor adds to its plate-loaded Discovery Series Strength range

Precor is introducing five new pieces to its plate-loaded Discovery Series Strength range. The angled leg press, hack squat, power rack, half rack and multi-adjustable bench will be released throughout the Spring. The leg press features a 45 degree angled carriage sled and an optimised seat design for precise body positioning and support. The weight horns allow for easy loading and an oversized, curved foot platform gives a solid, smooth and secure user experience. The intuitive hack squat...

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