Blackbird Leys legal troubles end as new pool complex in Oxford confirmed By Tom Anstey An £8.5m (US$12.85m, €9.89m) pool complex in Oxford that was originally
scheduled to open last September has finally been given planning permission
after a legal bid by residents to have the land awarded Town Green status was
abandoned.
By Tom Anstey A fitness club, which won the award for best health club in its region at the
2012 Members’ Choice Health Club Awards, has received a £100,000 (US$150,600,
€116,900) investment, allowing a relocation of its gym to larger facilities.
By Tom Anstey Canterbury Academy will be receiving a £2m (US$3m, €2.33m) fitness centre after
striking a deal with Swedish businessman, Carl Gripenstedt.
By Tom Walker The facility - which operates under the banner of SPORTSCLUB4 - offers a gym supplied by Pulse, Life
Fitness, Matrix, Freemotion and Star Trac.
By Tom Anstey Swindon could become home to the longest ski slope in the UK as part of the
revised plans for the multi million pound revamp of the Oasis Leisure centre.
By Tom Walker Vivafit - the largest women-only express fitness and nutrition franchise in Portugal - has launched
Vivaslim, a weight management programme already available to all Vivafit franchisees, but now available as
an independent franchise.
By Jessica Tasman-Jones The town of Bury has received £1.8m funding to run an intensive one-year pilot
to get more girls and women active and to tackle the gender gap in sport. Funded by National Lottery
funding from Sport England, the scheme will run highly visible activities across the borough including in
local parks and leisure centres.
By Jessica Tasman-Jones David Lloyd Leisure has announced it will be the first major UK fitness operator
to introduce Volleybody, created by beach volleyball experts in the wake of last
year's Olympic Games. Aimed at people with good levels of fitness, the class takes inspiration from three
core moves used during a beach volleyball game - defending, hitting and blocking a ball.
Interview: Steve Philpott & David Cowans After acquiring DC Leisure, housing giant Places for People became a new player in the leisure arena. Julie Cramer talks to both company chiefs
New Curl Barbells from Jordan Fitness Jordan Fitness, the functional fitness specialist, has
introduced new Curl Barbells to their range of high quality
and affordable free weight solutions.
Andre Agassi's fitness concept enters Europe FROM FITNESS-KIT.NET Eight time Grand Slam tennis champion Andre Agassi has
teamed up with fitness trainer Gil Reyes to launch a new
high-intensity weight training machine for the UK and Irish
markets.
Iron Grip completes a handle redesign FROM FITNESS-KIT.NET Iron Grip has redesigned its urethrane dumbells. The
weights, built in the US, have a solid steel handle built into
a solid steel head.
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