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Cybex International UK has gained Stage 2 Inclusive Fitness Initiative accreditation on 12 pieces of its cardiovascular and resistance equipment.
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13 Nov 2007
The next generation of the popular BOSU stability ball, the BOSU Ballast Ball, was unveiled by Physical Company at Leisure Industry Week.
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20 Sep 2007
Virgin Active's Northampton club has opened what is reported to be the biggest health club-based Power Plate® studio in the world.
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19 Sep 2007
Star Trac's Spinner NXT indoor cycling bike has won the Gold Medal for Best Product of 2007 at a Polish fitness expo.
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23 Aug 2007
Oldham Sports Centre in Greater Manchester has seen the installation of Fingershield Safety's award-winning door safety devices.
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12 Jul 2007
After rigorous testing, Powerbag has been formally endorsed as a fitness training and rehabilitation product by the UK Armed Forces.
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04 Jul 2007
Nautilus has signed an agreement with Virgin Active for the supply of the TreadClimber® machine to its clubs.
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18 Jun 2007
Urban Regeneration Company Newport Unlimited plans to build a new hotel in central Newport, as part of its Old Town Dock regeneration scheme.
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14 May 2007
Builders are frantically preparing for the official opening of Twickenham's new South Stand when England play New Zealand on Sunday.
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02 Nov 2006
Young children and their families in the London Borough of Newham and London Borough of Tower Hamlets will be offered free access to swimming sessions following funding from the Kellogg’s Swim Active project and sports trust Greenwich Leisure (GLL).
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30 Oct 2006
The largest operator of health clubs across Scandinavia, SATS, is believed to be up for sale for around £150m.
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11 Oct 2006
Holmes Place is set to open its fifth Privilege health club next month in Bank, Central London.
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05 Oct 2006
Two heart attacks and a subsequent heart bypass operation acted as a catalyst for 68-year-old bookseller David Corran to radically change his life.
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19 Sep 2006
Health and fitness chain Virgin Active has confirmed that it has acquired rival Holmes Place in a deal which values the enlarged group at £650m.
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05 Sep 2006
The Holmes Place health club brand is to disappear this year, following a merger with Richard Branson’s Virgin Active chain. Details are expected to be announced this week.
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04 Sep 2006
The Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) is asking the industry to research into the necessity of all level 2 and 3 instructors having to hold a current CPR certificate as a condition of registration.
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25 Jul 2006
It has been widely reported that Richard Branson’s Virgin Active health and fitness chain is in advanced talks to acquire the UK assets of rival chain Holmes Place.
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12 Jul 2006
Fitness NZ – the New Zealand Fitness Industry Association – has launched its second annual GetNZ Active initiative.
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07 Jul 2006
Recent expansions by Virgin Active Italy include the opening of new outdoor terraces at the group’s Genova and Florence clubs.
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08 Jun 2006
Stevenage Leisure Limited (SLL) in north Hertfordshire has won the National Business Award for Best Practice in the Sport and Leisure category.
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17 May 2006
Two health club chains have been ranked in the top 15 of the fastest growing private companies in the UK, according to the latest Sunday Times PricewaterhouseCoopers Profit Track 100 league table.
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26 Apr 2006
Health and fitness companies in South Korea are expanding their efforts in an attempt to reduce the country’s increasing obesity rates.
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14 Mar 2006
Due to the continual success of the Fitness Industry Association’s (FIA) Adopt a School (AAS) scheme, nearly 60 programmes are expected to help to increase the activity levels of 1,800 school children this spring.
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09 Feb 2006
Following the success of the 2005 REPs convention, plans are already under way for the 2006 event.
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24 Jan 2006
The health and fitness industry continues to face tough trading conditions with first quarter results in 2006 crucial to continuing the early signs of recovery in the market.
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10 Jan 2006
Virgin Active is to invest £2m in upgrading its latest opening at Broadway Plaza, Birmingham.
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27 Oct 2005
Health club operator Esporta has reportedly appointed investment bank Citigroup to advise and help it make acquisitions in the sector.
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17 Oct 2005
Entrepreneur Richard Branson is believed to be interested in acquiring the David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) health club chain.
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12 Oct 2005
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has bought back the 55 per cent interest in Virgin Active that it sold to Bridgepoint Capital in 2002 – for £134.5m.
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06 Oct 2005
Health club operator Esporta has sold 13 non-core clubs to Virgin Active as part of its ongoing strategy to focus on the premium sector in the UK.
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14 Jul 2005
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