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Leisure Opportunities 4Th September 2018 Issue leisureleisureopportunities.com @leisureopps opportunities 4-17 September 2018 Issue 744 Your careers & recruitment partner PureGym to roll out small box model PureGym has revealed it has a number of new concepts in its development pipeline, as part of plans to diversify its offer. Speaking exclusively to Leisure Opportunities, Francine Davis, PureGym's commercial and strategic development director, said one the most advanced new products was the company's new "small box" gym concept. "Our large-format clubs require a high population density, so we decided to create a model at 5,000–8,000sq ft – about a third of the size of a standard club," Davis said. "It wasn’t just about taking the QAs well as a small box model, PureGym PureGym model and cutting it down, but is considering a women-only concept about creating a brand new proposition with new floor layouts and flexible space. "We’ve launched two so far – Tunbridge "These are vibrant, friendly, local in January 2018 and Buckingham gyms, with semi-open studios, at the end of April – and we’ll open inviting usage when no classes are a few more this year," Davis said. running. The back office is minimised "However, it’s still at the stage We decided to create a too, with the desk on the gym floor, where we are fine-tuning the model, smaller-size model which so the staff are there to help." so we won’t hand it over for a more She added that a full roll-out of the rapid roll-out until next year." we will now roll out small-size clubs will commence in 2019. More http://lei.sr?a=z6D6n Francine Davis FITNESS SPORT ATTRACTIONS Boutique gym with focus UK Sport consultation V&A Dundee prepares on mental health opens receives 'record' response to open its doors London gym's concept has p7 Liz Nicholl says responses will p10 Tristam Hunt vaunts p23 been created by Darren Sealy form base for new strategy 'world-class' exhibitions leisureopps people BPA chief exec Tim Hollingsworth to replace Jennie Price as Sport England CEO ritish Paralympic Hollingsworth said. “I would BAssociation (BPA) also like to express my chief executive Tim gratitude to everyone involved Hollingsworth has been in the Paralympic movement named as the new CEO for the past seven incredible of Sport England. years and am pleased the BPA He will replace Jennie will remain a key partner in my Price, who announced in May new role. It is one that I relish that she would be leaving and I can’t wait to get started.” Sport England in October As CEO of BPA, 2018 after 11 years as CEO. Hollingsworth led the Hollingsworth has held his organisation through London current role at BPA since 2011 2012 and Rio 2016 Paralympic and will be seen as a safe pair QPrior to BPA, Hollingsworth spent seven years at UK Sport Games, with ParalympicsGB of hands due to his experience achieving a record 147 of sport governance. "Sport England is an organisation I medals at the latter to finish Prior to his current role, he know well and its vision and strategy second in the medal table. was at UK Sport for seven have never been more important" More recently years, first as director of ParalympicsGB achieved policy & communications its vision and strategy have people from all areas of its best-ever performance and then COO. never been more important society are attracted to, at a Winter Games, winning "Sport England is an as we seek as a nation to access and benefit from seven medals including a organisation I know well and maximise the ways in which sport and physical activity," gold at Pyeongchang 2018. VisitScotland's Paul Bush: co-hosting model for European Championships a 'disruptor on the market' aul Bush, VisitScotland's "There was no manual for how the Pdirector of events, says Championships should be delivered, the successful delivery giving us the opportunity to be bold" of the recent Glasgow 2018 European Championships the Championships should what has been delivered shows how the country's be delivered, giving us the by co-hosts Glasgow and adopted delivery model is opportunity to be bold and Berlin, in partnership with the "causing disruption" in the find different ways of working. European sports federations major sports event market. "While there were and the European Broadcast "For all involved, the undoubtedly some challenges Union, is a model that is European Championships as we navigated our way the way forward for sport has surpassed expectations down this new path, events in the future." QBush said the new delivery and has shown what can be overall the sector really Held from 2 to 12 model is causing real achieved when you are brave, responded by creating a August, the 2018 European disruption within the market ambitious and innovative", new delivery model that Championships were Bush said. "As a new event, is causing real disruption the first edition of the there was no manual for how within the market. I believe European Championships. 2 leisureopportunities.co.uk ©Cybertrek Ltd 2018 ISSUE 744 leisureopps Contents issue 744 NEWS Fitness 06 Sports 10 Spa & wellness 15 Hotel 18 QCapper will drive Westfield's new wellness-focused strategy Tourism 20 "It’s an exciting time, as we continue our journey to becoming a leading health and wellbeing organisation" Tourism Alliance 21 Westfield Health's new CEO Attractions 23 David Capper to lead growth orporate health and University's Advanced Insight 26 C wellbeing services Wellbeing Research Centre provider Westfield (AWRC), which is currently Health has appointed under construction at the David Capper as its CEO. Sheffield Olympic Legacy CLASSIFIED & JOBS The move comes as the Park. Once open, AWRC company is looking to focus is set to become the most on a new brand proposition advanced research centre Job opportunities 33 and strategy, which will offer in the world for developing its clients new wellness innovations that will improve programmes focusing on population health and physical activity, mental physical activity levels. Sign up to Leisure Opportunities: health, nutrition and sleep. Earlier this year, Westfield Online: www.leisuresubs.com Westfield has increasingly signed a three-year deal Email: [email protected] looked to pivot towards with London Sport aimed at Tel: +44 (0)1462 471930 offering preventative supporting the wellbeing of Annual subscriptions: UK £34, healthcare for corporations – Londoners through sports- UK students £18, Europe £45, RoW £68 with a focus on getting people focused interventions. Leisure Opportunities is published 26 times a year by The Leisure Media physically active – and last "It’s an exceptionally Company Ltd, Portmill House, Portmill Lane, Hitchin, Herts SG5 1DJ, UK. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author and do year acquired workplace exciting time, as we continue not necessarily represent those of the publisher. All rights reserved. No wellbeing solutions our journey to becoming a part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by means, electronic, mechanical, recorded or provider Working Health. leading health and wellbeing otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, Cybertrek It has also partnered organisation in the UK and Ltd. Printed by Warners Midlands PLC. Distributed by Royal Mail Group Ltd and Whistl Ltd in the UK and Total Mail Ltd globally. ©Cybertrek Ltd 2017 with Sheffield Hallam beyond," Capper said. ISSN 0952/8210 (Print). ISSN 2397-2394 (Online). ISSUE 744 ©Cybertrek Ltd 2018 leisureopportunities.co.uk 3 leisureopps people Fitness entrepreneur Tom Marien to expand his One Element fitness brand itness entrepreneur Tom "After 12 months of developing the FMarien is looking to take franchise business, we are able his fitness and social to launch a turnkey package" brand One Element outside London for the first time. sports clubs – which basecamp trips to ski trips. Marien, who launched have been developed in "One Element has the ethos One Element 12 years ago, partnership with elite sports that everything is positive plans to expand the brand players and coaches. and inclusive," Marien across the UK through It currently has around said. "This summer, after franchising deals. 450 active members across 12 months of developing QTom Marien came up with Also known as the Social nine London park sites, with the franchise business, we the concept 12 years ago Fitness Company, One an age range of 18-76. are launching a turnkey Element provides sports- Alongside the fitness package that enables the based, outdoor fitness sessions, the company also right people to invest in programmes – similar runs a series of events, from their future and launch to traditional training black-tie dinners, sports their own business in sessions at grassroots tournaments and Everest a matter of weeks." Darcey Bussell to kick off 2018 National Fitness Day with mass dance session his year's National celebrate National Fitness T Fitness Day will Day," said Bussell. kick off with a mass “This isn’t just about dance workout in the one day though – we heart of London, led by want to encourage more Dame Darcey Bussell. people to discover physical The legendary ballerina activities that they love and Strictly Come Dancing all year round, whether judge will take hundreds it’s dancing with your of people through an kids in the kitchen, a brisk outdoor dance fitness walk in the park, playing class in the City of London sport with your friends or Corporation’s iconic a workout at the gym.” Guildhall Courtyard. QThe event will launch a day of physical activity celebrations ukactive CEO Steven The event – on 26 Ward added: “National September – will launch a "This isn’t just about one day – we want to Fitness Day represents a day of physical activity and encourage more people to discover physical fantastic opportunity for fitness celebrations across activities that they love all year round" the physical activity sector the UK, as gyms, leisure to spread the fun of fitness centres, fitness instructors Organised by ukactive, the five million people active by engaging people who and sports clubs throw event promotes the benefits across 20,000 free events.
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