On 22 October, the new flagship Virgin Active Claremont club opened its doors in Cape Town, South Africa.
Facilities at the 4,300sq m club include a 25m indoor pool with underwater sound system and a spa pool with a view of Table Mountain. The gym is equipped by Technogym – including its Kinesis cable system – and Power Plate, and members can track key health measurements such as blood pressure and body fat percentage at the Virgin Life Care HealthZone.
The club has also been trialling Star Trac’s new eSpinner, and Virgin Active now plans to install them in flagship clubs across the country. Piet Oosthuizen, national fitness manager for Virgin Active SA, says: “The eSpinner adds to our existing group cycling programme.
It gives experienced Spinners the option of an interactive workout in their own time, while non-Spinners can use their experience on the eSpinner as a launch pad to start doing Spinning classes.” A second unit is being trialled in the UK.
Virgin Active SA now has 88 clubs including Claremont and Century City, which opened at the end of November.
On 22 October, the new flagship Virgin Active Claremont club opened its doors in Cape Town, South Africa.
“We saw a 58 per cent growth in companies launching one of our schemes from 2022 to 2023, which demonstrates prioritisation of employee health and wellbeing ”
As health club operators move to incorporate recovery into their
offerings to meet growing consumer demand, Steph Eaves takes a
look at what cryotherapy and ice bathing can add to the equation
Industry suppliers are responding to the exponential increase in
consumer demand for strength training with a raft of new and
innovative launches and concepts, as Steph Eaves reports
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
challenge in balancing net zero goals, funding and increased costs.
Join us at Elevate from 12-13 June in London for a special one-off live recording of The Game
Changers Podcast with Sue Anstiss, CEO of Fearless Women.
Active Reality, a leader in Virtual Reality Freeroam Esports Arenas and GLL, the UK’s largest
operator of municipal leisure centres, have today (3rd May 24) announced an innovative new
partnership that will see a national roll out of gaming technologies within leisure centres
across the country.
On 22 October, the new flagship Virgin Active Claremont club opened its doors in Cape Town, South Africa.
Facilities at the 4,300sq m club include a 25m indoor pool with underwater sound system and a spa pool with a view of Table Mountain. The gym is equipped by Technogym – including its Kinesis cable system – and Power Plate, and members can track key health measurements such as blood pressure and body fat percentage at the Virgin Life Care HealthZone.
The club has also been trialling Star Trac’s new eSpinner, and Virgin Active now plans to install them in flagship clubs across the country. Piet Oosthuizen, national fitness manager for Virgin Active SA, says: “The eSpinner adds to our existing group cycling programme.
It gives experienced Spinners the option of an interactive workout in their own time, while non-Spinners can use their experience on the eSpinner as a launch pad to start doing Spinning classes.” A second unit is being trialled in the UK.
Virgin Active SA now has 88 clubs including Claremont and Century City, which opened at the end of November.
On 22 October, the new flagship Virgin Active Claremont club opened its doors in Cape Town, South Africa.
“We saw a 58 per cent growth in companies launching one of our schemes from 2022 to 2023, which demonstrates prioritisation of employee health and wellbeing ”
As health club operators move to incorporate recovery into their
offerings to meet growing consumer demand, Steph Eaves takes a
look at what cryotherapy and ice bathing can add to the equation
Industry suppliers are responding to the exponential increase in
consumer demand for strength training with a raft of new and
innovative launches and concepts, as Steph Eaves reports
Now mental health is the number one reason for people to join a
health club, do fitness professionals need a grounding in counselling
to offer a more holistic service? Kath Hudson asks the experts
Members are telling us they need support with their mental and spiritual health and the industry is starting to see this need. Now’s the time to fast-track our response
As more people join clubs to support their mental
health, fitness professionals need to be empowered to
take a holistic approach. Kath Hudson shares useful
tools discussed at the ACE summit on mental health
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
challenge in balancing net zero goals, funding and increased costs.
Join us at Elevate from 12-13 June in London for a special one-off live recording of The Game
Changers Podcast with Sue Anstiss, CEO of Fearless Women.
Active Reality, a leader in Virtual Reality Freeroam Esports Arenas and GLL, the UK’s largest
operator of municipal leisure centres, have today (3rd May 24) announced an innovative new
partnership that will see a national roll out of gaming technologies within leisure centres
across the country.