The City A.M. guide to keeping fit, fresh and healthy in the City October 27, 2013 The City is bursting with different ways of getting you back in shape – and most of these activities can be enjoyed in your lunch break 1. Take intensive bursts of exercise LAX St Botolph’s, the City’s largest gym, opens today with a fitness programme specifically aimed at reflecting the lives of busy City workers, [...]
Woodford goes boutique with new fund plans December 19, 2013 THE UK’s most powerful investor Neil Woodford will swap his role running £33bn of cash next year to join serial entrepreneur Peter Dubens’ low key private equity venture. Woodford, who owns major stakes in a host of FTSE 100 firms, will join boutique outfit Oakley Capital when he quits his current role at fund giant [...]
GYM GROUP SWEATS OUT RECORD REVENUES June 5, 2012 The Gym Group, the low cost gym, has grown annual turnover by 88 per cent to £13.5m in what it said was an “outstanding” year. Chief executive John Treharne said membership at its gyms rose 67 per cent to 96,000. With six new sites now open, The Gym Group expects 35 centres to be open [...]
Join an exclusive club in the City October 10, 2013 Luxury developments are stocking up on facilities normally found in five-star hotels HOLIDAYS are great. Want to go to the gym without stepping outside in jogging bottoms? Fancy a swim at 2am? Want to relax in your own private bar? And on top of that, there’s someone on the end of the phone waiting to [...]
Sports Direct smashes forecasts September 11, 2013 SPORTS DIRECT, Britain’s biggest sporting goods retailer, posted a big rise in sales yesterday as shoppers snapped up its cut-price deals and helped sustain a strong run for the shares that pushed the firm into the FTSE 100 index in this week’s reshuffle. The company, controlled by billionaire Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley, said trading [...]
Fitness First to spend £78m on revamps and overseas growth August 4, 2013 FITNESS First is to inject £77.5m to revamp its clubs and fund its overseas expansion as the world’s largest gym chain gets back into shape following last year’s restructuring. The group, which has around 375 clubs and franchises worldwide, announced plans today to spend £29m on opening 15 sites across Germany, India, and Asia. It [...]
Stelios is set to take on budget supermarkets August 4, 2013 ON THE ground floor of a tower block in Croydon, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou plans to open the first of many low-cost supermarkets under his Easy brand. Stelios said yesterday the pilot store, at the bottom of the former Metlife building recently purchased by EasyGroup, will serve as “a low risk experiment in a new market [...]
England fans prepare for the pilgrimage to football’s real home October 20, 2013 There is only one place to holiday next summer. Jemima Sissons checks out Brazil’s top tourist spots on the road to the World Cup SO WE got there. England will be travelling to the World Cup, meaning thousands of us will be off to South America’s biggest country to watch our nation crash out in [...]
Travelodge in £70m gym tie-up November 11, 2012 Travelodge and Gym Group, the low cost fitness chain, today revealed £70m plans to search for 10 sites to launch together over the next five years. The pair have already partnered together at four sites including Waterloo and Wembley and said the next 10 sites will be located in London and the South East. The [...]
Where to try your hand (and elbow and knee) at MMA December 17, 2012 LDG FITNESS CENTRE Former MMA champion Khalid Ismail (see left) trains himself and other pro fighters at the LDG Fitness Centre in Chadwell Heath, which he founded in 2006 after becoming disillusioned with the approach of more mainstream clubs. The gym promises a friendly, affordable high quality establishment in which to train. ldgfitnesscentre.com 13 Bridge [...]