London’s first female-only well-being members club opens its doors in Belgravia January 28, 2013 THE CAPITAL is experiencing a new wave of women’s only clubs. While men have long enjoyed the benefits of the popular Turf Club and Boodle’s, there’s been a void in the market for women – but that’s changing. In September Prada’s sister brand Miu Miu opened a pop-up women’s-only private members club at Café Royal [...]
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 [...]
Fitness First results show no gain without pain November 14, 2012 FITNESS FIRST, the embattled health club chain, has slumped to a £672m loss after painful restructuring earlier this year that saw it narrowly miss going into administration. Club closures and one-off accounting charges have dragged the group to a pre-tax loss of £671.5m in the year to 31 October from an £82.9m loss last year. [...]
The rise and rise of the super gym: how to work out in style November 12, 2012 I remember a time when “posh gym membership” meant you were given a towel on arrival. Nothing so modest nowadays. We’ve moved on to scuba diving in your lunch hour, technology that allows you to measure and track every heartbeat and swim stroke, both in and out of the club, and chilled eucalyptus towels on [...]
The rise and rise of the super gym: how to work out in style November 12, 2012 I remember a time when “posh gym membership” meant you were given a towel on arrival. Nothing so modest nowadays. We’ve moved on to scuba diving in your lunch hour, technology that allows you to measure and track every heartbeat and swim stroke, both in and out of the club, and chilled eucalyptus towels on [...]
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 [...]
What the other papers say this morning October 24, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES Walker plans Barclays clear-out Sir David Walker is planning a clean sweep of Barclays’ board after he formally becomes chairman of the scandal-tainted bank next week and will also oversee the replacement of some executive positions. The City grandee has been sounding out top figures over their suitability to join the bank in [...]
What the other papers say this morning October 24, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES Walker plans Barclays clear-out Sir David Walker is planning a clean sweep of Barclays’ board after he formally becomes chairman of the scandal-tainted bank next week and will also oversee the replacement of some executive positions. The City grandee has been sounding out top figures over their suitability to join the bank in [...]
Trader media replaces chief executive September 19, 2012 TRADER Media Group has appointed Zillah Byng-Maddick as its interim chief, following the unexpected departure of John King. King has led the Auto Trader owner for five years, but left the firm yesterday. Byng-Maddick has been with the group for three years, prior to which she was finance chief at the Fitness First gym chain, [...]
Insurance fraud hits £1bn a year September 12, 2012 INSURANCE fraudsters filed £19m of bogus insurance claims every week on average last year, an annual increase of seven per cent, a new report out today shows. The study by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) shows insurers uncovered 139,000 bogus claims worth a total of £983m last year, the equivalent of 15 false claims [...]