Esporta Brings Indoor Cycling World Record Back To Britain

Feb. 20, 2009 - PRLog -- Employees of the leading premium health club chain, Esporta, made history last night by breaking the world record for the largest indoor group cycling class.  

The 412 cyclists set the new Guinness World Record™ at Esporta’s annual conference at The Gloucestershire Health & Racquets Club.  

This is the second time that the premium UK health and fitness chain has broken the record in less than twelve months. The first, which took place on 28 February 2008, saw 323 high spirited Esporta employees cycling simultaneously in an organised class at the company’s 2008 annual conference. Esporta’s first record lasted five months before being broken in July 2008 by a gym in Valencia, Spain and then again at a trade exhibition in Toronto, Canada.

Esporta’s CEO, Glenn Timms, who led last night’s class on stage alongside fitness instructor Anna Lovelock, said: “Indoor cycling is one of the most popular of the 3,500 classes that are organised each week at Esporta’s 55 clubs across the UK and is something that we consider ourselves specialists in.  It’s high-tempo, high energy and instructor-led which creates an incredibly motivating environment that helps people get the most out of their workout.  We are delighted to have reclaimed our Guinness World Record. Bringing it back to the UK illustrates our winning attitude and drive to encourage every single one of our employees to ‘live the dream’ and experience the benefits that our members enjoy when participating in group exercise classes at Esporta Health Clubs.”  

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For more information, please contact John Davies at Esporta on 07776 185533 or email john.davies@esporta.com

Notes to editor:
Group cycling is an aerobic exercise that takes place in a classroom setting on specially designed stationary bicycles called spinning bikes. It is led by an instructor that uses music and enthusiastic coaching to motivate the participants, typically following routines that are designed to simulate terrain and situations encountered in actual bicycle rides, including hill climbs, sprints and interval training.  Participants set goals based on their heart rate, which can be measured by hand or using a heart rate monitor and each person in the class can choose their own goals for the session. Besides being a great form of low impact aerobic activity (burning between 400-600 calories in 40 minutes), spinning is also beneficial in strengthening the muscles of the lower body.

About Esporta
Esporta Health Clubs operate 55 premium health and leisure clubs in the UK and Ireland.  Facilities range from club to club and include state-of-the-art fitness arenas and exercise studios; indoor and outdoor pools; spas, saunas and steam rooms; vibrant restaurants and bars; health and beauty areas; indoor and outdoor racquets facilities and a vast range of children's activities.  

Esporta is renowned for the quality of its Tennis Academy, and was the first commercial operator in the UK to be awarded High Performance Status by the Lawn Tennis Association.

www.esporta.com