Cityfitness Moorhouse To Reopen

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Cityfitness Moorhouse To Reopen

December 2012

cityfitness on Moorhouse Avenue in Christchurch has been given the green light to re-open in February 2013, 2 years since its closure due to earthquake damage in 2011.

The Harvey Norman Centre, which houses cityfitness, has undergone extensive strengthening work and has met the requirements of the current building code. cityfitness has taken the opportunity to remodel the club, redesigning the changing rooms, including new showers, lockers, disabled bathrooms and a new hot water system. A new ceiling throughout the club will help the new air conditioning system take the winter chill away and also take the edge off the summer heat.

Along with these developments, an extra 200sqm of club floor space has been created to include a unique new boxing programme - Boxmaster; a 32 minute circuit programme and space for more weights.

Immediately following the earthquake the owner of the Harvey Norman Centre started the reinstatement process. This was closely followed with cityfitness committing to an improvement programme which had been planned prior to the earthquake.

cityfitness Managing Director Dominic Rogerson says ‘progress towards opening has been a case of three steps forward and two back as insurance issues were sorted and Council requirements with regards to strengthening changed. At last, after a number of false hopes, the end is in sight as we plan towards reopening Moorhouse in February 2013.

cityfitness moorhouse will be one of the first clubs in New Zealand to feature Boxmaster, our revolutionary new boxing programme. It’s a programme that’s unique to cityfitness and has been designed especially to create a highly motivating 30 minute boxing workout. As well as this

Moorhouse will run TRX suspension training through our new training zone, this will be an awesome add on to our membership options. These programmes add versatility to the programme options for our members and are also available on a drop in basis for non-members. Classes are offered in express formats as well as catering for the hard core athletes to the busy stay at home mum, the versatility and total workout make our Boxmaster and TRX programme’s one of the best fitness revolutions for a time-effective workout.’

News of the reopening of cityfitness Moorhouse comes shortly after the family owned fitness chain was recognised at the recent 2012 New Zealand Fitness Awards. The cityfitness group took out the 'FitnessWorks Innovation' award, and REPs Award - for contribution to professionalism and standards, and cityfitness PT Manager Joe Laiman took out the Mentor of the Year award.

cityfitness were also finalists in the Large Club and Group Fitness - Pre-Choreography categories.

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