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May 14 2013

Team Freespeed: 2013 Triathlon Season Started with a Bang

byTeam Freespeed

After a successful 2012 season culminating in Sam Baxter being voted Amateur Triathlete of the Year at the 220 Magazine Awards, Team Freespeed Virgin Active were in great spirits heading into the new season. Three new athletes have been added to the team for 2013, with one more to come.

May 13 2013

What's HIIT All About?

byGillian Reeves

Over the last 18 months there has been an explosion of high intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts on the fitness market. Although this training principle has been around a lot longer, I love the fact that the media attention has shone a light on exercise intensity and created some noise around it

May 10 2013

TRX Gym Challenge: Match Randy's Reps

byAndy Gardner

Throughout the month of May, we’re inviting our members to tackle their club’s TRX Suspension frame and challenge the innovation’s inventor, Randy Hetrick, with four testing exercises...

TRX at Virgin Active Luxury Gym Kensington

May 08 2013

Virgin Active Swim Gala Series 2013

byShani Whittaker

After the success of 2012's swim gala series, preparations are now well under way for this year's events with thousands of children from Virgin Active clubs across the country ready to take the water and go head-to-head once again.