Work to start on fitness rooms upgrade
Posted on behalf of: Sussexsport
Last updated: Monday, 19 August 2013
Work begins on Wednesday (21 August) to install new equipment in the fitness rooms on campus.
The fitness rooms at the Falmer Sports Complex (FSC) are to have new equipment throughout, including the latest cardiovascular (CV) machines (with the latest audiovisual technology) and resistance kit as well as free weights.
The Sport Centre fitness room will also have new CV equipment, with access to the latest audiovisual technology, as well as a range of resistance equipment - making it more like the FSC facility. (Unfortunately it is not possible to have running treadmills in the Sport Centre because the floor in this building is not strong enough.)
As part of the installation, both fitness facilities will need to close to allow the old equipment to be removed for resale, certain areas to be painted, new flooring to be installed and cabling to be laid for AV purposes.
This process begins on Wednesday with painting and decorating at the Falmer Sports Complex.
The full schedule of works is:
- Wednesday 21-Friday 23 August – Painting and decorating at FSC
Closed: FSC cardiovascular room - Tuesday 27-Thursday 29 August – Painting and decorating at Falmer Sports Complex
Closed: FSC ground-floor resistance room - Friday 6 September – Removal of current equipment
Closed: FSC fitness rooms and Sport Centre fitness room - Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 September – Painting and decorating at FSC
Closed: FSC fitness rooms and Sport Centre fitness room - Monday 9-Friday 13 September – Installation of new equipment at both sites
Closed: FSC (to re-open at some point between 11 and 13 September) and Sport Centre fitness room - Week beginning 23 September (one day) – Installation of free-weight equipment
Closed: FSC strength room
Simon Tunley, Deputy Head of Sport, says: “We are really excited about the project and hope that our members will very much enjoy the improvements at both sites.
“They will have more choice about where to work out as the equipment will be virtually the same, whichever of the two venues they use.
“We are sorry for any inconvenience caused but we do hope users will appreciate the betterment of both areas.”
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