Village Hotel, Leeds North
Village Hotel, Leeds North
Introducing the Octagon LOAD Studio ‘LIFT-N-LOAD’ at Village Health & Wellness Club, Leeds North
With 33 locations across the UK, Village Hotel Clubs continue to evolve its offering to meet emerging trends in health, fitness, and wellbeing. The Leeds North site became the focal point for an exciting new concept designed to meet the increasing demand of strength training.
The project.
Village Health & Wellness Clubs sought to revitalise an underutilised converted squash court into a high-energy, purpose-built strength training studio. The goal was to introduce a new strength training space to cater for a range of members, particularly a younger demographic with a high demand for strength training, and to develop a bookable group strength training concept.
The solution.
Following a site survey and two-way consultation process, the Escape team collaborated closely with the Village team, to bring the new strength concept to life.
The design process was supported by the Escape Fitness Octagon Configurator, ensuring precise space and equipment planning was undertaken.
The final solution ‘Lock-n-load’ features Octagon LOAD as the primary focal point finished in bright, vibrant, custom colours. The installation comprises the full five station setup, including DRIVE, LIFT, PRESS, ROW and SQUAT each with resistance bands and custom branded LOAD Evergreen grip discs. Also, in the space, there is a bespoke storage unit for functional accessories and dumbbells. Adjustable benches and Olympic bars complete the line up to create a multi-functional studio specialising in functional and athletic strength training.
Leading up to the installation, the Escape and Village teams worked closely with Master Trainer, Tommy Matthews. Together, they delivered a full training day for the fitness team, ensuring they were fully equipped and confident in teaching and demonstrating the principles of LOAD and variable resistance band training to members. This preparation ensures consistent, high-quality strength sessions across the facility.
By introducing this new strength concept, the facility has created a distinctive, bookable space, designed to cater for today’s strength training demands. The set up allows for highly effective workouts but with minimal set up time.
“Working with Escape Fitness on this project has allowed us to elevate our fitness offering at Leeds North. The new strength studio has transformed a space into a dynamic, purpose-built area that our members love. The bespoke Octagon LOAD setup looks incredible and performs even better. We’re excited to see the positive impact this has on member engagement and our wider community.”