Work is underway at Loughborough University to build a brand new £5.6m health and fitness centre with capacity for 5,000 members.

The complex, which is being built by the construction company Kier, will contain state of the art equipment from fitness specialists Technogym.

Spanning 900sq m (2,952sq ft), the gym will feature over 80 pieces of cardio-vascular equipment and more than 50 fixed and free weight stations, alongside a core stretching area.

The development will also house two fitness studios and a new sports hall capable of providing four badminton courts, plus basketball, netball and volleyball facilities.

The sports hall and fitness complex will each have separate changing rooms, as well as a lounge and break out areas.

Aside from improving sports provisions, the investment is also hoped to help the university reach its ambitious target of having 75 per cent of its students partaking in physical activity at least three times a week.

The new centre will overlook the university’s current sports stadium and is scheduled to open this October, in readiness for the new academic year.

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