The Academy Health Club in Harrogate is embarking on a comprehensive gym refurbishment expected to cost £500,000.

The refit will feature Technogym’s premium ARTIS line of equipment, including the new OMNIA functional training solution for small group training.

Work on the gym refurbishment will commence on 15 August and the gym will reopen on 1 September 2014.

“We are proud to be the oldest, most established and most experienced club in Harrogate. We have a constant commitment to offer members the best experience from start to finish, whatever their choice of activity,” said The Academy Health Club MD Philippa Shackleton.

“This is why we have chosen to invest in Technogym’s ARTIS, which offers the most connected and well-rounded fitness experience today. With this, our fourth gym refurbishment over the years, we can safely say that this exclusive installation puts us amongst the most up-to-date and technically advanced gyms in the country.”