Lend Lease Partners with Fitness First at Barangaroo, Australia
26 May 2015

Lendlease has joined forces with the world's leading health club and gym operator Fitness First, to open two new sites at Barangaroo South on Sydney Harbour in Australia.

The new offering will include a Platinum Club occupying 1,200m2 of space in Tower One of International Towers Sydney and a world-first Wellness Studio providing Pilates, yoga, BARRE and relaxation classes to Fitness First Platinum members.

Lendlease Managing Director of Barangaroo South, Andrew Wilson, said there is an inherent commitment to promoting health and wellbeing at Barangaroo: "We are delighted to welcome Fitness First and their exciting wellness initiative to Barangaroo to complement the precinct's public benefits such as 50 per cent open space, and kilometres of waterfront pedestrian and cycling paths."

The Wellness Studio will form part of a unique fitness system offering within the Sydney CBD, where busy workers and residents will have access to the very latest fitness innovations from Fitness First within a short walk from their office or home.

Andy Cosslett, Global CEO of Fitness First said the new location will add to Fitness First's 68 strong network of clubs along the Eastern seaboard of Australia: "Barangaroo is the fastest growing region of the CBD and our new offering will enable our members to reach a club within five minutes throughout the majority of Sydney city, alleviating their time pressures during lunchtime and pre-morning training sessions."

With state-of-the-art facilities set in a large open space filled with natural light, Fitness First at Barangaroo will have strong emphasis on group training and exercise that nurtures the body, mind and spirit.

"More and more we are finding that members are looking for a wellbeing dimension to exercise so our mind and body classes at the new Wellness Studio at Barangaroo will help members to rebalance, de-stress and restore their body's natural equilibrium," said Andy.

It is anticipated that Fitness First at Barangaroo will open in Spring 2016.


Interviews

Andy Cosslett, Global CEO of Fitness First and Andrew Wilson, Lendlease are available for interview on request.

For more information and images, please contact

Lendlease: Lucy Wilson Corporate Affairs Manager - 0428 777 704 / lucy.wilson@lendlease.com

Fitness First: Emma Pearson Senior Account Manager - 02 8281 3280 / 0421 429 584 / emma@ogilvyprhealth.com

About Lendlease
Lendlease is a leading international property and infrastructure group. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and with circa 13,700 employees worldwide, Lendlease's capabilities span the property value chain. In Australia we offer development management; investment management; project management & construction and asset & property management. Our expertise covers multiple sectors including commercial, residential, retail, retirement and infrastructure. For more information visit lendlease.com

About Fitness First
Celebrating 21 years of operation, Fitness First has well over 1 million members worldwide. In Australia alone, more than 200,000 members visit our 68 Fitness First clubs about 15 million times a year. Fitness First is constantly rewriting the rules of fitness, first with Sydney's The Zone, a world first in time efficient, motivating group training, and in 2015 with Melbourne's High Performance Club, lifting our member's fitness aspirations to new heights. In 2014, Fitness First Australia was recognised as an ABA100 Winner for Employer of Choice in The Australian Business Awards. Find out more at fitnessfirst.com.

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