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Business award win for inspiring owner By Olivia Taylor
Northampton’s Mounts Baths has been included in BBC Culture’s list of the world’s best art deco swimming pools. The only other UK pool to make the list of 14 is the Jubilee Pool in Penzance, along with four in Germany, three in France, two in the US and one each in India, Australia and Hungary. Pool and group changing rooms at the baths are currently undergoing a £600,000 redevelopment, expected to be complete by spring. Ian Redfern, managing director of Northampton Leisure Trust which runs the facility, said: “This capital investment makes a significant improvement to an iconic 1936 Art Deco facility that has national and international status.”
New vitamin product launched A NEW vitamin product has launched to help fitness enthusiasts get the most from their training. Vit Stix are single portions that simply tear and pour into water to make a refreshing tropical citrus drink. Founder Tom Anderson-Dixon said “After successfully launching Squash Stix, I found juggling the running of a company, a social life, and eating and staying healthy really tough. “I was fully aware I wasn’t getting
the right vitamins, nor was I getting the most from my workouts when I finally got out to pound the streets. “After conducting market research I found I wasn’t alone and that’s why we launched Vit Stix to complement our already successful Squash Stix brand.” Vit Stix has just signed a deal with musclefood.com and the company is now progressing talks with other major sport, health and grocery retailers to offer the product in stores.
AN inspiring gym owner is proving that having drive and determination really does pay off. Tiffany Clark, owner of SXE FIT studios in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire has been delivering her unique SXE FIT method for over 10 years and has recently been awarded Business Women of the Year at the Inspire Awards. Tiffany was put forward by a member of her staff and she told Workout she was shocked to hear she had been successful in winning. She said: “It was a complete shock to me. What most people don’t know about me is that I am from one of the worst council estates in Leeds; Halton Moor. I’ve been fending for myself from the age of 16, and surviving off £30 a week. Most of my furniture was from The Salvation Army, and when I think back to those times and how hard life was, I was not dealt with the most fortunate of cards at the start of my life.” But this hasn’t hindered her success as the personal trainer fought off tough competition to win the award. She added: “Everything I do and everything that I work towards is about empowering women and installing confidence in them.” Throughout her career, Tiffany has learned some valuable business lessons about trust, creating something that works and making
Tiffany Clark with her award. things easy to understand. She said: “When I first started in business I took everyone at face value and I trusted everyone, but I’ve learnt that you can’t always be like that. “My SXE Fit method works, but I work on results, research, statistics and common sense. You hear so many different things when it comes to fitness and results that it can be confusing.” Throughout her life, Tiffany has always had plenty of determination when it comes to her goals – always believing she’d be a success. She added: “I see people that I used to know years ago and they say to me ‘wow you always said you’d be here’ – and that’s a great feeling. “I knew from the beginning when I did my first personal training course that I’d have my own gym.”