Sport & Exercise

National Fitness Awards Shortlisting

University of Edinburgh Sport & Exercise has been shortlisted in the UK’s biggest free-to-enter fitness awards and are in the running for a prestigious national award.

The club has been shortlisted in the Best Education Facility category at the National Fitness Awards, an annual event which recognises excellence and achievement in gyms throughout the country.

The awards are organised by Script Events in conjunction with leading fitness industry magazine Workout, with support from headline sponsor ServiceSport, and in each category up to seven finalists have been selected, who will now go through to the next stage of the judging process where they will be out to impress by showcasing first hand the great work going on in their clubs.

This stage involves a visit to each finalist by a member of the awards team who will take a look around the facilities and chat to members and staff before compiling a comprehensive report, which will then be passed on to an expert judging panel to decide the lucky winners.

Trophies will then be handed out a glittering awards ceremony on Friday November 30 at The Athena in Leicester.

National Fitness Awards’ event director Judith Halkerston said, “All our shortlisted facilities should be really proud of their achievements in being chosen as a finalist as the calibre of entries has been amazing."

University of Edinburgh Director of Sport & Exercise Jim Aitken MBE added, “We are delighted to have been shortlisted for this award. It is testament to the incredible work that all our staff put in every day to help our members and the wider community, play, train and perform.”