It was the home of the Lionesses during their Euro success in the summer of 2022 and has played host to some of the world’s biggest sporting institutions, from the All Blacks to Manchester United and England rugby teams.
All it takes is a walk through The Lensbury Resort in Teddington, south west London, and you can see the rich sporting heritage with memorabilia from teams that have called this place home before and framed tennis rackets of players such as John McEnroe , Steffi Graf and Boris. Becker, they all stayed there and practiced on the 22 tennis courts.
To mark the launch of the new £1.2 million Dunbar Members’ Lounge at The Lensbury, an all-star panel featuring Olympians, English rugby players and British tennis players was held to discuss the sport of elite and how the nation can improve. their exercise levels.
A new survey commissioned by The Lensbury reveals that more than half of Brits (53 per cent) would be willing to try an elite fitness programme, but 40 per cent were worried it “could kill them”.
Despite Britain finishing in the top four in the medal standings at each of the last four Summer Olympics, participation levels across sport in Britain remain worrying, with 12 million adults classified as inactive, who perform less than 30 minutes of physical activity per week.
The Lensbury Resort in London has hosted several of the world’s most important sporting institutions.
Las Leonas settled in the Resort during their successful Euro 2022 campaign
Set on 25 acres on the banks of the Thames in Teddington, the Lensbury Club offers something for everyone
‘We need to take a more proactive approach to physical education. We cannot rely on funding elite sport,” said Greg Whyte, OBE, also known as Super-Greg and former Olympian turned sports scientist.
’12 million adults in the UK get less than 30 minutes of activity per week. World Health Organization guidelines recommend 30 minutes per day. We have an obesity epidemic and we have a population of children of whom more than two million leave school each year without knowing how to swim.
‘That’s about a third. It is a legal requirement that people be able to swim before the sixth year. Add to that the health crisis we are facing physically, mentally and emotionally, we are on the brink of disaster and we have to do something about it,” Whyte added.
Set on 25 acres on the banks of the Thames in Teddington, The Lensbury Club offers something for everyone, including a spacious gym, 24 tennis courts, squash courts, a 25m swimming pool and a water sports center on the river.
The Resort is located on the banks of the Thames in Teddington, London, and has a large gym and fitness facilities, 24 tennis courts, squash courts and a 25m swimming pool.
The All Blacks have been based at The Lensbury Resort on several occasions in the past.
England Rugby has also used The Lensbury as a base in the past, pictured here in 2023.
The Resort has also just opened its new £1.2 million Dunbar Members’ Lounge.
To mark the opening of the hall, an all-star cast of British rugby players, Olympians and tennis stars came together to discuss how people in the UK can improve exercise levels.
Lensbury will host a number of European football clubs for pre-season training, as well as New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Japan for England’s autumn internationals.
This summer it will also host a number of European football clubs during pre-season and will serve as a base for visiting countries – New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Japan – for England’s autumn internationals at Twickenham.
Claire Llewellin-Davis, general manager of The Lensbury, said: “We all need time to recharge and reset, but it is often difficult to do so given the competing demands on our time.
“Our vision for the new lounge was to create a dedicated, exclusive space that embodies and supports The Lensbury’s focus on health and wellbeing.”
The launch of the Dunbar Members’ Lounge is part of a significant investment in The Lensbury club and facilities. To commemorate the opening.