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• Kirkby leisure centre to get interactive equipment

Knowsley Council has invested a further £40,000 to make Kirkby the nation’s first leisure centre to have the Xer dance system and sport wall.

The system includes 16 hi-tech arcade-style Xer-Dance platforms and a state of the art sound system.
The dancers move their feet to the latest chart songs, following dance routines projected onto the wall.
The interactive gym equipment also boasts three giant computerised ‘Sportwall’ panels with hundreds of games based on points/lives won and lost.

Participants score against the clock by zapping lights on the panels, simultaneously tracking a ball, targets, sounds, scores and a time clock, earning extra points for skill, speed, cardiovascular stamina and team co-operation.

The equipment is versatile enough to be used by adults AND children, and there will be family sessions as well as classes for people aged over 50 and GP referral groups.

Cllr Eddie Connor, Knowsley’s Cabinet Member for Leisure Community and Leisure, said: “Research constantly shows that many young people aren’t doing enough exercise and these dance platforms are an exciting way to buck the trend.

“We are delighted to be able to offer local youngsters the chance to workout on such innovative, exciting and fun equipment.”

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Notes to editors
Kirkby Leisure Centre opened in Cherryfield Drive last September and has a sports hall, six-lane swimming pool, a learner pool, two multi purpose rooms, a fitness suite, wet and dry changing rooms and two external floodlit synthetic pitches.

For further information contact: Shelley Lockett, Communications Officer, 0151 443 3537, shelley.lockett@knowsley.gov.uk