Lanserhof group launching first medical gym in the UK on May 2

Spa-style medical institution Lanserhof is opening its first medical gym in the UK’s private members’ venue The Arts Club on May 2, 2019. 

Situated on Dover Street in London, urban health centre Lanserhof at The Arts Club will be “the UK’s first medical gym” in which members will undergo a series of functional diagnostic tests upon joining, including an MRI scan, to create an accurate body-composition analysis.  

“At the helm will be medical director Dr Sebastian Kunz, a specialist in orthopaedics and trauma surgery. He is very much on the injury-prevention side, which is a big part of Lanserhof’s ethos,” said Sheila McCann, general manager for Lanserhof UK, exclusively to World Spa & Wellness.  

This set-up is designed to give a clear picture of clients’ health and fitness, including joint function and muscle balance, allowing the in-house medical team to create bespoke training programmes that will enhance the individual’s mobility and agreed goals. 

A nutritional concept is also being crafted to enhance health and fitness results for members as well as an optional butler service, where members can have lockers reserved and clean gym clothes provided. 

New gym equipment from Italian brand Technogym will also feature, helping to push the group’s more medical approach. “Say your knee is weak but only when it’s bending at a 30-degree angle, the machinery has artificial intelligence built in it to read the client’s ability to apply varying pressures, adapting itself accordingly,” McCann told World Spa & Wellness. “The in-house doctors are then able to set specific programmes based on the client’s needs.” 

This smaller, more accessible site, is a new route for the group. Lanserhof does have an existing medical day spa, Lans Medicum, in Hamburg, but its core offering is larger resorts. 

McCann added that this more accessible, non-residential model presents a huge opportunity. 

“What you’re now seeing is the ability for Lanserhof to look after a growing UK population of guests who visit the resorts in Germany and Austria but can now ‘top up’ in London between their annual resort visit,” she said. 

Memberships are available by application and pricing is available on request.   

Find out why Sheila McCann won the Leading Woman in Wellness Award at the 2018 Global Wellness Awards and why Lanserhof Lans has promoted Katharina Sandtner to medical director. 

Image: Inside Lanserhof at The Arts Club