Spain's five-star La Manga Club has endorsed its commitment to delivering five-star excellence across its sports and leisure sectors after adding to its extensive first-class facilities by opening a new High Performance Sports Centre.

Developed in conjunction with the Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), the centre has been set up at the luxury Murcia complex to provide athletes of all abilities with the most advanced technology possible to study all aspects of their health and training programmes.

Available to both professionals and amateurs alike – the only place in Spain to offer such a programme – the new state-of-the-art facility has been created to investigate, assess, monitor and advise high-level athletes and the general public about sports performance, health, injury prevention and rehabilitation.

On offer for all sports including football, tennis, rugby, golf, cycling, athletics and triathlon, the centre will provide analysis and study of body composition; biomechanical analysis; stress tests with heart rate monitoring and gas analysis; cardiac study and heart disease detection in order to prevent sudden death; advice on nutrition; specialised medical tests and clinical analysis; and study of biomolecular markers.

Jose Asenjo, general manager of La Manga Club, said: “It's our desire at La Manga Club to provide our guests with access to the best facilities possible across all areas of sport, and opening this new centre will help us take an important step forward to achieve our aim.

“We've worked very closely with UCAM over the last few years to develop the centre and are very proud of the new addition to the resort. Sports science and looking after your body plays a vital role in modern-day sport and is crucial for athletes in delivering the best performance possible, whatever level they are competing at.”

The new centre comes at the end of an exciting 12 months for La Manga Club that has seen it cement its reputation as Europe's premier sport and leisure destination.

Among its many highlights the resort signed a long-term agreement with the European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) and International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) to host all their major competitions and tournaments until 2018 and opened a new Leadbetter Golf Academy – the only one in mainland Spain – while it also hosted the opening event of the 2014 XTERRA Cross Triathlon Series in Europe.

The official overseas training base of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), La Manga Club boasts unrivalled facilities as a sport and leisure venue including three 18-hole championship golf courses, a 28-court tennis centre and a 2,000sqm spa and fitness centre. It also offers the choice of a five-star hotel, four-star serviced apartments and townhouses and more than 20 bars and restaurants.

For more information or to book call 00 34 968 17 5577, email reservas@lamangaclub.com or visit www.lamangaclub.com. 

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Press release written and distributed on behalf of La Manga Club by the Azalea Group.

La Manga Club
La Manga Club – www.lamangaclub.com – is an unrivalled sports and leisure paradise which sits between the low hills that separate the Mediterranean from the Mar Menor Sea, just 20 minutes from Murcia airport and an hour from Alicante.

Set out over an area of some 560 hectares (approx. 1,400 acres), it enjoys a mild year-round Mediterranean climate and offers visitors a prestigious five-star hotel, luxury vacation apartments and extensive sports facilities, including three championship golf courses, a new Leadbetter Golf Academy – the only one in mainland Spain – a 28-court tennis centre and eight grass sports pitches. The resort is also home to innumerable leisure facilities, such as the 2,000m2 Spa La Manga Club with its 13 luxurious treatment rooms, comprehensive fitness centre and 25m indoor swimming pool; meeting, banqueting and incentive facilities, and more than 20 restaurants and bars.

As well as hosting both Davis and Fed Cup tennis matches, La Manga Club has signed a long-term deal to be the overseas training resort of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) until 2016. It has also staged the Spanish Open golf championship and regularly attracts professional and international football teams to the first-class year-round training facilities which are also used by rugby and cricket sides.

As a result of more than 40 years of continued investment, innovation and commitment to excellence, La Manga Club is widely recognised as Spain's flagship resort and as one of the finest sports and lifestyle destinations in the world. Evidence of this is provided by its numerous awards and accolades.

La Manga Club was the proud recipient of a 2013 Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel website, for the facilities and service on offer at its five-star Hotel Principe Felipe. The resort has been voted 'Best Golf Hotel/Resort in Spain' by UK readers of Today's Golfer magazine for the last three years and was named 'Best Golf Hotel in Spain' at the 2014 World Golf Awards. La Manga Club has long been a staunch supporter of women's golf, being the official overseas resort partner of the English Women's Golf Association for three years as well as hosting the Ladies European Tour (LET) Qualifying School from 2009-12. La Manga Club is also the venue for the Ladies Murcia Open, an LET Access Series event, and regularly hosts top women's amateur events and teams.

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For more information on La Manga Club contact Pete Simm on 01730 711920 or email petes@theazaleagroup.com