Turn fitness into fun with The Conran Shop

Friday, 6 January 2012 9:18 AM

Ditch the new years resolutions and up your exercise with play instead. The Conran Shop have a new range of gorgeous fitness/fun equipment, including an air hockey table and table tennis table for indoor fun or urban bike and games sets for the great outdoors.

A Forrester Research poll found that more than 21% of the working population are set to be working from home by 2016, which makes this the ideal time to adapt living spaces into living, leisure and work spaces that reflect modern urban life.

Global buying director at The Conran Shop, Paul Middlemiss, said: “Many homes are now open plan or have large open plan areas. This is great as it gives an overall impression of space but areas that are dedicated to work, play and leisure can break up the home in a positive way."

The Conran Charge urban bike is priced at £595; The Vortex air hockey table £599; Puma table tennis table – exclusive to The Conan Shop £1195; Leather boxing gloves £39; Fresco ball bat set £110; Badminton set £29; Rounders set £49.99. See the website for stockists.  

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