Health Club Management magazine
2017 issue 11
Health Club Management 2017 issue 11
On the cover: Jan Spaticchia
The énergie group’s CEO reveals company plans for international expansion
5. Editor’s letter: Building on the success of 2017
Exciting opportunities lie ahead for the
industry in 2018, says Lauretta Ihonor
10. Letters: Write to reply
How to get the deconditioned into gyms
12. People profile: Multifit
The founders of the functional training
gym on taking on the Indian fitness market
14. People profile: Em Sheldon
The social media influencer explains how
operators can tap into influencer marketing
16. People profile: Edwina Brocklesby
Britain’s oldest female Ironman triathlete on
how to best engage the older market
18. News round-up:
Pure Gym is sold to LGP, Fitness First
Australia opens first 24/7 gyms and David
Lloyd trials a new mood-boosting class
30. Interview: Jan Spaticchia & the énergie group
We discuss rebranding, IPOs and
international growth with the CEO of the
UK’s first fitness franchise and his top team
34. Top Team: The énergie group
The key people in the fitness franchise group’s management team
40. Ask an expert: Excessive exercisers
Kath Hudson asks how operators should
deal with customers who overexercisers
44. Promotional feature: Technogym
Leading the race to a more
connected world
46. Consumer trends: Generation Z
How can clubs best get ready for a new
generation of consumers and employees?
52. Interview: Joan Murphy & Pip Black
Frame founders Pip Black and Joan
Murphy on why their brand is focused on
feelgood fitness rather than aesthetics
Health Club Management 2017 issue 11
On the cover: Jan Spaticchia
The énergie group’s CEO reveals company plans for international expansion
58. Talking point: No pain, no gain?
Are DOMS-free exercise programmes
needed to get more people moving?
64. Interview: BodySPace
Luxury London spa ESPA Life at Corinthia
recently launched a tech-centred hybrid
fitness and wellness concept: BodySPace.
We meet the duo behind it
72. Retention: Staying loyal
How authentic member communication
can help to improve retention rates
78. Gym Design: Design spotlight
We showcase the street-art-inspired design
of Hotel Jen Beijing’s new 24 hour gym
83. Supplier showcase: Cohesive integration
Life Fitness partners with Edinburgh Leisure,
Technogym transforms university gym and
DFC assists Oldham Community Leisure
88. IHRSA update: Stateside growth
A round up of the 2017 IHRSA Health
Club Consumer Report reveals promising
growth opportunities in the US market
90. ukactive update: Workplace mental health
ukactive’s public affairs director Huw
Edwards highlights physical activity’s role
in workplace wellbeing
92. Sponsored briefing: Legend
Paul Simpson, chief operating officer of Legend Club Management Systems, explains why it’s vital operators take action on how they store and secure all member data
94. Fitness-kit.net: Product innovations
Lauren Heath-Jones takes a look at the
latest health and fitness products and
innovations, including Speedflex’s training
pods and Bkool’s smart trainers
100. Research: Heart healthy Exercise
New research suggests that combined
Indian yoga and aerobic exercise is
significantly better at reducing heart
disease risk than either exercise alone
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