Health Club Management magazine
2017 issue 6
Health Club Management 2017 issue 6
On the cover: Nikolay Pryanishnikov
The CEO of Russian fitness operator World
Class shares his expansion
5. Editor’s letter: Real-time revolution
Real-time insight into members’ exercise
patterns and behaviours will change the
industry, says Liz Terry
10. People profile: Zac Purchase
The Olympic rowing champion discusses his new gym – Zacs Fitness – which provides functional training in small groups
12. People profile: Justine Williams
Justine tells us about the Les Mills Born to Move programme, which aims to get children moving
14. People profile: Ian Pickles and Imogen Buxton-Pickles
The founders of iMoves and winners of ukactive's ActiveLab competition on providing PE and dance packages to schools
16. News round-up:
Study finds that heathy obesity is a myth,
Hilton launches in-room fitness, record
number of gym users reported in the US
27. Events calendar:
EuropeActive’s Executive Leadership
Forum and ukactive’s Ignite and Flame
Conference are both coming up this month
28. Interview: Nikolay Pryanishnikov
The CEO of Russian fitness operator
World Class talks to Kate Cracknell about
new ventures in Moscow and beyond
34. Talking point: Artificial Intelligence
Is AI to be feared or embraced by operators
in the health and fitness industry?
38. Research: Growth curve
Who are the biggest, most profitable club
operators in Europe? Deloitte reveals all
44. Promotional feature: miha Bodytec
As a personal trainer for 13 years, James Seilo has worked with all kinds of clients. Since
adopting the miha bodytec system, he tells us how it's transformed his mobile PT business
46. Interview David Lloyd:
The health club and sports entrepreneur
speaks to Steph Eaves about creating a
brand new adventure park concept
50. Research: Dawn of a golden age
The latest figures from The Leisure
Database Company show strong growth in
the UK the market. David Minton reports
54. Promotional feature: DFC
DFC’s My Payments service is a revolutionary online portal that
takes the pain out of gym payments, helping to boost revenue
and retention while enabling operators to focus on delivering
top quality fitness experiences
Health Club Management 2017 issue 6
On the cover: Nikolay Pryanishnikov
The CEO of Russian fitness operator World
Class shares his expansion
56. Live Streaming: Streaming big
Live streaming of classes is a hot
trend that fitness operators should be
embracing, Tom Walker finds out why
62. Fitness: Movement as medicine
Lifestyle brand Bodyism is blurring the
lines between fitness and spa in the
ultra-luxury sector. Jane Kitchen talks
to the company’s founder James Duigan
about his loyal tribe of followers
66. Promotional feature: Les Mills
Les Mills’ The Trip transforms the group fitness offering at West Wood Club in Dublin
69. ukactive update: A new dawn
ukactive’s newly-appointed CEO, Steve
Ward, examines the many exciting
opportunities ahead for our sector
70. IHRSA update: Learning from Latin America
A new report from IHRSA gives
valuable data on the Latin American
fitness market, showing a robust
industry made up of 65,000 clubs
72. Ask the Experts: The power of data
Real-time activity data could pave
the way for a new era of customer
insight. The DataHub currently holds
information from 157 health, fitness,
sport and leisure operators relating to
the visits of seven million individuals
76. Promotional feature: BSW
Flooring is often overlooked as an essential part of a fitness club's 'kit'. German specialist BSW explains how the right flooring can dramatically improve the fitness experience
79. Interiors: Take the floor
Having the right flooring in the right place
underpins the whole fitness member
experience. Steph Eaves asks the experts
to advise on this key purchase for clubs
85. Supplier showcase:
Eastern Leisure Centre in Cardiff gets
new state-of-the-art flooring from
Gerflor as part of a £6.5m makeover
86. fitness-kit.net special: FIBO innovations
Lauren Heath-Jones looks at some of the
most innovative products from FIBO 2017
92. Research: Tackling mental health
A recent report has found that having
good cardiorespiratory fitness may cut
the risk of death in men who suffer from
depression or anxiety by up to half
Opinion
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“Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.”
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