Health Club Management magazine
2018 issue 6
Health Club Management 2018 issue 6
On the cover: Les Mills
Celebrating 50 years of passion for fitness
5. Editor’s letter: Focus on property
Liz Terry shares her thoughts
13. Letters: Write to reply
Jenny Patrickson of Active IQ calls for
collaboration, rather than competition, in
the awarding organisation sector
14. People profile: Louise Parker
The fitness and diet guru, known for her
six-week programme, takes her workout
and wellness concept to Harrods
16. People profile: Idris Allan
Argos – recently acquired by Sainsbury’s – is
making a bid for the home fitness market
and using social media influencers to target
a younger audience
18. News:
Xponential Fitness begins expansion in
the UK; The Gym Group CEO, John
Treharne, hands over the reins; and the
UK fitness sector is worth £5bn
29. ukactive update: Save the children
Jack Shakespeare, head of ukactive Kids, argues for a collective approach to beating childhood inactivity – a trend that has consequences just as serious as childhood obesity
30. Ask an expert: Get real
Steph Eaves digs into the challenges faced
by operators around securing new sites in
the current real estate market
36. Interview: Justin Musgrove
Bannatyne is on a roll. Its CEO explains
how creating “affordable luxury” has
allowed the brand to grow and set its
sights on extending into Europe
42. Research: Growth study
The European Health & Fitness Market
Report from EuropeActive and Deloitte
finds David Lloyd Leisure is the most
profitable operator in Europe
48. Promotional feature: eGym
eGym has developed a programme specifically designed to combat diabetes, giving
operators the perfect way to attract and assist this segment of the population
50. IHRSA update: Asia Pacific
The latest Asia Pacific research from
IHRSA and Deloitte shows significant
growth potential for the fitness market
in Asia, where penetration rates range
widely from 0.15 to 15.3 per cent
54. Promotional feature: Legend Club Management Systems
Parkwood Leisure and Legend Club Management Systems have collaborated to develop
a new Customer Management Module, which combines enterprise-level reporting with
membership sales and prospecting functionality to drive revenue
Health Club Management 2018 issue 6
On the cover: Les Mills
Celebrating 50 years of passion for fitness
56. Interview: Les Mills 50th
Three generations of the Mills family
talk to HCM to mark their 50 years of
passion for fitness and wellbeing
66. Profile: Sebastian Lagree
As a Lagree studio opens at the Nobu
Hotel in London, the founder shares his
vision of creating a better world for all
through wellbeing and health
72. Promotional feature: Active IQ
Now in its 15th year of operation, awarding organisation Active IQ continues to go from
strength to strength, supporting the industry with new initiatives and resources
74. Interview: Steel Warriors
The police confiscate a ton of knives in
London every month. Pia Fontes and
Ben Wintour have set up Steel Warriors,
a charity that re-forges them to make
urban gyms for the community
79. Supplier showcase: Luxury upgrade
Projects from Safe Space and FitQuest
82. Events calendar:
It’s a busy time for events, with
everything from Active Uprising to FIBO
China and IHRSA/Fitness Brasil
87. Flooring: Style & substance
Flooring is the foundation of a gym, both
in look and feel. We take a look at recent
projects that are making an impact
92. Promotional feature: DFC
Maintaining a successful membership strategy can be challenging, but
DFC’s revenue management system can save time and money – and help
keep members engaged
95. FIBO special: Product Innovations
Lauren Heath-Jones brings you a bumper
round-up of the newest products, which
were all launched at FIBO 2018
99. Promotional feature: Life Fitness
Life Fitness has launched its first ever club management system, the Halo Fitness Cloud
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Opinion
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“Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.”
Featured supplier news
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an
on-demand personal training platform that connects the right personal trainer to the right
client in under 10 seconds.
Featured supplier news
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing
disparate information from multiple systems to be aggregated into one dataset, to support
its focus on reducing health inequalities and improving healthy life expectancy.
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