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Health Club Management magazine
2018 issue 8
Health Club Management 2018 issue 8
On the cover: Matthew Allison
Rolling out boutique cycle brand Space Cycle in
China with backing from Alibaba
3. Editor’s letter: Fittertainment
Liz Terry shares her thoughts
10. People profile: Edel Wigan
The co-founder of Flying Fantastic talks
about bringing the flying circus school
concept to London from Buenos Aires
12. People profile: Tom Kemp
The founder of Farm Fitness is passionate
about sharing the benefits of outdoor
exercise. He talks to HCM
14. People profile: Thomas Mack
The MD of Europa Park – one of Europe’s
biggest theme parks – on why he bought
a local gym, relocated it to the park and is
investing in the fitness business
18. News:
CityFit expands, REPs announces CPD
system and Deloitte says spending on
fitness is growing steadily
30. Interview: Colin Waggett
The Third Space CEO on why experience
design is at the heart of the operation
36. New opening: 1Rebel
The boutique operator has revealed a
new spin studio amphitheatre in London
38. Promotional feature: Technogym
10 million users in 14,000 facilities worldwide use Technogym's mywellness cloud to manage
their fitness and wellbeing. We talk to operators who are benefitting from this tech
42. New Trend: Get stretched
Assisted stretching is emerging as a great
addition to health club operations
46. IHRSA update: The Americas
The latest numbers from IHRSA show
how Canada, the US and Latin America
are performing in terms of profit,
membership and market penetration
52. Promotional feature: GoCardless
GoCardless has built a formidable reputation for its direct debit services
with clients like The Financial Times. Now it's available for health clubs
54. Profile: Matthew Allison
The former music industry exec on
growing the Space lifestyle brand in Asia,
with backing from tech giant Alibaba
Health Club Management 2018 issue 8
On the cover: Matthew Allison
Rolling out boutique cycle brand Space Cycle in
China with backing from Alibaba
60. Floatation: Set adrift
The science of floatation and how
introducing this mindful practice could add
a wellness element to your health club and
tie in with your mind:body programme
64. Pool Management: Pools of profit
Our panel of experts share ideas for
making your pools more profitable – and
useful for your members
67. Profile: PureGym
Francine Davis, commercial and strategic
development director; Rebecca Passmore,
operations director; and Eve Sukhnandan,
director of human resources, talk to
Kate Cracknell about how the business is
developing and the launch of a new concept
74. News report: Towering ambitions
A disused tower block in central São
Paulo has been converted into a vibrant
fitness, sport and leisure destination
79. Supplier showcase: Quintessential fitness
The University Arms hotel in Cambridge,
has had an £80m renovation and Matrix
did the gym. We take a look
80. Cycling part 1: Cycling revolution
Indoor cycling has been around a long
time, but new tech and design innovation
mean this market is white hot
86. Promotional feature: Wattbike
Wattbike innovates small group training
88. Tech: Inside track
Bodyscanning systems are developing fast.
We take a look at the latest innovations
92. Fitness-kit.net: Product innovation
New products for your consideration
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