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Health Club Management magazine
2022 issue 1
Health Club Management 2022 issue 1
On the cover: Emlyn Brown
Powering up hotel fitness across the global Accor portfolio
5. Editor's letter: Into the metaverse
We need to gear up for Easter to replace the post-Christmas rush this year, says Liz Terry
12. Letters: Write to reply
Professor Alfonso Jimenez of Think Active outlines findings from the Safe Active study, which show gyms are effectively protecting members and staff from COVID-19
14. HCM People: Dr Michael Roizen
The chief wellness officer of the Cleveland Clinic explains how the science of longevity will become the next disruptor for the sector
18. HCM People: Tim West
Boxing franchise, UBX, has ambitions to do for boxing what franchise F45 has done for functional training
24. HCM People: Dr Natasha Jones & Suzi Gardner
The team behind new report, Benefits Outweigh the Risks, report that exercise is safe for the vast majority of people
30. HCM News:
This month’s key news stories, including: LIT Method targets rapid growth, FitLab raises $15m and Trib3 takes fitness to the metaverse
38. Interview: Emlyn Brown
Accor’s global VP of wellbeing is building a hotel wellness portfolio to rival that of the most sophisticated health club offerings
48. Sponsored: Life Fitness: Frank van de Ven
The vice president international of Life Fitness, shares his insight into the future and how
the organisation is delivering on its strategy to co-create unique member experiences
50. Insight: Healthy competition
What can the fitness industry and the weight management sector learn from each other? Our experts discuss
56. Insight: Wellness insights
As 2022 kicks off, HCM talks to operators about key areas for growth and innovation, as well as shifting consumer expectations
Health Club Management 2022 issue 1
On the cover: Emlyn Brown
Powering up hotel fitness across the global Accor portfolio
62. Sponsored: Hydrow: Rowing re-imagined
Bring the outdoors into your health club, gym or fitness space with Hydrow, the leading connected rower
64. Retention: Thoroughly engaging
Keeping members actively engaged has never been more important. Abi Harris reports on the latest ideas and inspiration from the Retention Convention
72. Sponsored: Freemotion Fitness
Freemotion uses connected fitness
and omnichannel experiences to benefit
exercisers and clubs the world over
74. Interview: René Kalt
Migros Zurich’s fitness veteran is pioneering a wellness first for Switzerland’s cooperative federation
82. Active environments: Joanna Frank
The head of the Center for Active Design, Joanna Frank, explains how operating healthy buildings is a ‘non-negotiable’ in the age of COVID-19
88. Interview: Brett Leahy
The MD of Next Gen Australia talks about creating the ultimate destination lifestyle model, and what’s coming next in the company’s expansion
96. Fitness-kit.net: Product innovation
Freemotion Fitness’ cable machine with disabled access, a COVID QR code from Virtuagym, Vycel’s club disinfector for Anytime Fitness and an immersive cycle experience from Matrix
98. HCM directory:
Looking for a new product? Check out the latest entries in our directory
100. Research: COVID-19 attacks fat cells
New research from the Stanford University School of Medicine suggests COVID-19 infects fat cells, explaining why overweight and obese people are at a higher risk
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