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Group Exercise
“Equally important for operators, the survey revealed more than 50 per cent of group exercise growth came from a C2DE audience (the three lower social and economic groups)”
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Conference Report
The recent Power Plate RISE event (Retention, Insights, Solutions, Engagement) brought
together research, expertise and practical solutions, supported by industry speakers
Dr Paul Bedford, retention specialist and David Minton, CEO of The Leisure Database Company (TLDC)
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EHFF 2019
The sixth European Health & Fitness Forum (EHFF), will take place on 3 April 2019 in Cologne, Germany, the day before the start of FIBO. HCM gives a sneak preview
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Retention
Getting retention right is the key to success in gyms with memberships.
Paul Bedford has turned retention into a science. We share case
studies and top tips from the latest retention research
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Supplier showcase
With a new update coming out in 2019, Myzone is trailblazing in the fitness wearables market
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Retail
Years ago, gym retail meant a small selection of basic products sold behind a counter. Now retail can turn more profit more than anywhere else in the gym, with opportunities in activewear, supplements and specialised gym equipment. We look at what’s working according to three industry experts
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Training
The UK’s first hotel with high altitude rooms has opened its doors, hot on the
heels of the launch of a hypoxic chamber at the new Third Space in London.
Is altitude training heading for the mainstream? Kath Hudson reports
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Sweating the details
The ubiquity of screens offers our sector greater reach than ever before. The challenge is to find creative solutions to transform this perceived threat into an opportunity
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Trends
Is going sub-zero the next big thing in health clubs?
We take a closer look at the benefits of cryotherapy and some of the options on offer if you’re thinking of making the leap into the big chill
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Flooring
The feel of a certain surface under a member’s feet can unconsciously put them in the right
headspace to workout. We take a look at the latest flooring projects inspiring members to move...
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Wellness
Our industry needs to get older people significantly more active if
the UK is to avoid a major crisis in social care, says a new report.
Abi Harris explains what the key findings mean for you
People
“We’re seeing more big box gyms opening boutique-style offerings within their clubs. The question is, can they be good at delivering one thing when they have all the other gym operations to deliver? Because let’s be honest – if they can do that, our concept is in trouble!”
People
“I don’t think there’s a better way to shred fat and build definition than via group exercise kickboxing/boxing and more importantly, it’s flat-out super fun”
People
“The new FIBO CAMPUS will have 13 themed sessions, ranging from fitness and health through personnel management to digitisation, offering a line-up for visitors – be they gym operators, physiotherapists or trainers”
People
“A couple of years ago, I attended a women’s leadership summit at IHRSA. I really enjoyed being in a room with female business leaders and left inspired to do more of that kind of activity, but couldn’t find an outlet”
People
“It would be suicidal to start from scratch today, in this hyper-competitive industry, but back in 1985, people flocked to us. All we heard was: ‘A health club? Oh my gosh, what’s that?”
People
“As an operator, you need to pick your price point and do what you can for that, but do it really well. We have great quality facilities, but what we offer isn’t luxury”
People
“We raised around £20m of capital for our first Social Impact Fund. We’re on course to receive outcomes payments of about £60m, with predicted savings to government of about £130m”
People
“We’ll be opening our own fitness studios, offering a mixture of group and personal training, and bringing our own consumer products to market via a new partnership with Moda Living”
People
“In London, people are familiar with the boutique concept, but elsewhere it’s still relatively new, so initially it was a challenge to educate people in Manchester about our benefits, when they were used to paying budget club prices”