Health Club Management magazine
2009 issue 5
3. Editor's letter: Creative solutions
Fitness First has announced the development
of a new product line for the Nintendo Wii games console called NewU. It
will combine fitness and exercise content with
dietary advice
8. Letters
We need to set minimum standards for people who work with children, says James Porter, director of the ZigZag Training Academy
10. News round-up
Funding secured for Holt Park and for Nottingham leisure developments, and a new £14m sports centre opens at the Royal National College for the Blind
18. International news
Holmes Place opens in Hungary, and Tanzania’s Serengeti national park
gets a new hotel gym
20. FIA update
Steven Ward provides the second part of a two-part update on the
national Physical Activity Alliance
28. Competitive edge
Race against the sun in the Lake District, or compete in a jungle
marathon – all for charity
32. Everyone's talking about: 'Giving' advice
Where does fitness instructing end and personal training begin when it
comes to giving members advice?
34. Interview: Charlie Parker
The CEO of the Country Club Group talks about combining fitness and golf, about creating great places to be, and about balancing success
with not growing too large
38. Research round-up: Child's play
Research shows that increasing children’s participation in exercise
can improve their academic grades as well as their health
39. Teenagers' fitness: Physical therapy
We look at how exercise can help tackle anti-social behaviour in teenagers, and at the various initiatives taking on the challenge
44. Health club spa: Shout it out
We pay a visit to the Chelsea Club, an exclusive health club located
at Stamford Bridge in London, to review its new Escape spa
49. Health club spa: All change
Expert advice on the considerations that need to be addressed when
designing changing rooms, whether for fitness, spa or swimming
52. Health club spa: Spa news
The Grange spa and personal training centre opens in Lincolnshire,
plus new treatments for Spa London
53. Fitness-kit.net special: Vibration training
Gym80 launches its endurance force bike and VibroGym sees the debut of
its Swarovski crystal-encrusted plate
54. Fitness apprenticeships: Home grown staff
With government funding being made available for apprenticeship schemes, and with training providers on-hand to develop bespoke
programmes, should operators pay more attention to this opportunity?
58. Ihrsa review: Showtime
A round-up of the new products launched at IHRSA in March, plus
summaries of the keynotes and a review from the show floor
64. Balance training: Striking a balance
Suggestions on how to incorporate balance training into workouts, and a
round-up of balance equipment
70. Club overhaul: Inner space
Central YMCA recently completed a £2.7m refurbishment project. We
report on what’s been done, and why
72. New technology: Fitness gadgets
From downloadable workouts to heart rate monitors, we look at some of the latest gadgets making an impact on the fitness market
74. Supplier profile: Tim Colston, Keiser
The MD of Keiser UK talks about equipment that can cater for all
markets, from the elderly to the elite
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Featured supplier news
Despite the Prime Minister’s claims that trade with the EU would be tariff-free post-Brexit,
the reality has become very different when importing gym equipment from the EU.
Featured supplier news
Suffice to say that the pandemic has completely changed the way fitness professionals work
and the way consumers work out – and therein lies opportunity.
Featured operator news
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Featured operator news
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