Health Club Management magazine
2011 issue 10
3. Editor's letter : Exercise is medicine
We may need to accept a sliding
scale in the delivery of 'exercise is
medicine', suggests Kate Cracknell
6. Letters: Write to reply
PT park fees must be reconsidered,
says Jean-Ann Marnoch of REPs
8. News: News round-up
Health Club Award winners are
announced, Klick Fitness launches
first sites, and Olympians back new
'social fitness' campaign
16. News: International news
SpecForce launches in New Zealand,
and Fitness First outlines Middle
Eastern expansion plans
20. News: Ihrsa update
A look forward to the European
Congress, which takes
24. News: Fia update
FIA CEO David Stalker reports on
the new Joint Investment Programme
26. News: Competitive edge
The Bonfire Burn 10k and a relay
race across the English Channel
29. Diary: Diary dates
Get ready for the IHRSA European
Congress, SIBEC Europe, and APPI's
annual pilates conference
30. Everyone's talking about... : Activity guidelines
What impact will the new physical
activity guidelines have on the fitness
industry? We ask the experts
32. Interview: Neil King
The commercial director of SLM,
and its Everyone Active brand, talks
to Kate Cracknell about rebranding
and an ambitious goal to reach one
million active members
38. Property profile: Getting focused
Global health club operator Fitness
First provides a strategic overview
of its global portfolio, including
expansion in Asia and Australia,
rationalisation in Europe and the
launch of a budget brand in the UK
43. Small group training: Small but mighty
Small group training is now firmly on
the radar of many fitness operators
- but how can this be turned into
a robust, profitable venture? Ruth
Bushi reports
46. Q&A: Nick Coutts
The CEO of new budget club venture
Fitness Hut talks to Julie Cramer
about exceeding expectations
50. Diabetes initiatives: A Weighty matter
With the diabetes epidemic
continuing to fill the headlines, what
can the fitness industry do to help?
Kate Cracknell investigates
55. Tech series: Spoilt for choice
How can operators ensure they
get the IT system they need? Stuart
Dyson offers a 'survival guide' for
the software buyer
58. Tech series: Software news round-up
With updates and product launches
from Gladstone, Xn Leisure,
MINDBODY, EZ-Runner, Legend,
Clarity and iGo Figure
60. Cancer programmes: Move more
With a new Macmillan report
highlighting the benefits of exercise
for cancer sufferers and survivors,
Neena Dhillon asks how fitness
facilities can play their part
64. Q&A: Olav Thorstad
The CEO of Scandinavian operator
SATS offers an overview of the
business, with detail of the new
budget brand, company performance
data and plans for the future
70. Research round-up: Stop the clock
Meditation may have long-term
implications for health and may
even help delay the ageing process,
according to new research
71. fitness-kit.net: Special Club entertainment
Product news from Precor, InStyle,
ZoomMedia and Sound Dynamics
72. fitness-kit.net : Special Corporate wear
A range of options for operators
looking to source new staff uniforms
75. Project profiles: Supplier showcase
Matrix profiles Imperial College
London's new flagship gym, while
Gladstone reports on a software
upgrade for Barking & Dagenham
83. Grape news: Lightweights
Wine can aid weight loss, and cut
cholesterol by eating tomatoes
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