Health Club Management magazine
2011 issue 5
3. Editor's letter: A new partnership
A new partnership with IHRSA
will drive an increasingly European
perspective in Health Club
Management, says Kate Cracknell
6. Letters: Write to reply
Training remains a disappointingly low
priority among operators, according
to Total Gym's Michael Steel
8. News: News round-up
easyGym set to open this summer,
Virgin Active to acquire Esporta, and
GLL and Nuffield Health join forces
14. News: International news
Budget operator Fresh Fitness opens
a third Danish site and Barcelonabased
DiR opens its first medical
facility, plus a makeover for SATS
16. News: People news
The FIA announces the appointment
of David Stalker as its CEO
18. News: Ihrsa update
John Holsinger, director of IHRSA
Asia Pacific, examines the impact of
recent natural disasters on the local
fitness industries
22. News: Fia update
David Stalker reports on the FIA's
new initiative, targeting shift workers
to help fill off-peak gym capacity
24. News: Competitive edge
Host a Gym for Heroes challenge,
discover your local historic churches
and a family run in London
25. Diary: Diary dates
BodyPower and SIBEC UK take
place this month, and FLAME is
coming up in July
26. Everyone's talking about...: Segmentation
Is now the time to reach new
markets by creating sub-brands?
28. Interview: John Oxley
The MD of Active Nation talks to
Kate Cracknell about what it means
to be a true campaigning charity
34. Functional zones: In the zone
Kate Cracknell takes an in-depth
look at the trend towards functional
training zones in gyms
39. Q & A: Piers Slater
Kath Hudson talks to the creator of
London's new commuter gym, the
H2 Bike Run in Soho
42. Outdoor fitness: The great outdoors
Could your club attract more
members and revenue by offering
outdoor programming? Our experts
share their thoughts
46. Sports conditioning: Serving for success
The latest in our sports conditioning
series, we find out how clubs can
replicate professional tennis training
50. NPS survery: Moving on up
The results of the first Net
Promoter Score survey, plus advice
on ways to improve your score
52. Weight management: Weighing up the options
Abigail Harris looks at the options
for clubs wanting to sell weight
management schemes and nutritional
products in the run-up to summer
57. fitness-kit.net: Ihrsa launches
Four pages of new equipment,
software and programming from this
year's IHRSA Annual Convention and
Trade Show, including new launches
from Precor, TRX, Technogym, Life
Fitness and Les Mills
62. Event review: Turning 30
As IHRSA celebrates its 30th year,
we ask delegates to give their
feedback on this year's trade show,
including the show floor and keynotes
66. Q & A: Emma Dixon
Virgin Active's national spa manager
on creating a high-value spa offering
69. Health club spa: Time for a change
A look at the design considerations
for health club spa changing rooms
72. Health club spa: Spa news
The Mere Golf Resort and Spa
opens in Cheshire and a new dance
workshop launches at The Andaman
75. Project profiles: Project showcase
The launch of MYZONE, plus Pulse's
impressive new soccer complex
83. Health club spa: Lightweights
An award-winning spa designed to
look like bubbles in a champagne
glass, and Tesco ventures into beauty
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