Health Club Management magazine
2018 issue 2
Health Club Management 2018 issue 2
On the cover: Barbara Den Bak
Meet the woman taking boutique fitness in the Netherlands to new heights
5. Editor’s letter: Maintaining choice while embracing change
Gyms need to prioritise member preference
when making wellbeing-focused changes
14. People profile: Tim Benjamin
The ex-Olympic athlete shares his growth
plans for the Fitness Space franchise
16. People profile: Neil King
The energié group has appointed a new COO
18. People profile: Dalton Han
POPiN’s co-founder explains how operators
can benefit from the pay-per-minute app
20. News round-up:
Nuffield launches aquarium-based classes,
fitness app Sweatcoin gets a US$5.7m
investment and Viva Gym buys Fitness Hut
31. Events calendar:
The CIMSPA conference, ACSM Team Physician Course take place this month and MoonWalk London in May.
32. Interview: Steen Albrechtslund
Fitness World’s CEO on how health clubs
can use retail principles to succeed
40. Talking point: Men in class
We ask industry leaders what can be done
to attract more men to group exercise
46. Fitness foresight: Fitness foresight 2018
Discover the fitness trends and concepts
we predict will shape the health and fitness
sector over the coming years
Health Club Management 2018 issue 2
On the cover: Barbara Den Bak
Meet the woman taking boutique fitness in the Netherlands to new heights
56. Interview: Barbara den Bak
While the boutique fitness scene
remains small in the Netherlands, the
founder of boutique concept High
Studios says she isn’t worried and has
high hopes for the sector
62. Ask an expert: A new mid-market?
Independent operators are increasingly
creating an affordable and personalised
experience for customers. Does this signal
a shift in the current market set up?
66. Work place fitness: Fit to work
Tom Walker asks if fitness and sports
science principles hold the key to
boosting workforce productivity among
corporate as well as fitness companies
70. Changing rooms: A neutral stance
We explore if it is time for all gyms
and studios to swap single-sex,
communal changing spaces for
gender-neutral facilities
77. Supplier showcase: Workforce transformation
Technogym kits out Roehampton Club,
Legend boosts staff activity levels with
Myzone’s gaming technology and Precor
equipment takes centre stage in new
University of Edinburgh gym
82. ukactive update: Building a generation of global leaders
Steven Ward explains the goals of the
Global Active Leaders Programme
84. IHRSA update: IHRSA 2018
Kristen Walsh looks ahead to the
upcoming IHRSA 2018
86. Fitneess-kit.net: Product Innovation
We round up the latest product launches,
including Physical Company’s Surge Storm
92. Research: Fitness personalities
New research suggests that personality
determines the type of exercise regime a
person will get the most benefit from
Opinion
promotion
“Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.”
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