Health Club Management magazine
2018 issue 5
Health Club Management 2018 issue 5
On the cover: David Cooper
The co-founder of Gymbox on growing a boredom-busting business
13. Letters: Write to reply
Exercise as Medicine degrees are launching
– who will pay for these high-level services?
14. People profile: Maria Sharapova
The grand slam champion is launching a
fitness design business with Dan Meis
16. People profile: Bryce Hastings
The head of research at Les Mills explains
his latest research into calorie burn
18. People profile: John Steele
Loughborough is getting a hotel with
altitude bedrooms: get fit while you sleep
20. News round-up:
Deloitte’s European Fitness market
report. W Hotels’ new fitness weekend
and zingfit’s boutique survey insights
32. Interview: John Treharne
The CEO of the UK’s only listed fitness
business on producing record results
38. Ask an expert: Depression
The average age of onset for depression
is now 14. Can exercise turn the tide?
42. Feature: Road trip
David Minton reports from California on
the latest fitness concepts
48. News report: Fuelling fitness
What will we do with petrol stations once
renewables have taken over? Turn them
into fitness hubs, say Gensler and Reebok
50. Promotional feature: Precor
Precor has responded to customer requests and introduced striking
new colours for its cardiovascular and strength equipment
52. Interview: David Cooper
The co-founder of Gymbox talks to
Kate Cracknell about breaking the
rules, innovation in fitness concepts and
spending £39m on growth
62. News report: e-skin
Tokyo University says a flexible, wireless
skin display giving real-time biometric
data will soon be available
Health Club Management 2018 issue 5
On the cover: David Cooper
The co-founder of Gymbox on growing a boredom-busting business
66. Training: Mix HIIT up
HIIT is evolving and being combined with
other disciplines (HIIT plus a sound bath
anyone?). Kath Hudson investigates
72. Interview: Susan Dyson
The co-founder of HiitGirl was inspired
by consumer wellness brands to create a
boutique HIIT studio for busy women
76. News report: FirstLight
Mark Anthony’s new boutique studio has
sunlight simulation as its USP
79. Supplier showcase: Wattbike
This month, the HSBC UK National Cycling Centre in Manchester welcomes the
arrival of 12 brand new Wattbikes, as UK sales manager Steve Marshall explains
80. IHRSA update: Active Careers
IHRSA’s career and US salary research
84. Promotional feature: Legend
Industry software provider has been investing in R&D
since 2002 to underpin the success of its clients
88. Fitness-kit.net: Product innovations
Lauren Heath-Jones brings you the latest
inspiring innovations and new launches,
from Technogym, Dyaco, Les Mills,
Physical Company and EXF Fitness
89. Promotional feature: Technogym
Performance training will be revolutionised by the new Technogym SKILLBIKE
91. Promotional feature: Dyaco
UFC commercial range offers gyms a brand “synonymous with elite-level performance”
93. Design: Changing places
They’re one of the main reasons people
join [and leave] a gym. We give a run
down on the latest changing room design
100. Events Calendar:
It’s a busy month for events, with
everything from Active Uprising to
Elevate and SIBEC. Check out what’s on
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Featured supplier news
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Featured supplier news
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