Health Club Management magazine
2019 issue 1
Health Club Management 2019 issue 1
On the Cover: Philip Newborough
The co-founder of Bridges Fund Management
on investing in fitness with a social conscience
7. Editor's letter: Gym bashing has to stop
Liz Terry shares her thoughts
14. Letters: Write to reply
More appreciation – and pay – for instructors
18. People profile: Andy Tee
The co-founder of V1BE on taking a
London boutique concept to Manchester
20. People profile: Susan Grady
The CEO of Kildare Sport and Leisure
shares her story with HCM
22. International news:
Online fi tness platform Zwift secures US$120m funding
30. Interview: Peter Wright
The new CEO of Xercise4Less
– one of the founders of Virgin
Active – says the budget operator
is gearing up to double in size
38. Talking point: Switching to prevention
Health secretary Matt Hancock has
announced the government is changing
its focus from cure to prevention. Is his
plan deliverable? We ask the experts
44. Training: Legal high
Altitude training is growing in popularity
as the ‘train like an athlete’ trend sees
more people getting serious about exercise
48. News report: Alan Chambers
The Arctic explorer shared insights
into team building and working under
extreme pressure at SIBEC
50. Interview: Philip Newborough
The co-founder of Bridges Fund
Management, which has backed The
Gym Group, Planet Fitness and Fitness
Hut tells Kate Cracknell every business
needs to think about social impact
Health Club Management 2019 issue 1
On the Cover: Philip Newborough
The co-founder of Bridges Fund Management
on investing in fitness with a social conscience
58. IHRSA Update: Best year ever
The latest numbers from the US show
health clubs had more members in 2017
than at any time since records began.
IHRSA’s Kristen Walsh reports
60. Retail: Retail revenue
Operators share creative ways they’re
tapping retail as a revenue source,
including a partnership between More
Yoga and musician, Goldie
64. Sweating the details: Content that kills
Jak Phillips says we need to stop
demonising screen use and adopt
a more nuanced attitude
66. Software: Get upgraded
HCM kicks off 2019 with a rundown of
the latest software features available,
including queue management, facial
recognition, health outcomes management
and a partnership with Strava
72. Interview: Joe Gaunt
After a career with Virgin Active,
Fitness First and WeWork, Gaunt has
devised and launched a new fitness
business called Hero. He explains
the concept to Kate Cracknell
80. Fitness testing: Body Insights
Fitness testing and body scanning is
becoming a must-have for gyms. HCM
gives the low down on the latest systems
91. Supplier showcase:
Trafford Leisure have joined forces with DFC, The Engine Room turns indoor rowing into a fitness experience with Technogym and FTC Gym in Suffolk working closely with TRX
96. fitness-kit.net: Product innovations
A look at new kit from Matrix and a
running training app from Wellbeats
97. Promotional feature: Core Health
Star Trac’s FreeRunner delivers a revolutionary running experience while cutting costs for owners
99. Promotional feature: Xn Leisure
Making science fiction a reality – the rise of facial recognition in health clubs across the UK
100. HCM Directory:
HCM’s guide to suppliers of products and services across the health and fitness industry
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Featured supplier news
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