Health Club Management magazine
2020 issue 3
Health Club Management 2020 issue 3
On the Cover: Emma Barry
How to build a badass boutique
5. Editor's letter: All change
Liz Terry shares her thoughts
13. Letters: Write to reply
Dan Rees of Premier Global NASM
starts a debate about the safest way to
stretch, with a response from Flexology
14. Special report: First response
CEOs Humphrey Cobbold, of Pure Gym
and Clive Ormerod of Les Mills talk about
their initial response to COVID-19
18. HCM People: Ed Stanbury
The CEO and co-founder of BLOK
tells how he developed ‘one of
the coolest gyms in the world’
22. HCM People: Adala Bolto
Bolto saw a need for a “bespoke, femalespecific,
results-driven boutique”
26. HCM People: Aaron Brooks-Thornett
This personal trainer works on a
‘pay what you can’ basis, allowing
him to reach those most in need
30. HCM News:
Stay up-to-date with the latest news
in health, fitness and physical activity
38. Interview: Glenn Earlam
The CEO of David Lloyd Leisure talks
to HCM about new models, standalone
boutiques and growing the estate
48. Ask the experts: Catering to introverts
Is the fitness industry meeting the needs
of introverts as well as extroverts?
52. Promotional feature: Physical Company
Consumers are seeking varied, effective
workouts. It’s time to take a new approach
to designing fitness areas, as Physical
Company’s James Anderson explains
54. Research: Getting fit together
A study by Decathlon has found that
couples who train together stay together
58. Profile: Emma Barry
The industry catalyst has released a new
book: Building a Badass Boutique
64. Promotional feature: miha bodytec
With a longstanding professional career in the fitness industry, we talk to Dawn Faulkner Clark to find out more about her background and what the future holds for Be Fit Be You
Health Club Management 2020 issue 3
On the Cover: Emma Barry
How to build a badass boutique
66. Insight: Rene Moos
The CEO of Basic-Fit shared insights
into the workings of his business at the
Virtuagym FitNation Conference
70. Policy: Time to combine
Tara Dillon and Mark Gannon on
combining REPs and the CIMSPA
Exercise and Fitness Directory
73. Body scanning: Measuring progress
As it has become a trend, more operators
are offering body scanning. We ask some
to share their experiences
78. New Opening: Dublin’s finest
Charlie Bourne, MD of new luxury health
club Eden One, talks about developing a
new combination of facilities
84. Changing rooms: Time for a change
Get inspired by our round up of recent
high-end changing room installations
89. Supplier showcase: Gympass
Supplier Gympass latest collaboration with DW Fitness First
91. Supplier showcase: Pulse Fitness
Supplier Pulse Fitness latest collaboration with Third Space
93. Supplier showcase: Fisikal Limited
Supplier Fisikal latest collaboration with DiR Clubs
95. Supplier showcase: Matrix Fitness
Supplier Matrix Fitness latest collaboration with Long Stratton Leisure Centre, run by South Norfolk Council
96. fitness-kit.net: Product Innovation
Lauren Heath-Jones reveals the newest
product launches from Wattbike, Pulse,
Body Bike and MYE Technologies
98. HCM directory:
Dip into the HCM directory to find
suppliers of products and services
100. HCM research: Old before their time
Obesity and ageing have the same effects
on the body, with some impacts being
irreversible, according to new research
Current vacancies
Facilities Manager/Sports Development Officer Fleckney Parish Council
£23,080 to £24,491 (Pay Award Pending)
Fleckney, Leicester, UK
Featured supplier news
L&R Kältetechnik has launched a new division, named artofcryo.com, after 30 years’
experience with -110 °C electrical solutions.
Featured supplier news
Digital meets personal with the new Virtual Player from FunXtion, experts in interactive
fitness, which allows clubs to stream and schedule world class virtual classes anytime,
providing an interactive workout experience on the gym floor, functional area or directly to
members at home via an app.
Featured operator news
Parkwood Leisure, one of the UK’s leading public leisure facilities operators, helped
prevent more than 7,000 cases of stroke, dementia, depression and type 2 diabetes in 2019,
saving the NHS £16 million, a new social value report has shown.
Featured operator news
Award-winning leisure operator Everyone Active generated £342million in social value at its
sites across the country in 2019/20.
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