Health Club Management magazine
2021 issue 7
Health Club Management 2021 issue 7
On the cover: Rainer Schaller
"With Gold's Gym we've inherited a legacy for which I have great respect"
7. Editor's letter: New competition
New competition is coming from every direction, says Liz Terry
14. Letters: Write to reply
Katie Lewis on workplace mental health and Alan Cooper on Retrain
16. HCM People: Stelian Iacob
Therme Group’s CEO explains the rollout of the company’s 100,000sq m wellness resorts around the world
22. HCM People: Preston Lewis
Black Box VR is the world’s first virtual reality gym. The co-founder explains how it can make people addicted to fitness
30. HCM News:
This issue, Xponential Fitness to list on the New York Stock Exchange and The Gym Group raises £31m
38. Interview: Rainer Schaller
The founder and CEO of RSG Group talks to HCM about acquiring Gold’s Gym, continuing the global expansion of John Reed and dealing with COVID-19
52. Sponsored: Powering forward
Empowered Brands has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment
of a new chair and CEO following the untimely death of founder, Jan Spaticchia
54. Everyone’s talking about: Insourcing
With financial pressures brought on by the pandemic, will we see more local councils bringing the management of gym and leisure facilities back in-house?
60. Sponsored: Active Northumberland: Transforming public health
Jo Farrier, head of commercial and resources at Active Northumberland, talks about how a
strategic partnership with Technogym is changing public perceptions of council leisure facilities
62. Research: Strong recovery
The results from the first Moving Communities Customer Experience Survey show users are satisfied with local authority health and fitness facilities
68. Training: Super connectors
GM Active has launched a transformational leadership programme, designed to empower staff to play a greater role in wellness services
Health Club Management 2021 issue 7
On the cover: Rainer Schaller
"With Gold's Gym we've inherited a legacy for which I have great respect"
72. Training: Delivering on employability
Six months on from the launch of its Kickstart programme, The Gym Group is hiring the majority of trainees in the first cohort
75. Supplier showcase: Premier Global NASM: Empowering PTs to deliver online
A new online training bundle and app is empowering personal trainers to build successful businesses
76. Profile: Philipp Maier
The founder and CEO of Urban Health Club tells of his desire to create something new and beautiful that also improves people’s health
83. Sponsored: Introducing the Official Hammer Strength Box
Life Fitness has launched the Official Hammer Strength Box: a unique and complete small group training offering from Hammer Strength
84. Sponsored: Flooring: The foundation of every fitness experience
Every gym design project should be designed from the floor up,
says Physical Company’s James Anderson. He tells HCM why
86. Specifier: What's new in rigs?
Rigs have been central to gyms for years. Suppliers tell how they’re evolving to meet changing needs
94. fitness-kit.net: Product innovation
HCM reveals launches from Technogym, Core Health and Fitness, Ojmar and Sport Alliance
95. Product innovation: LEDSnaps
“A great atmosphere is just as important to the fitness journey as the right workout routine, says LEDSnaps’ CEO, Ian Kirby
100. Research: 30 minutes of daily exercise 'not enough'
A new study claims that being active for 30 minutes a day is not enough for those who are mostly sedentary
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