Health Club Management magazine
2021 issue 1
Health Club Management 2021 issue 1
On the cover: Fixing dad
How Anthony and Ian Whitington gave up their jobs to save their father's life
7. Editor's letter: Work Out to Help Out
The pandemic has shown the need for us to embrace prevention in all areas of life
14. HCM People: Adam Tranter
The Bicycle Mayor of Coventry talks about bikes and public health challenges
18. HCM People: Kate Little / Paula Harris
The duo from Everyone Active are taking on Amazon by launching online retail with the aim of hitting £1m p.a. turnover
20. HCM People: Scott O’Shea
A 19th century mill in Hampshire has been converted into a high-end training gym by O’Shea and his partners
24. HCM News:
Stay up to date with the latest news. This month, Gymbox enters the hotel market and Sport England publishes its 10-year strategy
32. Interview: Richard Darwin
The CEO of The Gym Group talks about the impact of COVID-19 and how the business is innovating to stay ahead
40. Sponsored: Training comes alive: Excite Live
Welcome to the world of creative fitness, where exercise and fun merge to change the way we train
44. The great debate: Mental health
The pandemic is driving a mental health crisis. Industry experts explore the scope of the challenge and open the conversation about what can be done
50. Anthony Whitington
Anthony and his brother Ian founded a health charity, Fixing Dad, to save their father’s life. They tell their moving story
56. Sponsored: Red Light Rising: See the light
Offering red light therapy to your members can
create a valuable source of secondary spend, while
also supporting them with their recovery and
delivering improvements to mobility, circulation
and muscle soreness
58. Retention: Building communities
The Retention Convention saw experts sharing exciting examples of best practice around customer relationship building
Health Club Management 2021 issue 1
On the cover: Fixing dad
How Anthony and Ian Whitington gave up their jobs to save their father's life
64. Research: ClubIntel research
The late Stephen Tharrett explores the US member journey in the age of COVID-19
68. Research: Lockdown insight
Leisure-net’s lockdown 2 survey yielded findings that will set a course for the UK industry as it comes out of lockdown 3
74. Policy: Fitness to wellbeing
Muir Gray argues the industry needs a change of focus to optimise its potential
78. Interview: Greg Whyte & Kevin Cahill
The two have teamed up to create a free, virtual couch-to-exercise programme
84. Profile: David Gutstadt
The founder of Philidelphia’s Fitler Club explains its high-end concept
92. Supplier showcase: Venueserve Fitness
The Health Club Collection on its collaboration with Venueserve Fitness
94. Supplier showcase: Fisikal
Third Space has been working with tech specialist, Fisikal, to build out its digital offering for members
96. fitness-kit.net: Product innovation
Klafs launches an infrared sauna and Pulse Fitness a new strength line, Precor reveals Preva Mobile and Virtuagym unveils Pro+
100. Research: Sex equality
Researchers have found that women over 50 gain the same benefits from strength training as men of the same age
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