Health Club Management magazine
2022 issue 6
Health Club Management 2022 issue 6
On the cover: Dan Summerson, MD of Everlast Gyms
"We want to become number one in the UK"
5. Editor's letter: Global impact
Deloitte’s latest report on the impact of the fitness sector on global GDP is a powerful lobbying tool
12. Letters: Write to reply
We hear from Muir Gray of the Living Longer Better Programme, Dave Stalker of EuropeActive and Chris Hebblewhite of GLL
16. HCM People: Dan Edwardes
The founder of Parkour Generations discusses the company’s partnership with Gymbox – the first of its kind – and why other operators might want to consider movement-based programmes
22. HCM People: Shane Collins
The fitness entrepreneur and founder of Circuit Society tells us how he plans to bring a new style of neighbourhood-based micro studios to the market
28. HCM People: Rainer Usselmann
The co-founder of Happy Finish explains how the future of fitness could look with ‘digital-first’ wellness prescriptions and fully immersive experiences
32. HCM news:
Basic-Fit opens its 600th club in France, and Barry’s breaks into retail with an in-store studio deal with Frasers
40. Interview: Dan Summerson
The MD of Everlast Gyms is steering the business through a process of rebranding, with a hybrid model intended to take it to UK number one status
48. Sponsored: Technogym: powerful content
Technogym’s latest connected equipment
offers members personalised cardio
training experiences with fresh content
provided by expert instructors
52. Ask the experts: Exercise progression
How can operators ensure members feel a continual sense of improvement that keeps them coming back for more?
60. Sponsored: Myzone: 6 steps to accelerate growth in fitness
Ben Hackney-Williams, head of content at Myzone, shares tools to drive
positive change in 2022
Health Club Management 2022 issue 6
On the cover: Dan Summerson, MD of Everlast Gyms
"We want to become number one in the UK"
64. Research: Deep impact
A new report by Deloitte highlights the far-reaching impact of the fitness industry on the global economy and GDP and on people’s health outcomes
65. Supplier showcase: Matrix Fitness: Rugby elite
A new performance gym from Matrix is taking Cardiff Rugby to the next level
70. Research: Live vs digital
Do people get fitter working out at home or in the gym and do they have a preference? Researcher Bryce Hastings reports on the latest research seeking to answer these questions
74. Policy: Active workforce
The fitness and activity sectors have the power to transform the workforce and save employers and the economy billions, according to a new study
82. Supplier showcase: Safe Space Lockers: Redefining affordable luxury
Coach Gyms chose Safe Space Lockers to create a premium changing room experience for its latest club in Harrogate, UK
84. Gym floor: Small but mighty
Small group training is more popular than ever, driven by supply-side innovation and consumer choice, as Frances Marcellin discovers
90. fitness-kit.net: Product innovation
A look at the latest product launches, including the new Biostrength training solution from Technogym, AI-powered ‘intelligent’ dumbbells from Kabata, an isokinetic/isotonic offering from Speede Fitness and new software from Magicline
93. Research: Heart healing
Research from a Melbourne University shows that heart patients can start benefitting from resistance training as little as two weeks on from their surgery to significantly shorten their recovery time
97. HCM directory:
Looking for a new product? Check out the latest entries in our directory
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Featured supplier news
In just over two years, the fitness industry has experienced major disruptions to gyms, a
boom in at-home fitness and the return of in-person workouts.
Featured supplier news
Questex’s Sibec Europe-UK, Europe’s leading hosted buyer event for the fitness industry,
will take place on 27-30 September 2022 at the Anantara Vilamoura Algarve Resort, in
Portugal.
Featured operator news
Everyone Active will open Moorways Sports Village to the public on Saturday 21 May with a
grand opening weekend – in time for the half term holidays.
Featured operator news
It was a night to remember at the 2022 ukactive Awards for Parkwood Leisure, as the leisure
facilities operator picked up four awards.
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Company profiles
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Company profiles
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Featured press releases
Making a clear statement against the lack of exercise in society: this is the aim FIBO
pursues as a member of the ‘Exercise is Medicine’ initiative. Together with EuropeActive the
world’s leading trade show will organise the ‘Exercise is Medicine Days’ on Friday and
Saturday as part of the Fitness & Health Forum in Hall 8.
Featured press releases
Parkwood Leisure is delighted to announce that Andy Farr will be re-joining the business as
Strategic Director from September 2022.
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