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:
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