Health Club Management magazine
2024 issue 1
Health Club Management 2024 issue 1
On the cover: Sarah Watts
The legendary entrepreneur talks to HCM
5. Editor's letter: Getting more ambitious
Public health is in the spotlight and the sector must step up, says Liz Terry
12. Letters: Write to reply
Thoughts from Helen Rowbotham of Access Sport and Jason Stanton of Mytime Active
16. HCM People: Chibs Okereke
The stress coach talks about working with Bear Grylls on the Mettle app for men
20. HCM People: Jamie Groves
The creator of the UK Leisure Framework explains how he developed the concept and the impact it’s having
24. HCM People: Michelle Childs & Ross McGuigan
The Life Leisure execs talk about their radical approach to the provision of physical activity in areas of deprivation
30. News:
SATS reports its best results yet, Tracy Anderson is heading to London and Adidas and Bumble tackle gymtimidation
38. Interview: Sarah Watts
The legendary and much-loved CEO has forged a stellar career in finance and development, creating facilities that are changing lives and driving regeneration. She talks to Kate Cracknell
48. Everyone's talking about: Love
How can we authentically harness the power of love to support our teams, bond with our customers and amplify success? Kath Hudson asks the experts
54. Sponsored: Enhancing spaces
Ridgeway has created a series of luxury spaces for
the new Third Space in Wimbledon, designing,
making and installing furniture in key areas of the club
56. Opinion: Here comes the future
Members of HCM’s senior-level industry panel share their thoughts with Kath Hudson on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead
Health Club Management 2024 issue 1
On the cover: Sarah Watts
The legendary entrepreneur talks to HCM
68. Sponsored: Build well
As We Work Well gears up to launch W3Fit
in the US, we ask founder Lucy Hugo and W3Fit
co-founder David Zarb Jenkins for an update
70. Life lessons: Victor Brick
The industry entrepreneur reflects on the tough times and the resilience he’s gained from adversity
74. Tech: Digital Futures: progress report
New research into the digitisation of the health club sector has found both examples of best practice and room for improvement, as Dave Gerrish explains
82. Net-zero: Eco-floors
A powerful ESG strategy is essential when it comes to everything from recruitment to fundraising. Steph Eaves finds eco-procurement is another piece of the ESG jigsaw puzzle
92. Gym floor: Everything in its place
Delivering a powerful customer journey relies on having the right systems in place. Steph Eaves looks at the latest designs for gym floor management
102. fitness-kit.net: Product innovation
Steph Eaves reports on the latest kit and services from Technogym, Precor, BLK BOX and Fitter Stock
104. HCM directory:
Part of HCM’s network of specifier resources, which includes www.HCMmag.com/CompanyProfiles
106. Research: The power of placebo
Researchers in Norway have found that people who believe workouts are customised for them achieve better results
Opinion
promotion
“Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.”
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its focus on reducing health inequalities and improving healthy life expectancy.
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