Health Club Management magazine
2024 issue 6
Health Club Management 2024 issue 6
On the cover: Jonny Wilkinson
Shares insights into his journey to wellbeing
5. Editor's letter: Brace for impact
The growing use of weight loss drugs is creating a perfect storm for the sector, presenting opportunities and threats. Now is the time to act, says Liz Terry
12. HCM Forum: Mental health support and taking pressure off clinical services
This month’s letters address mental health support via clubs and how exercise access can take pressure off healthcare
18. HCM People: Jonny Wilkinson
We talk to the former rugby player and World Cup hero about the launch of his new brand One Living, and mission to champion both physical and mental wellbeing
28. News:
The international trade show and conference Elevate is expanding to India, United Fitness Brands is set to franchise Triyoga, Third Space opens its 11th London club, and Jetts CEO Elaine Jobson publishes her new book, entitled High Performance
36. Interview: James Balfour
The co-founder of boutique fitness brand 1Rebel talks to Kath Hudson about navigating the COVID years, climbing mountains and how the company is poised to expand its unique blend of fitness and entertainment both in the UK and overseas, thanks to fresh investment
46. Sponsored: Vivacity: Stronger with EGYM
Adding EGYM’s easy onboarding, personalised workouts and progress-tracking
is driving retention and engagement at Vivacity Premier Fitness
50. Talking point: Medical memberships
As the UK health sector struggles with demand, health clubs are now stepping in to offer medical service support
58. Insight: Consumer engagement
UK Active has initiated a new research project with Savanta to dive deeper into what truly motivates today’s consumers
64. Sponsored: Xplor: software support
Green Gym Group partnered with Xplor
Gym for an all-in-one gym management
software solution to save time and
improve the member experience
Health Club Management 2024 issue 6
On the cover: Jonny Wilkinson
Shares insights into his journey to wellbeing
66. Life lessons: Neil Randall
Being passed over for a promotion early in his career gave the now CEO of Urban Gym Group the push he needed to climb the ranks of the fitness industry. He talks to Kath Hudson about what it taught him
70. Innovation: Powering ahead
With indoor cycling as popular as ever, we talk to innovators about their delivery of more advanced technology and greater diversity of class styles
78. Tech: Conversations about the future
Dr Tim Anstiss talks to HCM about the ‘coachbots’ he’s developing to help clubs successfully support behaviour change in members
84. New opening: Surrenne: four floors of wellness
We go behind the scenes at Surrenne, the exclusive new wellness facility inside London’s latest hotel from The Maybourne Group, The Emory in Hyde Park
94. fitness-kit.net: Product innovations
Steph Eaves rounds up the latest health, fitness and wellness kit from key suppliers
96. Reader services: HCM directory
If you’re in procurement, the HCM directory is part of a network of resources designed for you that includes www.HCMmag.com/CompanyProfiles
98. Research: Sex differences in fat metabolism
New research from a collaboration of US university scientists shows major differences in the way men and women utilise fat stores during exercise
Opinion
promotion
“Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.”
Featured supplier news
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing
disparate information from multiple systems to be aggregated into one dataset, to support
its focus on reducing health inequalities and improving healthy life expectancy.
Featured supplier news
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an
on-demand personal training platform that connects the right personal trainer to the right
client in under 10 seconds.
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