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Health Club Management magazine
2011 issue 7
3. Editor's letter: The contract question
Kate Cracknell asks if it's time to
get more creative with contracts
6. Letters: Write to reply
People starting in fitness need career
advice, not a sales pitch, says Adam
Simpson of Soho Gyms Academy
8. News: News round-up
DLL unveils plans for £12m club, and
Fitness First opens in Highbury
14. News: International news
Holmes Place to enter India, and the
announcement of a new budget club
operation for Portugal
18. News: Ihrsa update
Prevention strategies must be more
widely adopted to secure a healthier
future, says Meredith Poppler
22. News: fia update
Latest figures show the UK fitness
industry to be standing strong in
challenging times, says Dave Stalker
24. Diary: Diary dates
The FIA FLAME Conference takes
place this month, with the IDEA
World Fitness Convention in August
25. News: Competitive edge
Climbing the BT Tower, running
through the Dorset hills and taking
on a chilly challenge in Yukon
26. Everyone's talking about... : Kids' fitness
kids' fitness
Have the cuts nudged children's
fitness off the political agenda?
28. Interview: Paul Lorimer-Wing
The joint CEO of easyGym talks to
Kate Cracknell about the company's
'premium low-cost' model
34. New opening: In the ring
Metropolitan has just opened its
latest club - in a former bullring in
Barcelona. Kate Cracknell reports
38. Retention series: Fitness force
Fitness staff should be trained
and incentivised to interact with
members, says Melvyn Hillsdon
42. Rehab: On the mend
Kirstyn MacRandal visits the MOD's
rehab centre at Headley Court
46. Swimming pools: Making a splash
Pools are costly assets for operators
but clever programming can help
bring in much better returns. Kath
Hudson reports
51. Exercise management: On the move
New devices can track members'
activities outside the facility
and provide a mine of valuable
information, says Dawn Tuckwell
54. Fitness Franchises: The export market
Kate Cracknell looks at the progress
of international health and fitness
franchises in the Indian market
58. Research round-up: Think twice
New research suggests that Type 2
diabetes sufferers can benefit from
cardio and weight training combined
60. Member payments: No friction, no fiction
Stuart Dyson looks at the future of
membership payments
64. Q & A: Franck Gueguen
The CEO of newly merged Club Med
Gym and Silhouette Fitness talks
about the international alliance and
operating in an urban market
66. fitness-kit.net: Special Nutritional products
A 'whole nutrition' bar for women
and a protein bar to suppress
appetite are among the new launches
70. Event review: Changing lives
Former Olympic gold medallist
Darren Campbell, and delegates
from the recent SIBEC UK event,
talk to Katie Start about the impact
local leisure provision can have on
both individuals and communities
74. Health club awards: Members' choice
Announcing the shortlist for the
inaugural Health Club Awards, as
voted by club members nationwide
76. fitness-kit.net special: FIBO award winners
The FIBO innovation awards
recognise first-class health and
fitness technology. We showcase this
year's three winners: Technogym,
Cube Sports and Lamiflex
83. Lightweights: Brush up to get buff with new sport
Get fit with new extreme sport
BrushBoarding, and lose weight in
a virtual world
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