Health Club Management magazine
2022 issue 8
Health Club Management 2022 issue 8
On the cover: Amber Taylor and Luke Waldren
Driving a new agenda at Les Mills
5. Editor's letter: Cost of living crisis
The cost of living crisis is an opportunity for the sector to transform its fundamental economics, says Liz Terry
10. Letters: Write to reply
Christos Pyrgas, co-founder of group PT studio Factr, on why he thinks the fitness industry’s current model is broken and what can be done about it
12. HCM People: Guy Lochhead
The founder of the Bristol Co-operative Gym shows us how his club model is creating a more inclusive approach to community health and fitness
18. HCM People: Stephen Price
The CEO of SP&Co tells us about how his growing business is working with Mandarin Oriental and driving the trend towards movement fitness
24. HCM news:
The European Data Hub launches to deliver stats about the sector. Pure Gym invests in Denmark
32. Interview: Kieron Vango
Inverclyde Leisure is on a mission that has boosted attendance by 60 per cent. We talk to the CEO about how a community-centric approach is driving success
40. Sponsored: Technogym: Smart Campus
London South Bank University has completed a major
renovation of its leisure facilities for the benefit of
students, staff and the wider community
44. Talking point: The cost of living crisis
First a pandemic, then a war and now a cost of living and energy crisis. With incomes being squeezed, will gyms be budgeted out? We talk to our panel
50. Sponsored: Orbit4: Control your assets
Fast-growing tech business Orbit4 is empowering gym
operators to optimise the value of their most expensive assets
52. Research: True value
As more clubs consider raising fees to offset increasing costs, how might that be received by customers? Julie Allen tells HCM about the new Leisure-net pricing study
58. Wellness: Culture of care
A new study by People Management Insights and Gympass looked at ways to deliver corporate wellbeing programmes by moving beyond a work-first approach
Health Club Management 2022 issue 8
On the cover: Amber Taylor and Luke Waldren
Driving a new agenda at Les Mills
62. Sponsored: Life Fitness: get gymspiration!
Life Fitness unveils the secrets of some of the world’s most dynamic health clubs
64. Opinion: Letter to America
David Minton shares his take on the major health challenges facing the US and how the fitness industry can step up to deliver solutions
70. Profiles: Luke Waldren and Amber Taylor
We hear about Les Mills’ latest strategy to drive mass market penetration, from the people making it happen
80. Supplier showcase: Funxtion: skyrocket attendance
Funxtion technology is increasing group class attendance for Fitness First Germany
82. Specifier: Scantastic
Body scanning can improve the motivation and engagement of members, while providing a healthy source of secondary income for clubs. Frances Marcellin reports
90. Recovery: New tools: percussive and vibrating massage
The use of percussive and vibrating massage kit can speed recovery and improve health outcomes for members
96. fitness-kit.net: Product innovation
A look at the latest launches from Pulseroll, Reaxing, I-Tech and Core Health and Fitness
99. HCM directory:
Looking for a new product? Check out the latest entries in our directory
100. Research: Optimum exercise levels identified
Researchers at Harvard found that the optimum level of exercise is between 150 to 600 minutes per week, but with a ceiling on impact
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