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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
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