Health Club Management magazine
2010 issue 11
3. Editor's letter: A mature mindset
Isn't there a risk that
older people will always
view entering a 'normal'
gym as trespassing on
another generation's
territory? Why not create
specialist facilities for
this population group?
6. Letters: Write to reply
Melvyn Hillsdon on the need to
move beyond anecdote in our data
10. News: News round-up
Total Fitness in management buyout,
James Caan sells nuyuu, and Pure
Gym lines up four new sites
16. News: International news
Milon equips royal facility in Tunisia,
and California Fitness opens its
latest site in Hong Kong
18. News: People news
Nick Burrows set to leave Nuffield
Health, plus we chat to Mike Buss,
who ran 100 marathons in 100 days
20. News: Fia update
A look back on the recent party
political conferences
23. Diary: Diary dates
Upcoming dates for the diary include
the BISL Conference, the UK Spa &
Wellness Conference and the IHRSA
Asia-Pacific Forum
25. News: Competitive edge
Fancy skiing 24 peaks in 48 hours in
Italy? Or riding husky dogs through
Lapland? Our charity events listing
provides more detail
26. Everyone's talking about...: Hiring graduates
It's now the law in Portugal that
fitness instructors must have a sports
science degree. Would following
this example in the UK mean better
service or simply higher costs?
28. Interview: Eric Dunmore
The CEO of independent club
The Third Space talks to Kate
Cracknell about achieving success
by ignoring industry norms
32. New opening: Going underground
Julie Fisher explores the University
of Edinburgh's new Pleasance
Sports Complex
35. Health club awards: Consumer champions
Introducing the Health Club Awards,
voted for by your members
36. Q & A: Greg Searle
Former Olympic gold medallist Greg
Searle talks to Kate Cracknell about
returning to the GB rowing squad
after a 10-year retirement. Plus a
round-up of gym equipment used by
rowers to train for their sport
42. Retention sales: Tapping into technology
How can clubs use new gadgets to
improve member retention levels?
46. Research round-up: Flexible friend
A simple sit and reach test could
be used to assess the risk of heart
attacks or strokes, says new research
48. Business strategy: Finding the hidden money in your business
Tim Fearon looks at what companies
need to do to maximise their
potential, with suggestions of ways in
which clubs can grow their business
52. fitness-kit.net special: Studio equipment
An overview of some of the latest
innovations, including new studio
bars from Fitness-Mad and portable
mirrors from Mirrors for Training
54. Property: The changing face of fitness
Colin White reviews the fitness
property market, with thoughts
on how the low-cost sector might
impact on future developments
58. Project profiles: Project snapshot
We take a look at recent projects
from Pulse, Power Plate, gym80
and Revolutionary Products
65. Service & maintenance: How to look 10 years younger
How can you keep gym kit looking
good and performing well? We report
68. Industry research: The ultimate question?
The ultimate question?
Mike Hill takes a look at the
potential of the Net Promoter
Score® for the fitness industry
70. Q & A: Colin Waggett
The CEO of Fitness First on annual
results and plans for flotation
72. Industry research: Personnel perspective
Liz Smith reports on the Working
in Fitness 2010 survey
74. LIW review: LIW 2010
Highlights from LIW 2010, including
details of new product launches
83. Lightweights: Pensioners setting workout examples
Fit pensioners, fat Chinese rappers
and firefighters' fitness classes
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