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Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global
branding assets from Assessment Technologies Institute LLC, part of Ascend Learning in the
US.
PerformX Live, the premier business of fitness event, has announced Dr Jonathan Leary,
founder
and CEO of Remedy Place, as the headliner for its 2024 event.
St Albans City and District Council has signed a ten-year deal with Sport and Leisure
Management (SLM) trading under the brand name Everyone Active.
Parkwood Leisure has invested more than £1m over the past 12 months in new fitness equipment,
as part of the operator’s plans to upgrade its leisure centres and improve its offering to
members.
Power Plate is owned, manufactured and distributed by Northbrook, Ill.- based Performance Health Systems LLC, ...
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DiR, Spain’s largest health club operator has launched the second phase of its digitalisation with Fisikal, as co-director, Jordi Forns explains
Pulse Fitness has revitalised Strood Sports Centre for Medway Council
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are most recognised by consumers,
using Kantar’s latest brand insight
Pivot to wellbeing
Although there’s much talk about working with
health services, research from SLC suggests
there’s much work to do before the sector is
ready for the challenge. Kath Hudson asks the
experts to identify barriers and solutions
Searching questions
Dr Paul Bedford talks
to Jak Phillips about
the double-edged
sword of the strength
training trend and his
ambitions for the sector
people
Esther Fairfax
Founder, The Lotte Berk Foundation
“My mother was the first person to take dance and create an exercise programme out of it”
interview
Dave Long
“Looking at Orangetheory 10–20 years down the road, international markets will be three to five times the size of the US. At that point, we’ll be talking 10,000 units globally”
Well at work
Absenteeism and presenteeism is
taking a huge economic toll, with
musculoskeletal problems and poor
mental health the biggest issues.
Can workplace wellness make
a difference? Kath Hudson investigates
Editor's letter
A chance to shine
New laws are about to come into force that will oblige health club operators to offer consumers better membership terms. It will be disruptive, but tackled well, will change the sector for the better
At your service
You might be tempted to skip a service, but
experts say it will cost you in the long run.
Providers tell Steph Eaves why they their work
is important to the management of assets
The power of HIIT
A new study from researchers at Yale shows HIIT can reverse nerve damage caused by Parkinson’s
Leases
Property experts say it’s a golden moment for health and fitness operators
to secure leases, as the sector has come through the pandemic with its
reputation largely intact and clubs are seen as desirable anchor tenants.
Kath Hudson finds out why landlords want to talk
Huw Edwards
Remember when there was mass hostility about London hosting the 2012 Olympics? Huw Edwards, CEO of UK Active, was there. He talks to Kath Hudson about the lessons he learned
The power of placebo
Delivering personally-designed workouts can create a placebo effect that yields better results, find researchers
people
Michelle Childs & Ross McGuigan
“It's about health being everybody’s business and recognising that inclusion is everyone’s responsibility”
Here comes the future
Kath Hudson talks
to industry experts
from around the
world about their key
takeaways from last year
and their hopes for 2024
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
Victor Brick
Brick recalls the terror of buying a failing club and how the lessons learned have propelled him through his career
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Sarah Watts
“The game-changer was the UK Leisure Framework which enables local authorities to work with Alliance without going through a competitive procurement process”