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City of Westminster Council Westminster, London, UK
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City of Westminster Council Westminster, London, UK
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Elevate, the premier event in the physical activity, fitness, sports therapy and performance
sector, is thrilled to announce that registrations for its 2024 conference are now live –
and the response has been nothing short of exceptional.
Panatta will consolidate its global presence throughout 2024 by attending a host of major
industry events around the globe.
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.
Everyone Active will open Moorways Sports Village to the public on Saturday 21 May with a
grand opening weekend – in time for the half term holidays.
Everyone Active's aim is to get communities active, engaged and entertained through our wide-ranging activities ...
Keepme is the industry innovator delivering AI-integrated sales and membership solutions to fitness operators globally....
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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23-24 May 2024
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people
Jennifer Maanavi
Founder, Physique 57
“Our ‘why?’ is to improve the lives of our clients, not to make them feel defeated”
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
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
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
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”
Brand power
Liz Terry looks at which operators
are most recognised by consumers,
using Kantar’s latest brand insight
interview
Dave Long
“One exciting opportunity we have is to expand our presence in the healthcare market, due to all the data we collect”
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
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
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
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
Everything in its place
The right storage can transform the flow and feel of your training spaces and the user experience. Steph Eaves asks the experts for their most creative solutions
Editor's letter
Getting more ambitious
Consumers tell us they want support in leading longer, healthier lives and we’re the only industry sector with the capability of delivering on this, so we must ensure strategy is aligned with demand
interview
Sarah Watts
“What you build has to be relevant and a lot of what’s been built in our sector hasn’t been relevant to the wider population”
people
Jamie Groves
MD, Denbighshire Leisure
“Denbighshire Leisure’s turnover has increased by 25 per cent since 2021, so the developments have paid for themselves and more”
Victor Brick
Brick recalls the terror of buying a failing club and how the lessons learned have propelled him through his career
interview
Love
Our experts believe love is the best foundation on which to build a business. Kath Hudson finds out why
The power of placebo
Delivering personally-designed workouts can create a placebo effect that yields better results, find researchers