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Active ageing
The 2019 Moving Communities report highlighted that the silver pound could drive
significant growth in public leisure. Operators are capitalising on this potential
revenue stream, but uptake is slow. Utku Topraksevten investigates
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If you think of school leavers when you think of apprentices, think again. Apprenticeships are far from limited to career starters, with new generation programmes tailor-made to bring out the best in accomplished managers
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Cycling
In last month’s issue we grilled operators about what makes the best indoor cycling class, and
they agreed instructors play a crucial part in the overall class experience. Now we’re asking the
experts on the frontline for their thoughts on what makes indoor cycling such a phenomenon
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Legend Leisure Services has delivered an elegant website solution for ANGUSalive
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TVS Group is one of the leading suppliers of flooring and surfaces for gym, sports and play environments. We take a look at what's behind this company's success
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Thought leaders
Equinox and SoulCycle became mired in controversy recently, when the CEO and majority shareholder of their parent company hosted a fundraiser for President Trump’s re-election. What's the way forward for these brands and what can we learn from this furore? Kath Hudson asks the thought leaders
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Exercises, workload, work/rest ratio and pace have been defined and integrated into personalised programmes
People
“My vision, based on my own personal experience, would be for physical activity to become the norm – not something you have to make an effort to do, but something you just go ‘yeah, that’s part of my everyday life’”
People
“We became the first boutique fitness brand in all of Southeast Asia to ever raise venture capital backing. This was positive for the industry as it signalled that the industry had growth potential”
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“people are together on the climbing walls, cheering each other on, coaching each other, interacting, laughing and enjoying each other’s company. It’s a completely different environment from anything I’ve ever seen ”
People
“People often assume that those who pay more stay longer, but we don’t see this. What we see is that if you have PT you stay longer because you use more, not because you pay more”
People
“People know yoga, Pilates, HIIT and Barry’s Bootcamp, but many don’t know vibration training and it’s my intention, passion and purpose to
make it available and bring it to the world”
People
“One of the opportunities we’re looking at is in London. The location doesn’t suit a low-cost gym, but would suit a boutique-style model. - John Oxley”
People
“Boxing training can be transferred onto any other sport, as it helps mindset, agility, power, recovery, fitness and strength”
People
“WE11 is a disruptive model and is going to cause mayhem in the industry: we’ve flipped the script and given the PTs a fair deal, instead of rinsing them
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People
“Jimmy had the brilliant idea to put the logos of all of the current cycling brands in and around NYC onto a piece of paper and we handed it to the investor at the end of our presentation. Then we handed a blank piece of paper and referenced that this was the current number of cool fitness concepts in the world and how we would like the investor to help us fill that page. A day later he wrote us a cheque”
Featured supplier news
The Leiston Leisure Centre, owned by East Suffolk Council, reopened recently following a
£4m
redevelopment designed and implemented by Pulse Fitness.
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In the last few years, the rise in popularity of functional training has been significant and
operators are
providing more space for functional training, both on the gym floor and in group training and
studio
settings.
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