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18 Oct 2002
The 200p per share takeover bid for Holmes Place by rival health club operator Cannons
18 Oct 2002
Jeff Chapman, chairman of Crown Sports, has made a 5p per share takeover bid for
18 Oct 2002
Clubhaus, the golf course operator at the centre of a DTI investigation, has sold its
18 Oct 2002
HiLife Holdings, the privately owned chain of six health clubs has gone into administration. Accounting
15 Oct 2002
Hillsborough Leisure Centre is set to open on 24 October after a six month, £1.3m
15 Oct 2002
LivingWell clubs has launched a range of corporate incentive packages to enable companies to 'congratulate,
PerformX Live, the premier business of fitness event, has announced Dr Jonathan Leary, founder and
14 Oct 2002
De Vere Group has released a trading update for the year to 29 September ahead
14 Oct 2002
Motivational Interviewing for Client Retention is a two-day workshop to be launched by HFI next
11 Oct 2002
Xpect Leisure, which manages the ROKO health and fitness concept in Portsmouth, is due to
11 Oct 2002
JJB Sports, the UK's biggest sports retailer and operator of nine health clubs, has said
11 Oct 2002
The FIA announced the winners of its Commit to Get Fit campaign at Leisure Industry
11 Oct 2002
YMCAfit are launching a new series of one-day training modules designed to encourage instructors to
Introducing Sprung Gym-Flooring, where innovation meets excellence in the world of flooring and sports solutions.
7 Oct 2002
Following a profits warning issued by health club operator Fitness First, LA Fitness has issued
4 Oct 2002
Mike Balfour, the chief executive of Fitness First, remains upbeat about the future of the
1 Oct 2002
Profiles for Women has opened two women-only clubs in Putney and Croydon and announced plans
1 Oct 2002
The East Grinstead Sports Club has reopened as the East Grinstead Sports & Country Club
1 Oct 2002
Slough Community Leisure has launched its new health and fitness brand, Synergy, at the Montem
1 Oct 2002
Jackie Skelly Fitness is opening a fourth EUR2m Fitness Centre in Ashbourne, Co. Meath in
Elevate, the premier event in the physical activity, fitness, sports therapy and performance sector, is
30 Sep 2002
An ageing population could benefit health club operators in Japan, reports Asiafit magazine. The middle-aged
30 Sep 2002
Reebok has entered the Indian health and fitness market, with the opening of a Reebok
27 Sep 2002
Cannons Retreat, the health and beauty facility within Cannons Health Clubs, has developed the Elemis
26 Sep 2002
Champneys offered 25 free 'Top to Toe days' packages to readers of the Evening Standard
25 Sep 2002
Invicta Leisure is continuing with rapid expansion plans and has opened a second club indigo
25 Sep 2002
A new personal training gym has opened in London's Notting Hill. Temple is aiming to
25 Sep 2002
Over 700 members and staff from Topnotch health clubs' London sites have spent the evening
25 Sep 2002
Staff from Flitwick Leisure Centre have gained sponsorship to train with the British Association of
25 Sep 2002
A second Ladies Workout Express 30 Minute Workout Centre franchise has been opened in Cheadle,
25 Sep 2002
JJB Sports is planning to open a 50,000sq ft health club and store in Widnes,
25 Sep 2002
Life Fitness has launched a 'Calorie Crunch' gym challenge in a bid to increase member
23 Sep 2002
Pulse has completed a project with Kilkeel Leisure Centre, Northern Ireland to upgrade its fitness
19 Sep 2002
An inquest held on 13 September recorded a verdict of death by misadventure on 29-year-old
17 Sep 2002
Directors of Hunters Leisure have decided to place the company into administration 'for a short
17 Sep 2002
Lewisham Council has opened three of its leisure centres after a £3m refurbishment project. Since
17 Sep 2002
Findings of the Fitness Industry Association's (FIA) Retention Study will be presented at Leisure Industry
17 Sep 2002
Research undertaken by health club operator, LA Fitness, found that a ten-week strength training programme
16 Sep 2002
LivingWell is hosting a 24-hour global spin challenge to raise money for Whizz-Kidz - a
16 Sep 2002
Jubilee Hall Clubs has won a two-year extension to its original contract to manage the
16 Sep 2002
Pulse is seeking investment opportunities in the local authority market. The company says it is
16 Sep 2002
Following a new report on obesity warning that three out of four Britons could be
16 Sep 2002
Olympian Nick Gillingham MBE has officially launched the nationwide challenge, 'Aspire Channel Swim 2002'. Participants
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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
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The GM of The Club & Spa Bristol tells us about the cutting
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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
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Dr Paul Bedford talks
to Jak Phillips about
the double-edged
sword of the strength
training trend and his
ambitions for the sector
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“One exciting opportunity we have is to expand our presence in the healthcare market, due to all the data we collect”
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Liz Terry looks at which operators
are most recognised by consumers,
using Kantar’s latest brand insight
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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
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HCM 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”
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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
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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
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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
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A new study from researchers at Yale shows HIIT can reverse nerve damage caused by Parkinson’s
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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
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