The event featured a number of live fitness class demos, including Piloxing Credit: FIBO/Behrendt und Rausch
Last week’s FIBO trade show for fitness, wellness and health in Germany’s Cologne attracted a record 138,000 visitors over its four event days.
The show has gone from strength to strength, having almost tripled attendance figures over the past five years. This year it recorded a 19 per cent visitor increase on 2014’s show, as 725 exhibitors from 40 nations showcased their latest products.
“FIBO is among the leading trade fairs with the strongest growth momentum worldwide”, said Hans-Joachim Erbel, CEO of organiser Reed Exhibitions Deutschland. “The scale of this development is unparalleled in the international trade fair business.”
The gargantuan Exhibition Centre Cologne played host to FIBO 2015, which occupied 130,000sq m (1,399,308sq ft) of floor space. Organisers say next year’s event will cover even more ground, with over 80 per cent of FIBO 2016’s stand space booked already.
Health Club Management was on hand throughout FIBO 2015, live reporting on the latest developments throughout the show and posting them straight to the Health Club Management website. Check out some of the highlights from this year’s event below:
A round-up of all the latest product innovation on show at FIBO 2015 will appear in the forthcoming May 2015 edition of Health Club Management.
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The event featured a number of live fitness class demos, including Piloxing Credit: FIBO/Behrendt und Rausch
Last week’s FIBO trade show for fitness, wellness and health in Germany’s Cologne attracted a record 138,000 visitors over its four event days.
The show has gone from strength to strength, having almost tripled attendance figures over the past five years. This year it recorded a 19 per cent visitor increase on 2014’s show, as 725 exhibitors from 40 nations showcased their latest products.
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Health Club Management was on hand throughout FIBO 2015, live reporting on the latest developments throughout the show and posting them straight to the Health Club Management website. Check out some of the highlights from this year’s event below:
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