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3 Editor's letter

Yes you can

Primary Care Trusts spend an average of £5m each year at local level treating illness caused by inactivity and it's estimated that 9,000 premature deaths each year are caused by obesity

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6 Letters

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The industry needs a radical change in its approach to working with older people, says Norman Smith of HUR UK

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8 News

News round-up

£31m Hillingdon Centre opens, DLL starts work on £11m Exeter club, plus the latest independent operator, supplier and training news

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14 News

International news

FITLane to open fourth club, and the Ben Dunne Group introduces a new 'high value' health club concept

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16 News

FIA update

An in-depth look at the TwentyTen Commission, plus feedback from last month's Let's Dance with Change4Life weekend

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20 News

People news

YMCAfit appoints a new executive director, plus we talk to the UK's first blind fitness instructor

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22 News

Competitive edge

Charity events including the Grand Canyon Ultra Marathon and the Mount Everest Base Camp Trek

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23 Leisure diary

Diary dates

SIBEC UK takes place next month

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24 Everyone's talking about

The grey market

What's the key to tapping into the older people's fitness market?

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26 Interview

Niki Keene

Curves' international wellness director talks to Kate Cracknell about teaching the fitness and healthcare sectors to speak the same language

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30 Industry research

The fitness future

Research by Mintel and Les Mills signals a transformation of the fitness industry as we know it. We report

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35 Group exercise

Money makers

We ask the experts for their suggestions on using group exercise to drive secondary revenue

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38 New opening

Village life

Rhianon Howells pays a visit to the new Richmond Village Letcombe Regis retirement home, where a gym and spa facilities are central to enhancing people's physical and mental health

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42 Exercise and ageing

Gym'll fix it

With better health in later years now seen as a key priority for the government, we look at the role of the health and fitness industry in driving this agenda

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46 Dance

The strictly effect

The success of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing has led to a boom in dance-based exercise. Kate Cracknell reports

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52 Retention software

Result!

What results can operators expect from installing retention software? Our panel of operators give their verdict on the systems used in their facilities and offer suggestions for future product enhancements

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57 Fitness franchising

A franchise for everyone

Julie Fisher takes a look at what's new in the fitness franchise market

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62 Research round-up

Market value

An Australian study has assessed a range of interventions to determine the most effective way to promote exercise among adults, in terms of health benefits and financial cost

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64 Nutrional products

Business booster

Kath Hudson talks to operators who've bolstered their business throughout the recession by driving secondary revenue from sales of nutritional products

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66 Fitness-kit special

Drinks

Drinks to complement your members' fitness efforts, including Lucozade Lite, Ultrabody's Daily Wellness Range and Red Bull Shots

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68 Show preview

Bodypower expo

Next month's BodyPower Expo focuses on disciplines such as bodybuilding and martial arts

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70 Show preview

Fibo

The 25th annual FIBO event takes place this month in Essen, Germany, with more than 530 exhibitors expected from 38 countries

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75 Lightweights

Bragging power times four

Taking photos of every meal can help people lose weight, while Piloxing a combination of pilates and boxing is guaranteed to wow your members

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EP 2010 issue 4

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Magazine archive

3 Editor's letter

Yes you can

6 Letters

Write to reply

The industry needs a radical change in its approach to working with older people, says Norman Smith of HUR UK

Download PDF magazine

8 News

News round-up

£31m Hillingdon Centre opens, DLL starts work on £11m Exeter club, plus the latest independent operator, supplier and training news

Download PDF magazine

14 News

International news

FITLane to open fourth club, and the Ben Dunne Group introduces a new 'high value' health club concept

Download PDF magazine

16 News

FIA update

An in-depth look at the TwentyTen Commission, plus feedback from last month's Let's Dance with Change4Life weekend

Download PDF magazine

20 News

People news

YMCAfit appoints a new executive director, plus we talk to the UK's first blind fitness instructor

Download PDF magazine

22 News

Competitive edge

Charity events including the Grand Canyon Ultra Marathon and the Mount Everest Base Camp Trek

Download PDF magazine

23 Leisure diary

Diary dates

SIBEC UK takes place next month

Download PDF magazine

24 Everyone's talking about

The grey market

What's the key to tapping into the older people's fitness market?

Download PDF magazine

26 Interview

Niki Keene

Curves' international wellness director talks to Kate Cracknell about teaching the fitness and healthcare sectors to speak the same language

Download PDF magazine

30 Industry research

The fitness future

Research by Mintel and Les Mills signals a transformation of the fitness industry as we know it. We report

Download PDF magazine

35 Group exercise

Money makers

We ask the experts for their suggestions on using group exercise to drive secondary revenue

Download PDF magazine

38 New opening

Village life

42 Exercise and ageing

Gym'll fix it

With better health in later years now seen as a key priority for the government, we look at the role of the health and fitness industry in driving this agenda

Download PDF magazine

46 Dance

The strictly effect

The success of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing has led to a boom in dance-based exercise. Kate Cracknell reports

Download PDF magazine

52 Retention software

Result!

57 Fitness franchising

A franchise for everyone

Julie Fisher takes a look at what's new in the fitness franchise market

Download PDF magazine

62 Research round-up

Market value

An Australian study has assessed a range of interventions to determine the most effective way to promote exercise among adults, in terms of health benefits and financial cost

Download PDF magazine

64 Nutrional products

Business booster

Kath Hudson talks to operators who've bolstered their business throughout the recession by driving secondary revenue from sales of nutritional products

Download PDF magazine

66 Fitness-kit special

Drinks

Drinks to complement your members' fitness efforts, including Lucozade Lite, Ultrabody's Daily Wellness Range and Red Bull Shots

Download PDF magazine

68 Show preview

Bodypower expo

Next month's BodyPower Expo focuses on disciplines such as bodybuilding and martial arts

Download PDF magazine

70 Show preview

Fibo

The 25th annual FIBO event takes place this month in Essen, Germany, with more than 530 exhibitors expected from 38 countries

Download PDF magazine

75 Lightweights

Bragging power times four

Taking photos of every meal can help people lose weight, while Piloxing a combination of pilates and boxing is guaranteed to wow your members

Download PDF magazine

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Basic-Fit hints Spanish Holmes Place clubs might be sold

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Nuffield Health calls for National Movement Strategy as research shows decline in fitness levels among some consumers

Nuffield Health’s fourth annual survey, the Healthier Nation Index, has found people moved slightly more in 2023 than 2022, but almost 75 per cent are still not meeting WHO guidelines.

Immediate rewards can motivate people to exercise, finds new research

Short-term incentives for exercise, such as using daily reminders, rewards or games, can lead to sustained increases in activity according to new research.

RSG opens flagship John Reed in Berlin, as its builds out its 'world city' portfolio

With the launch of its 49th John Reed, RSG Group is looking for more opportunities for its high- end brand in the US and Europe, but is pausing UK expansion.

PureGym's new results set it up for accelerating growth

PureGym saw revenues rise by 15 per cent in 2023, with the company announcing plans to develop 200 new clubs in the next three to four years.

Deloitte says European health club market hit an all-time high for revenues in 2023

Following three disrupted lockdown years, the European fitness market bounced back in 2023, according to Deloitte and EuropeActive’s hot off the press European Health & Fitness Market Report 2024.

Workers' Educational Association and CLUK team up to launch Carbon Literacy Course

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Circadian Trust invests in wellness to support its NHS partnerships

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