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3 Editor's letter

Making connections

If staff can be trained in how to pick up on differences in others, as well as making changes to their own behaviour, they will be able to make a significant impact on retention levels.

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6 Letters

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The FIA on promoting VAT exemption for fitness facilities, and a look at why clubs and leisure centres might be losing their sense of fun

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10 News

News round-up

Anytime Fitness announces UK plans, Harlow Leisurezone opens and Pure Gym plans expansion

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16 News

International news

DiR expands into yoga, SHOKK opens its first site in Qatar, the Australian music usage verdict is announced, and a re-opening for Tel Aviv University's refurbished gym

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18 News

FIA update

The FIA's CMO looks back on his first year in the post, and the FIA announces discounted VPL licence

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22 News

People news

DC Leisure appoints group health and wellbeing manager, and Pure Gym names new group ops manager

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25 News

Competitive edge

Events include the Great Scottish Run, Maggie's Night Hike and a Men's Health competition

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27 Diary

Diary dates

Upcoming dates for the diary include the FIA's FLAME Conference, the World Leisure Congress and Leisure Industry Week

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28 Everyone's talking about

Is fitness still fun?

Has the more serious, healthcare focused element of the fitness sector's offering taken the fun out of things? Kath Hudson ask the experts

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30 Interview

Steve Kass and Tom Johnston

Rhianon Howells talks to the CEO and COO of American Leisure about delivering lifestyle services and becoming a truly global company

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34 Olympic legacy

Enduring appeal

Mike Hill visits the Sydney Olympic Aquatic Centre in Australia to see what London can learn about fulfilling its Olympic legacy promise

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38 Exercise prescription

Making it personal

FitPro's education manager Laura McStay investigates the different approaches to exercise prescription

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42 Fitness-kit.net special

Studio equipment

Including the new LIVESTRONG by Matrix range and the 20th anniversary of the Reebok Step

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43 Fitness holidays

Viva Espana

Karen Maxwell looks at the lifechanging approach of the RFH Fitness fitness camp in Andalucia

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46 Group Exercise

In the groove

We talk to the founder of Zumba

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51 Member payments

Money talks

The many member payment options now available mean clubs can focus on what really matters - helping their members achieve their training goals

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54 Legal briefing

Safe not sorry

A look at the health and safety implications for fitness operators of the recent court case brought against Holmes Place Health Clubs

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56 Exercise management

Data mining

Exercise management systems are one of the most useful tools available to fitness clubs, so why aren't more managers using the data they collect?

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60 Prehab and rehab

Mending members

Harley Street osteopath Nick Potter gives his thoughts on the opportunities for health clubs and leisure centres to tap in to the market for prehab and rehab

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64 Research round-up

Mind over matter

Practising yoga is more likely to lead to 'mindful eating' than other forms of physical activity, says new research

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65 Retention series

Creating bonds

Julie Cramer investigates ways in which operators can enhance their relationship with their members

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68 Corporate fitness

Corporate outreach

Is corporate wellness a market that more health club operators should be tapping in to?

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75 Lightweights

Fighting the flab like a warrior

Samurai fitness classes, ceilidh workouts and evidence that exercise enables to people to continue their love lives into their 80s

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EP 2010 issue 7
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Magazine archive
3 Editor's letter

Making connections

If staff can be trained in how to pick up on differences in others, as well as making changes to their own behaviour, they will be able to make a significant impact on retention levels.

Download PDF magazine

6 Letters

Write to reply

The FIA on promoting VAT exemption for fitness facilities, and a look at why clubs and leisure centres might be losing their sense of fun

Download PDF magazine

10 News

News round-up

Anytime Fitness announces UK plans, Harlow Leisurezone opens and Pure Gym plans expansion

Download PDF magazine

16 News

International news

DiR expands into yoga, SHOKK opens its first site in Qatar, the Australian music usage verdict is announced, and a re-opening for Tel Aviv University's refurbished gym

Download PDF magazine

18 News

FIA update

The FIA's CMO looks back on his first year in the post, and the FIA announces discounted VPL licence

Download PDF magazine

22 News

People news

DC Leisure appoints group health and wellbeing manager, and Pure Gym names new group ops manager

Download PDF magazine

25 News

Competitive edge

Events include the Great Scottish Run, Maggie's Night Hike and a Men's Health competition

Download PDF magazine

27 Diary

Diary dates

Upcoming dates for the diary include the FIA's FLAME Conference, the World Leisure Congress and Leisure Industry Week

Download PDF magazine

28 Everyone's talking about

Is fitness still fun?

Has the more serious, healthcare focused element of the fitness sector's offering taken the fun out of things? Kath Hudson ask the experts

Download PDF magazine

30 Interview

Steve Kass and Tom Johnston

Rhianon Howells talks to the CEO and COO of American Leisure about delivering lifestyle services and becoming a truly global company

Download PDF magazine

34 Olympic legacy

Enduring appeal

Mike Hill visits the Sydney Olympic Aquatic Centre in Australia to see what London can learn about fulfilling its Olympic legacy promise

Download PDF magazine

38 Exercise prescription

Making it personal

FitPro's education manager Laura McStay investigates the different approaches to exercise prescription

Download PDF magazine

42 Fitness-kit.net special

Studio equipment

Including the new LIVESTRONG by Matrix range and the 20th anniversary of the Reebok Step

Download PDF magazine

43 Fitness holidays

Viva Espana

Karen Maxwell looks at the lifechanging approach of the RFH Fitness fitness camp in Andalucia

Download PDF magazine

46 Group Exercise

In the groove

We talk to the founder of Zumba

Download PDF magazine

51 Member payments

Money talks

The many member payment options now available mean clubs can focus on what really matters - helping their members achieve their training goals

Download PDF magazine

54 Legal briefing

Safe not sorry

A look at the health and safety implications for fitness operators of the recent court case brought against Holmes Place Health Clubs

Download PDF magazine

56 Exercise management

Data mining

Exercise management systems are one of the most useful tools available to fitness clubs, so why aren't more managers using the data they collect?

Download PDF magazine

60 Prehab and rehab

Mending members

Harley Street osteopath Nick Potter gives his thoughts on the opportunities for health clubs and leisure centres to tap in to the market for prehab and rehab

Download PDF magazine

64 Research round-up

Mind over matter

Practising yoga is more likely to lead to 'mindful eating' than other forms of physical activity, says new research

Download PDF magazine

65 Retention series

Creating bonds

Julie Cramer investigates ways in which operators can enhance their relationship with their members

Download PDF magazine

68 Corporate fitness

Corporate outreach

Is corporate wellness a market that more health club operators should be tapping in to?

Download PDF magazine

75 Lightweights

Fighting the flab like a warrior

Samurai fitness classes, ceilidh workouts and evidence that exercise enables to people to continue their love lives into their 80s

Download PDF magazine

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Providence Equity Partners takes control of VivaGym and its Fitness Hut brand
US private equity fund, Providence Equity Partners, is acquiring a majority stake in VivaGym from Bridges Fund Management, which will exit as a shareholder. Financial terms have not been disclosed.
Bannatyne has bounced back from the pandemic
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Basic-Fit hints Spanish Holmes Place clubs might be sold
There is speculation that Basic Fit will sell the five Spanish Holmes Place clubs it has just acquired from RSG Group in a 47-club deal.
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
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RSG opens flagship John Reed in Berlin, as its builds out its 'world city' portfolio
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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
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