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3 Editor's letter

Activity guidelines

Kate Cracknell gives an overview of the latest physical activity guidelines from the UK's chief medical officers

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6 Letters

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We must challenge body image anxiety to get more people active, says Rosi Prescott of Central YMCA

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8 News

News round-up

Fitness First launches Klick Fitness, and FLAME winners are announced

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16 News

International news

Anytime Fitness expands in Mexico, Gold's Gym unveils Middle East plans, and UFC opens in Hawaii

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18 News

People news

Shoulders joins Retention Management, and Leveque joins CFM

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20 News

Ihrsa update

Advice on employees' use of social media, and a snapshot of the findings from the IHRSA Global 25 report

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24 News

Fia update

The new FIA Research Institute launches at Greenwich University

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26 News

Competitive edge

Do a freefall, cycle in French wine country or go for a walk in vintage fashion - all for charity

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27 Diary

Diary dates

Get ready for LIW and the BASES Annual Conference

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28 Everyone's talking about...

Paying for parks

Should personal trainers have to pay to use public outdoor spaces when they train their clients?

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30 Interview

Mark Sesnan

The MD of leisure trust GLL talks about diversifying the brand, the problem with procurement, and seizing the opportunity presented by the 2012 Olympics

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36 Indoor cycling

Money spinner

How can operators maximise the ROI from their indoor cycling offering? We ask the experts

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40 Sports conditioning

Staying on top

With elite athletes now competing into their 40s and even 50s, we take a look at their conditioning needs

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43 Pilates

Pure versus applied

Should pilates only ever be taught as Joseph Pilates designed it, or is there scope for it to evolve?

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48 Resistance training

Getting to grips with resistance equipment

Details of recent launches across the different categories of resistance kit

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52 Fitness franchises

Into India

The second of a two-part series on international franchises entering the Indian market: Snap Fitness, Vivafit, Holmes Place and Anytime Fitness

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57 Health club spa

Raising the spa

The Corinthia Hotel London opened last month, including a brand new integrated spa and fitness concept: ESPA Life. Kay Glover pays a visit

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60 Health club spa

Body of evidence

New research suggests that just one massage can bring about significant physiological changes

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61 Health club spa

Spa news

The Rooms opens at The Albany, and a new vision for The Malvern

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62 Health club spa

Starting young

Could operators in the UK learn from their European counterparts and introduce a kids-only spa offering? Kath Hudson reports

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66 Health club spa

Local luxury

Julie Cramer talks to the team behind Inside Spa following a new extension designed to meet demand at the public sector spa

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72 fitness-kit.net

Special Vibration training

A new distributor for Vibrogym, and Power Plate previews its powerBIKE

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75 Project profiles

Project showcase

Cybex equips the new fitness facilities at the University of Bristol, and STOTT PILATES launches new specialist training courses

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Special Product round-up

Myride v3.0 launches in the UK, and MyoTruk heads to France

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83 Lightweights

Olive oil treatments in Greece

The Grace Mykonos hotel in Greece has launched three quirky new spa treatments in preparation for visitors this summer

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EP 2011 issue 8

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Magazine archive

3 Editor's letter

Activity guidelines

Kate Cracknell gives an overview of the latest physical activity guidelines from the UK's chief medical officers

Download PDF magazine

6 Letters

Write to reply

We must challenge body image anxiety to get more people active, says Rosi Prescott of Central YMCA

Download PDF magazine

8 News

News round-up

Fitness First launches Klick Fitness, and FLAME winners are announced

Download PDF magazine

16 News

International news

Anytime Fitness expands in Mexico, Gold's Gym unveils Middle East plans, and UFC opens in Hawaii

Download PDF magazine

18 News

People news

Shoulders joins Retention Management, and Leveque joins CFM

Download PDF magazine

20 News

Ihrsa update

Advice on employees' use of social media, and a snapshot of the findings from the IHRSA Global 25 report

Download PDF magazine

24 News

Fia update

The new FIA Research Institute launches at Greenwich University

Download PDF magazine

26 News

Competitive edge

Do a freefall, cycle in French wine country or go for a walk in vintage fashion - all for charity

Download PDF magazine

27 Diary

Diary dates

Get ready for LIW and the BASES Annual Conference

Download PDF magazine

28 Everyone's talking about...

Paying for parks

Should personal trainers have to pay to use public outdoor spaces when they train their clients?

Download PDF magazine

30 Interview

Mark Sesnan

The MD of leisure trust GLL talks about diversifying the brand, the problem with procurement, and seizing the opportunity presented by the 2012 Olympics

Download PDF magazine

36 Indoor cycling

Money spinner

How can operators maximise the ROI from their indoor cycling offering? We ask the experts

Download PDF magazine

40 Sports conditioning

Staying on top

With elite athletes now competing into their 40s and even 50s, we take a look at their conditioning needs

Download PDF magazine

43 Pilates

Pure versus applied

Should pilates only ever be taught as Joseph Pilates designed it, or is there scope for it to evolve?

Download PDF magazine

48 Resistance training

Getting to grips with resistance equipment

Details of recent launches across the different categories of resistance kit

Download PDF magazine

52 Fitness franchises

Into India

The second of a two-part series on international franchises entering the Indian market: Snap Fitness, Vivafit, Holmes Place and Anytime Fitness

Download PDF magazine

57 Health club spa

Raising the spa

The Corinthia Hotel London opened last month, including a brand new integrated spa and fitness concept: ESPA Life. Kay Glover pays a visit

Download PDF magazine

60 Health club spa

Body of evidence

New research suggests that just one massage can bring about significant physiological changes

Download PDF magazine

61 Health club spa

Spa news

The Rooms opens at The Albany, and a new vision for The Malvern

Download PDF magazine

62 Health club spa

Starting young

Could operators in the UK learn from their European counterparts and introduce a kids-only spa offering? Kath Hudson reports

Download PDF magazine

66 Health club spa

Local luxury

Julie Cramer talks to the team behind Inside Spa following a new extension designed to meet demand at the public sector spa

Download PDF magazine

72 fitness-kit.net

Special Vibration training

A new distributor for Vibrogym, and Power Plate previews its powerBIKE

Download PDF magazine

75 Project profiles

Project showcase

Cybex equips the new fitness facilities at the University of Bristol, and STOTT PILATES launches new specialist training courses

Download PDF magazine

78 fitness-kit.net

Special Product round-up

Myride v3.0 launches in the UK, and MyoTruk heads to France

Download PDF magazine

83 Lightweights

Olive oil treatments in Greece

The Grace Mykonos hotel in Greece has launched three quirky new spa treatments in preparation for visitors this summer

Download PDF magazine

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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

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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Sue Anstiss' Game Changers podcast headed for Elevate 2024

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Group exercise complaints now a thing of the past for Reynolds Group

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COMPANY PROFILES

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ukactive is the UK’s leading not-for-profit membership body for the physical activity sector, bringi [more...]

+ More profiles

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