Health Club Management magazine
2010 issue 10
3. Editor's letter: Get paid to stay fit
It will only be a matter of time before we start to debate the ethics of offering people financial incentives to exercise regularly - perhaps via a two-tier National Insurance scheme
6. Letters: Write to reply
Fitness must be more social to
succeed, says the founder of
Budapest Outdoor Fitness
8. News: News round-up
EasyGroup set to launch budget gym chain, and GLL and Nexus complete their merger
14. News: International news
Anytime Fitness moves into Poland
and énergie expands into the Middle
East and North Africa
16. News: People news
Keith Burnet joins easyGym from
Hilton, plus an interview with David
Cross of independent EVO Fitness
19. News: Supplier & training news
Life Fitness drops LeMond brand in favour of Keiser's M3 Indoor Cycle
20. Diary: Diary dates
Upcoming events include SIBEC UK
& Europe, taking place in Portugal
21. News: Competitive news
Fancy testing yourself in the Arctic
Survival Challenge? Find out more
in our charity events listing
22. Everyone's talking about...: Change4Life
£75m went into the Change4Life campaign. Did this have the desired results, or did it turn out to be a waste of money? With the budget scaled back, what will happen now?
24. Interview: Ramon Canela
Kate Cracknell talks to the founder and director of Barcelona-based health club chain DiR
28. Fitness testing: Spelling it out
In the second of a two-part series on fitness testing and exercise prescription, Kate Cracknell tries out Fitness First's BodyFirst package and the V-Check machine
32. Kids' fitness: Back to school
Zumba is the latest adult-focused craze to hit studios nationwide. Can clubs broaden their group exercise appeal even further by embracing the growing trend towards kids' classes?
Abigail Harris reports
37. Kids' fitness: Kids' fashion
What's new in the children's fitness market? What are the trends worth noting? We ask the experts
42. Interview: Fred Turok
The founder of LA Fitness tells Magali Robathan how his TAG charity is helping jobless young
people find work in the industry
45. Events preview: Creating change
Surgeon and educator Mario Alonso
Puig gives us a glimpse into his
upcoming IHRSA session on the
impact of exercise on our health
47. Crm series: The zen of software maintenance
When it comes to resolving problems with your club management software, the suppliers'
helpdesks can of course help - but your own staff knowledge is also key
51. Marketing: Making a splash
We ask our panel of experts for their thoughts on what's new in marketing, and what operators can do to get the biggest bang for their buck
54. Club entertainment: That's entertainment
Kath Hudson looks at some of the
latest products designed to keep
exercise interesting
58. New opening: One-stop shop
Premier Training has opened a brand
new training academy and job shop
in Finsbury Park, north London.
Rebecca Douglas pays a visit
62. Event review: A new age
Colin Milner reports on the key
discussion topics at the ICAA's
recent, inaugural, UK event
64. Dutch market: Going Dutch
How does the Dutch health and
fitness sector compare to the UK
market? Kate Cracknell reports
68. Fitness-kit.net special: Product round-up
BMX extends its Cruise range, Fitech
V5 secures new distributors and EZRunner
introduces new features
70. Research round-up: Activity vs Obesity
A recent US study has revealed that
there can be 'varying' benefits of
exercise. We take a closer look
75. Lightwieghts: Mental exercises can burn calories too
The wonders of mental exercise for burning calories, and the company that creates treadmills for dogs
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