Health Club Management magazine
2019 issue 8
Health Club Management 2019 issue 8
On the Cover: Martin Seibold
The industry veteran is building a new fitness company
5. Editor's letter: Work and work out
Liz Terry shares her thoughts
11. Letters: Write to reply
Bridging the gap between medical and fitness
12. HCM People: Rich Hutson
The CEO of CHi Fitness, in Malaysia,
discusses turning the business around and
launching his latest new venture
16. HCM People: Martin Seibold
After reviving Fitness First Germany, Seibold
is building a portfolio of fitness brands
under new company, Life Fit Group
20. HCM People: Andrew Grill
The practical futurist gives operators his
advice on how to embrace digital
24. News:
Stay up-to-date with the latest news in
health, fitness and physical activity from
the UK and around the world
32. Events calendar:
Don’t miss these important industry
events, taking place in August and
September, including FIBO China, IHRSA
Fitness Brasil and National Fitness Day
34. Interview: Sophie Lawler
In her first year as CEO of Total Fitness,
membership has grown by 6,000. The first
female CEO in the UK’s commercial fitness
sector tells us how she’s implemented
cultural changes to grow the business
42. Ask the experts: European growth
How big could the European health and
fitness industry grow? What models will
have the biggest impact? We ask those
who have the most up-to-date research
46. Promotional feature: miha bodytec
EMS training is having a major impact on the studio and gym market and being used by athletes,
celebrities and also for rehabilitation
50. IHRSA Update: Planet fitness
The global health and fitness markets
reached an all-time high of 183 million
members across 65 markets in 2018. We
look at the key numbers for each region
57. Supplier showcase: Precor
Precor’s bikes are bringing success to a wide range of different health and fitness
operations, from boutiques to trusts
Health Club Management 2019 issue 8
On the Cover: Martin Seibold
The industry veteran is building a new fitness company
58. India: A true partnership
David Lloyd Leisure has partnered with
local operator Talwalkar’s Health Clubs
to open a new leisure club in Pune, India.
We speak with both operators
62. Social responsibility: Steel Warriors
A year after the launch of Steel Warriors’
first outdoor gym, made from confiscated
knives, the Co-op is funding 20 more
67. Supplier showcase: Pavigym
Fitness expert, Matt Roberts, has chosen Pavigym’s PRAMA system to create an immersive, personalised workout experience at his new gym at The Langley hotel in Berkshire
68. Interview: Jay Wright
From designing and managing the largest
hotel gym in the world, to a new live
steaming model to achieve global reach,
the founder of The Wright Fit discusses
his career journey and plans
76. Body scanning: Body image
One in five UK adults is worried about
their body image. We look at how fit-tech
can help to educate gym members on
how to achieve a healthy transformation
82. Trends: Fitness foresight
From vegan gyms to balance training, HCM
editor Liz Terry looks at fitness trends that
could impact your business
92. fitness-kit.net: Product innovations
Check out the most innovative new
products in health and fitness from Kaia
Health, Physical Company, Pulse Fitness
and Hutchison Technologies
93. Promotional feature: TRX
‘TRX® for Yoga’ education fuses suspension
training and yoga
95. Promotional feature: Power Plate
Power Plate is launching a trade in, trade up programme
100. HCM celebrates: Augie Nieto
Industry legend and charity fundraiser
Augie Nieto is returning as a co-investor
and board member to Life Fitness, where
he served as president from 1977 to 2000
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