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How can we tap into member psychology to create a health club environment that's inspiring to both spend time in and work out in? Kath Hudson reports
HCM issue 1 2014
Premier Global NASM has introduced a Nutrition Certifi cation course to help fitness
professionals give their clients the tools to achieve long-lasting, healthy behaviours
HCM issue 9 2019
Two new studies into children’s exercise look at why it matters, and how we can help ensure it happens
HCM issue 10 2014
Looking at images associated with overweight or obese people can influence a person’s
sense of smell, according to a study. The more negatively someone feels towards the
obese image, the worse he or she will tend to rate a particular scent.
news •
23 Mar 2015
Physical activity expert Dr William Bird MBE is among the standout names recruited to
Slimming World’s specialist advisor panel as the weight management company seeks to
combine exercise, nutrition and behaviour change experts to promote healthier lifestyles.
news •
15 Jul 2015
New research suggests that personality
determines the type of exercise regime a
person will get the most benefit from
HCM issue 2 2018
Fitness First launched a brand new concept club in
Melbourne, Australia, on 11 May. Progress-driven,
science-based and results-focused, the High
Performance Club (HPC) will teach members how
to train like an athlete to get superior results.
news •
26 May 2015
Running and other forms of aerobic exercise could help people to maintain self-
control and prevent cravings for junk food, according to research published in
the journal Psychosomatic Medicine.
news •
22 Sep 2014
Fitness First has hit out at the lack of supervision in British health clubs,
producing research it carried out with YouGov which claims Brits spend ‘up to
13,500 hours’ working out in low cost gyms unsupervised each week.
news •
23 May 2014
Before-school exercise could help to reduce the symptoms of ADHD in children
both at school and at home, according to a new study published in the
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology.
news •
11 Sep 2014
Exercise is being used to bring patients who've been seriously ill with COVID-19 back to
health.
news •
17 Jul 2020
The Gym Group has sought to gain an edge in the competitive budget gym sector by
commissioning a statistical model to understand the impact of price changes on member
acquisition and retention.
news •
18 Sep 2015
The new Level 3 standards to form the advanced fitness instructor qualification for full entry to the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) are due to be unveiled at the end of this month.
news •
08 Jun 2004
People who think they're less active than others their age actually die younger than those
who believe they're more active – even if their activity levels are the same or similar –
according to research by Stanford academics Octavia Zahrt and Alia Crum, published in
Health Psychology magazine.
news •
07 Aug 2017
People who seek medical advice about weight loss have hugely different outcomes
depending on how their doctor addresses the matter and how sympathetic they feel their
doctor to be.
news •
02 Apr 2019
A new training course designed to equip exercise professionals with the behaviour change
skills needed to get inactive people moving is being delivered to Everyone Active’s
exercise referral specialists.
news •
27 May 2015
Kath Hudson talks to gym operators specifically targeting plus-sized customers with tailored, non-intimidating packages
HCM issue 6 2013
‘Eating on the go’ while trying to lose weight could prove counter-productive, with a new
study finding that it leads to eating bigger portions later in the day, increasing risk of
weight gain and obesity.
news •
21 Aug 2015
Physical activity - no matter how minimal - can have a positive effect on happiness,
according to the
largest ever smartphone-based study.
news •
13 Jan 2017
If operators want to grow their business, they need to support
those with long-term health conditions, says Exi’s head of research.
She tells Kate Cracknell how this can be achieved
HCM issue 5 2023
The former boxing champion is passionate
about using the sport to increase confidence
and reduce stress, through her PT training
course and her Boxing Sisters initiative
HCM issue 10 2019
In the second of his two-part series on behaviour change, Dr Tim Anstiss examines the powerful potential of wellbeing coaching
HCM issue 7 2013
Personalisation of products and services is the key to future-proofing your fitness business, says Ken Hughes of Glacier Consulting
HCM issue 10 2015
Bhout is in pre-sales for its AI-driven boxing bag, which it calls a 'boxing bag with a brain'.
news •
27 Feb 2023
Fitness First Group has announced plans to spend more than Rs160 crores
(US$26m, €21m, £16.4m) on its expansion in India, to open 30 new premium
fitness clubs in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore in the next five years.
news •
24 Nov 2014
Fitness apps alone are unable to motivate most people to get active – but providing app users the
opportunity to interact with an online exercise community has a huge impact.
news •
24 Aug 2020
Ensuring physical activity levels do not fall significantly should be treated as a
"public health priority" in response to any future pandemics – as well as during
crisis planning for a possible second wave of a COVID-19.
news •
18 Aug 2020
The first ever Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) convention will take place on Thursday 8 December in London.
news •
30 Nov 2005
A global touch study has been launched to “explore our attitudes towards the physical
experience of touch” and investigate whether contemporary society experiences ‘touch hunger’.
news •
26 Feb 2020
A new comprehensive analysis of mindfulness
research, co-directed by a management
scientist at Case Western Reserve University, suggests
that injecting a corporate culture of
mindfulness not only improves focus, but the ability to
manage stress and how employees
work together.
news •
22 Mar 2016
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When a hefty round of investment
coincided with the pandemic, the
CEO of Midtown Athletic Clubs
feared the company – founded by
his grandfather – would go down
on his watch. He talks to Kath
Hudson about the pressure to
keep the business afloat
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With the industry experiencing a huge swing towards strength training, researchers recommend continuing to make the case for cardio
HCM magazine
The European fitness sector is beating pre-pandemic numbers according to the 11th annual European Health & Fitness Market Report 2024 from Deloitte and EuropeActive, as Karsten Hollasch reports
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