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Lose weight, tone up, get fit? Is this what your members really want from a club, and how does it affect retention? Melvyn Hillsdon reports
HCM issue 7 2014
Sean James reports on the growing functionality and popularity of apps among gym members and health club operators alike
HCM issue 6 2014
IHRSA Annual Convention & Trade Show, IHRSA 2014, Sally Hogshead, Gary Vaynerchuck, Dan Heath, Luke Williams
HCM issue 5 2014
Bannatyne Group chair Duncan Bannatyne has sparked a lively debate among
industry leaders over the issue of membership discounts.
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08 Jan 2014
Is discounting good for business or can it attract 'problem members'?
HCM issue 1 2014
A report on the third annual Health Club Awards, which took place during LIW in September
HCM issue 11 2013
The Global Spa and Wellness Summit - being held in New Delhi, India - was
buzzing earlier this morning (6 October) as it welcomed keynote speaker the
Dalai Lama, to participate in a discussion on the subject, What is Wellness?
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06 Oct 2013
What will be the future of the traditional full-service club in the face of the growing microgym market? Kate Cracknell reports
HCM issue 10 2013
In the second of his three-part series on retention and the member journey, Guy Griffiths looks at the ongoing health club member
HCM issue 6 2013
In part one of a new retention series, Guy Griffiths looks at the importance of the new member journey
HCM issue 5 2013
The first in a new behaviour change series looks at the individual as expert
HCM issue 5 2013
Abigail Harris takes a look at the latest software designed to help members feel a sense of belonging to their gym 'community'
HCM issue 4 2013
Personal training has proved a tough nut to crack for many operators, but there are some notable success stories from around the world
HCM issue 3 2013
Almost two thirds of women work out harder when they exercise with a friend, according to new research
by Virgin Active.
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22 Jan 2013
Health and fitness operators have "much work to do" if they want to improve consumers' perception of them, according to the first ever national Net Promoter Score (NPS) study conducted on the sector by Leisure-Net Solutions in partnership with The Retention People.
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18 Mar 2011
Research companies Leisure-net and The Retention People (TRP) have joined forces to launch a new customer service survey for the health and fitness sector.
news •
04 Aug 2010
Private equity-owned gym chain LA Fitness has earmarked £30m for a comprehensive refurbishment programme of its 83-strong portfolio of health clubs in the UK.
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03 Nov 2009
Mike Balfour, founder of Fitness First, one of the largest gym chains in the world, has resigned from the company's board.
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01 Oct 2009
Leading clubs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have invested in Precor’s AMT.
news •
03 Nov 2008
Sports trust Freedom Leisure is offering a new personal training and nutritional advice service at its facilities in Uckfield and Crowborough, East Sussex.
news •
07 Apr 2008
Already well-known in the Littlehampton area for scoring the winning goal
and securing a gold medal for English football in the 2005 Deaf Olympics, 23-year-old BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lee Farrell has now become the
UK’s first profoundly deaf lifeguard.
news •
04 May 2006
The message that we should all do five sessions of vigorous exercise a week is entirely counter productive, claims health club chain Esporta after conducting a three-year review of the government’s physical activity initiatives.
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04 Apr 2006
Freedom Leisure will officially open its £1m transformation of Hailsham Leisure Centre in
Sussex on 28 March.
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16 Mar 2006
The Register of Exercise Professionals’ (REPs) Working in Fitness 2004 survey has shown that three out of four fitness professionals would recommend their employer to a friend, but it also found that poor and arbitrary terms and conditions – especially among men and women at the same level – remain a major concern.
news •
28 Sep 2004
51 Cannons health and fitness clubs and nine Courtneys leisure centres aim to raise £1,000 each as part of a new partnership with the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
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19 Mar 2004
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D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with
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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
HCM People
Belinda Steward
MD of leisure, health and wellbeing, Places Leisure Places Leisure“We need to make it automatic that when people go to their doctor, they’re offered exercise rather than medication where appropriate”
HCM magazine
What needs to happen to integrate physical activity with
healthcare? Leaders in the sector share their thoughts
HCM magazine
“I needed a new management team with the talent and leadership to reposition a 20-year-old brand”
HCM magazine
The Elevate trade show and conference comes to London next
month. HCM gives the low down on what to look out for
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