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Health Club Management
2011 issue 7

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3   Editor's letter: The contract question
Kate Cracknell asks if it's time to get more creative with contracts More>>
 
6   Letters: Write to reply
People starting in fitness need career advice, not a sales pitch, says Adam Simpson of Soho Gyms Academy More>>
 
8   News: News round-up
DLL unveils plans for £12m club, and Fitness First opens in Highbury More>>
 
14   News: International news
Holmes Place to enter India, and the announcement of a new budget club operation for Portugal More>>
 
16   News: People news
Queen's Birthday Honours for leisure industry people More>>
 
18   News: Ihrsa update
Prevention strategies must be more widely adopted to secure a healthier future, says Meredith Poppler More>>
 
22   News: fia update
Latest figures show the UK fitness industry to be standing strong in challenging times, says Dave Stalker More>>
 
24   Diary: Diary dates
The FIA FLAME Conference takes place this month, with the IDEA World Fitness Convention in August More>>
 
25   News: Competitive edge
Climbing the BT Tower, running through the Dorset hills and taking on a chilly challenge in Yukon More>>
 
26   Everyone's talking about... : Kids' fitness
kids' fitness Have the cuts nudged children's fitness off the political agenda? More>>
 
28   Interview: Paul Lorimer-Wing
The joint CEO of easyGym talks to Kate Cracknell about the company's 'premium low-cost' model More>>
 
34   New opening: In the ring
Metropolitan has just opened its latest club - in a former bullring in Barcelona. Kate Cracknell reports More>>
 
38   Retention series: Fitness force
Fitness staff should be trained and incentivised to interact with members, says Melvyn Hillsdon More>>
 
42   Rehab: On the mend
Kirstyn MacRandal visits the MOD's rehab centre at Headley Court More>>
 
46   Swimming pools: Making a splash
Pools are costly assets for operators but clever programming can help bring in much better returns. Kath Hudson reports More>>
 
 
51   Exercise management: On the move
New devices can track members' activities outside the facility and provide a mine of valuable information, says Dawn Tuckwell More>>
 
54   Fitness Franchises: The export market
Kate Cracknell looks at the progress of international health and fitness franchises in the Indian market More>>
 
58   Research round-up: Think twice
New research suggests that Type 2 diabetes sufferers can benefit from cardio and weight training combined More>>
 
60   Member payments: No friction, no fiction
Stuart Dyson looks at the future of membership payments More>>
 
64   Q & A: Franck Gueguen
The CEO of newly merged Club Med Gym and Silhouette Fitness talks about the international alliance and operating in an urban market More>>
 
66   fitness-kit.net: Special Nutritional products
A 'whole nutrition' bar for women and a protein bar to suppress appetite are among the new launches More>>
 
74   Health club awards: Members' choice
Announcing the shortlist for the inaugural Health Club Awards, as voted by club members nationwide More>>
 
76   fitness-kit.net special: FIBO award winners
The FIBO innovation awards recognise first-class health and fitness technology. We showcase this year's three winners: Technogym, Cube Sports and Lamiflex More>>
 
83   Lightweights: Brush up to get buff with new sport
Get fit with new extreme sport BrushBoarding, and lose weight in a virtual world More>>

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News headlines
Blackbird Leys legal troubles end as new pool complex in Oxford confirmed   24 May 2013

Blackbird Leys legal troubles end as new pool complex in Oxford confirmed

An £8.5m (US$12.85m, €9.89m) pool complex in Oxford that was originally scheduled to open last September has finally been given planning permission after a legal bid by residents to have the land awarded Town Green status was abandoned.

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Sport England awards £250,000 to get women active in Hounslow   23 May 2013

Sport England awards £250,000 to get women active in Hounslow

Women and girls across Hounslow will be helped to get into sport, after being awarded a £250,000 share of from Sport England’s £5.1 m Community Sport Activation Fund.

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BodyPower and SIBEC UK are two of the events taking place in May
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Operators increasingly need to demonstrate social value. Julie Cramer reports on the progress being made
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