Health Club Management January 2010

fi a update news
from the board fi a board members announced
The FIA is delighted to announce that Stalker. “Dave’s commitment to creating
its new board has been elected. a strong voice for this community is
The successful candidates are: Heather welcomed – we need every corner of
Frankham, education; John Gamble, our industry represented vociferously.”
re-elected for multi-site operators; and In addition to these appointments, Niki
Dave Wright, single site operators. Keene, international wellness director
Having founded Lifetime in of Curves International, has been co-
1995, Frankham’s nomination was opted on to the board. “Niki has an NHS
underpinned by a reputation for background, which will bring an added
sourcing and deploying training budgets dimension to the team as we continue
to help operators enhance their ‘people to evolve and deploy our wellbeing and
assets’. David Stalker, FIA executive healthcare strategy,” says Stalker.
director, says: “Heather has built a Commencing their three-year term of
very successful business by focusing on offi ce this month, the FIA board’s fi rst
from the board quality and listening to her clients. Her meeting will be in March.
combination of business incisiveness
ian mahoney • md •
and deep knowledge of training at the
coalface will be invaluable.”
reebok sports club
A veteran with over 25 years’
experience as both an operator and
As I near the end of my stint on the a fi tness equipment supplier, John
FIA board, I ask the question: what Gamble is now MD of Fitness First UK.
does the FIA do for me? And the “John has served on the board for a
answer is... everything! number of years and his reputation as a
For independent clubs in strategic thinker with an innate feel for
particular, I’ve seen fi rst-hand the the consumer market will be critical to
remarkable work that goes on at the board as it steers the TwentyTen
the FIA to give them a voice at Commission’s strategic review of our
the very top table of government future,” says Stalker (see p20).
and the opposition. The political Dave Wright, CEO of Creative Fitness
lobbying that’s conducted on our Marketing (CFM), is well known and
behalf is quite mind-blowing in respected among the independent
terms of the impact it will ultimately operator sector. “There’s no greater
have on our future trading. champion for the independent operator Heather Frankham has been elected
I cannot overstate the community in this country,” adds board representative for education
importance of having a robust
trade body to fi ght for recognition
of what our industry can achieve in
dc leisure fi rst operator to adopt the new hcs
the battle to improve the health of
the nation. While I appreciate the
altruistic nature of the FIA’s work,
I equally welcome the enhanced D
C leisure is the first operator a win-win-win for DC Leisure. Firstly,
to sign up to the new Health it will give complete confi dence to
Commitment Statement. the NHS staff who are commissioning
trade that their campaigning brings The HCS, created as an alternative more and more preventative health
the way of operators. to the traditional PAR-Q (Pre Activity programmes from us. Secondly, it
The desire to engineer a Readiness Questionnaire), has been will save us money because we will
minimum standard of operating developed by the FIA in association with no longer need to pay for doctors to
should also be applauded by those medico-legal risk management specialist give the all clear for new members
who are truly committed to this EIDO (see HCM Nov/Dec 09, p16). to exercise. And thirdly, it will
business, as our reputation can The aim is for the HCS to help the enable more people to join our gyms
easily be stained by a small minority industry adopt a uniform approach immediately, instead of being delayed or
unless we are on our guard. to new members, resulting in greater put off completely by the old PAR-Q.”
The Olympics will no doubt mark clarity for consumers and reduced costs David Stalker, FIA executive
a sea change in attitude to health and for operators. The HCS is also designed director, says: “The HCS was designed
fi tness, and it’s a golden opportunity to improve the relationship between to help the industry strengthen its
to draw new people into our clubs the fi tness and medical sectors, by role as a disease prevention specialist.
and centres. However, it will require lessening the referral burden on GPs. It also brings operators in line with
the help of the FIA to fully capitalise Commenting for DC Leisure, CEO all other sports and active leisure
on this once in a lifetime event. Steve Phillpott says: “The new HCS is providers regarding health matters.”
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