UPDATE
ihrsa preparing for 30th anniversary convention tom walker
IHRSA will hold its 30th Anniversary International Convention & Trade Show in the US next month. Taking place in San Francisco, California,
between 16 and 19 March, the event will gather the major players of the global industry under one roof, with a number of keynote speeches, seminars and a large trade floor showcasing the latest equipment. Speakers at this year’s event include author Daniel Pink, management consultant Patrick Lencioni, Tony Hsieh, CEO of
zappos.com, and Phil Keoghan, host of Te Amazing Race (see p74).
tom walker
The Fi tnes s Indust r y Association (FIA) has established a Joint Consultative Forum with a number of royal medical colleges and faculties as part of efforts to increase the number of exercise referrals from GPs. The forum is the first of
its kind and has been designed to offer exercise professionals the opportunity to ‘share a table’ with doctors from a number of the royal colleges, including the Royal College of General Practitioners. According to the FIA, there is still limited
use of exercise as part of preventative medicine – an issue that the association has identified as one of its key priorities to rectify. Te group is chaired by Dr John Searle OBE,
the FIA’s chief medical officer, who says: “Exercise has not been used regularly in primary care
Members at more than 200 clubs are taking part
voting underway to find clubs with the x factor tom walker
Voting is well underway by thousands of health club members to find the best clubs across the UK, as voted by consumers. More than 200 clubs are competing in
the first year of a unique competition where the members become the judges, rating the services and facilities provided to them. Te voting system enables clubs of all
sizes to vie for the title of Best Health Club in the UK. Clubs will be shortlisted in 14 regions and the winners will be announced at LIW in September. For details, go to www.healthclubawards.
co.uk or call +44 (0)1892 610245.
NEWS joint consultative forum launches
Te forum aims to promote exercise’s role within preventative medicine
and we’re now joining forces with the medical profession to do something about that. “Now that the forum has been established,
with the support of the fitness sector and the Department of Health, it has been agreed that its first task will be to draw up new standards in exercise referral.”
topnotch expands into budget sector tom walker
Topnotch Health Clubs has secured a deal with budget club operator Fitness4less which will allow Topnotch to operate clubs under the Fitness4Less brand. Steve Bradley, operations director
for Topnotch Health Clubs, says: “We studied the affordable health club market closely and felt that Fitness4less offered the best opportunity for us to expand into this exciting new sector. “Partnering with Fitness4less, we believe that
we can utilise our existing skills, knowledge and expertise in order to provide members with everything you would expect from a traditional gym but at a budget price.”
Topnotch currently operates nine clubs in the UK Topnotch will be opening its first two
Fitness4less Clubs in Nottingham and Cardiff (both due to open early 2011), and has announced “ambitious” rollout plans for 2011. Topnotch currently operates nine clubs.
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