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HEALTH CLUB MANAGEMENT
Tony de Leede on getting fi t, fast p26 contents
03 editor’s letter If our sector wants to live up to its full potential, we have to act now, before the opportunity disappears, says Kate Cracknell
06 letters Graduates and non-graduates both have a role to play in health clubs, says Lifetime’s Nigel Wallace
08 news round-up Plans for the fi rst H2 ‘commuter club’ in London, and Fitness First’s £1m Spitalfi elds club is unveiled
14 international news Women-only franchises target India and Equinox launches Blink Fitness
16 people news Frank van de Ven appointed as vice president of Life Fitness, and the BOA fi nalises its sports engagement team
18 fi a update
An update on the Responsibility Deal’s Physical Activity Network
Why do so many PTs drop out? p50
Denmark’s fi rst budget chain p32
21 competitive edge Take part in a new hiking challenge to raise money for soldiers, sign up for the London Triathlon, or kayak Brazil
23 diary dates April sees FitPro’s Spring Convention and FIBO
24 everyone’s talking about... personal training Was Planet Fitness in the US right to scrap personal training?
26 interview tony de leede The former CEO of Fitness First Australia talks to Kate Cracknell about his latest venture – 30-minute budget concept Fit n Fast
Keeping tabs p44 4
32 new opening fresh fi tness Jo Talbot talks to the founders of Denmark’s fi rst budget health chain about their exciting joint venture
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36 beyond the physical With one in four people experiencing a mental health condition at some point in their life, we look at options for operators wanting to implement an inclusive mental health policy
39 healing hands Clinical pilates is the practice of pilates specifi cally for the purposes of rehabilitation. We look at how it’s being incorporated into health clubs
44 fi nger on the pulse Should fi tness testing be a more ongoing process in our gyms – and if so, how can we go about this? We ask our panel of experts for their thoughts and advice
47 reaping rewards? New research shows that offering a fi nancial incentive can encourage people to lose weight – but possibly not in the long term
march 2011 © cybertrek 2011
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