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ireland faces health tsunami Northern Ireland faces a “tsunami” of obesity-related diseases within fi ve to 10 years – stroke, heart attacks, respiratory conditions – reports BBC Northern Ireland. T at is the warning from Dr


Mike Ryan, who runs a weight management clinic in the Northern Health Trust. In the past year, over 2,000 referrals have been made to his clinic. A two-year-old is currently being treated. “It's not just about prevention but


about intervention. Unless signifi cant resources are put in place now, the NHS will not be able to treat these patients eff ectively,” Ryan says.


events diary Visit www.ihrsa.org/calendar


T e 2011 IHRSA European Congress was held in Milan, with almost 500 attendees from 35 countries


whether high-end, low-end, or boutique – and to enable customers to trade in and trade up.  Jonny Hewlett, MD of Diesel-UK and Ireland, spoke on ‘Driving Positive Change: Transforming Diesel in the UK’. Charged with taking a successful company to the next level, Hewlett described how he worked with the leadership team at Diesel-UK and Ireland to realign staff functions and talent with the goals of the company. He noted that it was essential to work with the team to create the vision in order to eff ect the necessary change. T e Congress also featured a CEO


Forum, Sponsor Showcase and a tour of some of Milan’s leading health clubs. “T e Congress provided a great


opportunity to meet industry leaders and forward thinkers,” says Giorgio Turri, international trade marketing manager for Technogym SpA. “T is year’s experience was very helpful


and important for me as a club owner and director,” says Ana Sekulic of ORANGE club in Belgrade, Serbia. “It was an excellent event with a great


agenda, which was fantastically well attended. Catching up with colleagues from across Europe was motivational


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and inspirational,” comments David Stalker, CEO of the Fitness Industry Association (FIA) in the UK. “T is is the fi rst year that Zumba Fitness


had participated in the IHRSA European Congress, but we should have done this a long time ago,” says Petra Robinson, Zumba Fitness senior vice president. “T e event was amazing for us – great contacts, lectures, tours and networking.”


looking to 2012 T e 11th Annual IHRSA European Congress was sponsored by: American Council on Exercise (ACE), Anytime Fitness, LLC, Fit interiors, Fitness Equipment Depot Worldwide, GANTNER, Johnson Health Tech. Co., Ltd. / MATRIX FITNESS, Keiser, Kommunicera Communications AB, Les Mills International, T e Medical Fitness Association, STOTT PILATES® / Merrithew Health & Fitness™, milon industries GmbH, MYZONE™, Polar Electro Oy, Precor, QualiCert - Qualitop International, Retention Management, Slim Belly, Star Trac Europe, Technogym SpA, Total Gym®, wellink and Zumba Fitness LLC. IHRSA’s 2012 European Congress is


scheduled to take place in Vienna, Austria. Dates and other details will be posted at ihrsa.org/congress as they are fi nalised.


12 January 2012 Effective Solutions to Increase Membership Sales (Webinar)


2 February 2012 Successful Youth Programming for Your Club (Webinar)


14–17 March 2012 IHRSA’s 31st Annual International Convention & Trade Show – Los Angeles, California, US


30 October–1 November 2011 13th Annual IHRSA / Fitness Brasil Latin American Conference & Trade Show – So Paolo, Brazil


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