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Health Club Management is IHRSA’s European Strategic Media Partner
p44 What is ‘nudging’, and does it work – particularly when it comes to addressing rising obesity?
p56 Benefits of vibration training
p48 Today’s reward schemes can acknowledge actual activity done CONTENTS
03 Editor’s letter The fitness sector needs to ensure it’s maintaining ambitious targets when it comes to getting more people more active, says Liz Terry
06 Letters The public sector won’t survive unless it becomes more community and commercially focused, believes Dr Paul Bedford
08 News round-up LAfitness announces the sale of 33 of its clubs, énergie unveils plans to open 40 new clubs this year, Mike Balfour invests in new One Rebel gym chain, and Precor announces a new partnership with YMCA
16 International news World Class International opens its eighth club in Bucharest, Romania, and Just Fit opens a new flagship facility in Cologne, Germany
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19 People news FitPro recruits Fergus Ahern and Mel Spooner, and Jenny Patrickson joins Active IQ
22 IHRSA update Eric Vandenbeele presents an overview of the Belgian market, while Kristen Walsh highlights IHRSA’s new Trends Report
26 ukactive update ukactive teams up with Judy Murray to put family exercise on the agenda
29 Diary dates The inaugural Active-net event takes place at the end of this month, with SIBEC UK in May
30 Everyone’s talking about... Exercise and the QOF What does it mean now that physical activity has been taken off the QOF, and can it be reinstated?
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32 Interview Matt Roberts Kate Cracknell talks to the fitness entrepreneur and celebrity PT about data-based training, personalisation and driving a health-focused message
38 GX vs gym Group exercisers versus gym-only exercisers. Who does what, and does this predict retention levels? Dr Melvyn Hillsdon reports
44 A nudge in the right direction ukactive’s ‘Turning the Tide on Obesity’ campaign is the latest to rely on nudging. But what is nudging, and does it work? Tom Walker looks at what’s involved
48 Rewarding activity With today’s activity tracking devices, reward schemes can acknowledge actual activity, not just attendance
April 2014 © Cybertrek 2014
p78 A report on the German market, including women-only gyms
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