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HEALTH CLUB MANAGEMENT
In-depth look at the Curves business p26
contents
06 letters
The industry needs a radical change in its approach to working with older people, says Norman Smith of HUR UK
08 news round-up
£31m Hillingdon Centre opens, DLL starts work on £11m Exeter club, plus the latest independent operator, supplier and training news
14 international news
FITLane to open fourth club, and the Ben Dunne Group introduces a new ‘high value’ health club concept
16 fi a update
An in-depth look at the TwentyTen Commission, plus feedback from last month’s Let’s Dance with Change4Life weekend
20 people news
YMCAfi t appoints a new executive director, plus we talk to the UK’s fi rst blind fi tness instructor
Nutritional products to boost revenue p64
22 competitive edge
Charity events including the Grand Canyon Ultra Marathon and the Mount Everest Base Camp Trek
23 diary dates
SIBEC UK takes place next month
24 everyone’s talking about...
the grey market
What’s the key to tapping into the older people’s fi tness market?
26 interview
niki keene
Curves’ international wellness director talks to Kate Cracknell about teaching the fi tness and healthcare sectors to speak the same language
Exercise and ageing p42
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30 the fi tness future
Research by Mintel and Les Mills signals a transformation of the fi tness industry as we know it. We report
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35 money makers
We ask the experts for their suggestions on using group exercise to drive secondary revenue
38 village life
Rhianon Howells pays a visit to the new Richmond Village Letcombe Regis retirement home, where a gym and spa facilities are central to enhancing people’s physical and mental health
42 gym’ll fi x it
With better health in later years now seen as a key priority for the government, we look at the role of the health and fi tness industry in driving this agenda
46 the strictly effect
The success of the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing has led to a boom in dance-based exercise. Kate Cracknell reports
april 2010 © cybertrek 2010
What’s new in the franchise market? p57
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