Welcome to HEALTH CLUB MANAGEMENT


Health Club Management is IHRSA’s European Strategic Media Partner


p58 Dean Horridge of Fit For Sport joins our panel of experts talking about how to get children more active


p50 Strava: Riding on, and fuelling, the worldwide boom in cycling


03 Editor’s letter The fitness industry should tap into scientific research, to find new messages that appeal to a broader range of people, says Kate Cracknell


08 Letters The Active Movement campaign is encouraging office workers to be more active, even if it’s just a case of standing up more, says Phil Rumbelow of Jubilee Hall Trust


10 News round-up Virgin Active to be sold to investors, Fitness First targets LA fitness’ London clubs, NorthEdge Capital backs Total Fitness MBO, and Apple unveils ResearchKit


18 Research news How HIIT provides a defence against fatty food, and more evidence to show that exercise can help prevent breast cancer


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20 People news Physical Company names John Halls as MD, Molly Kemmer elected as new IHRSA chair, and Terry Gibbs appointed as head of commercial development for FitPro


24 ukactive update ukactive’s CEO David Stalker discusses the proposed move towards a single organisation covering all skills and workforce development for health and fitness


26 IHRSA update Kristen Walsh rounds up some of the highlights from this year’s IHRSA convention, which took place in Los Angeles in March


29 Diary dates May sees the Retention Convention and BodyPower events taking place in Birmingham, while SIBEC UK will be held at The Belfry


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p46 Accuracy of activity tracking


30 Everyone’s talking about... Active women The stats show that women are less active than men and more likely to drop out of sport. So how can the industry tackle this?


32 Interview Colin Grant Kate Cracknell talks to the CEO of the Pure Group – Asia’s leading lifestyle brand – about blending yoga, fitness, food and apparel


40 Tracking retention Does personal activity tracking impact on retention of gym membership? Dr Melvyn Hillsdon presents his latest research findings


46 Should we trust tracking? Research has cast doubt on the ability of existing technology to accurately track calories burned. But does pinpoint accuracy matter?


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