With the price of just about everything going up, we all need to look again at how we best
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In 2021, Pulse Fitness added to its ever-growing portfolio of leisure industry services with
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Monitoring group exercise
Tracking systems could be the next frontier for group exercise, delivering
member engagement and aiding retention, but their use isn’t always appropriate. Health Club Management weighs up the pros and cons of monitoring the pack
Technology
Body scanners – shaping the future?
Mirrors and scales can be dispiriting for those starting a fitness regime. But with body scanning offering a realistic picture of how the body changes with exercise, Kath Hudson investigates if this technology could be a key retention tool
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Legend and Serco a ten-year evolution
The leisure client and software provider who became long-term technology and business partners
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Xn Leisure makes insight easier
Xn Insight is revolutionising the physical activity sector by helping operators unlock the power of their activity data to benchmark their performance and take instant decisions based on customer intelligence, as Xn Leisure’s managing director, David Harris, explains
Live Streaming
Embracing live streaming
Live streaming of classes is a hot trend. Tom Walker says clubs should be embracing the opportunity and not seeing it as a threat
Activity Tracking
The newest wearables from the Consumer Electronics Show
Wearables, fitness trackers and biometric data technologies take over more and more floor space at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) each year. This year’s event in Las Vegas was no exception. Tom Walker reports
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Miha Bodytec
After a decade of establishing its EMS system as a strong global leader, German innovator miha bodytec has opened a London office to expand its UK presence
Online Fitness
Virtual fitness apps – how clubs can benefit
Tom Walker explores the apps that are using virtual exercise content to extend the reach of fitness far beyond the walls of the gym
IHRSA update
IHRSA 2017 speaker Seth Mattison on how tech is changing relationships
“Factors like anonymity, invisibility, a lack of authority and the fact that we’re not communicating in real time strip away the mores that society has spent millennia developing – Seth Mattison”
Wellbeing Apps
Google Play's Jeni Fisher picker her top 5 wellbeing apps
Jeni Fisher, head of lifestyle partnerships for
Google Play, gives the low-down on her personal
top five wellbeing apps at the moment
Tech series
Florian Goerisch on how Goals in Google Calendar can assist with fitness goals
Goals in Google Calendar helps users make time for the things that are important to them – like fitting in more exercise. Florian Goerisch, Product Manager at Google, tells Kate Cracknell how it works
Technology trends
Overcoming a fear of water with virtual reality
Many clubs and leisure centres offer swimming lessons for children – but what happens when they’re scared of the pool? Tom Walker finds out about a Swedish project that set out to turn 4,000 water-fearing children into swimmers
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Cycloparks improves its online offering with Legend
Cycloparks steps its online offering up a gear with Legend, substantially increasing website traffic and online bookings by giving customers a website that's informative and easy to use
Social media
Video is key to social media
Businesses today need a planned, active social media presence that reflects their brand – and that keeps up with the latest trends, such as the use of video. Tom Godwin reports
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React Fitness and Styku
Physicist turned tech entrepreneur, Raj Sareen, explains how his 3D body scanner Styku will revolutionise member acquisitions, retention and revenues for your health club
Tech series
Need an app?
With Millennials viewing their smartphones as an extension of themselves, apps are becoming less of a nice-to-have and more of a must-have. But who can health club operators turn to if they want to create an app for their members? Kath Hudson reports
Editor’s letter
Health clubs turn to tech to personalise offering
With technology making it ever simpler for consumers to personalise the products they buy, operators will increasingly turn to tech rather than bricks and mortar to deliver individually curated fitness experiences
Gamification
What can health club operators learn from the success of Pokemon Go?
Pokémon Go got people off the sofa and walking – for fun. So what can fitness providers learn from this success?
Kate Cracknell reports
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