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Online fitness
Home delivery
Streaming exercise classes into the home shouldn’t be seen as a threat to health clubs and leisure centres, say the experts. In fact, it could be the way to engage more people with exercise. So will it become a widespread trend? Kath Hudson reports
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Gladstone
Every successful leisure business strives to provide consistent, high-quality service
to its customers. But behind every seamless customer experience there is a raft
of back-of-house administrative tasks that are no less essential to business success
Activity tracking
Training like a champion
How are elite athletes using activity tracking devices? We speak to Jazmine Butcher, Joanna Rowsell, Mark Beaumont and Cassie Patten to find out how this technology is enhancing their training
Activity tracking
The global network
“We’ve made a big bet and believe we can be the brand that owns health and fitness”
Everyone’s talking about...
PT vs technology
Technology is moving at a dizzying pace. With advanced robots coming to the UK this year and exercise apps increasingly widely used, is technology set to push personal trainers out of a job?
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miha
In just 20 minutes per week expect the unexpected: EMS-based hybrid training method has arrived in the UK to maximise your clients’ results
Software
At the touch of a button
Software companies are creating solutions to manage an endless range of bookings, from spa treatments and badminton courts to group exercise classes and even the instructors themselves. Abigail Harris investigates the latest products
Technology
The advent of Apple
What does the arrival of the Apple Watch mean to the gym industry? Technology expert Bryan O’Rourke offers his views
SIBEC review
Question time
SIBEC Europe in Madeira opened with an industry debate. Chaired by editor of Health Club Management Kate Cracknell, the discussion covered wearable tech and Sports Direct’s
£5 memberships
2015 predictions
Ask the experts
As we gear up for 2015, what looks set to drive growth of the sector? What will be the challenges and opportunities over the coming 12 months, and how should we respond?
Wearable technology
Wearing it well
Jak Phillips rounds up some of the latest innovations in health and fi tness wearables – a market that’s expected to be worth US$2bn by 2018
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Gladstone
One of the early adopters of the Gladstone MobilePro
app explains how it has improved their business
Social media
Social addiction
Manraaj Sunner offers his advice to operators wanting to develop an effective social media campaign
Tech series
Intelligent systems
With reams of membership data available at the touch of a button, how can clubs use the information they have at their fingertips to make smarter business decisions? Kate Langrish reports
Exercise science
Cool customer
Vasper, a hi-tech fitness system based on cooling and compression, has been designed to reproduce the effect of a high-intensity anaerobic training session – in just 20 minutes. Katie Barnes reports
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Integrated technology
Virtual classes, networked bikes and heart rate monitors: how can club operators make use of today’s technology to maximise the impact of group exercise classes? Kath Hudson reports
Activity tracking
Fitness of the future
The future is here. Tech-savvy exercisers are using apps and devices to take health and fitness into their own hands, and with the tech giants set to enter the fitness sector, a revolution is coming. Is your club ready? Kath Hudson reports
Tech series
Mobile CRM
Sean James reports on the growing appeal and functionality of apps for gym members and staff alike
latest fit tech news
Atlanta-based boutique fitness software company, Xplor Mariana Tek, has kicked off a push for international expansion. Shannon Tracey, VP of ...
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05 Apr 2024
EGYM snaps up Hussle as it moves to dominate the corporate wellness market with its Wellpass product
EGYM, has signalled its intention to become a dominant force in the corporate wellness sector with the acquisition of UK-based ...
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27 Mar 2024
EGYM, which raised €207 million last year in new investment, continues to build its top team with the appointment of ...
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21 Mar 2024
The UK government acknowledged in its recent budget that economic recovery depends on the health of the nation, but failed ...
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11 Mar 2024
Technogym is launching Checkup, an assessment station which uses AI to personalise training programmes in order to create more effective ...
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06 Mar 2024
Fitness On Demand (FOD) has teamed up with Les Mills, to offer an omnichannel fitness solution to operators. Fitness on ...
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04 Mar 2024
Samsung has unveiled a smart ring, packed with innovative technologies to aid health and wellbeing, which will be available later ...
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29 Feb 2024
The ICO has ruled that eight leisure operators have been unlawfully processing the biometric data of their employees to be ...
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23 Feb 2024
More consumers are realising meditation is beneficial, but many give up because it’s difficult to master the mind. The Muse ...
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21 Feb 2024
