Australia news & features
David Thompson visits the new Athlete Lab cycle hub in London, to see how its team is putting a different spin on performance training
HCM issue 8 2014
The CEO of Fitness First talks to Kate Cracknell about putting behavioural psychology at the heart of the business, in a £270m repositioning and rebrand
HCM issue 3 2014
The use of face recognition technology to monitor sports fans at the
gates of stadiums continues to grow in prominence, with Australia the next
country to be considering its use across its national grounds.
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25 Feb 2014
One of Sweden’s leading gym chains has banned changing room 'selfies' at its
Stockholm clubs in a bid to protect the modesty of its members.
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20 Feb 2014
Henry Mason of trendwatching.com outlines the key
consumer trends for the fitness sector to run with in 2014
HCM Handbook 2014
trendwatching.com's Henry Mason identifies some of the key consumer trends for the fitness sector to run with in 2014, from Crowd Shaping to The Internet of Caring Things
HCM issue 1 2014
Trent Brown analyses a new report on the Australian and New Zealand health and fitness markets
HCM issue 11 2013
The latest Global MONITOR report from The Futures Company presents the trends and opportunities in wellness
HCM issue 11 2013
The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is to invest AU$2.5m to fund 17
projects benefiting 15 sporting organisations as part of its Competitive
Innovation Fund programme.
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17 Oct 2013
What are the challenges faced by fitness brands looking to expand globally? Is there an ideal model for international success? We ask our panel of experts
HCM issue 10 2013
What will be the future of the traditional full-service club in the face of the growing microgym market? Kate Cracknell reports
HCM issue 10 2013
To improve retention, operators need to become much more surgical in their analysis of why members are leaving, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 9 2013
The founder and CEO of Mytime Active talks to Kate Cracknell about opportunities in public health, building community partnerships and re-investing profits to change lives
HCM issue 6 2013
Spartan Race, an obstacle race concept taking the world by storm
HCM issue 4 2013
Kristen Walsh rounds up the news from IHRSA's 32nd Annual Convention and Trade Show, which took place in Las Vegas last month
HCM issue 4 2013
The CEO and co-founder of Anytime Fitness talks to Kate Cracknell about incentivising healthy living and the company's expansion plans
HCM issue 3 2013
Advice for capitalising on the rapidly increasing popularity of running
HCM issue 2 2013
Intelligenz Solutions, the Australia-based provider of integrated software for
the fitness, spa, wellness and hospitality sector, has revealed plans to enter
the UK market for the first time.
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27 Sep 2011
Power Plate is owned, manufactured and distributed by Northbrook, Ill.- based Performance Health Systems LLC, ...
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