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Dec 3, 2009, 5:56 am
I was in London last night at a Leisure Property Forum event to present my thoughts on the low-cost (budget) gym trend that is now gaining momentum in the UK. This presentation looks at some of the ke... Comment - Like
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Nov 22, 2009, 5:36 am
I was in London this week so took the opportunity to pop along to The Gym Group's latest (opened August 2009) low-cost (budget) gym to open in south London. The company has secured space in the St... Comment - Like
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Nov 12, 2009, 4:11 am
via oxygen-blog.blogspot.com
This is a six minute interview with Theo Hendriks, CEO of the Sport & Leisure Group that I filmed while at the IHRSA Conference in Dublin during October 2009
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Nov 11, 2009, 10:56 pm
This is another of the 'choose a question' interviews that I filmed while at the IHRSA European Convention in Dublin.
This interview is with Theo Hendriks, CEO of the Sports & Leisure Group i... Comment - Like
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Oct 28, 2009, 5:18 pm
I've just returned from the IHRSA Convention held in Dublin. While there, I took the opportunity to grab a few people and ask them their views on business. However, there was a little twist. I pre... Comment - Like
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Oct 27, 2009, 5:26 am
This is another of the 'choose a question' interviews that I conducted at the recent IHRSA European Convention in Dublin.
This interview focuses on Rasmus Ingerslev, CEO of Wexer, an online h... Comment - Like
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Oct 20, 2009, 4:10 am
Recently I returned from the Sport Conference held in Athens where I was asked to deliver two presentations for Greek health club managers and owners.
Leading up to the conference, I worked with Pano... Comment - Like
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Oct 19, 2009, 4:33 am
This is the presentation that I delivered on day two of the conference.
It is a complex message to get over even when English is a person's first language. Imagine how challenging this is when it... Comment - Like
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Oct 14, 2009, 4:41 am
Last night's Panorama investigation into the selling practices of Ryanair was interesting. Following the hour-long programme I was left thinking was there really a story here to tell. Ok, so the R... Comment - Like
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Oct 10, 2009, 4:58 am
Well, isn't the UK budget gym sector getting exciting? It wasn't so long ago that FitSpace was the lone operator in this new market segment. How things can quickly change. Well now the UK has ... Comment - Like
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Oct 5, 2009, 4:00 am
UK health clubs chains certainly like to keep the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) staff on their toes. This time it is Total Fitness UK (a 24 club chain) that has been told to revise its membership contr... Comment - Like
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Oct 5, 2009, 1:00 am
James Caan, a judge on the BBC Dragon's Den programme is teaming up with Ben Silcox, former LA Fitness national sales manager to develop a new health and fitness club chain. Branded 'nuyuu'... Comment - Like
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Oct 3, 2009, 4:52 am
It seems that if you want to win the right to host a summer Olympics, you should never become the outright favourite. Paris discovered this when they were pipped by London, and now the same fate has s... Comment - Like
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Sep 29, 2009, 4:47 am
This video reminded me what it's like trying to get into my local health club during January (New Year's resolutions and lots of other good intentions).
Enjoy.
(My thanks to Armando at AGAP,... Comment - Like
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Sep 25, 2009, 3:19 pm
I've just returned from Leisure Industry Week (LIW) which took place in Birmingham (UK) this week. It's both an exhibition and conference rolled into one.
Below you can read the presentation ... Comment - Like
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Sep 15, 2009, 3:25 pm
Eddie Izzard is a quirky comedian who has recently carved out a successful Hollywood film career (his latest film is 'Valkyrie' with Tom Cruise). He has a reputation for many things, but runni... Comment - Like
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Sep 7, 2009, 12:45 pm
McFit, the German discount gym chain has announced its first club in Spain. The discount brand, which is now Germany's largest club operator (by membership size), now operates clubs in three count... Comment - Like
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Sep 5, 2009, 4:19 am
Any club owner that is presently charging rather ‘flabby’ looking prices for members to visit a rather mediocre gym, please look away now. Membership at Equinox, the 8-club Danish chain is now fre... Comment - Like
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Aug 17, 2009, 4:01 pm
Congratulations to Usain Bolt who has consolidated his position as the world's fastest man. Taking just 40 strides, he re-writes the record books for the third time. Isn't it amazing how the h... Comment - Like
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Aug 14, 2009, 4:47 am
A leaked memo has exposed concerns about rising levels of obesity among British soldiers. The memo from Major Brian Dupree, of the Army physical training corps in Wiltshire, said basic fitness policy ... Comment - Like
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Aug 13, 2009, 4:35 am
Recently a Reuters journalist contacted me for some insight into an article he was working on for Acquisitions Monthly. He wanted to discuss some of the key challenges facing the sector. He also asked... Comment - Like
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Jul 15, 2009, 4:01 pm
This is the day when spontaneous dance broke out among commuters at Liverpool Street station. Ok, so it's a staged commercial by T-Mobile, but how inventive.
When I last looked, this had been vie... Comment - Like
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Jul 9, 2009, 4:34 am
Pedro Ruiz, the Chief Executive of Vivafit clubs, the Portuguese circuit-based gym chain for women contacted me this week to say they have just opened their 100th club. The expansion of smaller-scale ... Comment - Like
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Jul 2, 2009, 5:54 am
Members and staff connected to Esporta will be pleased to read that Société Générale (Soc Gen) has now acquired the premium health and racquets brand. Esporta's 55 clubs now become a wholly ow... Comment - Like
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Jun 30, 2009, 2:57 pm
Later this week, David Patchell-Evans will become IHRSA's new Chairman. Nothing really significant about that you may be thinking. However, this is the only the second time that the role has gone ... Comment - Like
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