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80 Fitness testing and body scanning can help to motivate members

44 Altitude training is entering the mainstream

72 Joe Gaunt talks about his new fitness brand, Hero 66 Software gets an upgrade in 2019

48 Alan Chambers

60 Retail revenue

72 Joe Gaunt

The Arctic explorer shared insights into team building and working under extreme pressure at SIBEC

Operators share creative ways they’re tapping retail as a revenue source, including a partnership between More Yoga and musician, Goldie

After a career with Virgin Active, Fitness First and WeWork, Gaunt has devised and launched a new fitness business called Hero. He explains the concept to Kate Cracknell

50 Interview Philip Newborough The co-founder of Bridges Fund Management, which has backed The Gym Group, Planet Fitness and Fitness Hut tells Kate Cracknell every business needs to think about social impact

58 Best year ever The latest numbers from the US show health clubs had more members in 2017 than at any time since records began. IHRSA’s Kristen Walsh reports

64 Sweating the details Content that kills

80 Fitness testing

Jak Phillips says we need to stop demonising screen use and adopt a more nuanced attitude

Fitness testing and body scanning is becoming a must-have for gyms. HCM gives the low down on the latest systems.

66 Get upgraded

96 Fitness-kit.net Product innovations

HCM kicks off 2019 with a rundown of the latest software features available, including queue management, facial recognition, health outcomes management and a partnership with Strava

A look at new kit from Matrix and a running training app from Wellbeats

100 HCM Directory

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