I am frequently asking colleagues across Europe whether gyms are open in a specific country. So I have decided to aggregate 34 European countries to establish their current status which I will regularly update. There is also a similar project on the EuropeActive website so between their resource and this ...
I was pleased to read that The Gym Group, the UK low-cost gym operator has, for the first time, analysed the social value it creates. Social value allows a business to translate its inputs and activities into social impacts. A gym exists to facilitate exercise, but as a society what we ...
For some time now, I have struggled with the idea of an industry or business sector. They are artificial boundaries, difficult to define, impossible to accurately measure and most importantly, customers do not care about them. I believe they may also provide business leaders with an incomplete picture of ‘competitive ...
Boris Johnson, on February 22nd 2021, will be laying out a three-stage plan for the reopening of the English economy. During this pandemic, there has been much time to reflect on the businesses we operate and ‘why’ we choose to do what we do. What social impact is your business making? I ...
During January, I spent an hour with Matthew Januszek who hosts the excellent 'Escape Your Limits Podcast' We covered various themes such as the once a decade big shifts that I often see across the global health and fitness industry. We also discussed my belief that physical activity providers need to ...
Although today’s news has been predominantly about Peloton, I am excited for the entire Precor team who now join a business where there will be a deeper sense of genuine strategic fit — Precor will bring much to Peloton but imagine what Peloton will be bringing to Precor. In a way, ...
Two years ago we began working with Jubilee Hall Trust which is a 42-year old charity that aims to build strong healthy communities by delivering a diverse range of fitness and well-being programmes. It operates from four leisure centres across London including the Westminster Gym in Whitehall which is open ...
The UK Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy will shortly be allowing for the reopening of gyms, fitness studios and leisure centres although this may be phased differently across the four nations. Industry bodies and health and fitness operators are busy working on how to safely open and operate their facilities. Considerable ...
The Washington Post and the University of Maryland have recently published a survey which describes how the majority of Americans do not yet support the opening of many retail businesses, including gyms. Approximately half of the 50 US states have begun easing restrictions in an attempt to reboot the economy, ...
Below is a chapter I have written for a new book titled: Horizon 2030. The book was due to be published at the European Health and Fitness Forum in Cologne during April 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the book will now be published in September 2020. Introduction For some businesses in ...
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