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In January 2007, Les Mills’ Agents will receive a new Group Fitness Management (GFM) resource called “Building a World Class Group Fitness Operation”.  This presentation offers more flexible options for licensees to access learnings on the 8 Key Elements of GFM.   Succinct GFM content with flexible format options Taking at least 90 ...

Responding to the Baby Boomer phenomenon, Les Mills International has created a new group exercise program BODYVIVE™ to help fitness facilities meet the needs of this highly influential, aging generation. Everyone knows that the Baby Boomer generation (born between 1946 –1964) is a rapidly expanding market to service.  You only need to look ...

An AC Nielsen survey confirmed that Les Mills’ participants work out an average of 2.9 times per week in Group Fitness (“GF”) classes or 150 days per year, exceeding IHRSA’s estimate of average club attendance by 65%.  IHRSA research identified that members go to their clubs on 91 days a year – or just 1.75 times a week on average. ...

In September 2003, Barry Monaghan and Geraldine McAleenan took a big punt.  They believed that a club offering just 2 specialist fitness services could prosper in the small town of Newry, in Northern Ireland.  With a population of only 27,000 and no other clubs operating in the town, they opened a club with a pay-per-use ...

It’s been 2 years of non-stop change.  As of 27 January 2006, Mid Thomas became a co-owner of Counties Fitness Centre with her partners, Tracey and Ian Wilson.  Only 19 months prior to that, Mid began her dual role as full-time General Manager and GF Manager of this small independent club, in July 2004.  Situated in a small ...

Se  prevé que la obesidad sea el problema de salud  número uno de este siglo. Está aumentando con proporciones de epidemia y no se ha previsto que llegue a su punto más alto hasta la próxima década.Afortunadamente,  existen profesionales en innumerables instalaciones deportivas conscientes de que se debe actuar en este sentido. El ...

Obesity is predicted to be the number one health problem of this century. It is growing at epidemic proportions and isn’t predicted to peak until the next decade. At the other end of the scale, however, is a growing group who know we have to do something about this. The number of people using health-clubs in most developed nations has doubled ...