CBE Winter Report.qk - IHRSA
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Club Business<br />
EUROPE<br />
FEATURES<br />
page 19<br />
Franchises for all: A youngster at SHOKK Energie<br />
News & Notes<br />
8 9th Forum Il Nuovo Club meets 22-24 February |<br />
Virgin Active to go public | Esporta chain up for sale |<br />
Dutch clubs band together for mutual benefit<br />
9 Niagara Healthcare buys Balance Master | Group<br />
fitness goals monitored with FitLinxx | Jupp to chair<br />
standards and qualifications panel<br />
10 Vivafit chain donates membership dues to charity |<br />
Golfers use Power Plate at Belfry Hotel | Norwich and<br />
Union Healthcare offer discounted memberships<br />
11 Fitness First recognises member achievements |<br />
CardioScan helps keep Holmes Place members safe |<br />
Fitness dk shatters its own presale record | Health<br />
Fact: Reversing the damage<br />
12 Velocity and <strong>IHRSA</strong> to partner for UK independent<br />
operator forums | Rimini Wellness 2008 slated for<br />
15-18 May | Correction: Holmes Place Iberia not sold<br />
to Virgin Active<br />
Photography (cover): Courtesy of SHOKK Ltd<br />
<strong>IHRSA</strong> EUROPE COUNCIL<br />
Christophe Andanson,<br />
FHRSA, France<br />
Maria Angeles<br />
de Santiago Restoy,<br />
Sports Managers, Spain<br />
Ramon Canela,<br />
DiR Fitness, Spain<br />
Kilian Fisher,<br />
ILAM, Ireland<br />
John Harris,<br />
Stars Fitness, Austria<br />
Theo Hendriks,<br />
Sports and Leisure Group,<br />
The Netherlands<br />
15 Hans Muench<br />
celebrates his return<br />
to <strong>IHRSA</strong> as the new<br />
Director, Europe<br />
18 Franchising: Turning<br />
Passion into Profit<br />
Part I: Lessons from the past<br />
Rod Hill,<br />
DiR Fitness, Spain<br />
Rasmus Ingerslev,<br />
fitness dk/DHF0,<br />
Denmark<br />
António Macias,<br />
Active Life/AGAP, Portugal<br />
Departments<br />
2 Welcome<br />
6 ihrsa.org<br />
23 Inside <strong>IHRSA</strong><br />
24 What’s New<br />
26 Calendar<br />
28 The Finish Line<br />
Doug Miller,<br />
Sales Makers, International,<br />
UK/Scandinavia<br />
David Minton,<br />
Leisure Database, UK<br />
Christian Pierar,<br />
DFO, Belgium<br />
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2008<br />
21 New & Improved<br />
The 2007 <strong>IHRSA</strong><br />
European Market <strong>Report</strong><br />
is the best effort yet<br />
page 8<br />
Matthias Schmitz,<br />
Fitness First, Germany<br />
Anastasia Yusina,<br />
Strata Partners, Russia