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We had a chat to Greg Searle MBE and who with his older brother Jonny and cox Garry Herbert won an Olympic gold medal. 

1. Were you always physically active? 

Welcome to the world's most unique modular functional training system. Queenax Functional Fitness by Precor multiplies your space, allowing you to use one space in many ways. With more than 70 easy-to-change accessories, it's easy to build community in your club and keep members engaged with fun circuits, unique group classes, and personal training. 

Precor China Education Manager Sky Zhang offers some unique exercises so you can train your core like an athlete using Strong++.

How can you use TripAdvisor to your advantage? How can it attract both new guests and return business? And how can you maximize your property's number of positive reviews? 

New to treadmill running? We’ve got you covered with this 20 minute introductory workout that uses variations in speed to create an aerobic foundation.

New to treadmill training? We’ve got you covered with this 20 minute introductory workout.

Challenge your stamina and lower body strength to shed pounds and enhance your fitness.

Pull-ups, an iconic exercise for upper body strength, can also be performed as a metabolic exercise. See how the Superfunctional™ training bar can help you optimise the movement.

When planning a fitness room for your business, it’s hard to know what kinds of equipment you should invest in. Based on our experiences and research in the hospitality industry, we’ve established a successful ratio of how you should split up the pieces in your fitness amenity.

As a property owner in the hospitality industry, you already know how valuable guest reviews are to your business. But what effect does your property’s fitness room have on your customer's reviews and ratings? The latest Precor white paper tells you how having an up-to-date fitness center can help increase RevPAR, and how travelers’ online reviews can bring more appeal to your business, building strong customer loyalty.

The latest trends in hospitality demand a focus on fitness, and the number of fitness-minded guests is probably larger than you think. In a TripAdvisor survey, 53 percent of travelers said they always or often exercise while on the road. According to a Marriott survey, 51 percent of business travelers said they pack their gym clothes. But what about the other 50 percent? It turns out they may be influenced by the age of your gym equipment.

Regeneration is a physical and mental recovery process from vigorous exercise. Learn how the Precor EFX® help you recover and restore your body so you'll be ready to optimise performance in your next workout.

Grab a training partner for this Queenax of the Week Workout. Mirroring and reactive movements are the primary focus for this Superfunctional circuit and can boost motivation, performance and results through teamwork.

Further advancements to networked fitness technology continuing to personalise and optimise the fitness experience. Preva creates a cardio floor that keeps exercisers coming back, again and again with personalised workouts and entertainment.

HIIT workouts are a form of metabolic conditioning, but not all metabolic conditioning workouts would fall in the HIIT category. Learn the best strategies to get your clients results.

Mary Edwards from the Cooper Fitness Centre shares tips on selecting the right HIIT protocol for your clients.

Understanding allostatic load, the adaption process, and your own body is key in finding the perfect amount of outside stimulus needed to make the changes that we are looking for from our workouts.

Traveling across the monkey bars takes a toll on an often under-trained part of the body – your hands! This workout offers some exercises to help prepare your hands and upper body for this challenging activity.

Maximize time and results with this AMT® Superset workout that combines free weights and AMT exercises.

The continued growth of boutique clubs is the hottest trend in the fitness industry.

In the United States alone, 42 percent of all club members are also a member of a boutique. Boutiques, also referred to as studios, provide specialized experiences of high value to their members. Their success is driven by a focus on being great at a few things – often only one thing – versus trying to be all things to all people.

You can picture the scene: Rows of strength equipment that looks tailor-made for body builders.

Some of it appears more medieval than welcoming to members who want to incorporate strength training into their fitness routine. Combine it with a posse of thick-necked behemoths muscling through strength training sets and it’s enough to frighten off even the boldest of your members.