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Gymetrix
We attach discrete wireless sensors to all the equipment measuring when it is in use and when it is available. We also conduct face to face gym floor customer surveys asking how busy customers find their favourite equipment and how likely they are to recommend the gym and why.

Address
12 South Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1DD

Telephone
+44 (0)78 806 478 36
(Please mention leisure-kit.net)

Website
www.gymetrix.co.uk
Gymetrix news

07 Aug 2013
Gymetrix advice gives Renfrewshire Leisure a boost

A Renfrewshire Leisure gym has boosted its monthly membership after choosing the fitness equipment mix recommended by Gymetrix.
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  Gymetrix advice gives Renfrewshire Leisure a boost

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HCM People
Everyone Active is spending £7.5m this year reimagining its health and fitness offering to bring all its wellness services under one roof

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Interview
The CEO of the UK’s only listed fitness business on producing record results

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Ask an expert
Functional training is growing in popularity, but will it overtake traditional training methods? We open the debate

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Interview - David Stalker
As the former CEO of ukactive is freed from the shackles of office, he offers his frank opinions on the fitness sector

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Retention series
While it’s true that 13.7 per cent of the UK population now has a gym membership, member retention remains a challenge. Abigail Harris talks to five UK retention experts to find out where it’s being done well

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Supplier showcase
A look at recent projects by Dalesauna and GYMetrix

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Functional training
The industry has gone mad for functional training, but what do members really think?

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Letters
If we categorise obesity as a disease, is that not just another wrong message we send out to the nation, asks fitness coach Vera Duman

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Functional training
How are operators justifying the investment in functional training, and are they reaping the rewards?

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Letters
New study will investigate the links between member characteristics, motivations, values, club activities and retention, says Dr Melvyn Hillsdon

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