TECHNICAL CULTURE UPFRONT

Thirteen years of satisfaction for the ForumClub International Congress that from Thursday February 23rd to Saturday February 25th offered a formative program meeting the needs of operators and trends at the moment. Market and innovation, leadership and medical wellness, laws and humans resources are only some of the topics that were presented by Italian and foreign speakers at the Fair. There was particular positive feedback for the sessions on web 2.0 and for the in-depth workshops of the Up Level course, with practical exercises and useful advice for club improvement and profit increase. There was also great interest in the Pilates method which for the second consecutive year, the Forum dedicated a two day convention with twelve technical workshops for instructors and professionals There was also an important confirmation of the Instructor Program, the course for instructors and personal trainers, managed in collaboration with the main realities of reference in the sector.

FITNESS, WELLNESS AND POOLS: IT'S THE EXPO OF WELLNESS

For four years the FourmClub has been accompanied by its twin event FournmPiscine and makes up an exposition area that is characterized by it's vast space for the market and the clear b2b orientation. On display at the Forum are products, equipment, accessories, and services for the realization and management of the fitness club, wellness centers, tourist structures. Spas, public and private pools for an edition that reached important numbers: more than 6,000 visitors and 160 exhibiting companies confirm the interest in past editions on the part of the operators, with a significant growth in foreign exhibitors. One of the was the American Zumba Fitness that together with Matrix wanted to be Top Sponsor of the event. Animating the expo were also technical workshops free of charge for operators and a series of non-stop lessons for all Pilates enthusiasts.

CLUB AWARD: THE WINNERS

The awards for the sixth edition of the Club Awards– Fitness, wellness and aquatic were given Friday February 24th. The Club of the year was Eden Benessere of Reggio Emilia while the award for Innovation went to Motoria Club of Potenza and the Special awards went to Fausto Di Giulio.