{"id":6416,"date":"2015-09-17T08:38:03","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T08:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fitproblog.mysites.io\/leisure-industry-week\/"},"modified":"2015-09-17T08:38:03","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T08:38:03","slug":"leisure-industry-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/leisure-industry-week\/","title":{"rendered":"LIW: Must-see things at this year\u2019s show"},"content":{"rendered":"

All those fanatical about the world of leisure and fitness will again pitch up at Birmingham\u2019s NEC next week for LIW, the UK leisure industry\u2019s biggest trade show, which takes place on 22-23 September.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The show features a wide variety of engaging seminars and discussions on topics targeted at fitness professionals, so if you\u2019re seeking to turn your passion into a career or you\u2019re searching for the tools to expand your social media empire, the NEC could prove a useful networking space this month.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Physical Company will be encouraging everyone to get a move on by demonstrating its recently launched APEX Gym Floor Programming Solution. If you\u2019re looking for a challenge, then fitness equipment manufacturer Precor is offering visitors the chance to take part in its AMT Challenge, where participants can see how far they can travel on the award-winning Adaptive Motion Trainer in just three minutes. Up for the challenge? Join Precor on stand D56 \u2013 good luck!<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Tuesday from 10:30-12:00, the four sponsors are running a sector insight seminar, where Leisure-net and Right Directions will explain the benefits of sharing accident statistics and Big Wave will provide information on digital trends. Leisure-net will also present the results of the LIW Fitness Industry Confidence Survey, while Lifetime Training will provide an insight into sector learning trends. Right Directions, which currently delivers Sport England\u2019s quality scheme Quest, will also run the Future of Quest presentation from 13:30-15:00.<\/p>\n

Activity will also be taking place in the form of keynote speeches from industry figure heads including Jamie Alderton, the UK\u2019s leading PT and transformation specialist; Zoe Smith, Commonwealth gold medallist; Sam Dovey, managing director at KBT Education; and Olly Foster, PT at Ultimate Performance and Reflex Nutrition athlete. Fitness professionals will also have the opportunity to attend seminars in gym business and learn how to build their personal brand, capitalise on social media and retain their customers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

All REPs members remember \u2013 you will be able to claim CPD points by attending any of the sessions and seminars over the next two days.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Team FitPro will also be at LIW<\/h4>\n

Holly McNamara (programming manager) and Terry Gibbs (head of commercial development) will use LIW as a hub to catch up with old and new colleagues.<\/p>\n

Holly and Terry\u00a0are pulling together a meeting schedule so, if you are keen to learn more about any of the FitPro brands or to discuss any of the following areas, please email Terry at\u00a0terry.g@fitpro.com<\/p>\n

The commercial team will be focusing their discussions on\u00a0the following areas:<\/em><\/p>\n