Autumn 2007 Club Business Europe
Is 'The Paradox' Over?There may have been a publishing frenzy in recent years celebrating the French paradox--where it has appeared that a love of wine and fatty foods, and a refusal to exercise, has resulted in a generally healthy and slim nation. In the past few months, however, media coverage has revealed that the French way of life is seriously under attack. Mark Leonard Thoughts on 'the Eurosphere'—and the fitness industry—from the UK’s wunderkind Mark Leonard, whom IHRSA is please to have as a keynote speaker at the 7th Annual IHRSA European Congress 12-15 November at Le Meridien Etoile in Paris, has enjoyed an astonishing career by anyone’s standards. Especially for someone who’s just 33 years old. CEO Briefing Looking Forward to Paris IHRSA does many important things to serve the club business. Bringing people together is, perhaps, the most important. Some of my most valued relationships, have been, and continue to be, formed with folks I’ve met at the various IHRSA events. The exchange of ideas helped me grow my business long before I served on the IHRSA board, as did the ability to see many club suppliers gathered in one place. Welcome Letter Rendezvous in Paris What’s the weather like in Paris in mid-November, where the 7th Annual IHRSA European Congress will be meeting on 12-15 November? We checked. Last year, it was a little cloudy, with occasional light rain, but hardly gloomy . . . Sometimes there were mixed clouds, at others, a clear sky. The temperatures were quite comfortable. The fitness industry is a little like Paris. It has its challenges. But it’s such a comfortable, special place to be that it’s hard to think of working anywhere else. |
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