With 30 years experience in the health and fitness industry, David Minton, holds a unique insight and perspective on the developments in the health and fitness sector. David is widely sought after as mentor, analyst, advisor and consultant by a range of worldwide health and fitness organisations and leisure investors.
Client Success
The company’s standing in the global fitness market is testament to David’s achievements. We work with 40 of the top 50 UK health and fitness brands and with over 400 public and private sector clients across 22 countries spanning 3 continents.
The Leisure Database Company is the official supplier of data to the UK Fitness Industry Association (FIA), Sport England's Active Places initiative and to Business In Sport & Leisure. The Leisure Database Company is also a member of IHRSA’s International Advisory Council and makes frequent presentations at IHRSA and LIW conferences. David is a speaker for the World Leisure Congress and was recently appointed Visiting Researcher at the Research Institute for Sports Business at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.
David is also a regular contributor to the Leisure Report and Health Club Management Publications.
Interests
A connoisseur of fine wines, David thoroughly enjoys wine tastings, visiting vineyards and building up his personal collection of wines from around the world.
Also a keen fitness enthusiast, David qualified in 2002 as a group cycling instructor. You can track him down taking a class at one of a selection of central London health clubs or on the road where he enjoys a cycling challenge having successfully completed L’Etape du Tour in 2005, Alpe d’Huez in 2006.