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Dance company, Zumba, and virtual reality workout platform, FitXR, have joined forces to
offer VR and mixed-reality versions of the dance routines.
news •
13 Feb 2024
Power-assisted exercise specialist Innerva has teamed up with academics and technology
providers to launch Planet Wellbeing, a virtual reality solution designed to alleviate
loneliness and mental health issues in older adults.
product innovation •
07 Jul 2023
Elevate is the leading UK trade show for physical activity, showcasing the latest
innovations and technology across the sport, sports therapy and fitness sectors.
promotion •
04 May 2023
As Technogym celebrates its 40th anniversary year, its founder talks about his passion for spreading the message of wellness worldwide
HCM issue 4 2023
Les Mills and Adidas have announced a partnership to provide omnifitness workouts to Gen-Zers
in-club, at home and via events.
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15 Feb 2023
ACSM’s 2023 insight report tracks industry trends each year, creating a barometer of what’s hot and what’s not. HCM gives the lowdown
HCM issue 1 2023
Wearable technology is 2023’s number one worldwide fitness trend according to the American
College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), which has released a list of 20 industry trends taken from
its annual survey.
news •
05 Jan 2023
More than 5,000 exercisers turned out for Les Mills Live London recently, making it one of the
largest group exercise events ever staged.
news •
25 Oct 2022
We hear about Les Mills’ latest strategy to drive mass market penetration, from the people making it happen
HCM issue 8 2022
As the internet becomes more ‘human and physical’, should you be jumping on board the fast-moving metaverse train sooner rather than later?
HCM issue 7 2022
From a boom in VR to deeper client personalisation, Lauren McAlister takes a look at trends the industry can expect to see accelerating as we head into 2023
HCM issue 7 2022
Mindbody and Class Pass have released their 2022 Mid-Year Wellness Trends Report which
reveals their predictions following two years of pandemic upheaval.
news •
11 Jul 2022
The co-founder of Happy Finish explains how the future of fitness could look with ‘digital-first’ wellness prescriptions and fully immersive experiences
HCM issue 6 2022
The inimitable Emma Barry, author of Building a Badass Boutique, gives us the benefit of her insights into customer behaviour and how it will shape trends; including hyper personalisation and micro segmentation
HCM Handbook 2022
Different customers, omnichannel fitness, the need for more data, continued lobbying and to address racism, cost barriers and health inequalities...
HCM Handbook 2022
Liteboxer has launched a VR version of its at-home boxing workouts called Liteboxer VR. The
programme provides gaming-style boxing sessions through Meta’s Oculus Quest 2 system.
news •
14 Apr 2022
As we celebrate the publication of the 300th edition of HCM, we invite industry experts to give their insights on the health and fitness sector: why they joined, the most exciting development to date, and what they think we’ll be reporting on in the next 300 issues
HCM issue 3 2022
Armah Sports has opened the first of the B_fit chain of health clubs. Utilising AI, VR and the Internet of Things, it’s the first club in the world
to be Amazon Alexa-enabled
HCM issue 10 2021
Armah Sports has launched a new health club concept for the Middle Eastern market, which it
plans to roll out across the region – and beyond.
news •
04 Nov 2021
The world’s first virtual reality gym and the world’s first social wellness club. Kath Hudson looks at some of the exciting new concepts to emerge in the last year
HCM Handbook 2021
Black Box VR is the world’s first virtual reality gym. The co-founder explains how it can make people addicted to fitness
HCM issue 7 2021
Kerzner has entered the hotel fitness market with Siro, a concept which has Adam Peaty as its global ambassador
HCM issue 4 2021
Black Box VR is the world’s first virtual reality gym. Co-founder Preston Lewis tells why VR and gaming is the perfect way to get people addicted to fitness
Fit Tech issue 1 2021
Audio fitness app Auro has been named as the Official Training Partner for the Winter Run
2021. The virtual event will take place on Sunday 7th February 2021 with runners of all
ages and abilities encouraged to complete 10k in their local area, with the aim of raising
£250,000 to help fund Cancer Research UK’s research.
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07 Jan 2021
The co-founder and CEO of Saudi Arabia’s Armah Sports on smart clubs, a deal with 1Rebel and collaborating with Amazon
HCM issue 10 2020
A new, lightweight eye mask has been developed to unobtrusively capture pulse, eye
movement and sleep signals while worn in everyday environments.
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26 Aug 2020
BeBop Sensors’ VP of Strategy introduces their virtual reality gloves
Fit Tech issue 1 2020
Jean-Michel Fournier envisions the future of group fitness
Fit Tech issue 1 2020
IHRSA’s Kristen Walsh shares the most
interesting findings from the 2019 IHRSA
Health Club Consumer Report
HCM issue 11 2019
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Norwegian health club operator, Treningshelse Holding, which owns the Aktiv365 and Family Sports Club fitness ...
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The HCM team were busy at the recent FIBO Global Fitness event in Cologne, Germany, ...
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Atlanta-based boutique fitness software company, Xplor Mariana Tek, has kicked off a push for international ...
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The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has released new data on the US’ wellness economy, valuing ...
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The fitness sector’s pivot to active wellbeing is being discussed in a new weekly podcast, ...
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Planet Fitness has a new CEO – Colleen Keating. She will take up the position ...
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UK Active has announced details of its annual health and fitness industry awards ceremony, which ...
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Social enterprise, Places Leisure, which is part of the Places for People Group, has appointed ...
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“We want our future sports centre to act as a co-location for health and wellbeing services, furthering our connections with GP referrals and digital health platforms”
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Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten
years, ensuring the equipment in its clubs is commercially optimised
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GymNation is pioneering the future of
fitness with software specialist Perfect
Gym providing a scalable tech platform
to power and sustain its growth
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Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal
trainers in your club, with the ground-breaking Brawn platform.
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Francesca Cooper-Boden says
health assessment services can
boost health club retention
HCM magazine
New research has found BMI to be a highly inaccurate measure of childhood obesity, leading current thinking and policy based on it into question
HCM magazine
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Dr Jonathan Leary
Founder, Remedy Place“It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time”
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Cristiano Ronaldo
Footballer and entrepreneur“Taking care of your physical and mental health is essential for a fulfilling life”
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Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –
is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
HCM magazine
Members are telling us they need support with their mental and spiritual health and the industry is starting to see this need. Now’s the time to fast-track our response
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