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Belgian news

Swiss furniture manufacturer Vitra has unveiled a major landscape project designed to improve biodiversity, manage
Lefay Resort and Spa Lago di Garda in Italy has topped a new list of
Belgian gym operator, Jims – owned by the supermarket chain Colruyt Group – has launched
Aman Rosa Alpina and its Aman Spa have opened in San Cassiano, in the heart
Planet Fitness, which is listed on the Nasdaq, is thought to be positioning for a
Colruyt Group’s fitness chain, Jims, is doubling its estate with the acquisition of 40 fitness
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
Corinthia Hotels has announced the opening of its newest urban property, Corinthia Brussels, in the
Belgian retail giant, Colruyt Group, is challenging the status quo of the fitness industry in
A 15th-century monastery and chapel in Antwerp, Belgium, has been transformed into a 108-room hotel
According to Belgian tech startup, moonbird, using breathwork as a way to relax is growing
According to Belgian tech startup, moonbird, using breathwork as a way to relax is growing
A 15th-century monastery and chapel in Belgium’s capital city of Antwerp is being transformed into
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Patients treated for stress in the Belgian capital Brussels will be offered free visits to
Merlin Entertainments has been busy with a raft of new openings and future project announcements,
Merlin Entertainments has revealed plans to open a Legoland Discovery Centre in the Belgian capital
Undertaking regular physical activity could cut the risk of dying from infectious diseases – such
Belgian football team Club Brugge has appointed architects B2Ai and SCAU to develop designs for
Club closures, a squeeze on consumer spending and facilitating social distancing within a gym environment
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
Cyclists in Belgium's Limburg province are being brought closer to nature in a variety of
A new interactive gallery concept has opened in Mechelen, Belgium. Called Het Kunstuur (The Art
Historic Belgian city Bruges has been illuminated with a 2km walk-through lighting and visual experience
Happy New Year to all our readers! After a year that was packed with new
An overview of Swiss craftsmanship dating back a thousand years of history has gone on
Belgian theme park Bobbejaanland has opened a new themed area representing the park's largest-ever investment.
London-based architects Sergison Bates have won an international contest to design a new performing arts
Shanghai developer Shimao Property Holdings is to build a new Smurfs-themed destination in the Dream
Physical Company, a UK-based specialist equipment supplier, has partnered with Belgian textile company Beaulieu International
The Green Ark, Belgium's winning concept for the 2020 World Expo in Dubai, will function
As a new year approaches, CLAD brings you our list of some of the most
The Six Senses Maxwell, a hotel designed by French architect and interior designer Jacques Garcia,
Steven Chilton Architects (SCA) have unveiled the first set of renderings for their mesmerising Puzzle
Steven Chilton Architects (SCA) have revealed their design for the Wuxi Show Theatre in Wuxi,
Belgian film studio nWave has joined forces with MZM and Belga Films, among others, to
Picsolve has announced a new partnership with Panora.me, a Brussels-based start up, that will see
A new 350sq m spa has opened at the Hotel Le Sanglier Des Ardennes in
A new theme park based on the adventures of Belgian comic strip character Spirou has
Efteling, a fantasy theme park based in The Netherlands, has reopened its iconic Python coaster,
London architects Sergison Bates have won the international competition to convert the Citroën Yser Garage
Belgian architect Jean-Michel Gathy has been commissioned to create the first Aman Resort in the
Belgian interactive and media-based attraction design firm Alterface has launched Wander, a scalable, interactive solution,
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Social fitness the missing link to member engagement, according to a new Myzone report
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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David Lloyd is stepping up its commitment to women’s health as it continues to explore what fit-for-purpose looks like for the female population
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Greg Bradley looks at the shift towards strength training in gyms and advises on how operators can create the ultimate training environment
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
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Talking point
For every member with a tripod and a big following, there are others irritated at the way equipment is being hogged or wary they’ll be in the background on someone’s Insta feed. Do influencers offer valuable, free marketing or are they just a nuisance? Kath Hudson finds out how operators are responding
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Editor's letter
Collaborations with the medical profession and greater aspirations around wellbeing are creating a need for more experts in our sector. It’s time to reboot our thinking around the workforce
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Interview
If the health service is to survive, we must recognise that it is a disease service – and that wellbeing rests with us, says the activity advocate and healthy ageing champion. He talks to Kate Cracknell
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Liability
New legislation is exposing weakness and potential liabilities in the management of customer data in health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
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Profile
Shaping the future of the sector with a clear mission, unified voice and open channels of communication. This is the ambition of UK Active’s new chair
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Healthspan
A new report puts physical activity at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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Research
Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
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Life Lessons
As the entrepreneur who started Wexer, Fresh Fitness, Fitness DK and Repeat, as well as being a former elite athlete, Rasmus Ingerslev’s life looked perfect from the outside, but onthe inside it was a different story. He talks to Kath Hudson about healing old wounds
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People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
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HCM People

Shaun Grove

Owner, Stride Fitness
My goal was to invest in where fitness is going, not where it’s already been
HCM magazine
Would you stop selling memberships to prevent your club getting overcrowded? How do you strike the balance between maximising profits and prioritising the member experience? Kath Hudson talks to the experts
HCM magazine
After decades of focusing on adult audiences, operators are starting to engage young people – unlocking growth opportunities while supporting the health and wellbeing of future generations
HCM magazine
We’ve reduced the level of council investment over the last three years by 40 per cent and increased our turnover by 9 per cent
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Lisa Starr tries the Ammortal Chamber to see whether layering 10 modalities into one experience really delivers more
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As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released, LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
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Fuel the debate about issues and opportunities across the industry. We’d love to hear from you. Write to [email protected]
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World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
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The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills, a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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The new CEO of UK Active talks to HCM about the gym-curious and why he believes the sector can double in size by the end of the next decade
HCM magazine
Opinion
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Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.
Opinion: Building smarter strength spaces for today’s operators
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Cornerstone Connect helps Active Blackpool tackle health inequalities
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple systems to be aggregated into one dataset, to support its focus on reducing health inequalities and improving healthy life expectancy.
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: CoverMe extends matching service to personal training, rewriting how members and personal trainers connect
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal training platform that connects the right personal trainer to the right client in under 10 seconds.
Company profiles
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Alliance Leisure are proud to have supported West Lancashire Borough Council to deliver a £300,000 studio transformation project at Burscough Wellbeing and Leisure Hub, creating a dedicated group exercise space designed to meet growing demand for fitness
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#HoldThatBody is a new 3½-minute fitness challenge inviting people everywhere to put their strength, determination and staying power to the test. All you need is a squat or a press- up, one specially engineered soundtrack and the determination not to give up.
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Belgian news

Swiss furniture manufacturer Vitra has unveiled a major landscape project designed to improve biodiversity, manage
Lefay Resort and Spa Lago di Garda in Italy has topped a new list of
Belgian gym operator, Jims – owned by the supermarket chain Colruyt Group – has launched
Aman Rosa Alpina and its Aman Spa have opened in San Cassiano, in the heart
Planet Fitness, which is listed on the Nasdaq, is thought to be positioning for a
Colruyt Group’s fitness chain, Jims, is doubling its estate with the acquisition of 40 fitness
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
Corinthia Hotels has announced the opening of its newest urban property, Corinthia Brussels, in the
Belgian retail giant, Colruyt Group, is challenging the status quo of the fitness industry in
A 15th-century monastery and chapel in Antwerp, Belgium, has been transformed into a 108-room hotel
According to Belgian tech startup, moonbird, using breathwork as a way to relax is growing
According to Belgian tech startup, moonbird, using breathwork as a way to relax is growing
A 15th-century monastery and chapel in Belgium’s capital city of Antwerp is being transformed into
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Patients treated for stress in the Belgian capital Brussels will be offered free visits to
Merlin Entertainments has been busy with a raft of new openings and future project announcements,
Merlin Entertainments has revealed plans to open a Legoland Discovery Centre in the Belgian capital
Undertaking regular physical activity could cut the risk of dying from infectious diseases – such
Belgian football team Club Brugge has appointed architects B2Ai and SCAU to develop designs for
Club closures, a squeeze on consumer spending and facilitating social distancing within a gym environment
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
Cyclists in Belgium's Limburg province are being brought closer to nature in a variety of
A new interactive gallery concept has opened in Mechelen, Belgium. Called Het Kunstuur (The Art
Historic Belgian city Bruges has been illuminated with a 2km walk-through lighting and visual experience
Happy New Year to all our readers! After a year that was packed with new
An overview of Swiss craftsmanship dating back a thousand years of history has gone on
Belgian theme park Bobbejaanland has opened a new themed area representing the park's largest-ever investment.
London-based architects Sergison Bates have won an international contest to design a new performing arts
Shanghai developer Shimao Property Holdings is to build a new Smurfs-themed destination in the Dream
Physical Company, a UK-based specialist equipment supplier, has partnered with Belgian textile company Beaulieu International
The Green Ark, Belgium's winning concept for the 2020 World Expo in Dubai, will function
As a new year approaches, CLAD brings you our list of some of the most
The Six Senses Maxwell, a hotel designed by French architect and interior designer Jacques Garcia,
Steven Chilton Architects (SCA) have unveiled the first set of renderings for their mesmerising Puzzle
Steven Chilton Architects (SCA) have revealed their design for the Wuxi Show Theatre in Wuxi,
Belgian film studio nWave has joined forces with MZM and Belga Films, among others, to
Picsolve has announced a new partnership with Panora.me, a Brussels-based start up, that will see
A new 350sq m spa has opened at the Hotel Le Sanglier Des Ardennes in
A new theme park based on the adventures of Belgian comic strip character Spirou has
Efteling, a fantasy theme park based in The Netherlands, has reopened its iconic Python coaster,
London architects Sergison Bates have won the international competition to convert the Citroën Yser Garage
Belgian architect Jean-Michel Gathy has been commissioned to create the first Aman Resort in the
Belgian interactive and media-based attraction design firm Alterface has launched Wander, a scalable, interactive solution,
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HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Social fitness the missing link to member engagement, according to a new Myzone report
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
David Lloyd is stepping up its commitment to women’s health as it continues to explore what fit-for-purpose looks like for the female population
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Greg Bradley looks at the shift towards strength training in gyms and advises on how operators can create the ultimate training environment
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
HCM promotional features
HCM magazine
People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
HCM magazine
HCM People

Shaun Grove

Owner, Stride Fitness
My goal was to invest in where fitness is going, not where it’s already been
HCM magazine
Would you stop selling memberships to prevent your club getting overcrowded? How do you strike the balance between maximising profits and prioritising the member experience? Kath Hudson talks to the experts
HCM magazine
After decades of focusing on adult audiences, operators are starting to engage young people – unlocking growth opportunities while supporting the health and wellbeing of future generations
HCM magazine
We’ve reduced the level of council investment over the last three years by 40 per cent and increased our turnover by 9 per cent
HCM magazine
Lisa Starr tries the Ammortal Chamber to see whether layering 10 modalities into one experience really delivers more
HCM magazine
As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released, LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM magazine
Fuel the debate about issues and opportunities across the industry. We’d love to hear from you. Write to [email protected]
HCM magazine
World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
HCM magazine
The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills, a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM magazine
The new CEO of UK Active talks to HCM about the gym-curious and why he believes the sector can double in size by the end of the next decade
HCM magazine
Opinion
promotion
Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.
Opinion: Building smarter strength spaces for today’s operators
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Cornerstone Connect helps Active Blackpool tackle health inequalities
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple systems to be aggregated into one dataset, to support its focus on reducing health inequalities and improving healthy life expectancy.
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: CoverMe extends matching service to personal training, rewriting how members and personal trainers connect
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal training platform that connects the right personal trainer to the right client in under 10 seconds.
Company profiles
Company profile: Swimming Teachers' Association (STA)
The Swimming Teachers’ Association (STA) is a national governing body for swimming and a UK-registered ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Brass Monkey
Brass Monkey designs and builds the world’s finest commercial-grade ice baths, working with leading gyms ...
Supplier Showcases
Supplier Showcase - Future-proofing
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Alliance Leisure Services (Design, Build and Fund) press release: Studio transformation completed at Burscough Wellbeing and Leisure Hub
Alliance Leisure are proud to have supported West Lancashire Borough Council to deliver a £300,000 studio transformation project at Burscough Wellbeing and Leisure Hub, creating a dedicated group exercise space designed to meet growing demand for fitness
Featured press releases
Pure Energy Music press release: Could you be the last one standing? The new 3½-minute fitness challenge everyone's talking about
#HoldThatBody is a new 3½-minute fitness challenge inviting people everywhere to put their strength, determination and staying power to the test. All you need is a squat or a press- up, one specially engineered soundtrack and the determination not to give up.
Directory
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Spa and beauty equipment
Oakworks Inc: Spa and beauty equipment
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Aquaform s.r.l.: Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Property & Tenders
Stratford, East London.
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
Property & Tenders
Y Felinheli, LL56 4QN
Newmark
Property & Tenders
Diary dates
21-24 Sep 2026
The Langham Huntington Pasadena , Pasadena, United States
Diary dates
06-08 Oct 2026
Messe Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Diary dates
22-22 Oct 2026
QEII Conference Centre, London,
Diary dates
26-29 Oct 2027
Koelnmesse Exhibition Centre, Cologne, Germany
Diary dates
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