COVID-19 news
14 Aug 2020
Close-contact services, including facials, can recommence in England as of Saturday 15 August, following a
14 Aug 2020
According to Resense COO, Emma Darby, domestic markets have always been a crucial target audience,
13 Aug 2020
Spa software company, Zenoti, is partnering with RUSH Hair and Beauty Salons to provide advanced
12 Aug 2020
A government investment of £1.75bn – to pay 50 per cent of rents across the
12 Aug 2020
The organising committee of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games have shelved plans to create an
GWI Q&A: Canyon Ranch’s Nicola Finley talks inequality and the black community’s concept of wellness
12 Aug 2020
Dr Nicola Finley, doctor and integrative medicine practitioner at Canyon Ranch, Tucson, spoke with GWI’s
12 Aug 2020
Dormy House, a luxurious boutique hotel and spa in the heart of the Cotswolds, has
11 Aug 2020
Health clubs and gyms in Catalonia have reopened their doors once for a second time,
11 Aug 2020
Health clubs, gyms, indoor pools and leisure centres have reopened in Wales – nearly five
11 Aug 2020
English Premiership rugby club Wasps has installed a heat camera at its Broadstreet training facility
10 Aug 2020
“The future has always been tech-based, but COVID-19 will drive this trend from a nice-to-have
10 Aug 2020
Today (10 August) is the last day for companies to enter the follow-up survey to
09 Aug 2020
A significant proportion of leisure facilities in England have not reopened since lockdown measures were
10 Jun 2020
Fitness expert and television host, Jessie Pavelka has collaborated with Fisikal, experts in digital management
07 Aug 2020
Industry body, ukactive, has questioned the decision to close gyms and health clubs as part
07 Aug 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has paid a surprise visit to a branch of The Gym
06 Aug 2020
Planet Fitness' share price on the New York Stock Exchange has remained steady at between
06 Aug 2020
Glen Ivy Hot Springs in California has reopened with a new private outdoor wellness ‘staycation’
04 Aug 2020
Two of the largest health club operators in the US have announced that members and
03 Aug 2020
A member of SAGE, the government’s independent group of scientific advisers, has said gyms, pubs
17 Jul 2020
In response to the pandemic, TRX, the global leader in functional training equipment, world-class training
03 Aug 2020
There’s growing consumer interest in halo (salt) therapy since COVID-19 as people look to improve
03 Aug 2020
Europe's largest gym chain, Basic-Fit, has provided the European fitness sector with some optimism, after
03 Aug 2020
DW Sports is going into administration saying it's working to save its 73-strong gym portfolio.
02 Aug 2020
The American Council on Exercise (ACE) is urging US Congress to pass a new law
30 Jul 2020
This year's National Fitness Day (NFD) will be the "biggest unified celebration of fitness in
29 Jul 2020
JD Gyms has acquired the gym estate of Xercise4Less, following the budget chain calling in
29 Jul 2020
ukactive has questioned the Scottish government's handling of the lockdown, following reports of a delayed
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Accessibility
“It’s all about treating people as people first, not the condition first”
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Finance
Change is coming, with consolidation likely in the market –
especially in the boutique sector. Nadim Meer advises
operators how to position themselves for investment
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Sponsored briefing
Active IQ has partnered with leading experts at
Nuffield Health who, alongside its chief medical advisor, Dr Dane Vishnubala, have created a new Level 3 Diploma in Working with People with Long-term Conditions
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Editor's letter
The pandemic is stretching the industry to the limit and it’s a time none of us will ever forget. Moving forward, we need to make a plan to ensure we’re better prepared to represent ourselves in the corridors of power
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Supplier showcase
University College Birmingham has invested in elite performance facilities for students and staff, in partnership with Matrix Fitness
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FIBO Awards
Although the show has been rescheduled, the six winners of the FIBO Innovation
and Trend Awards 2020 have still been announced. We take a look at the
companies whose developments help motivate people to live healthier lives
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Supplier showcase
Speedflex has created a synergistic partnership with Everyone Active to deliver a new boutique concept – FORTIS Powered by Speedflex
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People
HCM people
Dave Courteen
MD and co-founder of Mosaic Spa and Health Clubs
“I set myself the goal that if I found someone famous to write the foreword and a publisher, then I would write the book”
People
“As Technogym launches its new virtual and on-demand services,
Francesco Arlotti, head of digital solutions, shares his thoughts with HCM”
People
“During lockdown, 40% of all spend on live streamed and pre-recorded workouts went to businesses those individuals had never physically visited”
People
HCM people
Debra Wein
founder and CEO, Wellness Workdays“I’ve always felt that if individuals had more education and understanding
of nutrition and healthy lifestyle principles, we could literally change lives”
People
HCM people
Dan Bond
Owner, CrossFit Fort Ashton“We’d explained leading up to the lockdown that if everyone decided to freeze or cancel, then there would be a possibility of not having a gym to come back to ”
People
“The pandemic has sped up our progress towards the strategy we’d outlined – to become a coaching company that happens to have clubs and support people in achieving their goals, wherever they choose to work out”
People
HCM people
Aaron Smith
Founder, KX Pilates“‘KX’ stands for ‘the Kaizen Experience’, which means ‘change for the better’ in Japanese. It’s a philosophy that focuses on continuous improvement. We’re always seeking to improve, not only as a company but as individuals”
People
HCM people
Jo Smallwood
general manager, Oldham Leisure Centre“We saw the opportunity to initiate new partnerships with the Oldham Foodbank to help local residents during the COVID-19 crisis. We can’t serve our community in the way we would usually do, so we’ve moved resources to help where people need us most”
People
“The level of tension in the business around continually pushing things on to another level again is energising, and sometimes exhausting. That tallies with me. I don’t like to sit back”
People
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Featured supplier news
Dormy House, a luxurious boutique hotel and spa in the heart of the Cotswolds, has expanded
its premium offer with the refurbishment of its two fitness suites, incorporating the
latest, fully connected gym equipment from Matrix Fitness.
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As countries around the world gear up to relax their lockdown rules, there remains a
question mark over gyms and studios, which in many markets will be one of the last sectors
to be given the green light.
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