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FITNESS, HEALTH, WELLNESS

Community Leisure UK news

The UK’s most recently-formed local government body – North Yorkshire Council – is making wellbeing
A proposed change to the way councils organise the operation of their leisure facilities – including
Average charges for an adult swim session have topped £5.00 (US$6.45, €5.83) for the first
Fitness industry leaders, including UK Active CEO Huw Edwards, will take to the stage at
The UK government has announced it will be scaling back financial support for businesses as
Sport England has released the Future of Public Sector Leisure report which looks at how
Questex/McLean Events (Spatec/SIBEC)
Questex/McLean Events (Spatec/SIBEC)
Panatta will consolidate its global presence throughout 2024 by attending a host of major industry
Easton Leisure Centre in the UK has announced a 100 per cent reduction in heating
Key organisations from the UK’s leisure industry are lobbying the government for financial support to
Lobbying is gearing up in advance of the Spring Budget this week, with UK Active
Mark Sesnan, co-founder and CEO of GLL, has been awarded an OBE in the New
Members from UK leisure and cultural trusts have stepped up and logged an impressive 21.5million
There is a "clear case" to evolve the purpose and role played by the UK's
Elevate
Elevate
Experience the pinnacle of fitness and luxury at the premier industry event, Sibec EMEA, set
Leisure-net is running a repeat of its initial Post Lockdown Recovery Survey, in order to
More than 100 sport and physical activity bodies have sent a letter to UK Prime
A new training initiative is aiming to 'retool the physical activity workforce' to help businesses
Over 22,000 jobs are at risk across the UK's public leisure sector, out of a
Health clubs, gyms, indoor pools and leisure centres have reopened in Wales – nearly five
A significant proportion of leisure facilities in England have not reopened since lockdown measures were
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
Health clubs, swimming pools, leisure centres and other indoor sports facilities have reopened to the
The UK's industry's leading trade associations have united to call for a major review of
Almost half of all public health and fitness, leisure and community facilities in the UK,
Ever since the UK's leisure facilities were closed on "lockdown day" – 20 March –
Mark Tweedie has been named as the new CEO of Community Leisure UK (CLUK), the
Local authorities have been told to consider deferring rents and offering interest-free loans to leisure
A new digital hub has been set up to help individuals and businesses in the
Physical activity sector bodies have welcomed the government's measures to help the UK's self-employed workers
Leading organisations in the physical activity sector have urged chancellor Rishi Sunak to provide urgent
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered all UK gyms, health clubs, leisure centres and restaurants
Leading trade bodies representing the physical activity sector have called on the government to introduce
Gwynedd Council in north Wales has set up a new company to operate leisure facilities
Procurement practices are driving a race to the bottom in the delivery of public leisure
The first ever Community Leisure UK Awards will be held at The Lowry hotel in
A campaign has been launched to raise awareness of the way leisure trusts operate –
Budget operator énergie Fitness has a new CEO as it prepares for sale, Anytime Fitness
Sporta, the body representing charitable leisure trusts across the UK, has rebranded as Community Leisure
12,300
HCM promotional features
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InBody logged an amazing 100,000 scans in January 2024 alone
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with business growth. MD, John Lofting and operations director, Matt Aynsley, explain the rationale
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
The New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride data to life to engage and delight members
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal trainers in your club, with the ground-breaking Brawn platform.
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten years, ensuring the equipment in its clubs is commercially optimised
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
GymNation is pioneering the future of fitness with software specialist Perfect Gym providing a scalable tech platform to power and sustain its growth
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter and more productive workforce, one membership at a time 
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
HCM promotional features
HCM magazine
Letters
This programme provides a clear pathway from a health service to a leisure centre
HCM magazine
Interview
Franchise business Orangetheory Fitness is merging with Self Esteem Brands and is on a long-term path to 10,000 units globally, its CEO and co-founder tells Kate Cracknell
HCM magazine
Debate
Although there’s much talk about working with health services, research from SLC suggests there’s much work to do before the sector is ready for the challenge. Kath Hudson asks the experts to identify barriers and solutions
HCM magazine
Specifier
You might be tempted to skip a service, but experts say it will cost you in the long run. Providers tell Steph Eaves why they their work is important to the management of assets
HCM magazine
Wellness
Absenteeism and presenteeism is taking a huge economic toll, with musculoskeletal problems and poor mental health the biggest issues. Can workplace wellness make a difference? Kath Hudson investigates
HCM magazine
HCM People

Esther Fairfax

Founder, The Lotte Berk Foundation
My mother was the first person to take dance and create an exercise programme out of it
HCM magazine
HCM People

Jennifer Maanavi

Founder, Physique 57
Our ‘why?’ is to improve the lives of our clients, not to make them feel defeated
HCM magazine
Insight
Liz Terry looks at which operators are most recognised by consumers, using Kantar’s latest brand insight
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
HCM People

Cristiano Ronaldo

Footballer and entrepreneur
Taking care of your physical and mental health is essential for a fulfilling life
HCM magazine
HCM People

Dr Jonathan Leary

Founder, Remedy Place
It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time
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
HCM magazine
Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –  is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
HCM magazine
I would say those results, along with the team’s total lack of complacency – their desire to keep improving – have been the two big highlights of my first year
HCM magazine
Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s new strategy for 2024, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM magazine
Imposter syndrome about a promotion taught the CEO of SATS that behaving authentically is the most important part of leadership. He talks to Kath Hudson
HCM magazine
Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM magazine
Dr Paul Bedford talks to Jak Phillips about the double-edged sword of the strength training trend and his ambitions for the sector
HCM magazine
A new study from researchers at Yale shows HIIT can reverse nerve damage caused by Parkinson’s
HCM magazine
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Sibec EMEA to blend fitness with luxury at Fairmont Monte Carlo
Experience the pinnacle of fitness and luxury at the premier industry event, Sibec EMEA, set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Fairmont Monte Carlo this Autumn.
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Webinar: Building a new energy future for the leisure sector
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical challenge in balancing net zero goals, funding and increased costs.
Company profiles
Company profile: Life Fitness
The Life Fitness family of brands offers an unrivalled product portfolio, providing customers with access ...
Company profiles
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Wattbike is chosen by the world’s top sporting teams, elite athletes, coaches, plus hundreds of ...
Supplier Showcase
Supplier showcase - Jon Williams
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Greenwich Leisure Limited press release: Pioneering project boosts business in Basingstoke
A sports complex might not be your first thought when you’re looking for a peaceful and comfortable, drop-in workspace. However, that could soon change thanks to an innovative new project at Basingstoke Leisure Centre.
Featured press releases
The Health & Fitness Institute press release: The future of fitness education: The Health and Fitness Institute champions digital learning
The Health and Fitness Institute (THFI) is leading a revolutionary paradigm shift in fitness education by fully embracing digital learning.
Directory
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Lockers
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Property & Tenders
Loughton, IG10
Knight Frank
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Grantham, Leicestershire
Belvoir Castle
Property & Tenders
Diary dates
22-24 Apr 2024
Galgorm Resort, York,
Diary dates
10-12 May 2024
China Import & Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou, China
Diary dates
23-24 May 2024
Large Hall of the Chamber of Commerce (Erbprinzenpalais), Wiesbaden, Germany
Diary dates
30 May - 02 Jun 2024
Rimini Exhibition Center, Rimini, Italy
Diary dates
08-08 Jun 2024
Worldwide, Various,
Diary dates
11-13 Jun 2024
Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore, Singapore
Diary dates
12-13 Jun 2024
ExCeL London, London, United Kingdom
Diary dates
03-05 Sep 2024
IMPACT Exhibition Center, Bangkok, Thailand
Diary dates
19-19 Sep 2024
The Salil Hotel Riverside - Bangkok, Bangkok 10120, Thailand
Diary dates
01-04 Oct 2024
REVĪVŌ Wellness Resort Nusa Dua Bali, Kabupaten Badung, Indonesia
Diary dates
22-25 Oct 2024
Messe Stuttgart, Germany
Diary dates
24-24 Oct 2024
QEII Conference Centre, London, United Kingdom
Diary dates
04-07 Nov 2024
In person, St Andrews, United Kingdom
Diary dates

Community Leisure UK news

The UK’s most recently-formed local government body – North Yorkshire Council – is making wellbeing
A proposed change to the way councils organise the operation of their leisure facilities – including
Average charges for an adult swim session have topped £5.00 (US$6.45, €5.83) for the first
Fitness industry leaders, including UK Active CEO Huw Edwards, will take to the stage at
The UK government has announced it will be scaling back financial support for businesses as
Sport England has released the Future of Public Sector Leisure report which looks at how
Questex/McLean Events (Spatec/SIBEC)
Questex/McLean Events (Spatec/SIBEC)
Panatta will consolidate its global presence throughout 2024 by attending a host of major industry
Easton Leisure Centre in the UK has announced a 100 per cent reduction in heating
Key organisations from the UK’s leisure industry are lobbying the government for financial support to
Lobbying is gearing up in advance of the Spring Budget this week, with UK Active
Mark Sesnan, co-founder and CEO of GLL, has been awarded an OBE in the New
Members from UK leisure and cultural trusts have stepped up and logged an impressive 21.5million
There is a "clear case" to evolve the purpose and role played by the UK's
Elevate
Elevate
Experience the pinnacle of fitness and luxury at the premier industry event, Sibec EMEA, set
Leisure-net is running a repeat of its initial Post Lockdown Recovery Survey, in order to
More than 100 sport and physical activity bodies have sent a letter to UK Prime
A new training initiative is aiming to 'retool the physical activity workforce' to help businesses
Over 22,000 jobs are at risk across the UK's public leisure sector, out of a
Health clubs, gyms, indoor pools and leisure centres have reopened in Wales – nearly five
A significant proportion of leisure facilities in England have not reopened since lockdown measures were
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
Health clubs, swimming pools, leisure centres and other indoor sports facilities have reopened to the
The UK's industry's leading trade associations have united to call for a major review of
Almost half of all public health and fitness, leisure and community facilities in the UK,
Ever since the UK's leisure facilities were closed on "lockdown day" – 20 March –
Mark Tweedie has been named as the new CEO of Community Leisure UK (CLUK), the
Local authorities have been told to consider deferring rents and offering interest-free loans to leisure
A new digital hub has been set up to help individuals and businesses in the
Physical activity sector bodies have welcomed the government's measures to help the UK's self-employed workers
Leading organisations in the physical activity sector have urged chancellor Rishi Sunak to provide urgent
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered all UK gyms, health clubs, leisure centres and restaurants
Leading trade bodies representing the physical activity sector have called on the government to introduce
Gwynedd Council in north Wales has set up a new company to operate leisure facilities
Procurement practices are driving a race to the bottom in the delivery of public leisure
The first ever Community Leisure UK Awards will be held at The Lowry hotel in
A campaign has been launched to raise awareness of the way leisure trusts operate –
Budget operator énergie Fitness has a new CEO as it prepares for sale, Anytime Fitness
Sporta, the body representing charitable leisure trusts across the UK, has rebranded as Community Leisure
1 - 40 of 12,300
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
InBody logged an amazing 100,000 scans in January 2024 alone
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with business growth. MD, John Lofting and operations director, Matt Aynsley, explain the rationale
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
The New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride data to life to engage and delight members
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal trainers in your club, with the ground-breaking Brawn platform.
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten years, ensuring the equipment in its clubs is commercially optimised
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
GymNation is pioneering the future of fitness with software specialist Perfect Gym providing a scalable tech platform to power and sustain its growth
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter and more productive workforce, one membership at a time 
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
HCM promotional features
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
HCM People

Cristiano Ronaldo

Footballer and entrepreneur
Taking care of your physical and mental health is essential for a fulfilling life
HCM magazine
HCM People

Dr Jonathan Leary

Founder, Remedy Place
It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time
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
HCM magazine
Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –  is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
HCM magazine
I would say those results, along with the team’s total lack of complacency – their desire to keep improving – have been the two big highlights of my first year
HCM magazine
Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s new strategy for 2024, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM magazine
Imposter syndrome about a promotion taught the CEO of SATS that behaving authentically is the most important part of leadership. He talks to Kath Hudson
HCM magazine
Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM magazine
Dr Paul Bedford talks to Jak Phillips about the double-edged sword of the strength training trend and his ambitions for the sector
HCM magazine
A new study from researchers at Yale shows HIIT can reverse nerve damage caused by Parkinson’s
HCM magazine
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Sibec EMEA to blend fitness with luxury at Fairmont Monte Carlo
Experience the pinnacle of fitness and luxury at the premier industry event, Sibec EMEA, set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Fairmont Monte Carlo this Autumn.
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Webinar: Building a new energy future for the leisure sector
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical challenge in balancing net zero goals, funding and increased costs.
Company profiles
Company profile: Life Fitness
The Life Fitness family of brands offers an unrivalled product portfolio, providing customers with access ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Wattbike
Wattbike is chosen by the world’s top sporting teams, elite athletes, coaches, plus hundreds of ...
Supplier Showcase
Supplier showcase - Jon Williams
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Greenwich Leisure Limited press release: Pioneering project boosts business in Basingstoke
A sports complex might not be your first thought when you’re looking for a peaceful and comfortable, drop-in workspace. However, that could soon change thanks to an innovative new project at Basingstoke Leisure Centre.
Featured press releases
The Health & Fitness Institute press release: The future of fitness education: The Health and Fitness Institute champions digital learning
The Health and Fitness Institute (THFI) is leading a revolutionary paradigm shift in fitness education by fully embracing digital learning.
Directory
Spa software
SpaBooker: Spa software
Snowroom
TechnoAlpin SpA: Snowroom
salt therapy products
Saltability: salt therapy products
Cryotherapy
Art of Cryo: Cryotherapy
Flooring
Total Vibration Solutions / TVS Sports Surfaces: Flooring
Lockers
Fitlockers: Lockers
Property & Tenders
Loughton, IG10
Knight Frank
Property & Tenders
Grantham, Leicestershire
Belvoir Castle
Property & Tenders
Diary dates
22-24 Apr 2024
Galgorm Resort, York,
Diary dates
10-12 May 2024
China Import & Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou, China
Diary dates
23-24 May 2024
Large Hall of the Chamber of Commerce (Erbprinzenpalais), Wiesbaden, Germany
Diary dates
30 May - 02 Jun 2024
Rimini Exhibition Center, Rimini, Italy
Diary dates
08-08 Jun 2024
Worldwide, Various,
Diary dates
11-13 Jun 2024
Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore, Singapore
Diary dates
12-13 Jun 2024
ExCeL London, London, United Kingdom
Diary dates
03-05 Sep 2024
IMPACT Exhibition Center, Bangkok, Thailand
Diary dates
19-19 Sep 2024
The Salil Hotel Riverside - Bangkok, Bangkok 10120, Thailand
Diary dates
01-04 Oct 2024
REVĪVŌ Wellness Resort Nusa Dua Bali, Kabupaten Badung, Indonesia
Diary dates
22-25 Oct 2024
Messe Stuttgart, Germany
Diary dates
24-24 Oct 2024
QEII Conference Centre, London, United Kingdom
Diary dates
04-07 Nov 2024
In person, St Andrews, United Kingdom
Diary dates
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