IHRSA news
18 Oct 2021
The global health and fitness industry is returning to a busy programme of live trade
13 Oct 2021
The Global Health & Fitness Alliance (GHFA) has revealed the makeup of its inaugural nine-member
13 Oct 2021
The 40th Annual IHRSA International Convention & Trade Show (IHRSA 2021) begins today in Dallas,
29 Sep 2021
A group of leading health and fitness companies in Romania have joined forces to launch
16 Aug 2021
The Global Health and Fitness Alliance (GHFA) has commissioned Deloitte to produce a major new
02 Aug 2021
Nearly half (49 per cent) of health club members in the US who've cancelled their
03 Sep 2021
“At least 40 per cent of all businesses will die in the next 10 years
29 Jul 2021
The US fitness industry lost around 58 per cent of its revenues during 2020, due
28 Jul 2021
Speaking exclusive to HCM, Ralph Scholz and Nathalie Smeeman have confirmed that B2B trade show
15 Jun 2021
IHRSA has appointed Elizabeth Clark as its new president and CEO. Clark joins the industry
28 May 2021
The US fitness industry is mobilising to support the Gym Mitigation and Survival (GYMs) Act,
25 May 2021
Irish health club chain West Wood Club is launching a new outdoor exercise concept at
19 May 2021
IHRSA has signed a partnership deal with MedFit, a professional membership organisation for fitness and
13 Sep 2021
As Surge expands its offer with the launch of a third dedicated Electronic Muscle Stimulation
21 Apr 2021
The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) has moved its Annual International Convention &
15 Apr 2021
IHRSA and Fitness Brasil say they have signed a partnership agreement that will see the
11 Apr 2021
A major new initiative will look to strengthen and unite the fitness industry's voice in
14 Mar 2021
HCM is investigating news that a small gym in Hong Kong has become one of
05 Mar 2021
US fitness industry revenue dropped 58 per cent during 2020 – from the US$35bn all-time
31 Jan 2021
Fitness business in China's top 18 cities generated US$4.9bn in revenues during 2019, before the
04 Aug 2021
People's fitness goals are extremely diverse – ranging from an elite athlete focused on the
14 Jan 2021
As the global vaccine rollout brings reopening closer and heralds the end of lockdowns, jostling
19 Oct 2020
Globally, gyms have, on average, seen nearly 70 per cent of their pre-lockdown members return
05 Oct 2020
The battle to save the hard-hit US health and fitness industry continue, with US congressmen
09 Sep 2020
A study of gym visit data from the US suggests that health clubs and fitness
24 Aug 2020
Speaking to HCM, Brent Darden, the new interim CEO and president of IHRSA, says the
20 Aug 2020
IHRSA announced this evening (19 August) that Joe Moore is standing down as president and
19 Jun 2020
Boris Johnson has hinted that social distancing measures might be reduced by 4 July in
20 May 2020
Gyms and health clubs in the US have begun reopening their doors, with a number
24 Apr 2020
As gyms and health clubs around the world begin to consider their plans for reopening
20 Apr 2020
This year’s fourth World Wellness Weekend (WWW) is aiming to shake up perceptions of wellness
17 Apr 2020
Good news for the US health club sector, as clubs are put at the front
23 Mar 2020
In an IHRSA webinar presented on 18 March, Colin Grant, CEO of Pure International Group,
12 Mar 2020
The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) has cancelled its forthcoming convention and trade
12 Mar 2020
A new initiative has been launched to engage and empower women working in the UK
06 Mar 2020
The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) has announced that its annual convention will
05 Mar 2020
MYE Technologies, a US-based tech company specialising in fitness equipment, is set to launch a
04 Mar 2020
Vedere Ventures has announced today (4 March) that it is investing in new global fitness
26 Feb 2020
The number of people in the US with a health club membership has increased by
20 Dec 2019
The International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) has revealed the names of the four
18 Oct 2019
Physical activity bodies ukactive and EuropeActive have agreed to strengthen their partnership in the event
02 Sep 2019
FitNation, the new premier event about innovation in the fitness industry, will kick-off in Amsterdam
29 Aug 2019
FitNation, the new premier event about innovation in the fitness industry, will kick-off in Amsterdam
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“The market is there for the taking. We can lay the groundwork to prevent the region and continent from joining the statistics of the global obesity crisis by instilling fitness awareness”
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Interview
Gyms have a role to play in
collaborating with the social prescribing
movement to improve the nation’s
health, the CEO of the UK’s National
Academy of Social Prescribing
tells Kate Cracknell
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Mental health
Research confirms the role health clubs can play in supporting
people in nurturing their mental health, as Victor Brick explains
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Letters
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This partnership with F45 is an exciting business venture for me
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Active IQ is launching courses to upskill fitness professionals
to work in social prescribing, extending the reach of the industry
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Policy
Generations rarely have the opportunity to
reset public opinion and effect behaviour change
for good, but post-pandemic two unequal
movements with a lot in common will be the
focus of governments, says David Minton
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Tim Mayer
MDL Fitness
“Screens display power generated from each piece of equipment, allowing people to compete against each other for kilowatt hours produced”
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In this issue, we’re focusing on sharing insights and thought leadership to highlight opportunities for the development of the sector in terms of both markets and offerings, says Liz Terry, HCM editor
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In the last issue of HCM, we checked with big box operators in the UK to see how
trading has been going since restrictions were lifted. This month we turn our attention
to boutiques and urban studios to find out how they’re faring. Kath Hudson reports
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This year’s edition of the IHRSA Global Report which addresses performance from 2020, is a valuable record of the tremendous impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sector, creating a benchmark from which to understand the recovery. Kristen Walsh reports for HCM
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David Minton says the healthy movement industry
is ten times bigger than the health club sector,
and the care industry four times bigger and
ask why we’re not rushing to collaborate?
HCM magazine
Research firm Qualtrics surveyed 12,157 consumers across
15 countries in seven languages to create the Les Mills 2021 Global
Fitness Report, highlighting the ways consumers are choosing to work
out as we emerge from the pandemic. Jak Phillips reports
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HCM People
Danielle Obe
Chair, The Black Swimming Association“Our vision is a future with ethnic diversity in aquatics”
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“Our equipment doesn't consume power but does generate it, recycling human energy”
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Focusing on dieting has failed to offset the rising tide of obesity, say researchers from the Universities of Arizona and Virginia. A focus on fitness gives better health outcomes
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Matt Miller, founder of leading yoga training platform Broga has announced the launch of
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