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Boutique fitness brand, Psycle, launched its seventh site in London Bridge earlier this month, introducing
Frame, which operates boutique studios across London, has been acquired by Wellverse Fitzrovia Ltd, owner
Fitness First UK has confirmed to HCM that it's in the process of restructuring, citing
David Lloyd has closed its only standalone Blaze studio in Birmingham and moved members to
Illuminated River, described as the world’s longest public artwork, will be lit in commemoration of
A new high-end workspace, designed for the use of personal trainers, coaches and other health
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
PDP London have won a Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) international design competition to
The parents of 21-year-old Sara Zelenak, who died in the London Bridge terror attack in
LXA has inserted a 2,000sq ft (186sq m) indoor/outdoor boxing gym into a mixed-use building
A number of main roads in London city centre were closed on 22 September to
Three out of the six projects on this year's Stirling Prize shortlist are leisure-related, underlining
Merlin-owned UK theme park Alton Towers is set to open a Dungeon attraction next year
Global Wellness Summit
Global Wellness Summit
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
Construction work has now begun on the £300m (US$393m, €336m) renovation of Borough Yards in
Merlin Entertainments chief Nick Varney has said the next UK government must hand over responsibility
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has formally withdrawn his support for a Thomas Heatherwick-designed
American light artist Leo Villareal and British architects Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands have won a hotly-contested
The developers of 3D digital modelling software VUCITY have designed a new experience to showcase
Elevate Arena
Elevate Arena
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
Adjaye Associates, Diller Scofidio + Renfro and AL_A are among the six architecture practices in
The Rothschild Foundation has backed an international design competition to create a £20m (US$29.2m, €25.7m)
Fitness First is planning to push ahead with the rollout of its microgym concept BEAT,
Fitness First has quietly pulled down the shutters on its BEAT microgym in Charing Cross,
Fitness First has spent £1.9m on a major renovation of its Cottons London Bridge club
Active commuting in London could be in line for a major boost after a number
Fitness First has started the roll out of its heart rate training concept, BEAT, with
Private investment firm Encore Capital is in the midst of what looks like a buying
The shortlist for the Riba Stirling Prize – the UK’s most prestigious architectural award –
King’s College London has outlined its intention to open an innovative venue for science and
sporta, which represents more than 100 charitable trusts across the UK, is holding its third
Part of the 177-year-old London Bridge station roof is set to be rebuilt in Aberystwyth,
Ahead of its opening on 1 February, details of The View from the Shard visitor
The Shard, a new £2bn (US$3.1bn, EUR2.5bn) mixed-use development designed by Renzo Piano, has become
sporta's second Time to Trust conference will cast the net wider than cultural and leisure
Merlin Entertainments has unveiled plans to relocate its London Dungeon attraction from its current location
Independent health club operator Third Space has opened its second site - at the The
Independent health club operator The Third Space is planning to open a number of new
Southwark Council has reopend a six-week public consultation into its plans for the ongoing development
Life After 7, the programme of business networking gatherings organised by Saracens Rugby Football Club
A new indoor sports centre has opened in London Bridge. Called T47, the independently owned
Merlin Entertainments will open a new attraction at its London Dungeons site near London Bridge.
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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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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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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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Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
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BLK BOX has been reimagining elite performance spaces for more than a decade. Founder and former athlete, Greg Bradley, tells us what it takes
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Chair of UK Active’s Independent Council and GM at 3-1-5
There are so many dedicated people in the independent sector – they work hard because they’re passionate about changing lives
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Insight
Vicci Wells shares insights from the recent Class of 2035 report into physical activity in Generation Alpha
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Insight
Record market penetration in the UK fitness sector masks a deeper shift around consumer engagement, according to a report from Grant Thornton and UK Active, as Liz Terry reports
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Phillip Mills

CEO, Les Mills
The Les Mills partnership with Hyrox is something I'm personally really excited about
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Welcome to Elevate 2026
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Specifier
Julie Cramer highlights recent health club flooring upgrades, as top suppliers give their advice
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Specifier
Designing multi-functional spaces can lead to fewer bottlenecks at peak times. Julie Cramer investigates the latest kit and inspiring installations
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Interview
With corporately-owned clubs, franchise networks, investments and proprietary tech, Viva Leisure’s ecosystem is redefining how gyms scale and generate revenue. Its CEO speaks to Kate Cracknell
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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
HCM magazine
HCM People

Stephen Price

Founder, SP&Co Group
Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
HCM magazine
Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
Strength training is evolving, driven by changing consumer preferences. Julie Cramer talks to innovators about how their products are meeting this demand
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
HCM magazine
Researchers have long known that the brain changes as a result of exercise. Now researchers believe this process is actually driven by the brain
HCM magazine
UK market penetration has risen to 18 per cent – one of the highest globally, yet with 100 per cent of people seeing benefits when they exercise, how high could it go? Kath Hudson asks the experts…
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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: W3Fit EMEA celebrates its fifth anniversary
Celebrating its milestone 5th anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of the Health & Fitness industry’s most influential leaders.
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Featured supplier news: Reaching the people most gyms miss: Bedford Gym & Swim Campaign delivers 410 new members
One of the biggest mistakes the fitness industry still makes is advertising almost exclusively to people who already look and live like gym members.
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Every week, millions of people get fit in 21,000 clubs, across 100 countries with the ...
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Featured press releases
GLL press release: GLL joins National Year of Reading as research reveals books beat social media for post-exercise recovery
GLL, the charitable social enterprise operating Libraries and Leisure Centres across the UK, has today (9 June 2026) announced that it will be supporting the National Year of Reading as a major campaign partner alongside national organisations, including BBC Sport, Audible, DC Thomson and Tesco.
Featured press releases
BLK BOX press release: Inside the build: Ironbound. Turning an empty underground space into a thriving functional fitness facility
When brothers Patrick and Kevin first approached BLK BOX, they had a vision and an unusual space. Beneath a building in Embrach, Switzerland, sat an underground facility with huge potential. What it needed was the right layout, the right equipment, and a partner who understood functional fitness.
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London Bridge news

Boutique fitness brand, Psycle, launched its seventh site in London Bridge earlier this month, introducing
Frame, which operates boutique studios across London, has been acquired by Wellverse Fitzrovia Ltd, owner
Fitness First UK has confirmed to HCM that it's in the process of restructuring, citing
David Lloyd has closed its only standalone Blaze studio in Birmingham and moved members to
Illuminated River, described as the world’s longest public artwork, will be lit in commemoration of
A new high-end workspace, designed for the use of personal trainers, coaches and other health
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
PDP London have won a Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) international design competition to
The parents of 21-year-old Sara Zelenak, who died in the London Bridge terror attack in
LXA has inserted a 2,000sq ft (186sq m) indoor/outdoor boxing gym into a mixed-use building
A number of main roads in London city centre were closed on 22 September to
Three out of the six projects on this year's Stirling Prize shortlist are leisure-related, underlining
Merlin-owned UK theme park Alton Towers is set to open a Dungeon attraction next year
Global Wellness Summit
Global Wellness Summit
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
Construction work has now begun on the £300m (US$393m, €336m) renovation of Borough Yards in
Merlin Entertainments chief Nick Varney has said the next UK government must hand over responsibility
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has formally withdrawn his support for a Thomas Heatherwick-designed
American light artist Leo Villareal and British architects Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands have won a hotly-contested
The developers of 3D digital modelling software VUCITY have designed a new experience to showcase
Elevate Arena
Elevate Arena
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
Adjaye Associates, Diller Scofidio + Renfro and AL_A are among the six architecture practices in
The Rothschild Foundation has backed an international design competition to create a £20m (US$29.2m, €25.7m)
Fitness First is planning to push ahead with the rollout of its microgym concept BEAT,
Fitness First has quietly pulled down the shutters on its BEAT microgym in Charing Cross,
Fitness First has spent £1.9m on a major renovation of its Cottons London Bridge club
Active commuting in London could be in line for a major boost after a number
Fitness First has started the roll out of its heart rate training concept, BEAT, with
Private investment firm Encore Capital is in the midst of what looks like a buying
The shortlist for the Riba Stirling Prize – the UK’s most prestigious architectural award –
King’s College London has outlined its intention to open an innovative venue for science and
sporta, which represents more than 100 charitable trusts across the UK, is holding its third
Part of the 177-year-old London Bridge station roof is set to be rebuilt in Aberystwyth,
Ahead of its opening on 1 February, details of The View from the Shard visitor
The Shard, a new £2bn (US$3.1bn, EUR2.5bn) mixed-use development designed by Renzo Piano, has become
sporta's second Time to Trust conference will cast the net wider than cultural and leisure
Merlin Entertainments has unveiled plans to relocate its London Dungeon attraction from its current location
Independent health club operator Third Space has opened its second site - at the The
Independent health club operator The Third Space is planning to open a number of new
Southwark Council has reopend a six-week public consultation into its plans for the ongoing development
Life After 7, the programme of business networking gatherings organised by Saracens Rugby Football Club
A new indoor sports centre has opened in London Bridge. Called T47, the independently owned
Merlin Entertainments will open a new attraction at its London Dungeons site near London Bridge.
1 - 40 of 12,300
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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
Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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
Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
HCM promotional features
Promotion
BLK BOX has been reimagining elite performance spaces for more than a decade. Founder and former athlete, Greg Bradley, tells us what it takes
HCM promotional features
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
HCM People

Stephen Price

Founder, SP&Co Group
Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
HCM magazine
Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
Strength training is evolving, driven by changing consumer preferences. Julie Cramer talks to innovators about how their products are meeting this demand
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
HCM magazine
Researchers have long known that the brain changes as a result of exercise. Now researchers believe this process is actually driven by the brain
HCM magazine
UK market penetration has risen to 18 per cent – one of the highest globally, yet with 100 per cent of people seeing benefits when they exercise, how high could it go? Kath Hudson asks the experts…
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: W3Fit EMEA celebrates its fifth anniversary
Celebrating its milestone 5th anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of the Health & Fitness industry’s most influential leaders.
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Reaching the people most gyms miss: Bedford Gym & Swim Campaign delivers 410 new members
One of the biggest mistakes the fitness industry still makes is advertising almost exclusively to people who already look and live like gym members.
Company profiles
Company profile: Les Mills UK
Every week, millions of people get fit in 21,000 clubs, across 100 countries with the ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Speedflex (UK & Ireland) Limited
Speedflex offers safe and effective, high intensity, low impact HIIT training in a variety of ...
Supplier Showcases
Supplier Showcase - From nightclub to health club
Supplier Showcases
Supplier Showcase - Future-proofing
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
GLL press release: GLL joins National Year of Reading as research reveals books beat social media for post-exercise recovery
GLL, the charitable social enterprise operating Libraries and Leisure Centres across the UK, has today (9 June 2026) announced that it will be supporting the National Year of Reading as a major campaign partner alongside national organisations, including BBC Sport, Audible, DC Thomson and Tesco.
Featured press releases
BLK BOX press release: Inside the build: Ironbound. Turning an empty underground space into a thriving functional fitness facility
When brothers Patrick and Kevin first approached BLK BOX, they had a vision and an unusual space. Beneath a building in Embrach, Switzerland, sat an underground facility with huge potential. What it needed was the right layout, the right equipment, and a partner who understood functional fitness.
Directory
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Aquaform s.r.l.: Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Spa and beauty equipment
Living Earth Crafts: Spa and beauty equipment
Property & Tenders
Stratford, East London.
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
Property & Tenders
Y Felinheli, LL56 4QN
Newmark
Property & Tenders
Diary dates
13-13 Jun 2026
Worldwide, Various,
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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