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22 Jun 2026
The owner of one of Australia's best-known waterparks has acquired a major competitor,
27 May 2026
Swire Hotels’ luxury hospitality brand Upper House has revealed it will roll out its two-day
21 May 2026
The UK government has announced a temporary reduction in VAT on visitor attractions
15 May 2026
Brio Northgate – formerly Northgate Arena in Chester – has officially reopened following
27 Apr 2026
Sauna specialist Effe (formerly Effegibi) has introduced its new sauna and hammam collection, Baluar, designed
31 Mar 2026
Duncan Jefford has been announced as the new managing director of Everyone Active. Current MD,
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
27 Feb 2026
David Lloyd Leisure is significantly boosting its European presence, with the acquisition of health and
12 Feb 2026
Actor and wellness entrepreneur, Hugh Jackman, has become a global ambassador for nutrition supplement company
23 Oct 2025
After a networking breakfast, Leisure Media CEO, Liz Terry and PureGym chair, Humphrey Cobbold, have
02 Oct 2025
The Lego Group has agreed to acquire 29 Lego Discovery Centres for £200 million from
23 Sep 2025
Everwild Canmore is accepting bookings for stays starting in late November, when the extensive spa
14 Aug 2025
The Gym Group has announced it will pilot a partnership with Wellhub (formerly Gympass), making
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
07 Aug 2025
Xponential Fitness has today announced the appointment of Mike Nuzzo as CEO, effective immediately. Mark
31 Jul 2025
Pause, a US recovery franchise, has partnered with holistic programming platform Alo Moves to deliver
28 Jul 2025
Aman Rosa Alpina and its Aman Spa have opened in San Cassiano, in the heart
25 Jun 2025
The Health and Fitness Association (formerly IHRSA) is calling on US club operators and members
28 May 2025
Champneys will open its first European property in decades on 1 July at the new
14 May 2025
The British Sauna Society will collaborate with Dr Martha Newson of London's University of Greenwich
01 May 2025
1Rebel has announced it will be opening a flagship site in Chelsea this summer, along
15 Apr 2025
A wellness-focused mega development in London has received full planning consent, with the scheme expected
07 Apr 2025
Milan has raised its profile as a leader in the thermal spa sector with the
26 Mar 2025
Corporate wellbeing platform, Wellhub – formerly Gympass – has entered into an agreement to buy European
10 Mar 2025
Immersive performance and hospitality company The Lost Estate has appointed former Merlin chief development officer
17 Feb 2025
Merlin Entertainments has confirmed Fiona Eastwood as its CEO – she had been interim CEO
10 Feb 2025
Fitness First has opened the doors to its 28th site in Marylebone, central London –
31 Jan 2025
Arc, London’s highly anticipated social wellness club, has officially debuted today (31 January) in Canary
16 Dec 2024
The Sacred River Spa at Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan has embarked on a
28 Nov 2024
Fiona Eastwood, COO of Merlin Entertainments, has been announced as interim CEO, following the departure
26 Nov 2024
As iconic fitness brand Crunch celebrates its 35th birthday, CEO Jim Rowley tells HCM about
21 Nov 2024
Purpose Brands, the US$3.7 billion company formed by the merger of Orangetheory Fitness and Self
21 Nov 2024
A new £17m wellness and health centre in Leek, UK, will be funded by a
08 Nov 2024
The Bear Grylls Adventure activity site in Birmingham’s NEC Centre, UK, is set to close
31 Oct 2024
Luxury fragrance, beauty and spa brand Guerlain is gearing up to open its first spa
30 Oct 2024
Jubilee Hall Trust has confirmed that it will be giving up the lease of the
19 Oct 2024
Fitness First’s turnaround is off to an encouraging start, with like-for-like revenues to 31 March
27 Sep 2024
Reform RX has secured US$5.1 million in funding to fuel global expansion, led by Northern
11 Sep 2024
The Gym Group’s Next Chapter strategy is delivering results and the and the UK-based operator
Terme di Saturnia operator to manage sprawling new thermal oasis in Milan: De Montel Terme di Milano
05 Aug 2024
Terme & Spa Italia, manager of Tuscany's Terme di Saturnia, is embarking on an ambitious
10 Jul 2024
As United Fitness Brands gears up to launch its fifth Reformcore location at Battersea Power
01 Jul 2024
According to research carried out in the US by YouGov, cost is the main reason
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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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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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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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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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A new report puts physical activity
at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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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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Lisa Starr tries the Ammortal
Chamber to see whether
layering 10 modalities into one
experience really delivers more
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New legislation is exposing weakness
and potential liabilities in the
management of customer data in
health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
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Owner, Stride Fitness“My goal was to invest in where fitness is going, not where it’s already been”
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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
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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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Software suppliers explain how AI,
automation and connected digital
experiences can work for the good
of operators and consumers
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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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