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Good Boost’s digital exercise programmes are helping adults with MSK at a lower cost than
Elevate Arena is underway at London's Excel and the hot topic of AI was the
With increasing conversation around the negative health impact of a dysregulated nervous system the Nesa
A report from UK Active and Les Mills has found that 43 per cent of
Of the 60 companies chosen by the UK government to be vanguard employers in the
Head of health and wellbeing development at UK Active, Kenny Butler, has announced he is
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
The much anticipated Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England reveals ambitious
The UK fitness industry is growing in terms of members, market value and penetration, according
A study by researchers at the UK's University of Bath has found that daily mindfulness
Nuffield Health is partnering with the UK government to offer 4,000 health workers who live
With 2.8 million people in the UK economically inactive due to long-term sickness, the government
UK Active is calling on the government for support to scale up its MSK Hubs
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Telehealth specialist HealthHero has announced a partnership with UK operator, Parkwood Leisure. The new offering
Mike Farrar, chair of UK Active, has called on the UK government to deploy the
Physiotherapy patients are being offered treatment in leisure centres thanks to a tie-up between London
An Independent Commission for Healthier Working Lives, supported by the Health Foundation, is being established
Parkwood Leisure, in partnership with its subsidiary companies Legacy Leisure and Lex Leisure, has launched
UK Active has published the latest update to its Vision 2030 strategy – the blueprint
The second phase of the UK’s MSK (musculoskeletal) health hub pilot will see the service
The Churchill Fellowship – the operating name of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust – is
Simon Roberts, lead physio for the brand-new Circle Health rehabilitation centre in Birmingham, was recently
A two-year research project will look to find ways to transform the UK's physical activity
For the first time, a woman has been crowned top aufguss master in the world
Plans have been approved for a 19,000-seat, multi-use indoor arena in Belmont Park on Long
Leisure trust Active Nation has expanded its portfolio of budget gyms with the acquisition of
What could possibly go wrong with a science museum that gets more visitors year after
Simon Devane, CEO of sports injury clinic Pure Sports Medicine, has revealed plans to take
To celebrate the start of the World Cup in Russia, sports giant Nike has partnered
One of Scandinavia’s best-known design studios, Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, have joined global firm Perkins+Will
Klaus Redomske has been appointed president and COO of Babor Asia Pacific, with responsibility for
The Los Angeles office of global architecture and design firm Perkins+Will has appointed a new
Fitness franchise énergie Group has opened its first corporately ‘owned’ health club in Ormskirk near
New video footage has been released showing construction underway on the Sea World Culture and
Moderate levels of exercise improves short-term memory, according to research at Lancashire’s Edge Hill University.
The UK’s Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) has revealed new details of its biggest ever
The largest waterpark in the Urals region of Russia has opened its doors in Omsk,
An 8,000sq m (86,111sq ft) indoor waterpark has opened in Russia, with a variety of
Heritage-based tourism is worth £26.4bn to the UK economy - £5.8bn higher than the previous
Six museums have been announced on the shortlist for the Telegraph Family Friendly Museum Award.
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced a further investment of £20m in 39 skills
12,300
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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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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The industry is embracing consumer-facing tech. Now it’s time to streamline back-of-house systems with Orbit4, says Daniel Jones
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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
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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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Editor's letter
New insight from Deloitte and Grant Thornton shows record growth, but the real shift is towards identity and perceived value, revealing opportunities to deepen engagement with members
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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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Show preview
Welcome to Elevate 2026
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Research
Researchers have long known that the brain changes as a result of exercise. Now researchers believe this process is actually driven by the brain
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HCM People

Phillip Mills

CEO, Les Mills
The Les Mills partnership with Hyrox is something I'm personally really excited about
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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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Research
Consolidation, specialisation and shifting consumer behaviours are reshaping the sector, say Deloitte and EuropeActive
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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
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
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
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
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
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
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
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
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
Julie Cramer highlights recent health club flooring upgrades, as top suppliers give their advice
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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: Cornerstone Connect helps Active Blackpool tackle health inequalities
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple systems to be aggregated into one dataset, to support its focus on reducing health inequalities and improving healthy life expectancy.
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: CoverMe extends matching service to personal training, rewriting how members and personal trainers connect
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal training platform that connects the right personal trainer to the right client in under 10 seconds.
Company profiles
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Featured press releases
Panatta press release: On Air Fitness chooses Panatta and its Made in Italy fitness equipment
French fitness chain On Air Fitness, with 113 clubs across France and internationally (Spain, Morocco and Portugal) and more than 430,000 members, has chosen to introduce Panatta equipment — a 12-machine circuit from the premium Free Weight Special line —
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ukactive press release: UK Active announces plans for National Fitness Day 2026
UK Active has announced the details of National Fitness Day 2026, with the flagship campaign set to take place on Wednesday 16 September 2026.
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MSK news

Good Boost’s digital exercise programmes are helping adults with MSK at a lower cost than
Elevate Arena is underway at London's Excel and the hot topic of AI was the
With increasing conversation around the negative health impact of a dysregulated nervous system the Nesa
A report from UK Active and Les Mills has found that 43 per cent of
Of the 60 companies chosen by the UK government to be vanguard employers in the
Head of health and wellbeing development at UK Active, Kenny Butler, has announced he is
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
The much anticipated Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England reveals ambitious
The UK fitness industry is growing in terms of members, market value and penetration, according
A study by researchers at the UK's University of Bath has found that daily mindfulness
Nuffield Health is partnering with the UK government to offer 4,000 health workers who live
With 2.8 million people in the UK economically inactive due to long-term sickness, the government
UK Active is calling on the government for support to scale up its MSK Hubs
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Telehealth specialist HealthHero has announced a partnership with UK operator, Parkwood Leisure. The new offering
Mike Farrar, chair of UK Active, has called on the UK government to deploy the
Physiotherapy patients are being offered treatment in leisure centres thanks to a tie-up between London
An Independent Commission for Healthier Working Lives, supported by the Health Foundation, is being established
Parkwood Leisure, in partnership with its subsidiary companies Legacy Leisure and Lex Leisure, has launched
UK Active has published the latest update to its Vision 2030 strategy – the blueprint
The second phase of the UK’s MSK (musculoskeletal) health hub pilot will see the service
The Churchill Fellowship – the operating name of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust – is
Simon Roberts, lead physio for the brand-new Circle Health rehabilitation centre in Birmingham, was recently
A two-year research project will look to find ways to transform the UK's physical activity
For the first time, a woman has been crowned top aufguss master in the world
Plans have been approved for a 19,000-seat, multi-use indoor arena in Belmont Park on Long
Leisure trust Active Nation has expanded its portfolio of budget gyms with the acquisition of
What could possibly go wrong with a science museum that gets more visitors year after
Simon Devane, CEO of sports injury clinic Pure Sports Medicine, has revealed plans to take
To celebrate the start of the World Cup in Russia, sports giant Nike has partnered
One of Scandinavia’s best-known design studios, Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, have joined global firm Perkins+Will
Klaus Redomske has been appointed president and COO of Babor Asia Pacific, with responsibility for
The Los Angeles office of global architecture and design firm Perkins+Will has appointed a new
Fitness franchise énergie Group has opened its first corporately ‘owned’ health club in Ormskirk near
New video footage has been released showing construction underway on the Sea World Culture and
Moderate levels of exercise improves short-term memory, according to research at Lancashire’s Edge Hill University.
The UK’s Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) has revealed new details of its biggest ever
The largest waterpark in the Urals region of Russia has opened its doors in Omsk,
An 8,000sq m (86,111sq ft) indoor waterpark has opened in Russia, with a variety of
Heritage-based tourism is worth £26.4bn to the UK economy - £5.8bn higher than the previous
Six museums have been announced on the shortlist for the Telegraph Family Friendly Museum Award.
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced a further investment of £20m in 39 skills
1 - 40 of 12,300
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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
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
Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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
The industry is embracing consumer-facing tech. Now it’s time to streamline back-of-house systems with Orbit4, says Daniel Jones
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
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
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
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
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
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
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
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
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
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
Julie Cramer highlights recent health club flooring upgrades, as top suppliers give their advice
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: Cornerstone Connect helps Active Blackpool tackle health inequalities
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple systems to be aggregated into one dataset, to support its focus on reducing health inequalities and improving healthy life expectancy.
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: CoverMe extends matching service to personal training, rewriting how members and personal trainers connect
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal training platform that connects the right personal trainer to the right client in under 10 seconds.
Company profiles
Company profile: Create
Create is one of the UK’s leading fitness training providers dedicated to raising standards through ...
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 - Future-proofing
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Panatta press release: On Air Fitness chooses Panatta and its Made in Italy fitness equipment
French fitness chain On Air Fitness, with 113 clubs across France and internationally (Spain, Morocco and Portugal) and more than 430,000 members, has chosen to introduce Panatta equipment — a 12-machine circuit from the premium Free Weight Special line —
Featured press releases
ukactive press release: UK Active announces plans for National Fitness Day 2026
UK Active has announced the details of National Fitness Day 2026, with the flagship campaign set to take place on Wednesday 16 September 2026.
Directory
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Aquaform s.r.l.: Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Spa and beauty equipment
Oakworks Inc: Spa and beauty equipment
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Property & Tenders
Stratford, East London.
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
Property & Tenders
Y Felinheli, LL56 4QN
Newmark
Property & Tenders
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
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