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Freedom Leisure and Ebbsfleet Garden City Trust have opened the £13 million Weldon Wellbeing Pavilion
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
After celebrating its 25th anniversary last year, Fusion Lifestyle has called in administrators after a
Accessing medical and health support via health club memberships is seeing growing consumer demand in
Parkwood Leisure has launched a 12-week pilot programme designed to support individuals transitioning from medication-led
The finalists of the UK Active Awards 2025 have been announced today (19 August) following
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Leisure DB has released its State of the UK Swimming Industry Report 2025. In the
In a win for the UK health and fitness industry, health secretary, Wes Streeting, has
The UK government has got behind Joe Wicks’ latest initiative – Activate – a new
More than 70 per cent of children are being taken out of swimming lessons before
The Bannatyne Group is the latest UK health and fitness operator to announce a partnership
North Ayrshire charitable trust, KA Leisure, has launched a new programme to offer preventative healthcare
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
Some 800 people attended the UK Active Awards ceremony last night (3 October) in Birmingham.
Fitness First has created a premium membership offering by deploying HealthHero’s full suite of services,
Telehealth specialist HealthHero has announced a partnership with UK operator, Parkwood Leisure. The new offering
Swimming pools need to be repositioned so they're prized as assets rather than considered a
Finalists for the UK Active Awards 2024 have been announced. Winners from across the 14
More than 200 organisations and athletes in the UK have signed an open letter to
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
Following a hugely successful event last year in Split, Croatia, a W3Fit EMEA, is heading
We Work Well founders Monica Helmstetter and Lucy Hugo have called on ISPA members to
Dawn Tuckwell and Cheryl Hersey, founders of Action Group, have sold the company to their
Physiotherapy patients are being offered treatment in leisure centres thanks to a tie-up between London
HCM editor, Liz Terry, has called on the sector to step up to assist the
An Independent Commission for Healthier Working Lives, supported by the Health Foundation, is being established
We Work Well, organiser of hosted buyer events, has announced it will launch into the
Parkwood Leisure, in partnership with its subsidiary companies Legacy Leisure and Lex Leisure, has launched
More than 100 spa and wellness professionals from across Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Last year, Taylor Made Designs launched its end of use textile recycling programme. Between January
The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end
The Parkwood Group has taken over leisure management contracting business 1Life Management Solutions Limited (1LMS
Parkwood Leisure has invested more than £1m over the past 12 months in new fitness
The first W3Fit – the newly-launched networking event led by David Zarb Jenkins – saw 170
The Tarka Leisure Centre in North Devon, which reopened in June after a £15m revamp,
It was a night to remember at the 2022 ukactive Awards for Parkwood Leisure, as
The best in the business from across the physical activity sector were honoured last night
Parkwood Leisure, one of the UK’s leading leisure operators, has reached the milestone of teaching
Industry event W3Spa EMEA has kicked off in Tarragona, Spain, hosted at Le Méridien Ra
Parkwood Leisure – one of the UK’s leading leisure operators – is offering free access
The number of children enrolled on Parkwood Leisure's Learn to Swim Programme, has reached a
Plantasia, a rainforest zoo in Swansea, UK, has been awarded provisional membership of the British
12,300
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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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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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
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
EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
HCM promotional features
Promotion
Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate, has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company
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Sponsored
New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with high service levels and a partnership with Technogym
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HCM magazine
Talking point
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
HCM People

Deena Gillan

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
HCM magazine
Research
Consolidation, specialisation and shifting consumer behaviours are reshaping the sector, say Deloitte and EuropeActive
HCM magazine
Specifier
Julie Cramer highlights recent health club flooring upgrades, as top suppliers give their advice
HCM magazine
HCM People

Phillip Mills

CEO, Les Mills
The Les Mills partnership with Hyrox is something I'm personally really excited about
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
Insight
Vicci Wells shares insights from the recent Class of 2035 report into physical activity in Generation Alpha
HCM magazine
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
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
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
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
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
Strength training is evolving, driven by changing consumer preferences. Julie Cramer talks to innovators about how their products are meeting this demand
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
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
HCM magazine
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
HCM magazine
Welcome to Elevate 2026
HCM magazine
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
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: 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.
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.
Company profiles
Company profile: Gantner
Gantner optimizes and simplifies the organisation of fitness clubs. Using touchless RFID/NFC credentials (member cards, ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Connect
Connect is a UK-based technology company redefining how the fitness and wellness industry builds digital ...
Supplier Showcases
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Catalogue Gallery
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Featured press releases
Swim England press release: Swim England launches new Learn to Swim Growth Plan to support aquatic programme expansion
Swim England has strengthened its sector-leading Business Solutions offer with the launch of its Learn to Swim Growth Plan, designed to help aquatic providers unlock sustainable programme growth.
Featured press releases
CoverMe Ltd press release: CoverMe and Jobs In. Fitness partner to create end-to-end talent solution
CoverMe, the UK’s leading fitness workforce management and recruitment platform, has partnered with Jobs In. Fitness, the specialist executive search and advisory firm for the fitness and wellbeing sector, to give operators a single route to talent at every level – from frontline staffing to C-suite.
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Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
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Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Aquaform s.r.l.: Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Spa and beauty equipment
Oakworks Inc: Spa and beauty equipment
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The Langham Huntington Pasadena , Pasadena, United States
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Messe Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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22-22 Oct 2026
QEII Conference Centre, London,
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26-29 Oct 2027
Koelnmesse Exhibition Centre, Cologne, Germany
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RKW news

Freedom Leisure and Ebbsfleet Garden City Trust have opened the £13 million Weldon Wellbeing Pavilion
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
After celebrating its 25th anniversary last year, Fusion Lifestyle has called in administrators after a
Accessing medical and health support via health club memberships is seeing growing consumer demand in
Parkwood Leisure has launched a 12-week pilot programme designed to support individuals transitioning from medication-led
The finalists of the UK Active Awards 2025 have been announced today (19 August) following
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Leisure DB has released its State of the UK Swimming Industry Report 2025. In the
In a win for the UK health and fitness industry, health secretary, Wes Streeting, has
The UK government has got behind Joe Wicks’ latest initiative – Activate – a new
More than 70 per cent of children are being taken out of swimming lessons before
The Bannatyne Group is the latest UK health and fitness operator to announce a partnership
North Ayrshire charitable trust, KA Leisure, has launched a new programme to offer preventative healthcare
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
Some 800 people attended the UK Active Awards ceremony last night (3 October) in Birmingham.
Fitness First has created a premium membership offering by deploying HealthHero’s full suite of services,
Telehealth specialist HealthHero has announced a partnership with UK operator, Parkwood Leisure. The new offering
Swimming pools need to be repositioned so they're prized as assets rather than considered a
Finalists for the UK Active Awards 2024 have been announced. Winners from across the 14
More than 200 organisations and athletes in the UK have signed an open letter to
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
Following a hugely successful event last year in Split, Croatia, a W3Fit EMEA, is heading
We Work Well founders Monica Helmstetter and Lucy Hugo have called on ISPA members to
Dawn Tuckwell and Cheryl Hersey, founders of Action Group, have sold the company to their
Physiotherapy patients are being offered treatment in leisure centres thanks to a tie-up between London
HCM editor, Liz Terry, has called on the sector to step up to assist the
An Independent Commission for Healthier Working Lives, supported by the Health Foundation, is being established
We Work Well, organiser of hosted buyer events, has announced it will launch into the
Parkwood Leisure, in partnership with its subsidiary companies Legacy Leisure and Lex Leisure, has launched
More than 100 spa and wellness professionals from across Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Last year, Taylor Made Designs launched its end of use textile recycling programme. Between January
The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end
The Parkwood Group has taken over leisure management contracting business 1Life Management Solutions Limited (1LMS
Parkwood Leisure has invested more than £1m over the past 12 months in new fitness
The first W3Fit – the newly-launched networking event led by David Zarb Jenkins – saw 170
The Tarka Leisure Centre in North Devon, which reopened in June after a £15m revamp,
It was a night to remember at the 2022 ukactive Awards for Parkwood Leisure, as
The best in the business from across the physical activity sector were honoured last night
Parkwood Leisure, one of the UK’s leading leisure operators, has reached the milestone of teaching
Industry event W3Spa EMEA has kicked off in Tarragona, Spain, hosted at Le Méridien Ra
Parkwood Leisure – one of the UK’s leading leisure operators – is offering free access
The number of children enrolled on Parkwood Leisure's Learn to Swim Programme, has reached a
Plantasia, a rainforest zoo in Swansea, UK, has been awarded provisional membership of the British
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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
Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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
EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
HCM promotional features
Promotion
Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate, has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with high service levels and a partnership with Technogym
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
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
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
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
Strength training is evolving, driven by changing consumer preferences. Julie Cramer talks to innovators about how their products are meeting this demand
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
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
HCM magazine
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
HCM magazine
Welcome to Elevate 2026
HCM magazine
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
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: 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.
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.
Company profiles
Company profile: Gantner
Gantner optimizes and simplifies the organisation of fitness clubs. Using touchless RFID/NFC credentials (member cards, ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Connect
Connect is a UK-based technology company redefining how the fitness and wellness industry builds digital ...
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
Swim England press release: Swim England launches new Learn to Swim Growth Plan to support aquatic programme expansion
Swim England has strengthened its sector-leading Business Solutions offer with the launch of its Learn to Swim Growth Plan, designed to help aquatic providers unlock sustainable programme growth.
Featured press releases
CoverMe Ltd press release: CoverMe and Jobs In. Fitness partner to create end-to-end talent solution
CoverMe, the UK’s leading fitness workforce management and recruitment platform, has partnered with Jobs In. Fitness, the specialist executive search and advisory firm for the fitness and wellbeing sector, to give operators a single route to talent at every level – from frontline staffing to C-suite.
Directory
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Aquaform s.r.l.: Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Spa and beauty equipment
Oakworks Inc: 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
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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