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With Elevate 2026 fast approaching, leisure and physical activity professionals are being encouraged to
18 Feb 2026
Denbighshire Leisure is driving junior memberships following upgrades to its new gym at Prestatyn Leisure.
13 Aug 2025
Engineering entrepreneur, Matt Harford, has launched a new fitness, physical activity and community concept called
27 Feb 2025
Sport England has announced investment into 53 areas highlighted in the top 10 per cent
15 Jun 2024
More than 200 organisations and athletes in the UK have signed an open letter to
05 Mar 2024
Formerly known as Gantner Ticketing, Vintia is a state-of-the-art ticketing and booking solution for the
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
12 Jan 2024
Two new research reports have highlighted the impact of the UK's cost of living crisis
09 Jan 2024
HCM editor, Liz Terry, has called on the sector to step up to assist the
21 Sep 2023
Improved mental health is now a stronger motivation for Brits to exercise than staying in
25 Aug 2023
Alliance Leisure has been awarded funding of £13m to develop a new sports hub at
Elevate is the leading UK trade show for physical activity, showcasing the latest innovations and
22 Mar 2023
A new type of multi-activity, outdoor exercise space – designed to get people moving by
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
16 Dec 2022
Construction work has begun on a £13m community sports hub in Barking, East London. The
21 Oct 2022
Private gym chain New York Sports Clubs (NYSC) has acquired boutique brand Fhitting Room, which
20 Jul 2022
UK Active and Nike have launched the 2022 Open Doors programme. The scheme provides children
23 Jun 2022
Barry’s has entered the world of retail, opening a studio in the new Flannels flagship
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07 Mar 2022
In celebration of International Women’s Day, WIFA launches the most significant global advocacy campaign for
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
07 Dec 2021
Sport England says it's introducing "new and innovative" ways to increase participation – by doing
08 Nov 2021
Xponential Fitness has secured a deal that will see its branded boutique studios being set
26 Oct 2021
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on the UK government to invest £875m in
03 Aug 2021
A cross-party DCMS Committee in the UK has called on the government to launch a
22 Jul 2021
Planning approval has been granted to what is set to become one of the first
02 Jul 2021
Rainer Schaller Global Group (RSG Group) has opened a huge flagship Gold's Gym club in
17 Mar 2021
The government has said it has no plans to fund a Work Out to Help
09 Feb 2021
Plans by Forest Green Rovers Football Club (FGRFC) to play its games at the world’s
20 Nov 2020
Major spectator sports in England will receive a combined £300m emergency cash injection to protect
26 Oct 2020
Gains made getting people more physically active over the last few years were all but
21 Sep 2020
Exercise has been voted the number one way the public can help the NHS –
17 Sep 2020
Town Sports International – which operates a raft of brands, including the New York Sports
09 Sep 2020
A study of gym visit data from the US suggests that health clubs and fitness
08 Sep 2020
Wattbike has secured £11.5m worth of new funding from Piper, a specialist investor in branded
15 May 2020
Sports clubs and community activity groups hit by the COVID-19 lockdown will be able to
30 Apr 2020
Grassroots sports clubs and organisations in England have received a total of £8m worth of
16 Apr 2020
Regular, daily exercise has a powerful, positive effect on people's immune systems – and the
31 Mar 2020
A total of £195m of National Lottery funding has been made available to help the
23 Mar 2020
Sport England is planning to open its Small Grants programme to help ease the financial
11 Mar 2020
Business rates in England will be abolished for one year for firms in the leisure
26 Feb 2020
More than 100 sports clubs and organisations have already received grants from an emergency storm
12 Feb 2020
Sports pitches and facilities destroyed or damaged by Storm Ciara will be able to apply
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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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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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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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,
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Would you stop selling memberships to prevent your club getting overcrowded?
How do you strike the balance between maximising profits and prioritising
the member experience? Kath Hudson talks to the experts
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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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The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills,
a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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A new report puts physical activity
at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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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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and potential liabilities in the
management of customer data in
health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
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