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Sports news

Steve Nelson takes up the role of managing director of Serco Leisure today (1 July
Populous has unveiled the design for the National Tennis Centre at Qiddiya City, Saudi Arabia
Contrast therapy, based on the alternation of hot and cold experiences, has become one of
Les Mills, whose name became synonymous with one of the world's leading fitness brands, has
London-based high-performance fitness club, ONE LDN, is raising funds for a multi-site expansion across London,
After some delays, work on Newcastle’s £28.9 million wellness centre at West Denton is underway
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
With Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, announcing his resignation this morning and Andy Burnham as a
Koru Health Club launched recently within Luxembourg’s multi-experience destination, GRID X, which combines culture, retail
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Elevate has had its busiest show to date, with almost 200
Freedom Leisure and Ebbsfleet Garden City Trust have opened the £13 million Weldon Wellbeing Pavilion
Independent operator, Fitness Worx Gyms, is introducing private blood testing as a service to members.

Work is underway in Madrid on one of Europe’s most significant multi-functional complexes,

As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
Naples Beach Club, a Four Seasons Resort, has opened a 2,800sq m spa called The
GCC gym operator, Gymnation, has secured a $100 million private credit facility from HPS Investment
Miraval The Red Sea has opened on Shura Island in Saudi Arabia as part of

The government of Thailand is exploring plans for a THB300bn (£6.3bn, US$8.3bn) entertainment

Brio Northgate – formerly Northgate Arena in Chester – has officially reopened following

The wellness real estate market remains the fastest-growing wellness sector, according to new research by
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
Virgin Active is set to open its first social wellness club in London, with a
Zannier Île De Bendor, a new island retreat, has been unveiled off the south coast
Urban Gym Group (UGG) has acquired Vondelgym Rotterdam, further strengthening its presence in one of
Activity levels are still rising among English adults according to Sport England’s new Active Lives
Sant Roch, a contrast therapy wellness centre that opened in Paris’ first arrondissement (France) last
Hyrox, is joining forces with Les Mills, to offer bespoke training programmes to get gym-goers
The €200m (US$221.3 million, £169.7 million) Pical Resort, Valamar Collection has opened in Croatia with
Prism Light has partnered with health and wellness music brand Myndstream to offer twelve new
After celebrating its 25th anniversary last year, Fusion Lifestyle has called in administrators after a
The £30.6 million Bedworth Physical Activity Hub is now open, replacing a centre which dated
A comprehensive review of studies on the health effects of collagen supplements has found benefits
Manchester City Council has launched an ambitious programme to offer free gym memberships and access
The founders of mindful fitness experience Sanctum – Luuk Melisse and Gab Olszewki – will
Duncan Jefford has been announced as the new managing director of Everyone Active. Current MD,
A comprehensive study into the health effects of collagen supplements found benefits for skin health and
New York City-based real estate developer Continuum Company has announced it will build a new
With  Elevate 2026   fast approaching, leisure and physical activity professionals are being encouraged to
Proper Hospitality has introduced an extensive range of wellness programmes and retreats at two of
Andrew Barnard, CEO of BodyHoliday, has exclusively shared plans with Spa Business to be involved
Dr Jobst Müller-Trimbusch has been dismissed from his role as co-CEO of RSG Group. Müller-Trimbusch
In the landscape of wellness technologies, infrared therapy stands out for its controlled and mindful
Movementum Natural Health Systems has teamed up with the UK’s first National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC)
12,300
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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
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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Sponsored
SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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Promotion
Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate, has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company
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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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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
HCM magazine
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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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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Show preview
Welcome to Elevate 2026
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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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Research
Consolidation, specialisation and shifting consumer behaviours are reshaping the sector, say Deloitte and EuropeActive
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Specifier
Julie Cramer highlights recent health club flooring upgrades, as top suppliers give their advice
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
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
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
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
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
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
Designing multi-functional spaces can lead to fewer bottlenecks at peak times. Julie Cramer investigates the latest kit and inspiring installations
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: 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: Output Sports
Output Sports provides performance technology for modern training facilities. Our integrated platform combines testing, monitoring ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Orbit4
Orbit4 is a digital operations platform designed to help fitness and leisure operators manage assets, ...
Supplier Showcases
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Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Leisure Energy press release: Leisure Energy has joined the Everything Estates frameworks
Leisure Energy is now an approved supplier on the Everything Estates Renewables & Construction Framework.
Featured press releases
Swimming Teachers' Association (STA) press release: STA Safeguarding programme for aquatic professionals awarded CIMSPA endorsement and CPD points
STA is pleased to announce that its Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk CPD has been endorsed by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) against both the Safeguarding and Protecting Children and Safeguarding Adults technical specialism professional standards.
Directory
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
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Spa and beauty equipment
Oakworks Inc: Spa and beauty equipment
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Property & Tenders
Stratford, East London.
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
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Y Felinheli, LL56 4QN
Newmark
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21-24 Sep 2026
The Langham Huntington Pasadena , Pasadena, United States
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06-08 Oct 2026
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
Diary dates

Sports news

Steve Nelson takes up the role of managing director of Serco Leisure today (1 July
Populous has unveiled the design for the National Tennis Centre at Qiddiya City, Saudi Arabia
Contrast therapy, based on the alternation of hot and cold experiences, has become one of
Les Mills, whose name became synonymous with one of the world's leading fitness brands, has
London-based high-performance fitness club, ONE LDN, is raising funds for a multi-site expansion across London,
After some delays, work on Newcastle’s £28.9 million wellness centre at West Denton is underway
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
With Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, announcing his resignation this morning and Andy Burnham as a
Koru Health Club launched recently within Luxembourg’s multi-experience destination, GRID X, which combines culture, retail
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Elevate has had its busiest show to date, with almost 200
Freedom Leisure and Ebbsfleet Garden City Trust have opened the £13 million Weldon Wellbeing Pavilion
Independent operator, Fitness Worx Gyms, is introducing private blood testing as a service to members.

Work is underway in Madrid on one of Europe’s most significant multi-functional complexes,

As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
Naples Beach Club, a Four Seasons Resort, has opened a 2,800sq m spa called The
GCC gym operator, Gymnation, has secured a $100 million private credit facility from HPS Investment
Miraval The Red Sea has opened on Shura Island in Saudi Arabia as part of

The government of Thailand is exploring plans for a THB300bn (£6.3bn, US$8.3bn) entertainment

Brio Northgate – formerly Northgate Arena in Chester – has officially reopened following

The wellness real estate market remains the fastest-growing wellness sector, according to new research by
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
Virgin Active is set to open its first social wellness club in London, with a
Zannier Île De Bendor, a new island retreat, has been unveiled off the south coast
Urban Gym Group (UGG) has acquired Vondelgym Rotterdam, further strengthening its presence in one of
Activity levels are still rising among English adults according to Sport England’s new Active Lives
Sant Roch, a contrast therapy wellness centre that opened in Paris’ first arrondissement (France) last
Hyrox, is joining forces with Les Mills, to offer bespoke training programmes to get gym-goers
The €200m (US$221.3 million, £169.7 million) Pical Resort, Valamar Collection has opened in Croatia with
Prism Light has partnered with health and wellness music brand Myndstream to offer twelve new
After celebrating its 25th anniversary last year, Fusion Lifestyle has called in administrators after a
The £30.6 million Bedworth Physical Activity Hub is now open, replacing a centre which dated
A comprehensive review of studies on the health effects of collagen supplements has found benefits
Manchester City Council has launched an ambitious programme to offer free gym memberships and access
The founders of mindful fitness experience Sanctum – Luuk Melisse and Gab Olszewki – will
Duncan Jefford has been announced as the new managing director of Everyone Active. Current MD,
A comprehensive study into the health effects of collagen supplements found benefits for skin health and
New York City-based real estate developer Continuum Company has announced it will build a new
With  Elevate 2026   fast approaching, leisure and physical activity professionals are being encouraged to
Proper Hospitality has introduced an extensive range of wellness programmes and retreats at two of
Andrew Barnard, CEO of BodyHoliday, has exclusively shared plans with Spa Business to be involved
Dr Jobst Müller-Trimbusch has been dismissed from his role as co-CEO of RSG Group. Müller-Trimbusch
In the landscape of wellness technologies, infrared therapy stands out for its controlled and mindful
Movementum Natural Health Systems has teamed up with the UK’s first National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC)
1 - 40 of 12,300
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
Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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
SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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
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
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
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
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
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
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
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
Designing multi-functional spaces can lead to fewer bottlenecks at peak times. Julie Cramer investigates the latest kit and inspiring installations
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: 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: Output Sports
Output Sports provides performance technology for modern training facilities. Our integrated platform combines testing, monitoring ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Orbit4
Orbit4 is a digital operations platform designed to help fitness and leisure operators manage assets, ...
Supplier Showcases
Supplier Showcase - Future-proofing
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Leisure Energy press release: Leisure Energy has joined the Everything Estates frameworks
Leisure Energy is now an approved supplier on the Everything Estates Renewables & Construction Framework.
Featured press releases
Swimming Teachers' Association (STA) press release: STA Safeguarding programme for aquatic professionals awarded CIMSPA endorsement and CPD points
STA is pleased to announce that its Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk CPD has been endorsed by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) against both the Safeguarding and Protecting Children and Safeguarding Adults technical specialism professional standards.
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
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
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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