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Miraval The Red Sea has opened on Shura Island in Saudi Arabia as part of
Former Gymbox directors, Marc Diaper and Rory McEntee (now respectively CEO of Fitness First UK
It’s been a great morning at the sell-out HCM Summit in London, with six inspirational
UAE-based developer Aldar has unveiled a masterplan to turn Fahid Island into the world’s first
US resort spa operator, Miraval, has announced it will open its first property outside the
The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has penned a new report about the US wellness economy
Alliance Leisure
Alliance Leisure
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
With the hospitality and health tourism sectors being closely linked to spa and wellness, Lisa
The London Centre for Music, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, has received a funding
A number of main roads in London city centre were closed on 22 September to
Plans to redevelop Nottingham Forest's City Ground have moved a step closer after the Football
Real estate developer Devimco has been selected to build the MAA Condominiums and Penthouses –
New research has suggested that a third of the world's protected sites – an area
Elevate Arena
Elevate Arena
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
A host of leading international architects are in the running to create a concept design
A seemingly doomed plan to build a new world-class concert hall in the City of
The City of London’s planning committee has green lit architect Eric Parry’s design for the
Four Seasons will open a hotel and private residences the heart of downtown Montreal, Canada,
Spread out over three square miles in St. Paul, Minnesota, hundreds of Harman Martin Professional
Fitness First has announced it will double the pace of its UK and Australia club
Global Wellness Summit
Global Wellness Summit
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
Plans have been unveiled for the creation of what is being billed as the world’s
The final designs have been revealed for The Sill, Northumberland’s proposed £11.2m national Landscape Discovery
Threadneedles in London and The Glasshouse in Edinburgh have been added to Marriott's portfolio of
The relaunch of a 20m swimming pool and sports hall at Golden Lane Sport and
A joint promotion by VisitBritain and British Airways (BA) is to market the UK as
Pub operator Geronimo Inns has expanded its London estate with the purchase of its first
Two new play areas, which have been created to cater for an increasing number of
Mick Barlow has been appointed as GLL's athletics development manager. A competitive athlete with a
Pod, the healthy fast-food restaurant brand, is to open its second outlet. The site, on
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded £2m towards the Neroche Scheme at Blackdown Hills,
The Celtic Manor Resort in south Wales has appointed Glenn Lewis as resort hotel manager.
Luxury London hotel, The Grove, is preparing its first direct marketing campaign which will be
Nightclub operator, Urbium, is to acquire two City of London bar/restaurant sites from SFI Group.
When the Swiss Re tower at 30 St Mary St, London opens in 2004, it
Roman London's Amphitheatre opened to the public for the first time in 2,000 years today,
City slickers will soon benefit from lunchtime grooming and pampering when The Refinery opens in
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
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12,300
HCM promotional features
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
HCM promotional features
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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
Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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
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
EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Pulse Fitness has created a new health club delivering an elevated wellness experience
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
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…
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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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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
Specifier
Julie Cramer highlights recent health club flooring upgrades, as top suppliers give their advice
HCM magazine
Show preview
Welcome to Elevate 2026
HCM magazine
Research
Consolidation, specialisation and shifting consumer behaviours are reshaping the sector, say Deloitte and EuropeActive
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
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
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
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
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
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
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
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
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
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
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: Reaching the people most gyms miss: Bedford Gym & Swim Campaign delivers 410 new members
One of the biggest mistakes the fitness industry still makes is advertising almost exclusively to people who already look and live like gym members.
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Elevate 2026 to mark 10-year anniversary with biggest ever waterfront drinks reception
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming the event’s largest-ever drinks reception as registrations continue to run more than 10% ahead of last year.
Company profiles
Company profile: Peak Pilates UK<br>(distributed by Gymkit UK)
Peak Pilates, founded in the US in the early 1990s and now part of Mad ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Innerva
Innerva are a UK manufacturer of ‘Power Assisted Exercise’ equipment for older adults, those with ...
Supplier Showcases
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Catalogue Gallery
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Featured press releases
Alliance Leisure Services (Design, Build and Fund) press release: Alliance Leisure completes £15m transformation at Doncaster Dome
Alliance Leisure are excited to announce the completion of works to the Lagoons at Doncaster Dome, on behalf of Doncaster Culture and Leisure Trust, funded by City of Doncaster Council.
Featured press releases
BLK BOX press release: Inside the build: Aberdeen Sports Village
When Aberdeen Sports Village set out to upgrade its gym offering, the goal was to create a more motivating, versatile and high-performing training environment for its diverse member base.
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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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Square Mile news

Miraval The Red Sea has opened on Shura Island in Saudi Arabia as part of
Former Gymbox directors, Marc Diaper and Rory McEntee (now respectively CEO of Fitness First UK
It’s been a great morning at the sell-out HCM Summit in London, with six inspirational
UAE-based developer Aldar has unveiled a masterplan to turn Fahid Island into the world’s first
US resort spa operator, Miraval, has announced it will open its first property outside the
The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has penned a new report about the US wellness economy
Alliance Leisure
Alliance Leisure
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
With the hospitality and health tourism sectors being closely linked to spa and wellness, Lisa
The London Centre for Music, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, has received a funding
A number of main roads in London city centre were closed on 22 September to
Plans to redevelop Nottingham Forest's City Ground have moved a step closer after the Football
Real estate developer Devimco has been selected to build the MAA Condominiums and Penthouses –
New research has suggested that a third of the world's protected sites – an area
Elevate Arena
Elevate Arena
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
A host of leading international architects are in the running to create a concept design
A seemingly doomed plan to build a new world-class concert hall in the City of
The City of London’s planning committee has green lit architect Eric Parry’s design for the
Four Seasons will open a hotel and private residences the heart of downtown Montreal, Canada,
Spread out over three square miles in St. Paul, Minnesota, hundreds of Harman Martin Professional
Fitness First has announced it will double the pace of its UK and Australia club
Global Wellness Summit
Global Wellness Summit
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
Plans have been unveiled for the creation of what is being billed as the world’s
The final designs have been revealed for The Sill, Northumberland’s proposed £11.2m national Landscape Discovery
Threadneedles in London and The Glasshouse in Edinburgh have been added to Marriott's portfolio of
The relaunch of a 20m swimming pool and sports hall at Golden Lane Sport and
A joint promotion by VisitBritain and British Airways (BA) is to market the UK as
Pub operator Geronimo Inns has expanded its London estate with the purchase of its first
Two new play areas, which have been created to cater for an increasing number of
Mick Barlow has been appointed as GLL's athletics development manager. A competitive athlete with a
Pod, the healthy fast-food restaurant brand, is to open its second outlet. The site, on
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded £2m towards the Neroche Scheme at Blackdown Hills,
The Celtic Manor Resort in south Wales has appointed Glenn Lewis as resort hotel manager.
Luxury London hotel, The Grove, is preparing its first direct marketing campaign which will be
Nightclub operator, Urbium, is to acquire two City of London bar/restaurant sites from SFI Group.
When the Swiss Re tower at 30 St Mary St, London opens in 2004, it
Roman London's Amphitheatre opened to the public for the first time in 2,000 years today,
City slickers will soon benefit from lunchtime grooming and pampering when The Refinery opens in
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
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
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
Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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
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
EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Pulse Fitness has created a new health club delivering an elevated wellness experience
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
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
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
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
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
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
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
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
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
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: Reaching the people most gyms miss: Bedford Gym & Swim Campaign delivers 410 new members
One of the biggest mistakes the fitness industry still makes is advertising almost exclusively to people who already look and live like gym members.
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Elevate 2026 to mark 10-year anniversary with biggest ever waterfront drinks reception
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming the event’s largest-ever drinks reception as registrations continue to run more than 10% ahead of last year.
Company profiles
Company profile: Peak Pilates UK<br>(distributed by Gymkit UK)
Peak Pilates, founded in the US in the early 1990s and now part of Mad ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Innerva
Innerva are a UK manufacturer of ‘Power Assisted Exercise’ equipment for older adults, those with ...
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
Alliance Leisure Services (Design, Build and Fund) press release: Alliance Leisure completes £15m transformation at Doncaster Dome
Alliance Leisure are excited to announce the completion of works to the Lagoons at Doncaster Dome, on behalf of Doncaster Culture and Leisure Trust, funded by City of Doncaster Council.
Featured press releases
BLK BOX press release: Inside the build: Aberdeen Sports Village
When Aberdeen Sports Village set out to upgrade its gym offering, the goal was to create a more motivating, versatile and high-performing training environment for its diverse member base.
Directory
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Aquaform s.r.l.: Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
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
22-23 Jun 2026
WX Wakefield , Wakefield, United Kingdom
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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