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FITNESS, HEALTH, WELLNESS

The Football Foundation news

The Football Foundation is to invest 40 per cent of its total funding over the
Two new synthetic grass football pitches have opened in Lincoln as part of a £1.8m
Prime Minister Theresa May has made a surprise visit to Lancashire, to open a community
Building work is set to begin in January 2019 on three community football hubs in
Three new floodlit 3G artificial grass pitches, along with male and female changing facilities, car
A new funding scheme has been launched to aid the retention of adult male teams
Elevate
Elevate
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
A grassroots football initiative is heading to Liverpool after its debut in Sheffield attracted more
More than 1,500 new football teams and 3,400 coaches will be created after the FA
Stevenage Football Club has offered fans the chance to invest as it attempts to raise
Grassroots football clubs that want to develop more teams for girls and disabled people will
Almost £30m has been ploughed into grassroots football facilities over the last six months, courtesy
Sajid Javid, the former Culture, Media and Sport secretary, helped to launch a new £1.3m
Questex/McLean Events (Spatec/SIBEC)
Questex/McLean Events (Spatec/SIBEC)
Funding from the Premier League and Football Association (FA) backed Football Foundation has helped to
An area of “significant deprivation” will benefit from a purpose-built community centre in the shadow
A community centre in Watford has received a £250,916 (US$362,882, €324,698) grant from the Football
Grassroots facilities have benefited from £47m (US$67m, €61.8m) worth of grants in 2015 according to
Grassroots clubs for women and girls, disabled players and over-14 males will be eligible to
The Premier League and Football Association (FA) ploughed £14m (US$20.7m, €19m) into the upgrade of
Sport England has doubled its emergency flood relief fund for sports clubs to £400,000 (US$591,736,
Sports governing bodies will have to demonstrate projects that have a “meaningful, measurable impact” on
The Football Association (FA) and the Premier League have set aside £750,000 (US$1.1m, €1m) to
The government and Football Association (FA) should work together to impose a levy on agents’
Improvements to clubhouses, a focus on coaching and investment in artificial pitches have been highlighted
The opening of a £6m community sports hub in Wootton Bassett has been described as
The Football Association (FA) will invest a record £260m into grassroots football over the next
A number of politicians and former players have called for the English Premier League (EPL)
The Football Foundation will distribute a further £1.5m to clubs which are committed to increasing
There should be a strong drive towards installing more artificial football pitches across England, a
The Football Foundation has announced that it has now supported more than £1bn-worth of grassroots
Councillors in Scarborough have approved proposals for a multi-million pound leisure village, which will include
An eight-year fundraising initiative has resulted in a new £610,000 community football facility in Winterton,
Grassroots football facilities in England are set to benefit from £102m of investment over the
The Football Association (FA) has announced a three-year, £150m facility strategy which aims to improve
Grassroots football clubs are set to receive £2.1m of funding from The FA to boast
Heywood Sports Village has won another prestigious national award. Link4Life nominated the centre for 'Public
Coventry City Council has been given a £242,000 grant by the Football Foundation to improve
The Football Foundation has launched a new grant scheme that will invest in the development
The Grade II-listed QEII stadium in Enfield, North London, has been officially reopened following a
The road to future Olympic glory could start in Orpington as a new and improved
Chelsea Football Club assistant manager Steve Holland has helped mark the official launch of the
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Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter and more productive workforce, one membership at a time 
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The New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride data to life to engage and delight members
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Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten years, ensuring the equipment in its clubs is commercially optimised
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Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal trainers in your club, with the ground-breaking Brawn platform.
HCM promotional features
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D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with business growth. MD, John Lofting and operations director, Matt Aynsley, explain the rationale
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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
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Francesca Cooper-Boden says health assessment services can boost health club retention
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GymNation is pioneering the future of fitness with software specialist Perfect Gym providing a scalable tech platform to power and sustain its growth
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Everyone's talking about
Property experts say it’s a golden moment for health and fitness operators to secure leases, as the sector has come through the pandemic with its reputation largely intact and clubs are seen as desirable anchor tenants. Kath Hudson finds out why landlords want to talk
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Design
McFit, the original budget gym is undergoing a transformation with a new look and estate-wide overhaul, as Liz Terry reports
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Debate
Although there’s much talk about working with health services, research from SLC suggests there’s much work to do before the sector is ready for the challenge. Kath Hudson asks the experts to identify barriers and solutions
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Interview
Franchise business Orangetheory Fitness is merging with Self Esteem Brands and is on a long-term path to 10,000 units globally, its CEO and co-founder tells Kate Cracknell
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Insight
Liz Terry looks at which operators are most recognised by consumers, using Kantar’s latest brand insight
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Letters
Fuel the debate about issues and opportunities across the industry. We’d love to hear from you – [email protected]
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Life lessons
Remember when there was mass hostility about London hosting the 2012 Olympics? Huw Edwards, CEO of UK Active, was there. He talks to Kath Hudson about the lessons he learned
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Editor's letter
New laws are about to come into force that will oblige health club operators to offer consumers better membership terms. It will be disruptive, but tackled well, will change the sector for the better
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Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM magazine
Industry suppliers are responding to the exponential increase in consumer demand for strength training with a raft of new and innovative launches and concepts, as Steph Eaves reports
HCM magazine
Now mental health is the number one reason for people to join a health club, do fitness professionals need a grounding in counselling to offer a more holistic service? Kath Hudson asks the experts
HCM magazine
Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –  is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
HCM magazine
Members are telling us they need support with their mental and spiritual health and the industry is starting to see this need. Now’s the time to fast-track our response
HCM magazine
HCM People

Cristiano Ronaldo

Footballer and entrepreneur
Taking care of your physical and mental health is essential for a fulfilling life
HCM magazine
As health club operators move to incorporate recovery into their offerings to meet growing consumer demand, Steph Eaves takes a look at what cryotherapy and ice bathing can add to the equation
HCM magazine
Imposter syndrome about a promotion taught the CEO of SATS that behaving authentically is the most important part of leadership. He talks to Kath Hudson
HCM magazine
New research has found BMI to be a highly inaccurate measure of childhood obesity, leading current thinking and policy based on it into question
HCM magazine
We’ve had an outstanding year, with record revenues of €77m and €31m in EBITDA in 2023.
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HCM People

Dr Jonathan Leary

Founder, Remedy Place
It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time
HCM magazine
Featured supplier news
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As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical challenge in balancing net zero goals, funding and increased costs.
Company profiles
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Supplier Showcase
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Featured press releases
Everyone Active press release: Amazing Jane Activewear and Everyone Active announce strategic partnership to empower women
In a groundbreaking collaboration, innovative UK-based activewear brand Amazing Jane, is thrilled to announce its partnership with Everyone Active, the premier operator of community leisure facilities in the UK.
Featured press releases
Alliance Leisure Services (Design, Build and Fund) press release: Alliance Leisure transforms under-utilised space into dynamic training hub
Working in close partnership with a number of specialist providers, Alliance Leisure were appointed by East Renfrewshire Council to transform a low occupancy martial arts studio into a high energy functional training arena. The space, branded The Grid, will be used for individual and group training and will enhance the current fitness offering for the community.
Directory
Lockers
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Flooring
Total Vibration Solutions / TVS Sports Surfaces: Flooring
Spa software
SpaBooker: Spa software
Cryotherapy
Art of Cryo: Cryotherapy
Snowroom
TechnoAlpin SpA: Snowroom
Salt therapy products
Himalayan Source: Salt therapy products
Property & Tenders
Loughton, IG10
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Grantham, Leicestershire
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10-12 May 2024
China Import & Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou, China
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23-24 May 2024
Large Hall of the Chamber of Commerce (Erbprinzenpalais), Wiesbaden, Germany
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30 May - 02 Jun 2024
Rimini Exhibition Center, Rimini, Italy
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Worldwide, Various,
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11-13 Jun 2024
Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore, Singapore
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12-13 Jun 2024
ExCeL London, London, United Kingdom
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03-05 Sep 2024
IMPACT Exhibition Center, Bangkok, Thailand
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19-19 Sep 2024
The Salil Hotel Riverside - Bangkok, Bangkok 10120, Thailand
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01-04 Oct 2024
REVĪVŌ Wellness Resort Nusa Dua Bali, Kabupaten Badung, Indonesia
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22-25 Oct 2024
Messe Stuttgart, Germany
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24-24 Oct 2024
QEII Conference Centre, London, United Kingdom
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04-07 Nov 2024
In person, St Andrews, United Kingdom
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The Football Foundation news

The Football Foundation is to invest 40 per cent of its total funding over the
Two new synthetic grass football pitches have opened in Lincoln as part of a £1.8m
Prime Minister Theresa May has made a surprise visit to Lancashire, to open a community
Building work is set to begin in January 2019 on three community football hubs in
Three new floodlit 3G artificial grass pitches, along with male and female changing facilities, car
A new funding scheme has been launched to aid the retention of adult male teams
Elevate
Elevate
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
A grassroots football initiative is heading to Liverpool after its debut in Sheffield attracted more
More than 1,500 new football teams and 3,400 coaches will be created after the FA
Stevenage Football Club has offered fans the chance to invest as it attempts to raise
Grassroots football clubs that want to develop more teams for girls and disabled people will
Almost £30m has been ploughed into grassroots football facilities over the last six months, courtesy
Sajid Javid, the former Culture, Media and Sport secretary, helped to launch a new £1.3m
Questex/McLean Events (Spatec/SIBEC)
Questex/McLean Events (Spatec/SIBEC)
Funding from the Premier League and Football Association (FA) backed Football Foundation has helped to
An area of “significant deprivation” will benefit from a purpose-built community centre in the shadow
A community centre in Watford has received a £250,916 (US$362,882, €324,698) grant from the Football
Grassroots facilities have benefited from £47m (US$67m, €61.8m) worth of grants in 2015 according to
Grassroots clubs for women and girls, disabled players and over-14 males will be eligible to
The Premier League and Football Association (FA) ploughed £14m (US$20.7m, €19m) into the upgrade of
Sport England has doubled its emergency flood relief fund for sports clubs to £400,000 (US$591,736,
Sports governing bodies will have to demonstrate projects that have a “meaningful, measurable impact” on
The Football Association (FA) and the Premier League have set aside £750,000 (US$1.1m, €1m) to
The government and Football Association (FA) should work together to impose a levy on agents’
Improvements to clubhouses, a focus on coaching and investment in artificial pitches have been highlighted
The opening of a £6m community sports hub in Wootton Bassett has been described as
The Football Association (FA) will invest a record £260m into grassroots football over the next
A number of politicians and former players have called for the English Premier League (EPL)
The Football Foundation will distribute a further £1.5m to clubs which are committed to increasing
There should be a strong drive towards installing more artificial football pitches across England, a
The Football Foundation has announced that it has now supported more than £1bn-worth of grassroots
Councillors in Scarborough have approved proposals for a multi-million pound leisure village, which will include
An eight-year fundraising initiative has resulted in a new £610,000 community football facility in Winterton,
Grassroots football facilities in England are set to benefit from £102m of investment over the
The Football Association (FA) has announced a three-year, £150m facility strategy which aims to improve
Grassroots football clubs are set to receive £2.1m of funding from The FA to boast
Heywood Sports Village has won another prestigious national award. Link4Life nominated the centre for 'Public
Coventry City Council has been given a £242,000 grant by the Football Foundation to improve
The Football Foundation has launched a new grant scheme that will invest in the development
The Grade II-listed QEII stadium in Enfield, North London, has been officially reopened following a
The road to future Olympic glory could start in Orpington as a new and improved
Chelsea Football Club assistant manager Steve Holland has helped mark the official launch of the
1 - 40 of 12,300
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
We want our future sports centre to act as a co-location for health and wellbeing services, furthering our connections with GP referrals and digital health platforms
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter and more productive workforce, one membership at a time 
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
The New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride data to life to engage and delight members
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten years, ensuring the equipment in its clubs is commercially optimised
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal trainers in your club, with the ground-breaking Brawn platform.
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with business growth. MD, John Lofting and operations director, Matt Aynsley, explain the rationale
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Francesca Cooper-Boden says health assessment services can boost health club retention
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
GymNation is pioneering the future of fitness with software specialist Perfect Gym providing a scalable tech platform to power and sustain its growth
HCM promotional features
HCM magazine
Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM magazine
Industry suppliers are responding to the exponential increase in consumer demand for strength training with a raft of new and innovative launches and concepts, as Steph Eaves reports
HCM magazine
Now mental health is the number one reason for people to join a health club, do fitness professionals need a grounding in counselling to offer a more holistic service? Kath Hudson asks the experts
HCM magazine
Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –  is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
HCM magazine
Members are telling us they need support with their mental and spiritual health and the industry is starting to see this need. Now’s the time to fast-track our response
HCM magazine
HCM People

Cristiano Ronaldo

Footballer and entrepreneur
Taking care of your physical and mental health is essential for a fulfilling life
HCM magazine
As health club operators move to incorporate recovery into their offerings to meet growing consumer demand, Steph Eaves takes a look at what cryotherapy and ice bathing can add to the equation
HCM magazine
Imposter syndrome about a promotion taught the CEO of SATS that behaving authentically is the most important part of leadership. He talks to Kath Hudson
HCM magazine
New research has found BMI to be a highly inaccurate measure of childhood obesity, leading current thinking and policy based on it into question
HCM magazine
We’ve had an outstanding year, with record revenues of €77m and €31m in EBITDA in 2023.
HCM magazine
HCM People

Dr Jonathan Leary

Founder, Remedy Place
It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time
HCM magazine
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Webinar: Building a new energy future for the leisure sector
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical challenge in balancing net zero goals, funding and increased costs.
Company profiles
Company profile: Wattbike
Wattbike is chosen by the world’s top sporting teams, elite athletes, coaches, plus hundreds of ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Physical
Physical is the UK’s go-to, one-stop shop for commercial grade fitness equipment and flooring, with ...
Supplier Showcase
Supplier showcase - Jon Williams
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Everyone Active press release: Amazing Jane Activewear and Everyone Active announce strategic partnership to empower women
In a groundbreaking collaboration, innovative UK-based activewear brand Amazing Jane, is thrilled to announce its partnership with Everyone Active, the premier operator of community leisure facilities in the UK.
Featured press releases
Alliance Leisure Services (Design, Build and Fund) press release: Alliance Leisure transforms under-utilised space into dynamic training hub
Working in close partnership with a number of specialist providers, Alliance Leisure were appointed by East Renfrewshire Council to transform a low occupancy martial arts studio into a high energy functional training arena. The space, branded The Grid, will be used for individual and group training and will enhance the current fitness offering for the community.
Directory
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Flooring
Total Vibration Solutions / TVS Sports Surfaces: Flooring
Spa software
SpaBooker: Spa software
Cryotherapy
Art of Cryo: Cryotherapy
Snowroom
TechnoAlpin SpA: Snowroom
Salt therapy products
Himalayan Source: Salt therapy products
Property & Tenders
Loughton, IG10
Knight Frank
Property & Tenders
Grantham, Leicestershire
Belvoir Castle
Property & Tenders
Diary dates
10-12 May 2024
China Import & Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou, China
Diary dates
23-24 May 2024
Large Hall of the Chamber of Commerce (Erbprinzenpalais), Wiesbaden, Germany
Diary dates
30 May - 02 Jun 2024
Rimini Exhibition Center, Rimini, Italy
Diary dates
08-08 Jun 2024
Worldwide, Various,
Diary dates
11-13 Jun 2024
Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore, Singapore
Diary dates
12-13 Jun 2024
ExCeL London, London, United Kingdom
Diary dates
03-05 Sep 2024
IMPACT Exhibition Center, Bangkok, Thailand
Diary dates
19-19 Sep 2024
The Salil Hotel Riverside - Bangkok, Bangkok 10120, Thailand
Diary dates
01-04 Oct 2024
REVĪVŌ Wellness Resort Nusa Dua Bali, Kabupaten Badung, Indonesia
Diary dates
22-25 Oct 2024
Messe Stuttgart, Germany
Diary dates
24-24 Oct 2024
QEII Conference Centre, London, United Kingdom
Diary dates
04-07 Nov 2024
In person, St Andrews, United Kingdom
Diary dates
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