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Hoshino Resorts has developed a “Cool-down onsen soak” programme at properties with Japanese onsen facilities
Aimed at consumers who are prioritising longevity and recovery, The Club provides an alternative way
Wellbeing hospitality consultancy Lumina Wellbeing has curated a retreat in collaboration with Vietnam Detox –
Guests of select Viceroy Hotels and Resorts now have access to exercise sessions provided by
Recognising that true self-care is an ongoing practice, Swissline has partnered with renowned facial massage
Professional Swiss skincare and spa brand Swissline has tapped the expertise of Anna Tsankova, the
Alliance Leisure
Alliance Leisure
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
Medical health and wellness operator Chenot’s flagship Italian spa at the L’Albereta hotel has undergone
Transformative workout and wellbeing practice, Sanctum, is launching in London in January as part of
Inventor Justin Wiggan is creating a new haptic suit that massages people by translating the
Eco-spa resort operator Lefay Resorts & Residences has unveiled a three-year Lefay Spa Academy training
Modern US wellness brand The Well has opened a wellness sanctuary at Chileno Bay Resort
Austrian wellness operator Lanserhof has collaborated with science-led beauty brand Augustinus Bader to open its
Global Wellness Summit
Global Wellness Summit
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
Dr Fiona Bull, head of the physical activity unit at the World Health Organization (WHO),
A list of 250 of the UK’s most popular gyms on Instagram has crowned Psycle
Spa guests at five-star hotel and spa Seaham Hall in Durham, UK, are being invited
A new pioneering approach looks to help cancer patients prepare for and respond to treatment
Luxury eco-resort Kisawa Sanctuary has launched with a soft opening on Mozambique's subtropical island of
Budget fitness operator The Gym Group has generated £1.8bn in social value since 2016. Pre-pandemic,
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Luxury spa and wellness technology company, Gharieni Group, is undertaking a new study into two
One&Only has debuted in Asia with a brand new resort – called One&Only Desaru Coast
As a wave of spas reopen around the world, it’s clear the industry is going
Swiss health clinic operator, Clinique La Prairie (CLP), has refreshed its signature Master Detox programme
A single minute of exercise per week is enough to provide health benefits to people
The first One&Only Spa by Chenot will open at the One&Only Desaru Coast, Malaysia, on
Affordable wellness resort Civana is running a women-only equine retreat during 8-10 November, "Creative Soul
Pure Massage, a spa training method founded by Beata Aleksandrowicz, has launched a series of
US-based indoor cycling operator SoulCycle has opened its first UK location. Located on Soho's Great
The Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Montreal has opened, with a spa described as
Researchers at Brigham Young University in the US, have developed a method of creating 3D
Boutique club operator Studio Lagree has opened its third London studio, at Nobu Hotel Shoreditch.
Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner Katie Brindle has created the Hayo'u method, a treatment range combining
London’s famous department store, Harrods, has opened a new wellness clinic on the fourth floor
Disney’s research arm has unveiled a new technology concept capable of live dynamic augmentation onto
Overlooking the Nohur Lake in the heart of the Gabala region, health and wellness retreat
Doctors have found a way to manipulate wounds to heal as regenerated skin rather than
Disney’s research laboratory has taken the 3D printing process up a notch, using movable embedded
Following the reopening of The Lanesborough in London last year, the Oetker Collection will introduce
Disney’s theme parks are to start scanning the fingers of children as young as three
Retention is not the opposite of attrition. Big data is not the same as large
Technogym has launched SkillMill, a non-motorised machine aimed at improving sports performance, combining power, speed,
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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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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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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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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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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
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Specifier
Designing multi-functional spaces can lead to fewer bottlenecks at peak times. Julie Cramer investigates the latest kit and inspiring installations
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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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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
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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
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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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Welcome to Elevate 2026
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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
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
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
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Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
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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
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
Strength training is evolving, driven by changing consumer preferences. Julie Cramer talks to innovators about how their products are meeting this demand
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
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
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
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
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: Sporty Group AS
With more than 90 fitness centres across the country and more than 130.000 members, Sporty ...
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Company profile: FIBO
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Featured press releases
Create PT press release: Create sets a new standard with its new personal training diploma
Create's new Personal Training Diploma is built on the depth, real-client practice and coaching judgement that turn a qualification into genuine readiness - taught as one continuous course so that every skill is reinforced and applied, not cleared once and forgotten.
Featured press releases
Leisure Energy press release: Studley Leisure Centre solar panel installation project begins
Stratford-on-Avon District Council is delighted to announce a new solar panel installation project at Studley Leisure Centre, marking an important step towards improving the sustainability of this valued community facility.
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The Method news

Hoshino Resorts has developed a “Cool-down onsen soak” programme at properties with Japanese onsen facilities
Aimed at consumers who are prioritising longevity and recovery, The Club provides an alternative way
Wellbeing hospitality consultancy Lumina Wellbeing has curated a retreat in collaboration with Vietnam Detox –
Guests of select Viceroy Hotels and Resorts now have access to exercise sessions provided by
Recognising that true self-care is an ongoing practice, Swissline has partnered with renowned facial massage
Professional Swiss skincare and spa brand Swissline has tapped the expertise of Anna Tsankova, the
Alliance Leisure
Alliance Leisure
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
Medical health and wellness operator Chenot’s flagship Italian spa at the L’Albereta hotel has undergone
Transformative workout and wellbeing practice, Sanctum, is launching in London in January as part of
Inventor Justin Wiggan is creating a new haptic suit that massages people by translating the
Eco-spa resort operator Lefay Resorts & Residences has unveiled a three-year Lefay Spa Academy training
Modern US wellness brand The Well has opened a wellness sanctuary at Chileno Bay Resort
Austrian wellness operator Lanserhof has collaborated with science-led beauty brand Augustinus Bader to open its
Global Wellness Summit
Global Wellness Summit
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
Dr Fiona Bull, head of the physical activity unit at the World Health Organization (WHO),
A list of 250 of the UK’s most popular gyms on Instagram has crowned Psycle
Spa guests at five-star hotel and spa Seaham Hall in Durham, UK, are being invited
A new pioneering approach looks to help cancer patients prepare for and respond to treatment
Luxury eco-resort Kisawa Sanctuary has launched with a soft opening on Mozambique's subtropical island of
Budget fitness operator The Gym Group has generated £1.8bn in social value since 2016. Pre-pandemic,
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Luxury spa and wellness technology company, Gharieni Group, is undertaking a new study into two
One&Only has debuted in Asia with a brand new resort – called One&Only Desaru Coast
As a wave of spas reopen around the world, it’s clear the industry is going
Swiss health clinic operator, Clinique La Prairie (CLP), has refreshed its signature Master Detox programme
A single minute of exercise per week is enough to provide health benefits to people
The first One&Only Spa by Chenot will open at the One&Only Desaru Coast, Malaysia, on
Affordable wellness resort Civana is running a women-only equine retreat during 8-10 November, "Creative Soul
Pure Massage, a spa training method founded by Beata Aleksandrowicz, has launched a series of
US-based indoor cycling operator SoulCycle has opened its first UK location. Located on Soho's Great
The Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Montreal has opened, with a spa described as
Researchers at Brigham Young University in the US, have developed a method of creating 3D
Boutique club operator Studio Lagree has opened its third London studio, at Nobu Hotel Shoreditch.
Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner Katie Brindle has created the Hayo'u method, a treatment range combining
London’s famous department store, Harrods, has opened a new wellness clinic on the fourth floor
Disney’s research arm has unveiled a new technology concept capable of live dynamic augmentation onto
Overlooking the Nohur Lake in the heart of the Gabala region, health and wellness retreat
Doctors have found a way to manipulate wounds to heal as regenerated skin rather than
Disney’s research laboratory has taken the 3D printing process up a notch, using movable embedded
Following the reopening of The Lanesborough in London last year, the Oetker Collection will introduce
Disney’s theme parks are to start scanning the fingers of children as young as three
Retention is not the opposite of attrition. Big data is not the same as large
Technogym has launched SkillMill, a non-motorised machine aimed at improving sports performance, combining power, speed,
Elevate Arena
Elevate Arena
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
Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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
Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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
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
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
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
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
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
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
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
Strength training is evolving, driven by changing consumer preferences. Julie Cramer talks to innovators about how their products are meeting this demand
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
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
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
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
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: Sporty Group AS
With more than 90 fitness centres across the country and more than 130.000 members, Sporty ...
Company profiles
Company profile: FIBO
FIBO pursues the vision of a strong and healthy society and as a global network ...
Supplier Showcases
Supplier Showcase - Future-proofing
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Create PT press release: Create sets a new standard with its new personal training diploma
Create's new Personal Training Diploma is built on the depth, real-client practice and coaching judgement that turn a qualification into genuine readiness - taught as one continuous course so that every skill is reinforced and applied, not cleared once and forgotten.
Featured press releases
Leisure Energy press release: Studley Leisure Centre solar panel installation project begins
Stratford-on-Avon District Council is delighted to announce a new solar panel installation project at Studley Leisure Centre, marking an important step towards improving the sustainability of this valued community facility.
Directory
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Spa and beauty equipment
Living Earth Crafts: Spa and beauty equipment
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Aquaform s.r.l.: Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
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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