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A new international study has identified the emergence of a consumer segment of

A €285 million (US$316 million, £242 million) next-generation luxury yachting destination, Marina Resort Cavtat, is
Of the 60 companies chosen by the UK government to be vanguard employers in the
Royal Lahaina Resort and Bungalows on the Hawaiian island of Maui, US, has launched The
Kevin Yates has been promoted to CEO at Lift Brands for the EMEA region. Yates
Rebecca Passmore was promoted to MD of Pure Gym in September 2020 – the same
Global Wellness Summit
Global Wellness Summit
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Pure Gym has dropped plans for an IPO which it revealed in August, opting instead
Buro Happold, has acquired acoustics and audio-visual consultancy Vanguardia Limited and its subsidiary Crowd Dynamics
A 300m-long superyacht is set to launch in 2025, carrying a scientific "strike force" tasked
The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) celebrated recipients of its 5th-annual Global Wellness Awards and the
Multi-disciplinary designer Clodagh, whose recent projects include the Six Senses Douro Valley and the reopened
International architects Henning Larsen have won a hard-fought competition to design a 16-acre masterplan for
Elevate Arena
Elevate Arena
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
From secret music events for fitness to sports heatmaps and AI coaches, 16 innovative start-ups
In order to immerse delegates in the findings and applications of the new field of
The 20,000sq ft (1,858sq m) Ame Spa & Wellness Collective has opened its doors at
Level Playing Field has expressed "disappointment" with Manchester United after the football club announced a
Throughout history, leading fitness equipment manufacturer and supplier Precor has been at the vanguard of
As Sport England reveals its vision for sport and physical activity over the next five
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
Marks Barfield Architects, the creators of the London Eye, have been tasked with designing a
The creative director of Flanagan Lawrence has told CLAD about the British studio’s design for
The Viceroy Hotel Group will open a “mischievous, provocative and rebellious” hotel in San Francisco
The physical activity sector has the potential to broaden its appeal to investors and gain
International architecture practice Populous have been selected to design the £90m Bristol Arena. The winning
Dutch architectural firm MVRDV has been granted approval for the restructuring of a mixed-use 1970s
Following an announcement in November 2014 outlining five finalists shortlisted to design the £90m (US$135m,
Global facility management giant SMG, in partnership with Live Nation, has been named as the
A shortlist has been announced consisting of five top architectural firms to design the Bristol
Image: Clubs will be encouraged to introduce meditation The UK's Fitness Industry Association (FIA) has
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) has announced plans to rebrand during 2012, to better reflect
Junior equalities minister Lynne Featherstone has called for health club operators to stop using "models
A new luxury spa resort is set top open its doors on the Caribbean island
John Wright Sports Centre is a thriving activities hub in the heart of East Kilbride,
Transforming a Generation (TAG), the charity specialising in training and placing 18-24 year old people
A private sector scheme to develop a new full-sized ice rink on the outskirts of
Plans for a new National Film Centre on London's South Bank have received the go
The FIA Vanguard Council was host to a Westminster dinner on 3 December, at which
Steven Ward has been appointed public affairs and policy manager at the FIA. Ward, who
Visit this year's show and see the latest technology, rides, amusements, concessions, equipment and services
Speaking at the latest Fitness Industry Association (FIA) Vanguard Group breakfast event, Hugh Robertson, shadow
Deloitte, Keiser UK Ltd and Precor have joined the Fitness Industry Association’s (FIA) Vanguard Group
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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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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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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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Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate, has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company
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New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with high service levels and a partnership with Technogym
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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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Research
Consolidation, specialisation and shifting consumer behaviours are reshaping the sector, say Deloitte and EuropeActive
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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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Welcome to Elevate 2026
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Specifier
Julie Cramer highlights recent health club flooring upgrades, as top suppliers give their advice
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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
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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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Phillip Mills

CEO, Les Mills
The Les Mills partnership with Hyrox is something I'm personally really excited about
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Jamie Clements

The Breath Coach
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
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Stephen Price

Founder, SP&Co Group
Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again
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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
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
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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
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Strength training is evolving, driven by changing consumer preferences. Julie Cramer talks to innovators about how their products are meeting this demand
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
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
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
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: 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.
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: Create
Create is one of the UK’s leading fitness training providers dedicated to raising standards through ...
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Company profile: Xplor Fitness & Leisure
Today’s fitness and leisure brands need technology that powers standout fitness experiences and keeps pace ...
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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.
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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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Vanguard news

A new international study has identified the emergence of a consumer segment of

A €285 million (US$316 million, £242 million) next-generation luxury yachting destination, Marina Resort Cavtat, is
Of the 60 companies chosen by the UK government to be vanguard employers in the
Royal Lahaina Resort and Bungalows on the Hawaiian island of Maui, US, has launched The
Kevin Yates has been promoted to CEO at Lift Brands for the EMEA region. Yates
Rebecca Passmore was promoted to MD of Pure Gym in September 2020 – the same
Global Wellness Summit
Global Wellness Summit
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Pure Gym has dropped plans for an IPO which it revealed in August, opting instead
Buro Happold, has acquired acoustics and audio-visual consultancy Vanguardia Limited and its subsidiary Crowd Dynamics
A 300m-long superyacht is set to launch in 2025, carrying a scientific "strike force" tasked
The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) celebrated recipients of its 5th-annual Global Wellness Awards and the
Multi-disciplinary designer Clodagh, whose recent projects include the Six Senses Douro Valley and the reopened
International architects Henning Larsen have won a hard-fought competition to design a 16-acre masterplan for
Elevate Arena
Elevate Arena
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
From secret music events for fitness to sports heatmaps and AI coaches, 16 innovative start-ups
In order to immerse delegates in the findings and applications of the new field of
The 20,000sq ft (1,858sq m) Ame Spa & Wellness Collective has opened its doors at
Level Playing Field has expressed "disappointment" with Manchester United after the football club announced a
Throughout history, leading fitness equipment manufacturer and supplier Precor has been at the vanguard of
As Sport England reveals its vision for sport and physical activity over the next five
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
Marks Barfield Architects, the creators of the London Eye, have been tasked with designing a
The creative director of Flanagan Lawrence has told CLAD about the British studio’s design for
The Viceroy Hotel Group will open a “mischievous, provocative and rebellious” hotel in San Francisco
The physical activity sector has the potential to broaden its appeal to investors and gain
International architecture practice Populous have been selected to design the £90m Bristol Arena. The winning
Dutch architectural firm MVRDV has been granted approval for the restructuring of a mixed-use 1970s
Following an announcement in November 2014 outlining five finalists shortlisted to design the £90m (US$135m,
Global facility management giant SMG, in partnership with Live Nation, has been named as the
A shortlist has been announced consisting of five top architectural firms to design the Bristol
Image: Clubs will be encouraged to introduce meditation The UK's Fitness Industry Association (FIA) has
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) has announced plans to rebrand during 2012, to better reflect
Junior equalities minister Lynne Featherstone has called for health club operators to stop using "models
A new luxury spa resort is set top open its doors on the Caribbean island
John Wright Sports Centre is a thriving activities hub in the heart of East Kilbride,
Transforming a Generation (TAG), the charity specialising in training and placing 18-24 year old people
A private sector scheme to develop a new full-sized ice rink on the outskirts of
Plans for a new National Film Centre on London's South Bank have received the go
The FIA Vanguard Council was host to a Westminster dinner on 3 December, at which
Steven Ward has been appointed public affairs and policy manager at the FIA. Ward, who
Visit this year's show and see the latest technology, rides, amusements, concessions, equipment and services
Speaking at the latest Fitness Industry Association (FIA) Vanguard Group breakfast event, Hugh Robertson, shadow
Deloitte, Keiser UK Ltd and Precor have joined the Fitness Industry Association’s (FIA) Vanguard Group
Alliance Leisure
Alliance Leisure
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HCM promotional features
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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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
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
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
New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with high service levels and a partnership with Technogym
HCM promotional features
HCM magazine
HCM People

Jamie Clements

The Breath Coach
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
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
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
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
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
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
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
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
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: 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.
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: Create
Create is one of the UK’s leading fitness training providers dedicated to raising standards through ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Xplor Fitness & Leisure
Today’s fitness and leisure brands need technology that powers standout fitness experiences and keeps pace ...
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
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
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Aquaform s.r.l.: Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Spa and beauty equipment
Living Earth Crafts: Spa and beauty equipment
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
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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