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03 Aug 2019
Bridges Fund Management has completed a deal to buy franchise gym operator, énergie Fitness. The
30 Jul 2019
The ukactive board has named Huw Edwards as the not-for-profit body's permanent chief executive. Edwards,
03 Jul 2019
Boutique health and fitness operator Ten Health and Fitness plans to double the size of
03 Jul 2019
Crunch Fitness could double in size over the next five years, according to CEO Jim
21 Jun 2019
Corporate fitness sales specialist Gympass has secured additional financial backing believed to be around US$300m
24 May 2019
Female-friendly fitness operator Sweat! has closed its doors, just nine months after it revealed ambitious
04 Aug 2019
With noise complaints against gyms and boutique studios on the rise, limiting noise isn’t only
21 May 2019
High-end boxing gym brand BXR is looking to roll out an expansion of its Sweat
21 Feb 2019
Steven Ward will step down from his role as ukactive CEO in April 2019, after
05 Oct 2018
Space Cycle, the boutique cycle brand in China which received backing of US$15m (£11.5m) from
05 Sep 2018
Boutique fitness operator Boom Cycle has named industry veteran David Lloyd as its non-executive chair.
16 Mar 2018
Sport England has earmarked £1.5m to extend the Get Set To Go scheme, which encourages
18 Jan 2018
A fitness app that rewards people who are physically active has secured financial backing of
27 Jul 2019
Eleiko, a Swedish weightlifting equipment specialist, is reinforcing its position in the strength and fitness
21 Nov 2017
A third of fitness professionals are considering or have considered leaving the physical activity sector,
15 Sep 2017
The physical activity sector's chartered professional body has received £1.2m (US$1.6m, €1.3m) from Sport England
05 Sep 2017
Franchisee Stuart Rosenberg is opening his latest Fitness4Less club in Worcester, West Midlands, this month
22 Aug 2017
ukactive is backing NHS proposals to create 10 “Healthy New Towns” that place physical activity
15 Aug 2017
The team behind family-run gym operator truGym has launched a 1,600sq ft (149sq m) HIIT
27 Jul 2017
ukactive and local councils want to see cash earmarked for boosting physical activity in schools
23 Jul 2019
To celebrate their 20th Anniversary Power Plate is pleased to launch its new trade in,
21 Jul 2017
L Catterton, the world’s largest consumer-focused private equity firm, has bought a minority stake in
24 Apr 2017
Awarding body Active IQ has given its backing to two clinically-focused qualifications offered by Health
04 Apr 2017
Vintage-inspired cardio workout SwingTrain, which has the backing of BBC Dragons' Den investor Deborah Meaden,
13 Feb 2017
A personal trainer hoping to secure contracts and minimum levels of pay for fitness professionals
27 Dec 2016
Swing School is launching a cardio fitness workout called SwingTrain with the backing of BBC
21 Nov 2016
London’s first boutique, boxing-themed gym is set to open in January 2017 - with backing
10 Nov 2016
The UK’s fitness workforce is “ill-equipped” to deal with the needs and requirements of a
Features
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Power Plate is launching a trade in, trade up programme, explains Davide Ferreira
Features
Body scanning
Will the body image debate define the future of fit-tech?
Becca Douglas looks at the evidence
Features
Social responsibility
A year after the launch of its first outdoor gym made from melted down, confiscated knives, Steel Warriors has won the support of the Co-op, which has pledged to
fund the roll-out of a further 20 calisthenics gyms, as Kath Hudson reports
Features
Fitness foresight
We know trends like wearables, HIIT training and
functional fitness are hot, but what’s coming
down the track? Liz Terry looks further ahead
for the latest edition of HCM’s Fitness Foresight
Features
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EMS training is having a major impact on the studio and gym market and being used by athletes, celebrities and also for rehabilitation. We talk to a select group of studio owners to hear how they’re maximising the versatility of this type of training
Features
IHRSA Update
The global health and fitness markets reached an
all-time high in terms of memberships in 2018.
IHRSA’s Melissa Rodriguez highlights the
topline numbers for HCM
Features
Ask the experts
The UK health and fitness industry has doubled in size since 2000. Will growth continue, or even gather pace? And what does this mean for the European health and fitness market? How big could it grow and what factors will have an impact? HCM asks those who have the most up to date research
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People
“If you want to work with a PT and do some elite-level training, our facilities allow for that, but if you just want to go in and train on your own, you’ll get a good return for your time and energy”
People
“This isn’t about gender. I got the role because I’m absolutely the best person for the job - Sophie Lawler”
People
HCM people
Andrew Grill
Practical Futurist“Your marketing department will have to start writing ad copy for robots, not for humans. These digital agents will be gatekeepers, a bit like a PA. It’s already happening, so get ahead and start using it”
People
HCM people
Martin Seibold
CEO Life Fit Group“Gathering existing, strong brands under one roof to create
the new Life Fit Group made perfect sense”
People
HCM people
Rich Hutson
CEO of CHi Fitness and Co-founder of Fire Fitness“The business wasn’t getting the numbers needed, so I raised
the prices by 25 per cent. It worked and we didn’t skip a beat”
People
The Life Fitness entrepreneur and ALS charity fundraiser is returning to the business that made his name
People
HCM people
Pitbull and Tony Robbins
Founders and advisers, Grit Bxng“Parents often tell their children to become doctors or lawyers, but now they’ll encourage their children to become fitness pros. At $1,000 an hour, they’ll make more than the best Wall Street lawyers. Trainers are the new superstars”
People
“My dream is for our industry to have a much more significant impact on global health; there is still so much more we can do - Rasmus Ingerslev”
People
“Acknowledging your intention and feeling gratitude are important aspects of our classes. We aspire to help our members release stress, anxiety and tension”
People
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To celebrate their 20th Anniversary Power Plate is pleased to launch its new trade in, trade up
programme.
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Inactivity is described by The Department of Health as the ‘silent killer’ of our generation.
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“As an industry, we still underestimate the power of a truly varied fitness regime - and the growing appetite for it, especially among emerging customer segments.”
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