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16 Jul 2026
Strength training has never been more important for member retention, facility differentiation and long-term commercial
02 Jul 2026
Virgin Active has officially opened its redesigned Mayfair club, unveiling its latest Social Wellness Club
07 Apr 2026
Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge, a prestigious landmark in the heart of London,
11 Mar 2026
Basic Fit is rolling out women-only training areas in selected clubs across its extensive estate.
05 Feb 2026
Caerphilly County Borough Council has lowered the age limit for resistance training to 14 in
13 Jan 2026
The Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane in the city’s affluent Mayfair area, UK,
Strength training has never been more important for member retention, facility differentiation and long-term commercial
07 Jan 2026
The original founder of 24 Hour Fitness, Mark Mastrov, is returning as owner and executive
D2F Fitness has officially launched its latest in-house product range, Altrafit Elements, a new range
17 Dec 2025
Everlast Gyms+ will be opening a site at shopping and leisure destination, Trafford Palazzo, early
17 Dec 2025
Third Space has launched its 14th club at The Whiteley, London. The prestigious site is
02 Dec 2025
Village Health and Wellness Clubs, which was acquired by Blackstone from KSL in July 2024,
22 Aug 2025
Fitness First Middle East has reopened its iconic Dubai Media City site, which closed in
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
13 Aug 2025
Engineering entrepreneur, Matt Harford, has launched a new fitness, physical activity and community concept called
10 Jul 2025
Hospitality group Accor has launched its first Fairmont Hotels and Resorts-branded property in Japan, the
02 Jul 2025
Middle East operator, Gymnation, has opened its largest club to date in Riyadh's Qurtubah district,
14 Jan 2025
Equipment manufacturer Panatta has launched its Super Vertical Multi Press in collaboration with former US
08 Jan 2025
On announcing the milestone of reaching three million members, US high-value, low-cost operator, Crunch Fitness,
13 Dec 2024
It's been a year of significant growth for PureGym, both at home and overseas. Today
09 Dec 2024
Luxury London health club operator, Third Space, launches its 13th club – and fourth this
26 Jun 2024
PureGym has partnered with the British Heart Foundation to upload all of its defibrillators to
07 Jun 2024
EGYM’s new AI-based software, EGYM Genius, creates automated personalised training plans that are tailored to
07 Jun 2024
Eleiko has announced the expansion of its Prestera Strength System to incorporate modular storage for
24 May 2024
Five-star Scottish countryside retreat Mar Hall Hotel, Golf & Spa Resort in Bishopton has lifted
21 May 2024
Empowered Brands has signed a deal with European staffless gym chain, Fit+, to be the
Phil Heath, professional athlete, bodybuilder and 7x Mr. Olympia, has fielded a lot of questions
23 Apr 2024
With the launch of its 49th John Reed, RSG Group is looking for more opportunities
27 Feb 2024
Speaking exclusively in the current issue of HCM magazine, Third Space CEO, Colin Waggett, says
24 Jan 2024
Arch Amenities Group (AAG)* has announced the opening of its first Privai Spa + Fitness
18 Jan 2024
Luxury spa hotel Calcot Manor, located in England's Cotswolds, is launching a purpose-built fitness and
11 Dec 2023
Global workout specialist, Les Mills, which owns and operates health clubs in its home country
Panatta’s Super Peck Back is a globally unique dual-function, disc-loading machine that enables adduction and
19 Jan 2023
Pure Gym Arabia, the franchise partner of Pure Gym Group in the Middle East, has
05 Jan 2023
Wearable technology is 2023’s number one worldwide fitness trend according to the American College of
15 Dec 2022
Following a £500,000 investment, Everybody Health and Leisure has unveiled a new 100-station Technogym fitness
10 Dec 2022
The revival of a classic UK health and fitness brand will see Topnotch Health Clubs
07 Dec 2022
Resort developer and operator Kerzner International has announced its new wellbeing- and fitness-centric hospitality brand
03 Nov 2022
Antonio Iozzo, founder and CEO of Body Action Gym in Johannesburg, South Africa, has announced
01 Nov 2022
FS8, the fitness concept combining Pilates, toning exercises and yoga from functional training franchiser F45,
Lifestyle Fitness and boutique class studio operator, V1BE, announced their second partnership in the summer
08 Sep 2022
Fast-growing functional training franchise The Shredquarters has reached the 10-site milestone with the opening of
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Social fitness the missing link to member engagement, according to a new Myzone report
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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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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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Owner, Stride Fitness
“My goal was to invest in where fitness is going, not where it’s already been”
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As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released,
LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
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The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills,
a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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New legislation is exposing weakness
and potential liabilities in the
management of customer data in
health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
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Shaping the future of the sector with a clear mission,
unified voice and open channels of communication.
This is the ambition of UK Active’s new chair
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The new CEO of UK Active talks to HCM about the gym-curious and
why he believes the sector can double in size by the end of the next decade
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Would you stop selling memberships to prevent your club getting overcrowded?
How do you strike the balance between maximising profits and prioritising
the member experience? Kath Hudson talks to the experts
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World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry
about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
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A new report puts physical activity
at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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Software suppliers explain how AI,
automation and connected digital
experiences can work for the good
of operators and consumers
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