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Shocked by the UK loneliness statistics, charitable trust Mytime Active has been doubling down on
GCC gym operator, Gymnation, has secured a $100 million private credit facility from HPS Investment
Activity levels are still rising among English adults according to Sport England’s new Active Lives
After celebrating its 25th anniversary last year, Fusion Lifestyle has called in administrators after a
The cognitive boost from exercise can last until the following day according to a study
Manchester City Council has launched an ambitious programme to offer free gym memberships and access
Elevate Arena
Elevate Arena
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
Champneys has opened its first European property in decades at the 135-key Gran Marbella Resort
Pendle Leisure Trust, working in partnership with Pendle Borough Council, will open the landmark project,
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released two global reports calling on governments around the
One of the UK's  fastest-growing wellness companies, Healf, is collaborating with household  names from the
After 25 years at non-profit academic medical group practice, Mayo Clinic, Dr Dawn Mussallem has
FIBO and its parent company RX have convened a high-level seminar recently called Longevity in
Alliance Leisure
Alliance Leisure
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
The UK government has announced a National Youth Strategy, backed by £500 million, to rebuild
Sport England has announced 27 new partnerships that will benefit from its place-based approach, which
On unveiling the Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said there would be no return to
Champneys has extended its partnership with global alternative investment manager Cheyne Capital, with £32 million
Evolving from its business-to-consumer origins, connected fitness app Fiit launched One Fiit, a business-to-business operating
Iberian operator, Go Fit, has made its debut in Italy – at Turin’s former flower
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
Work is underway on a £19.7 million waterfront leisure centre in Newport, which will be
Backed by KSL Capital Partners, OakNorth has provided a £75 million leveraged finance loan to
AI-powered automated massage company Aescape has secured deals with sportsmen Logan Paul and Tom Brady.
The 2025 HFA Global Report, which looked at almost 30 markets, shows that around the
Soho House, the operator of private members’ clubs and its in-house Cowshed-branded spas, has secured
David MacNaughton has been appointed as chair of Therme Ventures – the division within Therme
The three-year Opening School Facilities initiative smashed all targets according to a report into its
Fountain Life, the US longevity clinic start-up founded by Dr Peter Diamandis, Dr William Kapp
Carers UK is re-launching its successful Carers Active project to encourage carers – who often
According to a new report by McKinsey Health Institute, the potential social and economic impacts
A £24 million modernisation programme will get underway in Wandsworth, London as Places Leisure wins
Aus Active has unveiled its 2025-27 Strategic Plan, positioning the exercise and active health sector
Fitness software startup Glofox has secured a US$10m worth of Series A funding. Led by
Seven UK organisations across culture, entertainment and education have announced a partnership that will see
Contrast bathing and social wellness start-up Othership has raised US$11.3 million (€10.5 million, £8.94 million)
Oldham Active has created the new role of head of health and wellbeing to tackle
The UK's Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced £900 million for major
Therme Group has announced a strategic joint venture with private equity firm CVC Capital Partners
The much-anticipated UK government’s Spending Review (SR) 2025 was delivered yesterday (11 June), which sets
Energy costs have pushed Active Nation into liquidation, despite the charity reporting the strongest trading
Mental health is increasingly recognised as a critical part of wellbeing and in response to
Mexican boutique wellness hotel Ser Casasandra will introduce a number of healing therapies that use
Global Wellness Summit
Global Wellness Summit
12,300
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
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
Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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
Sponsored
Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
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
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
Insight
Vicci Wells shares insights from the recent Class of 2035 report into physical activity in Generation Alpha
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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
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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
HCM magazine
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…
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
Specifier
Designing multi-functional spaces can lead to fewer bottlenecks at peak times. Julie Cramer investigates the latest kit and inspiring installations
HCM magazine
Specifier
Julie Cramer highlights recent health club flooring upgrades, as top suppliers give their advice
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
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
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
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
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
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
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
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
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
Welcome to Elevate 2026
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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: Supporting long-term health: why whole body vibration belongs in clinical settings
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay active, independent and feeling good for longer.
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.
Company profiles
Company profile: BLK BOX
BLK BOX - where precision meets strength, and innovation never stops in the pursuit of ...
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Company profile: Make Your Gym (MYG)
Make Your Gym offers a full-service, strategic partner supporting gym owners with all aspects of ...
Supplier Showcases
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Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Alliance Leisure Services (Design, Build and Fund) press release: Trowbridge pupils create lasting legacy at time capsule event
Pupils from schools across Trowbridge have come together to bury a time capsule at the site of the town’s new leisure centre, capturing a snapshot of life in 2026 for future generations.
Featured press releases
BLK BOX press release: Inside the build: Aberdeen Sports Village
When Aberdeen Sports Village set out to upgrade its gym offering, the goal was to create a more motivating, versatile and high-performing training environment for its diverse member base.
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Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Lockers
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Property & Tenders
Stratford, East London.
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
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Y Felinheli, LL56 4QN
Newmark
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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
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funding news

Shocked by the UK loneliness statistics, charitable trust Mytime Active has been doubling down on
GCC gym operator, Gymnation, has secured a $100 million private credit facility from HPS Investment
Activity levels are still rising among English adults according to Sport England’s new Active Lives
After celebrating its 25th anniversary last year, Fusion Lifestyle has called in administrators after a
The cognitive boost from exercise can last until the following day according to a study
Manchester City Council has launched an ambitious programme to offer free gym memberships and access
Elevate Arena
Elevate Arena
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
Champneys has opened its first European property in decades at the 135-key Gran Marbella Resort
Pendle Leisure Trust, working in partnership with Pendle Borough Council, will open the landmark project,
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released two global reports calling on governments around the
One of the UK's  fastest-growing wellness companies, Healf, is collaborating with household  names from the
After 25 years at non-profit academic medical group practice, Mayo Clinic, Dr Dawn Mussallem has
FIBO and its parent company RX have convened a high-level seminar recently called Longevity in
Alliance Leisure
Alliance Leisure
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
The UK government has announced a National Youth Strategy, backed by £500 million, to rebuild
Sport England has announced 27 new partnerships that will benefit from its place-based approach, which
On unveiling the Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said there would be no return to
Champneys has extended its partnership with global alternative investment manager Cheyne Capital, with £32 million
Evolving from its business-to-consumer origins, connected fitness app Fiit launched One Fiit, a business-to-business operating
Iberian operator, Go Fit, has made its debut in Italy – at Turin’s former flower
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
Work is underway on a £19.7 million waterfront leisure centre in Newport, which will be
Backed by KSL Capital Partners, OakNorth has provided a £75 million leveraged finance loan to
AI-powered automated massage company Aescape has secured deals with sportsmen Logan Paul and Tom Brady.
The 2025 HFA Global Report, which looked at almost 30 markets, shows that around the
Soho House, the operator of private members’ clubs and its in-house Cowshed-branded spas, has secured
David MacNaughton has been appointed as chair of Therme Ventures – the division within Therme
The three-year Opening School Facilities initiative smashed all targets according to a report into its
Fountain Life, the US longevity clinic start-up founded by Dr Peter Diamandis, Dr William Kapp
Carers UK is re-launching its successful Carers Active project to encourage carers – who often
According to a new report by McKinsey Health Institute, the potential social and economic impacts
A £24 million modernisation programme will get underway in Wandsworth, London as Places Leisure wins
Aus Active has unveiled its 2025-27 Strategic Plan, positioning the exercise and active health sector
Fitness software startup Glofox has secured a US$10m worth of Series A funding. Led by
Seven UK organisations across culture, entertainment and education have announced a partnership that will see
Contrast bathing and social wellness start-up Othership has raised US$11.3 million (€10.5 million, £8.94 million)
Oldham Active has created the new role of head of health and wellbeing to tackle
The UK's Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced £900 million for major
Therme Group has announced a strategic joint venture with private equity firm CVC Capital Partners
The much-anticipated UK government’s Spending Review (SR) 2025 was delivered yesterday (11 June), which sets
Energy costs have pushed Active Nation into liquidation, despite the charity reporting the strongest trading
Mental health is increasingly recognised as a critical part of wellbeing and in response to
Mexican boutique wellness hotel Ser Casasandra will introduce a number of healing therapies that use
Global Wellness Summit
Global Wellness Summit
1 - 40 of 12,300
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
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
Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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
Sponsored
Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
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
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
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
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
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
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
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
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
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
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
Welcome to Elevate 2026
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: Supporting long-term health: why whole body vibration belongs in clinical settings
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay active, independent and feeling good for longer.
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.
Company profiles
Company profile: BLK BOX
BLK BOX - where precision meets strength, and innovation never stops in the pursuit of ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Make Your Gym (MYG)
Make Your Gym offers a full-service, strategic partner supporting gym owners with all aspects of ...
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
Alliance Leisure Services (Design, Build and Fund) press release: Trowbridge pupils create lasting legacy at time capsule event
Pupils from schools across Trowbridge have come together to bury a time capsule at the site of the town’s new leisure centre, capturing a snapshot of life in 2026 for future generations.
Featured press releases
BLK BOX press release: Inside the build: Aberdeen Sports Village
When Aberdeen Sports Village set out to upgrade its gym offering, the goal was to create a more motivating, versatile and high-performing training environment for its diverse member base.
Directory
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
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
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
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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