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12 Dec 2025
Former Planet Fitness CEO, Chris Rondeau, is back in the fitness industry set to drive
10 Sep 2025
Xponential Fitness has appointed finance and private equity expert, Rachel Lee, to the board of
11 Apr 2025
A Sussex hospital-based stroke rehabilitation programme, delivered by health instructors and NHS physiotherapists, has seen
30 Aug 2024
Friends from the leisure industry have been paying tribute to editor and lobbyist Jonathan Ives
23 Apr 2024
PureGym saw revenues rise by 15 per cent in 2023, with the company announcing plans
27 Mar 2024
The Asia Pacific Spa & Wellness Coalition (APSWC) recently marked another year of industry achievement
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
13 Mar 2024
The British Standards Institution (BSI) has introduced safeguarding guidelines to protect children in out-of-school settings,
20 Feb 2024
CIMSPA has published its 2024-2030 strategy Releasing the Power of Our Profession, which sets out
22 Jan 2024
British skincare and spa brand Medik8 has achieved B Corporation (B Corp) status, making it
11 Jan 2024
The Gym Group has announced its positive H1 trading trends have continued, with year end
21 Dec 2023
The Gym Group has become the first fitness operator in the world to have its
20 Dec 2023
The King of Bhutan has announced plans to create a 1,000sq km economic hub inspired
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
29 Nov 2023
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is everyone’s responsibility, especially given the industry’s ambition to broaden
30 Oct 2023
Fahad Alhagbani, CEO of Saudi-based health club operator, Armah Sports has told HCM he plans
30 Sep 2023
More than 100 people from across the academic and sport and physical activity sectors gathered
21 Jul 2023
Local government organisations and industry thought leaders have slammed the UK government’s decision not to
06 Jul 2023
Multi-award-winning musician, Stormzy, has joined forces with Crystal Palace FC forward Wilfried Zaha to take
30 Mar 2023
Lifestyle and wellness brand Bamford has been certified as an official B Corporation (B Corp)
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
30 Mar 2023
World Active has finalised its charter, which it plans to adopt at its first-ever general
26 Jan 2023
British skincare and spa brand Elemis has announced its new status as a Certified B
27 Oct 2022
Nuffield Health has completed a five-year refinancing package with NatWest, HSBC, Barclays and Santander UK.
06 Oct 2022
F45 Training has confirmed it received an “unsolicited preliminary non-binding proposal” from Kennedy Lewis Investment
15 Jun 2022
Mike Farrar has been announced as the new chair at UK Active. His tenure will
07 Jun 2022
According to The World Health Organization's recently-released research study, WHO European Regional Obesity Report 2022,
05 Apr 2022
The Global Health & Fitness Alliance (GHFA) has announced Andrea Bell is to serve as
New UK Active membership council revealed – Dave Courteen to chair and also join the UK Active board
17 Feb 2022
Industry body, UK Active, has revealed a new council to represent the voice of members
23 Sep 2021
The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) has established an official presence in China, with a company
17 Sep 2021
Temporary measures brought in to support businesses in the UK from insolvency during the pandemic
11 May 2021
The Sport and Recreation Alliance (SRA) has published its new four-year strategy, outlining its vision
03 Feb 2021
EuropeActive and ukactive have today (3 February) secured a new partnership agreement which will see
26 Jan 2021
Sport England has vowed to tackle inequality and create a nation of "more equal, inclusive
28 Oct 2020
Gym and health club operators in Germany are believed to be considering joint legal action
15 Jun 2020
The sport and physical activity sector "hasn't done enough" to tackle persisting inequalities within the
27 Apr 2020
Commercial property landlords in the UK will no longer be able to take legal action
28 Feb 2020
A new Sports Governance Academy (SGA), designed to support, develop and connect people working in
19 Feb 2020
National governing bodies of sport (NGBs) have reported a rise in commercial revenue during 2019
27 Jan 2020
Bill Beaumont has confirmed that he will stand for a second term as World Rugby
29 Nov 2019
UK Athletics has launched an independent review of its handling of the relationship it had
25 Nov 2019
Zara Hyde Peters will not take up her role as the next chief executive of
30 Oct 2019
England Netball has named Fran Connolly as its new chief executive. Connolly succeeds Joanna Adams,
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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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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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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,
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spaces for more than a decade. Founder and
former athlete, Greg Bradley, tells us what it takes
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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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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
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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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
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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
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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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Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers
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than 10% ahead of last year.
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