gym operators news
01 Apr 2020
Precor has developed a set of resources for gym operators that are designed to keep
26 Mar 2020
Gym operators are pivoting to digital in a stampede to engage with members during the
25 Mar 2020
Fitness tech firm Motosumo has launched a new service, allowing gym operators to deliver HIIT
23 Mar 2020
In an IHRSA webinar presented on 18 March, Colin Grant, CEO of Pure International Group,
20 Mar 2020
ukactive’s new strategic partner, QuikSwitch, has urged gym operators concerned about the impact of coronavirus
19 Mar 2020
Les Mills International (LMI) has unveiled a raft of free digital workout solutions to support
30 Oct 2019
The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) is proud to be the industry leader
27 Feb 2020
Pulse Fitness has created TRAKK, a new fitness app that it claims will transform the
10 Feb 2020
A white paper charting the effects of intermediary services – or aggregators – in the
23 Jan 2020
Tech giant Apple is venturing further into the wellness space by launching a new Apple
28 Mar 2019
In recent years, combat exercise has increased in popularity among contemporary gym-users. Previously exclusive to
26 Feb 2019
In the UK, one in seven people experience health problems in the workplace, and millions
01 Oct 2018
WeBuyGymEquipment.com (WBGE), the online bidding platform for fitness equipment, has appointed Adie Meyer as UK
04 Mar 2020
Pre-sale tickets are now available for the UK’s only event created exclusively for personal trainers,
24 Sep 2018
The average UK adult spends eight times as long watching on-demand television as they do
21 Sep 2018
Mark Verstegen, founder and CEO of human performance specialist EXOS, has said that health clubs
07 Sep 2018
There has been an increase in the number of people seeking mental health advice and
09 Jul 2018
Online fitness marketplace PayAsUGym has signed a partnership deal with customer data expert InfoSum. According
05 Jun 2018
Online gym pass provider PayAsUGym is rolling out an "enhanced customer verification feature", designed to
24 May 2018
Online gym pass provider PayAsUGym has secured a £6.5m investment from Albion Capital as part
05 Mar 2020
Professional tennis player, Marcus Willis, has been announced as the after-dinner speaker at active-net 2020,
06 Feb 2018
TV journalist and presenter Dr Michael Mosley has been announced as a keynote speaker for
05 Feb 2018
Thanks to increasing industry support Elevate, the UK’s largest physical activity trade event, has announced
23 Nov 2017
Fitness equipment and software supplier eGym has promoted Kerstin Obenauer to head up its UK
07 Nov 2017
Gyms must take additional measures to protect themselves and their members when it comes to
03 Nov 2017
Employment contracts for PTs working in the health and fitness sector are under the spotlight
12 Oct 2017
More than 66 million people used gyms in the US in 2016 but a new
27 Sep 2017
Gym operators and physical activity providers are throwing open their doors today (27 September), offering
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Ask the experts
Is the health and fitness industry more geared up to meet the needs of extroverts and overlooking more introverted customers? Kath Hudson investigates
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New Opening
Dubbed Ireland’s priciest health club, the new Eden One in Dublin fuses fitness and wellness with a boutique vibe. MD Charlie Bourne explains the vision
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Consumers are seeking varied, effective workouts. It’s time to take a new approach to designing fitness areas, as Physical Company’s James Anderson explains
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Supplier showcase
Pulse Fitness has collaborated with luxury health club operator Third Space
to supply state-the-art strength equipment to its new site in London
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Changing rooms
Great changing rooms are one of the main reasons people join a gym.
Get inspired by HCM’s roundup of the latest high-end installations
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Body scanning
Body scanning has become a major fitness trend, offering both operators and members alike insight into their body composition, muscle mass and fat percentage. Operators offering body scanning share their experiences
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Insight
The CEO of Basic-Fit shared insights into the workings of the company at the
Virtuagym FitNation conference in Amsterdam. Megan Whitby was there for HCM
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People
“It’s no mistake that many successful boutiques have a baller brand strategist sitting at their core”
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HCM people
Aaron Brooks-Thornett
Freely Given PT: founder“A donation-based payment system creates a
non-discriminatory environment and empowers people to give what they think the service is worth. This also challenges me to keep service levels high”
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Adala Bolto
Founder, ZADI Training“I saw the need to create a bespoke, female-specific and results-driven boutique offering that was on-trend as well as being sexy and backed by exercise science when it came to getting results”
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Ed Stanbury
BLOK: CEO and co-founder“Although we’re now ambitious about creating a global lifestyle brand, initially there wasn’t a grand masterplan – we just thought it would be fun to open a local gym and that has spiralled...”
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HCM people
Amanda Daley
Professor of behavioural medicine, Loughborough University“PACE labelling would be a simple, user-friendly way of informing people, at a glance, of the amount of physical activity required
for the food they are considering eating ”
People
HCM people
Stephen Aucott & Matt Brown
Odyssey Health Club and Spa“We’d like to think we’re offering something unique that will encourage members to grow their own vegetables and
reconnect to their relationship with food”
People
HCM people
Duncan Jefford
Regional Director, Everyone Active“People don’t want to just come in and run on a treadmill or sit on a bike, they want an experience”
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interview
Glen Hall
MD, Parkwood Leisure
In addition to being one of the UK’s largest leisure management companies,
Parkwood Leisure is also a health and fitness operator at scale, with 73 gyms and over
100,000 members. MD Glen Hall tells HCM how two major reviews in recent years
have put the company on a new path
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