gyms news
31 Mar 2020
A total of £195m of National Lottery funding has been made available to help the
30 Mar 2020
The US government has passed a motion that will see gig workers, independent contractors and
30 Mar 2020
The physical activity sector is adapting to the difficult circumstances caused by COVID-19 (Coronavirus), according
27 Mar 2020
Physical activity sector bodies have welcomed the government's measures to help the UK's self-employed workers
27 Mar 2020
Humphrey Cobbold, CEO of Pure Gym, appeared on BBC Question Time last night (26 March
26 Mar 2020
Fitness giant Technogym will enable club operators to offer at-home training and coaching services to
04 Mar 2020
Pre-sale tickets are now available for the UK’s only event created exclusively for personal trainers,
25 Mar 2020
Fitness tech firm Motosumo has launched a new service, allowing gym operators to deliver HIIT
24 Mar 2020
Life Fitness has launched a series of at-home on-demand workouts to keep users active in
23 Mar 2020
In an IHRSA webinar presented on 18 March, Colin Grant, CEO of Pure International Group,
20 Mar 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered all UK gyms, health clubs, leisure centres and restaurants
20 Mar 2020
Life Fitness has launched a series at-home on-demand workouts to keep users active in the
20 Mar 2020
A number of UK leisure companies and operators have launched initiatives to help ease the
17 Feb 2020
Drummond Health & Fitness Education Academy has been providing quality health and fitness training and
19 Mar 2020
Les Mills International (LMI) has unveiled a raft of free digital workout solutions to support
19 Mar 2020
fibodo, a booking management platform for the fitness industry, has launched Fit 4 the Fight,
19 Mar 2020
The Gym Group saw revenues and profit increase during 2019, a year in which it
18 Mar 2020
Leading trade bodies representing the physical activity sector have called on the government to introduce
18 Mar 2020
Leading fitness chains in the US are closing their clubs and studios, as a measure
17 Mar 2020
The UK fitness sector remains "open until directed otherwise by the government" – and will
22 Feb 2020
Physical Company and ZIVA have announced a new distribution partnership that will see Physical Company
17 Mar 2020
The leisure industry is increasingly feeling the pressure as countries introduce measures to tackle the
12 Mar 2020
Three leading Nordic fitness chains have closed their clubs as a precautionary measure against the
11 Mar 2020
Business rates in England will be abolished for one year for firms in the leisure
09 Mar 2020
Gyms, health clubs, sports facilities and swimming pools across Italy have been forced to close
10 Mar 2020
Incorpore and MoveGB are pleased to announce they have entered into a landmark partnership, combining
09 Mar 2020
MoveGB has announced a new partnership with Incorpore, one of the largest suppliers of corporate
06 Mar 2020
More than a third (37 per cent) of women who work out at gyms and
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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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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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With a longstanding professional career in the fitness industry, we talk to Dawn Falkner Clark to find out more about her background and what the future holds for Be Fit Be You
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DW Fitness First and Gympass have extended their partnership to attract more corporate customers
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HCM research
Researchers say obesity ‘should be considered as premature ageing’, with some negative effects on the immune system being permanent and not reversible by weight loss
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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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Policy
CIMSPA and UK Coaching are combining REPs and the CIMSPA Exercise
and Fitness Directory. Tara Dillon, CEO of CIMSPA and Mark Gannon,
CEO of UK Coaching, explain what it means for exercise professionals and employers
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“There are more opportunities in the UK than we thought – If glasgow can support five clubs, why shouldn’t we have three in leeds and sheffield?”
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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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“Fundamentally, customers don’t want choice, they just want exactly what they want Pine & Gilmore”
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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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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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Juliu Horvath
Founder, Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis methods“Gyrotonic has continued to grow via word of mouth. I quickly had people from all sorts of backgrounds and all kinds of disabilities coming to me who the medical community couldn’t help. As I came across different people with different problems and limitations, I started to adapt the technique”
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Tom Moos
Founder, Saints & Stars“We have 14 rockstar instructors, all freelance but all working for us on an exclusive basis, and haven’t lost a single one of them since we opened. We pay them well – they can earn €100+ for a full class. But even more important than that, they all feel involved in the business”
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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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