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22 Sep 2020
Health club and gyms operators in California are suing state governor Gavin Newsom in an
10 Sep 2020
Organised fitness, sports and other leisure activities (including swimming) can continue despite the introduction of
09 Sep 2020
Althought local lockdowns are impacting gyms in Melbourne and also the state of Victoria, most
09 Sep 2020
A study of gym visit data from the US suggests that health clubs and fitness
07 Sep 2020
Gyms and health clubs are a cornerstone of the global recovery from COVID-19 – and
25 Aug 2020
New research from industry body, ukactive, has found gyms are almost risk-free environments for COVID-19,
24 Sep 2020
Educational company, CAWS, has launched a new programme to help educate trainers on how to
24 Aug 2020
Billionaire Mike Ashley's Frasers Group has acquired the fitness assets of DW Sports for £37m.
21 Aug 2020
Health clubs, fitness studios, leisure centres and swimming pools will be able to reopen from
19 Aug 2020
The Scottish government has published its guidance for indoor sports venues and leisure facilities –
14 Aug 2020
The fitness sector has been left "without answers or evidence" on why gyms and leisure
11 Aug 2020
Health clubs and gyms in Catalonia have reopened their doors once for a second time,
11 Aug 2020
Health clubs, gyms, indoor pools and leisure centres have reopened in Wales – nearly five
27 Aug 2020
According to software solutions provider, Xn Leisure, the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 has made it more
07 Aug 2020
Industry body, ukactive, has questioned the decision to close gyms and health clubs as part
02 Aug 2020
The American Council on Exercise (ACE) is urging US Congress to pass a new law
31 Jul 2020
Gyms, health clubs and swimming pools in Scotland have finally been given an "indicative" time
31 Jul 2020
Gyms will be free to open on high streets across England from September 1, following
27 Jul 2020
Health clubs, swimming pools, leisure centres and other indoor sports facilities have reopened to the
22 Jul 2020
The UK's industry's leading trade associations have united to call for a major review of
12 Aug 2020
Dormy House, a luxurious boutique hotel and spa in the heart of the Cotswolds, has
10 Jul 2020
England and Scotland have become the most recent countries to announce their spas will reopen,
01 Jul 2020
Mountainside Fitness in Arizona has filed a lawsuit against state's governor, Doug Ducey, after he
26 Jun 2020
Gyms and health clubs in Northern Ireland have been given the green light to reopen
25 Jun 2020
A large-scale academic study has concluded that there is "no threat of increased COVID-19 spread"
10 Jun 2020
An industry-wide campaign will provide fitness operators with the practical resources needed to ensure a
04 Jun 2020
Mike Lamb CEO, Asia of Jetts 24 Hour Fitness, which has clubs in south-east Asia,
01 Jun 2020
ukactive has questioned the government's decision to make all employers start paying towards the wages
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Sponsored briefing
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Research
A new study suggests that exercise leads to elevated galanin levels – which in turn helps the brain’s stress response, giving more resilience. Tom Walker reports
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Body scanning
COVID-19 is driving huge consumer interest in health, creating
the opportunity for operators (with the right kit) to offer body
scanning and analysis. We look at some of the top options
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Supplier showcase
Sporteve has enhanced its in-club digital experience by working with Funxtion to install multiscreens to power the member experience
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Wattbike’s lead sport scientist
Eddie Fletcher discusses the importance
of health assessments, changes in
consumer behaviour post-lockdown and
the latest UK government strategy
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Editor's letter
The hard work is paying off and we’re earning a reputation for safe operations. Now it’s time to tackle the next set of challenges – increasing capacity, yield and memberships, deepening engagement and rebuilding profits says liz Terry
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Prestigious estate, Stoke Park, has invested in a new fitness technology upgrade by Matrix
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People
HCM people
Talilla Henchoz
Founder, Club V
“People in Club V trust me and I want to do
the best for them and help them progress”
People
“Overall, it’s about creating something a little less efficient, a little more fun. Somewhere you can lose yourself for a couple of hours”
People
“Our success in moving the date for reopening happened because there was a shift in how the fitness sector is perceived”
People
“We only need 3,000 members to break even. It takes the pressure off when you hit that in pre-sale”
People
HCM people
Luca Maggiora
Co-founder, House of Wisdom“People think making a
change is easy and fast,
but that isn’t true. It’s
hard and it takes time”
People
“The real novelty of AWRC is the way it brings together a mix of academic disciplines with external agencies and communities”
People
“FIBO 2020 will set a new benchmark, ensuring virtual and live
trade fairs evolve into a hybrid model, defining a future-oriented
format that opens a new chapter in the trade fair industry”
People
HCM people
Stuart Perrin
CEO, Coach Gyms“I’m Confident we can deliver
50 coach gyms in the uk,
however, I feel the opportunity
is really much larger”
People
HCM people
Mark Tweedie
CEO, Community Leisure UK“Once facilities are
mothballed they are unlikely
to reopen ever again”
People
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“The pandemic has thrown a new focus on health, with sales of body composition analysis
equipment at an all-time high, as InBody’s Francesca Cooper explains.”
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