health clubs news
16 Apr 2021
Health clubs and gyms will be able to open their doors to individual training sessions
15 Apr 2021
As health clubs and gyms reopen following lockdowns, it is "absolutely crucial" operators take a
14 Apr 2021
Lack of exercise is a major cause of death from COVID-19, according to new research,
12 Apr 2021
Health clubs, leisure centres and studios in England have opened today (12 April) for the
11 Apr 2021
A major new initiative will look to strengthen and unite the fitness industry's voice in
08 Apr 2021
As health clubs and fitness studios in England are counting the hours down to reopening
23 Oct 2020
Red light therapy equipment supplier, Red Light Rising has partnered with Aidan Robinson of ITRM
30 Mar 2021
The industry is eagerly awaiting the reopening of health clubs and leisure centres in another
24 Mar 2021
It is unlikely that the UK will see a Work Out to Help Out scheme
23 Mar 2021
A total of £100m has been allocated to 266 local authorities across England, to support
22 Mar 2021
The German health club industry has weathered the effects of the pandemic better than many
22 Mar 2021
The UK parliament will today (22 March) debate the merits of a Work Out to
19 Mar 2021
Nuffield Health has acquired the lease for the historic Barbican health club site in London,
26 Nov 2020
L&R Kältetechnik has launched a new division, named artofcryo.com, after 30 years’ experience with -110
18 Mar 2021
The Gym Group saw its revenues cut by nearly half during the pandemic, a direct
17 Mar 2021
The government has said it has no plans to fund a Work Out to Help
17 Mar 2021
Scotland’s health clubs and leisure centres can now begin to prepare for reopening, after First
16 Mar 2021
The vast majority of the population of the Netherlands expect their physical and mental health
13 Mar 2021
A battle to save Virgin Active is continuing, as the company works to secure a
12 Mar 2021
Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford, says the Welsh government is considering breaking the gym sector
30 Mar 2021
The industry is eagerly awaiting the reopening of health clubs and leisure centres in another
08 Mar 2021
As health clubs prepare for reopening, some are introducing programmes designed to help people recovering
05 Mar 2021
US fitness industry revenue dropped 58 per cent during 2020 – from the US$35bn all-time
25 Feb 2021
Over the last year, fitness and wellness organisations have faced challenges like never before. When
22 Feb 2021
The re-opening of gyms in Wales has been pushed back by the country's First Minister
12 Feb 2021
Safe Space, supplier of lockers and changing room solutions to the fitness and leisure industry,
11 Feb 2021
Virgin Active investors are understood to be preparing a £60m+ funding injection into the fitness
02 Feb 2021
Gyms, health clubs and leisure centres are set to be among the first businesses allowed
20 Jan 2021
Sign the petition by clicking here. HCM editor, Liz Terry, has launched a Parliamentary Petition
22 Jan 2021
Les Mills has launched a new digital content solution to support health and fitness operators
08 Jan 2021
Frasers Group will open three new regional flagship Flannels-branded retail stores during 2021 – each
31 Dec 2020
Virgin Active has become the latest big-box operator to signal its intention to raise cash
22 Dec 2020
The world has had to get used to social distancing in 2020 and any business
21 Dec 2020
Forcing gyms, health clubs and leisure centres to stay shut in tier 4 areas is
09 Dec 2020
The fitness sector is mounting a challenge to overturn the government's decision to ban group
04 Dec 2020
Gym and health club members in England have flocked back to fitness facilities in droves
02 Dec 2020
Gyms, health clubs, leisure centres and fitness studios in England are back in business today
01 Dec 2020
The UK government has published its impact report for the three-tier COVID-19 alert system, which
24 Nov 2020
To the relief of the sector, the UK government confirmed yesterday (23 November) that gyms,
23 Nov 2020
Closing gyms and leisure facilities during any possible future lockdown would be "unthinkable", according to
23 Nov 2020
Gyms, health clubs and leisure centres will be able to open their doors when the
20 Nov 2020
A new, Europe-wide initiative will look to chart the case rates for COVID-19 across European
17 Nov 2020
The iconic Midtown Athletic Club in Chicago is among the city's fitness facilities which have
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“Too often, booking systems are designed by IT people for IT people, rather than for members. There needs to be empathy in the messaging”
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How will digital, gyms and live fitness mesh to create a new customer offering in health clubs? Phillip Mills, executive director of Les Mills, shares his views
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Goji’s virus-killing air purification system is the future of air purification for gyms, says Greg Whyte
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In spite of having met all government-agreed, COVID-secure operating
standards, group exercise has had a rough ride during the pandemic, being
closed more than gyms. HCM asks why this is and what can be done about it
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Denbighshire Leisure is creating a range of new and unforgettable member experiences. MD, Jamie Groves, explains how a partnership with Technogym and Alliance Leisure has led to the creation of a raft of new offerings
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The University of Stirling has transformed its
fitness offering with world-class performance sport
and fitness facilities powered by Technogym
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I don’t think we can point to any club in America that’s doing better now compared to pre-pandemic times
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A new tracking tool, called Moving Communities, will assess
the impact of the UK’s £100m National Leisure Recovery
Fund, as well as evaluating the contribution public sector
facilities make to their local communities, as HCM reports
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Colin Grant
CEO, Pure Group“Meticulous tracing and reporting of cases show, time and time again, that fitness centres and yoga studios are some of the safest places on the planet”
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Children with better cardiorespiratory health than their peers also do better on cognitive tests and other measures of brain function, according to new research
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Hussle’s new Membership Conversion Service proactively turns Hussle customers into direct club members, encouraging them to join clubs they attend regularly
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New tax laws will hit the UK fitness
sector in early April, changing
the way freelance PTs are legally
classified for income tax and national
insurance, as Abi Harris reports
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“In a creative world where you have to come up with innovative solutions to out-think your competitors, you can’t stay productive for long hours without a break. We encourage our team to step away from their desks and do some exercise”
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Katie Lewis and Lindsey Simpson co-founded Workplace Mental Wealth
to drive workforce change in the health and fitness industry. Liz Terry talks
to Lewis about their first research study – the Fitness and Active Leisure
Workforce State of Mind Survey – and the launch of The Good Work Pledge
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As health clubs around the world start reopening, controlling COVID-19 – while also delivering a great service to customers – must be an obsession for everyone in the sector
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