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Boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness, has initiated a review of strategic alternatives to maximise shareholder value,
Xponential Fitness says it has settled two major cases out of court as it seeks
Agilysys, which bought spa software provider ResortSuite in 2021 has announced the acquisition of Book4Time,
David Beckham and F45 Training have finally settled the breach-of-contract lawsuit around Beckham’s ambassadorial agreement
Peloton has secured a critical US$1bn five-year loan to shore up its finances. The loan
Xponential Fitness today indefinitely suspended founder and CEO, Anthony Geisler, saying it had been notified
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
John Kersh has announced he is leaving boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness, after eight years with
Xponential Fitness has told HCM it will vigorously defend itself against claims made in a
Tom Dowd, recently appointed CEO of F45, said he remains optimistic the business can be
Disney is looking to settle a lawsuit with Magic Key passholders over the alleged "deceptive
Hot on the heels of a four-brand deal with Kuwait, John Kersh, chief international development
In the latest legal battle between Australian franchise chain Body Fit Training (BFT) and US-based
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
On 6 October 2022, thermal spa operator Groupe Nordik opened one of North America's biggest
Mark Wahlberg- and David Beckham-backed F45 Training has announced a reduction in its core workforce
F45 will be launching its first studio in a hotel in Q3 2022, following a
Body Fit Training (BFT), the Australian fitness franchise, has successfully defended a court action brought
Resort and casino operator, Genting, will open the doors to its long-awaited SkyWorlds theme park
Indoor cycling brand, Flywheel, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and closed all its US
Two functional fitness franchises are continuing their legal battle over a dispute relating to patents.
Health club and gyms operators in California are suing state governor Gavin Newsom in an
Mountainside Fitness in Arizona has filed a lawsuit against state's governor, Doug Ducey, after he
Health club chain 24 Hour Fitness has reopened some of its sites in Texas and
Independent gym owners in Ohio have filed a lawsuit against state officials, challenging the decision
A number of US gym operators are facing lawsuits over their handling of membership fee
Dade City's Wild Things (DCWT), a privately-owned animal park in Dade, Florida, has been banned
Indoor cycling brand Flywheel is to discontinue its Flywheel At Home subscription service after settling
Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, has been hit with a class-action lawsuit by five workers,
Dan Ashe doesn't see the holding of different viewpoints as an obstacle to co-operation; in
Construction of the new Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation at the American
US fitness brand Peloton has pulled a wide range of its popular workouts after a
A county judge in Kansas, US, has dismissed a number of criminal charges, including murder,
In a year of ups, downs, loops and scoops, Attractions Management looks back at some
The latest Attractions Management News Flash Video is now live! In this broadcast, a huge
Plans to open the world's first Fox-branded theme park have come to a screeching halt,
Universal has acquired hundreds of acres of additional land in Orlando, leading many to believe
After a long and difficult construction process, Miami’s Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
David Beckham has launched his long-awaited Major League Soccer team in Miami today (29 January).
US franchisor Massage Envy has launched a plan called ‘A Commitment to Safety’ in the
A seemingly doomed plan to build one of the world's largest indoor ice rinks inside
A troubled Texas waterpark is hoping to get a new lease on life now a
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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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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
The industry is embracing consumer-facing tech. Now it’s time to streamline back-of-house systems with Orbit4, says Daniel Jones
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Promotion
Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate, has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company
HCM promotional features
HCM magazine
HCM People
Chair of UK Active’s Independent Council and GM at 3-1-5
There are so many dedicated people in the independent sector – they work hard because they’re passionate about changing lives
HCM magazine
Insight
Record market penetration in the UK fitness sector masks a deeper shift around consumer engagement, according to a report from Grant Thornton and UK Active, as Liz Terry reports
HCM magazine
Specifier
Julie Cramer highlights recent health club flooring upgrades, as top suppliers give their advice
HCM magazine
Specifier
Designing multi-functional spaces can lead to fewer bottlenecks at peak times. Julie Cramer investigates the latest kit and inspiring installations
HCM magazine
Research
Consolidation, specialisation and shifting consumer behaviours are reshaping the sector, say Deloitte and EuropeActive
HCM magazine
Editor's letter
New insight from Deloitte and Grant Thornton shows record growth, but the real shift is towards identity and perceived value, revealing opportunities to deepen engagement with members
HCM magazine
HCM People

Phillip Mills

CEO, Les Mills
The Les Mills partnership with Hyrox is something I'm personally really excited about
HCM magazine
Interview
With corporately-owned clubs, franchise networks, investments and proprietary tech, Viva Leisure’s ecosystem is redefining how gyms scale and generate revenue. Its CEO speaks to Kate Cracknell
HCM magazine
Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
HCM People

Stephen Price

Founder, SP&Co Group
Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
HCM magazine
Strength training is evolving, driven by changing consumer preferences. Julie Cramer talks to innovators about how their products are meeting this demand
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
Vicci Wells shares insights from the recent Class of 2035 report into physical activity in Generation Alpha
HCM magazine
Welcome to Elevate 2026
HCM magazine
Opinion
promotion
Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.
Opinion: Building smarter strength spaces for today’s operators
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: CoverMe extends matching service to personal training, rewriting how members and personal trainers connect
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal training platform that connects the right personal trainer to the right client in under 10 seconds.
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Cornerstone Connect helps Active Blackpool tackle health inequalities
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple systems to be aggregated into one dataset, to support its focus on reducing health inequalities and improving healthy life expectancy.
Company profiles
Company profile: Leisure Energy Ltd
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Orbit4 is a digital operations platform designed to help fitness and leisure operators manage assets, ...
Supplier Showcases
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Catalogue Gallery
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Featured press releases
Serco Leisure press release: Serco Leisure secures long term agreements with local authorities in Charnwood and Tunbridge Wells
Serco Leisure, in partnership with Leisure Solutions Community Trust (LSCT), is the new operator of six venues across Tunbridge Wells and Charnwood, further strengthening its growing national portfolio of community leisure services.
Featured press releases
Balanced Body press release: From racquetball to reformer: The Nelson Golf & Sports Club transforms underused space into a thriving pilates studio
The Nelson Golf & Sports Club has repurposed an underutilised racquetball court into a dedicated Reformer Pilates studio, The Studio at The Nelson, investing in premium Balanced Body equipment and instructor education to enhance member wellbeing and m
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Spa and beauty equipment
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Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
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22-22 Oct 2026
QEII Conference Centre, London,
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26-29 Oct 2027
Koelnmesse Exhibition Centre, Cologne, Germany
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lawsuit news

Boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness, has initiated a review of strategic alternatives to maximise shareholder value,
Xponential Fitness says it has settled two major cases out of court as it seeks
Agilysys, which bought spa software provider ResortSuite in 2021 has announced the acquisition of Book4Time,
David Beckham and F45 Training have finally settled the breach-of-contract lawsuit around Beckham’s ambassadorial agreement
Peloton has secured a critical US$1bn five-year loan to shore up its finances. The loan
Xponential Fitness today indefinitely suspended founder and CEO, Anthony Geisler, saying it had been notified
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
John Kersh has announced he is leaving boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness, after eight years with
Xponential Fitness has told HCM it will vigorously defend itself against claims made in a
Tom Dowd, recently appointed CEO of F45, said he remains optimistic the business can be
Disney is looking to settle a lawsuit with Magic Key passholders over the alleged "deceptive
Hot on the heels of a four-brand deal with Kuwait, John Kersh, chief international development
In the latest legal battle between Australian franchise chain Body Fit Training (BFT) and US-based
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
On 6 October 2022, thermal spa operator Groupe Nordik opened one of North America's biggest
Mark Wahlberg- and David Beckham-backed F45 Training has announced a reduction in its core workforce
F45 will be launching its first studio in a hotel in Q3 2022, following a
Body Fit Training (BFT), the Australian fitness franchise, has successfully defended a court action brought
Resort and casino operator, Genting, will open the doors to its long-awaited SkyWorlds theme park
Indoor cycling brand, Flywheel, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and closed all its US
Two functional fitness franchises are continuing their legal battle over a dispute relating to patents.
Health club and gyms operators in California are suing state governor Gavin Newsom in an
Mountainside Fitness in Arizona has filed a lawsuit against state's governor, Doug Ducey, after he
Health club chain 24 Hour Fitness has reopened some of its sites in Texas and
Independent gym owners in Ohio have filed a lawsuit against state officials, challenging the decision
A number of US gym operators are facing lawsuits over their handling of membership fee
Dade City's Wild Things (DCWT), a privately-owned animal park in Dade, Florida, has been banned
Indoor cycling brand Flywheel is to discontinue its Flywheel At Home subscription service after settling
Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, has been hit with a class-action lawsuit by five workers,
Dan Ashe doesn't see the holding of different viewpoints as an obstacle to co-operation; in
Construction of the new Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation at the American
US fitness brand Peloton has pulled a wide range of its popular workouts after a
A county judge in Kansas, US, has dismissed a number of criminal charges, including murder,
In a year of ups, downs, loops and scoops, Attractions Management looks back at some
The latest Attractions Management News Flash Video is now live! In this broadcast, a huge
Plans to open the world's first Fox-branded theme park have come to a screeching halt,
Universal has acquired hundreds of acres of additional land in Orlando, leading many to believe
After a long and difficult construction process, Miami’s Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
David Beckham has launched his long-awaited Major League Soccer team in Miami today (29 January).
US franchisor Massage Envy has launched a plan called ‘A Commitment to Safety’ in the
A seemingly doomed plan to build one of the world's largest indoor ice rinks inside
A troubled Texas waterpark is hoping to get a new lease on life now a
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HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Greg Bradley looks at the shift towards strength training in gyms and advises on how operators can create the ultimate training environment
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
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
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
The industry is embracing consumer-facing tech. Now it’s time to streamline back-of-house systems with Orbit4, says Daniel Jones
HCM promotional features
Promotion
Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate, has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company
HCM promotional features
HCM magazine
Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
HCM People

Stephen Price

Founder, SP&Co Group
Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
HCM magazine
Strength training is evolving, driven by changing consumer preferences. Julie Cramer talks to innovators about how their products are meeting this demand
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
Vicci Wells shares insights from the recent Class of 2035 report into physical activity in Generation Alpha
HCM magazine
Welcome to Elevate 2026
HCM magazine
Opinion
promotion
Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.
Opinion: Building smarter strength spaces for today’s operators
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: CoverMe extends matching service to personal training, rewriting how members and personal trainers connect
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal training platform that connects the right personal trainer to the right client in under 10 seconds.
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Cornerstone Connect helps Active Blackpool tackle health inequalities
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple systems to be aggregated into one dataset, to support its focus on reducing health inequalities and improving healthy life expectancy.
Company profiles
Company profile: Leisure Energy Ltd
Leisure Energy is an award-winning renewable technology company, energy consultancy, and principal contractor. We specialise ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Orbit4
Orbit4 is a digital operations platform designed to help fitness and leisure operators manage assets, ...
Supplier Showcases
Supplier Showcase - From nightclub to health club
Supplier Showcases
Supplier Showcase - Future-proofing
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Serco Leisure press release: Serco Leisure secures long term agreements with local authorities in Charnwood and Tunbridge Wells
Serco Leisure, in partnership with Leisure Solutions Community Trust (LSCT), is the new operator of six venues across Tunbridge Wells and Charnwood, further strengthening its growing national portfolio of community leisure services.
Featured press releases
Balanced Body press release: From racquetball to reformer: The Nelson Golf & Sports Club transforms underused space into a thriving pilates studio
The Nelson Golf & Sports Club has repurposed an underutilised racquetball court into a dedicated Reformer Pilates studio, The Studio at The Nelson, investing in premium Balanced Body equipment and instructor education to enhance member wellbeing and m
Directory
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Aquaform s.r.l.: Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Spa and beauty equipment
Oakworks Inc: Spa and beauty equipment
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Property & Tenders
Stratford, East London.
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
Property & Tenders
Y Felinheli, LL56 4QN
Newmark
Property & Tenders
Diary dates
21-24 Sep 2026
The Langham Huntington Pasadena , Pasadena, United States
Diary dates
06-08 Oct 2026
Messe Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Diary dates
22-22 Oct 2026
QEII Conference Centre, London,
Diary dates
26-29 Oct 2027
Koelnmesse Exhibition Centre, Cologne, Germany
Diary dates
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