leisure centres news
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 level of risk of COVID-19 infection
19 Nov 2020
UK Parliament will debate COVID-19 restrictions on gyms and leisure centres on Monday 23 November,
19 Nov 2020
The UK government has launched a £1bn Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS), providing grant funding
04 Nov 2020
L&R Kältetechnik has launched a new division, named artofcryo.com, after 30 years’ experience with -110
18 Nov 2020
Thousands of COVID-related deaths could be prevented if successive governments had tackled the country's obesity
13 Nov 2020
The UK's physical activity sector is currently lobbying to have gyms and leisure centres classed
11 Nov 2020
Andy Burnham and shadow culture secretary Jo Stevens have joined Paralympic legend Tanni Grey-Thompson in
11 Nov 2020
The Parliament will hold a debate on COVID-19 restrictions on gyms and sport on Monday
07 Nov 2020
Millions of people throughout the UK took part in physical activity during this year's National
06 Nov 2020
PureGym is burning £4m of cash a week through its UK business, due to the
22 Oct 2020
When facing lockdown restrictions, Frame successfully adapted its in-club experience to an online offering for
05 Nov 2020
Investigations by HCM have revealed a correlation between countries with lower obesity rates and those
03 Nov 2020
The sport and physical activity sector is mounting a challenge to government plans to shut
03 Nov 2020
Industry body, ukactive, is encouraging all fitness operators in England to contact their local MP
31 Oct 2020
As England counts down to lockdown this Thursday, HCM editor Liz Terry, has penned an
31 Oct 2020
The UK government will ask gyms and leisure centres in England to close between 5
29 Oct 2020
The UK government has provided a lengthy response to a petition which demanded that gyms
12 Nov 2020
Global retention expert, Dr Paul Bedford, will host his sixth annual Retention Convention virtually, bringing
28 Oct 2020
The latest study into the infection rates recorded at gyms has shown that the average
26 Oct 2020
Gains made getting people more physically active over the last few years were all but
22 Oct 2020
The government has pledged to invest £100m in supporting public leisure centres this winter, as
19 Oct 2020
In breaking news, HCM understands the UK government has removed gyms and fitness facilities from
16 Oct 2020
A UK government U-turn – just announced – will see gyms and leisure centres staying open
14 Oct 2020
The UK government is likely to face legal challenges from gym operators following the revelation
14 Oct 2020
Gym and health club operators with sites in Liverpool, UK, have been left "astounded" at
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Bulmershe Leisure Centre, run by Places Leisure, is providing its community with state-of-the-art fitness machines from Octane Fitness
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The great debate
Given its support for the NHS, should the fitness industry be
classified as an essential service, and if so, how do we get the sector
reclassified? Kath Hudson asks industry leaders for their views
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Consultation
With many older people in crisis due to the pandemic, ukactive’s head of health and wellbeing development, Kenny Butler, explains why the organisation is launching an active ageing consultation and how you can get involved
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“We haven’t applied a blanket freeze to membership during lockdown 2, instead we’ve challenged our members to use the time to achieve a specific health and fitness goal”
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Power Plate UK's Davide Ferreira and Stuart Stokes from ReferAll write to HCM
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“Longer-term, we’re open to doing another IPO and taking our smart clubs overseas, or to doing another private equity deal, but for now, the focus is on building the company”
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HCM People
Harley Pasternak
Trainer and author“Having someone just feeling comfortable walking into the gym is important”
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Regular sessions of new-generation yoga can help tackle the
lockdown blues, increase sleep quality and boost mental health
HCM magazine
Steve Ward celebrates
the transformational energy
being unleashed in the fitness
industry by the pandemic
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New research from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, has established why people who exercise when suffering from cancer generally have better outcomes
HCM magazine
A new study from the Global Wellness Institute highlights the scope of the
$121bn mental wellness market, as Katie Barnes and Megan Whitby report
HCM magazine
Our road map is to manage leisure facilities, developing them into community hubs and ensuring the most in need get the most support
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Active IQ has launched its Level 3 Award in Understanding the Development and Delivery of
End-point Assessment to meet the increasing demands for skilled assessors in this emerging
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