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Freedom Leisure has merged with 1610, a not-for-profit trust based in the west of England.
Edinburgh Leisure has appointed Jen Holland as chief executive. She will take over from June
A proposed change to the way councils organise the operation of their leisure facilities – including
The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs across Europe
The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs, leisure centres
The number of children enrolled on Parkwood Leisure's Learn to Swim Programme, has reached a
Elevate Arena
Elevate Arena
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
As COVID-19 cases increase across much of the UK, the fitness industry is standing fast,
Up to 48 per cent of public leisure facilities could close by the end of
Over 22,000 jobs are at risk across the UK's public leisure sector, out of a
Health clubs, gyms, indoor pools and leisure centres have reopened in Wales – nearly five
A significant proportion of leisure facilities in England have not reopened since lockdown measures were
The UK's industry's leading trade associations have united to call for a major review of
Alliance Leisure
Alliance Leisure
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
Almost half of all public health and fitness, leisure and community facilities in the UK,
Ever since the UK's leisure facilities were closed on "lockdown day" – 20 March –
Mark Tweedie has been named as the new CEO of Community Leisure UK (CLUK), the
Leisure centre operators are facing crisis point without access to emergency government funding or support,
Local authorities have been told to consider deferring rents and offering interest-free loans to leisure
A project aiming to get people across East Lancashire more physically active is achieving a
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
Gwynedd Council in north Wales has set up a new company to operate leisure facilities
Procurement practices are driving a race to the bottom in the delivery of public leisure
The first ever Community Leisure UK Awards will be held at The Lowry hotel in
Managing memberships and admin can be time and resource intensive taking your staff away from
CPP Group UK, a global supplier of financial assistance products, has partnered with DeCyber, a
A campaign has been launched to raise awareness of the way leisure trusts operate –
Sporta, the body representing charitable leisure trusts across the UK, has rebranded as Community Leisure
Alive Leisure is a charitable company, commissioned in 2014 by the Borough Council of King’s
A new research report into the work of Sportscotland has found that participation programmes supported
Active Northumberland has appointed Mark Tweedie – former chief executive of Active Tameside – as
Data and the use of technology to enhance participation will be the theme of active-net
Plans to build a £10m swimming pool and leisure centre on a former landfill site
Facility development specialist Alliance Leisure has been appointed to lead a new UK leisure framework,
Life Leisure's actilife health programme has been adopted by two North West leisure trusts planning
Sportscotland’s “biggest-ever” capital investment in tennis signifies the body’s intention to put sport front and
Alliance Leisure Services was specifically established to respond to the changing development needs of the
The managing director of the UK’s largest leisure operator has called for an investigation into
A conservation initiative which aims to offer “physical activity with a purpose” is planning to
Move's new partner network across the three cities includes hundreds of independent operators, as well
A dance project targeting young men and walking football aimed at the over-55s are among
Continued cuts to local authorities’ cultural and leisure budgets could undermine the health and wellbeing
Operator Tone Leisure is to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of GLL, as the burgeoning not-for-profit
Global Wellness Summit
Global Wellness Summit
12,300
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
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Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
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New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with high service levels and a partnership with Technogym
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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
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Talking point
UK market penetration has risen to 18 per cent – one of the highest globally, yet with 100 per cent of people seeing benefits when they exercise, how high could it go? Kath Hudson asks the experts…
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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
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Research
Researchers have long known that the brain changes as a result of exercise. Now researchers believe this process is actually driven by the brain
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Research
Consolidation, specialisation and shifting consumer behaviours are reshaping the sector, say Deloitte and EuropeActive
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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
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Phillip Mills

CEO, Les Mills
The Les Mills partnership with Hyrox is something I'm personally really excited about
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Insight
Vicci Wells shares insights from the recent Class of 2035 report into physical activity in Generation Alpha
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Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
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Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
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
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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
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
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
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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
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Stephen Price

Founder, SP&Co Group
Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again
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Welcome to Elevate 2026
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Designing multi-functional spaces can lead to fewer bottlenecks at peak times. Julie Cramer investigates the latest kit and inspiring installations
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Opinion
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Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.
Opinion: Building smarter strength spaces for today’s operators
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The Fitness Group, the UK's leading fitness education training provider, has announced a strategic partnership with Serco Leisure, one of the UK's leading national operators of leisure centres, destination venues and elite sporting facilities.
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leisure trusts news

Freedom Leisure has merged with 1610, a not-for-profit trust based in the west of England.
Edinburgh Leisure has appointed Jen Holland as chief executive. She will take over from June
A proposed change to the way councils organise the operation of their leisure facilities – including
The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs across Europe
The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs, leisure centres
The number of children enrolled on Parkwood Leisure's Learn to Swim Programme, has reached a
Elevate Arena
Elevate Arena
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
As COVID-19 cases increase across much of the UK, the fitness industry is standing fast,
Up to 48 per cent of public leisure facilities could close by the end of
Over 22,000 jobs are at risk across the UK's public leisure sector, out of a
Health clubs, gyms, indoor pools and leisure centres have reopened in Wales – nearly five
A significant proportion of leisure facilities in England have not reopened since lockdown measures were
The UK's industry's leading trade associations have united to call for a major review of
Alliance Leisure
Alliance Leisure
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
Almost half of all public health and fitness, leisure and community facilities in the UK,
Ever since the UK's leisure facilities were closed on "lockdown day" – 20 March –
Mark Tweedie has been named as the new CEO of Community Leisure UK (CLUK), the
Leisure centre operators are facing crisis point without access to emergency government funding or support,
Local authorities have been told to consider deferring rents and offering interest-free loans to leisure
A project aiming to get people across East Lancashire more physically active is achieving a
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
Gwynedd Council in north Wales has set up a new company to operate leisure facilities
Procurement practices are driving a race to the bottom in the delivery of public leisure
The first ever Community Leisure UK Awards will be held at The Lowry hotel in
Managing memberships and admin can be time and resource intensive taking your staff away from
CPP Group UK, a global supplier of financial assistance products, has partnered with DeCyber, a
A campaign has been launched to raise awareness of the way leisure trusts operate –
Sporta, the body representing charitable leisure trusts across the UK, has rebranded as Community Leisure
Alive Leisure is a charitable company, commissioned in 2014 by the Borough Council of King’s
A new research report into the work of Sportscotland has found that participation programmes supported
Active Northumberland has appointed Mark Tweedie – former chief executive of Active Tameside – as
Data and the use of technology to enhance participation will be the theme of active-net
Plans to build a £10m swimming pool and leisure centre on a former landfill site
Facility development specialist Alliance Leisure has been appointed to lead a new UK leisure framework,
Life Leisure's actilife health programme has been adopted by two North West leisure trusts planning
Sportscotland’s “biggest-ever” capital investment in tennis signifies the body’s intention to put sport front and
Alliance Leisure Services was specifically established to respond to the changing development needs of the
The managing director of the UK’s largest leisure operator has called for an investigation into
A conservation initiative which aims to offer “physical activity with a purpose” is planning to
Move's new partner network across the three cities includes hundreds of independent operators, as well
A dance project targeting young men and walking football aimed at the over-55s are among
Continued cuts to local authorities’ cultural and leisure budgets could undermine the health and wellbeing
Operator Tone Leisure is to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of GLL, as the burgeoning not-for-profit
Global Wellness Summit
Global Wellness Summit
1 - 40 of 12,300
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
Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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
EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with high service levels and a partnership with Technogym
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
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
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
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
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
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
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
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
Welcome to Elevate 2026
HCM magazine
Designing multi-functional spaces can lead to fewer bottlenecks at peak times. Julie Cramer investigates the latest kit and inspiring installations
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: Elevate 2026 to mark 10-year anniversary with biggest ever waterfront drinks reception
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming the event’s largest-ever drinks reception as registrations continue to run more than 10% ahead of last year.
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.
Company profiles
Company profile: Connect
Connect is a UK-based technology company redefining how the fitness and wellness industry builds digital ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Life Fitness/Hammer Strength
Life Fitness, Hammer Strength, and ICG are global leaders in premium fitness solutions, trusted by ...
Supplier Showcases
Supplier Showcase - Future-proofing
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
The Fitness Group press release: The Fitness Group partners with Serco Leisure to deliver education and career pathways across UK leisure facilities
The Fitness Group, the UK's leading fitness education training provider, has announced a strategic partnership with Serco Leisure, one of the UK's leading national operators of leisure centres, destination venues and elite sporting facilities.
Featured press releases
Eleiko press release: Eleiko receives Precor Award for the Nordic Summit Marketing Campaign
Eleiko has been recognised for excellence in collaboration and customer experience by Precor for The Nordic Summit, a collaborative event that received the award for Best Marketing Campaign in recognition of its execution, collaboration, and customer impact.
Directory
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Aquaform s.r.l.: Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Spa and beauty equipment
Oakworks Inc: Spa and beauty equipment
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Property & Tenders
Stratford, East London.
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
Property & Tenders
Y Felinheli, LL56 4QN
Newmark
Property & Tenders
Diary dates
13-13 Jun 2026
Worldwide, Various,
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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