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The UK spa review and discovery platform for consumers, the Good Spa Guide, has announced
Kirklevington Hall, a former country house hotel in North Yorkshire, UK, has received planning permission
As more people join gyms to support their mental health, it’s becoming apparent that some
Sport England has announced investment into 53 areas highlighted in the top 10 per cent
The Good Spa Guide has announced the winners of its 2024 Good Spa Guide Regional
Tech-driven functional fitness franchise, Fitstop, has revealed plans to expand into the US market. The
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
The Great Spa Towns of Europe association (GSTE) is holding its second General Assembly in
This Autumn, Pulse Fitness completed a £2m (US$2.4m, €2.3m) renovation project to re-open the Killamarsh
The National Trust has appointed design and build practice Sarner to create a new immersive
Eleven local authority areas in England are sharing £12.7m as part of a multi-year funding
Devin Consulting, one of the UK’s largest independent pool and spa engineering consultancies, has appointed
Global design practice Perkins & Will has unveiled plans for a net-zero operational carbon community
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
As global leaders meet for the COP26 climate summit, local authorities across England are partnering
The recently-transformed Bamford Wellness Spa in Gloucestershire has been recognised as the UK’s Best New
A new £10.4m cultural visitor experience, bringing to life what has been dubbed as one
Designs have been revealed for a flexible, multi-purpose events centre which will have the appearance
The growth of budget health club chain JD Gyms has been accelerated by "at least
A £30m luxury leisure development scheme which has been more than a decade in the
Gyms and leisure facilities in south-east England are to close from midnight tonight as part
Morgan's Wonderland, the completely wheelchair accessible theme park in San Antonio, Texas, has announced plans
Northumbria University (NU) has set out to uncover in detail the important role that structured
Winners of this year's Good Spa Guide Awards were announced last night (13 November) at
Photographs of Scotland’s first design museum, the V&A Dundee, have been released ahead of its
The Kengo Kuma-designed V&A Museum of Design Dundee, Scotland’s first dedicated design museum, is set
VisitEngland has named 11 regional tourism projects which will each receive up to £250,000 of
Forget the London Eye, Newcastle’s ‘Whey Aye’ is set to outdo its southern sibling by
VisitEngland has named the best Britain's tourism industry has to offer, announcing the winners of
Newly established health club group Stessa Leisure has completed the first stage of plans to
The Living Museum of the North in Beamish, England, has taken advantage of a regional
A grassroots football initiative is heading to Liverpool after its debut in Sheffield attracted more
Eleven locations from across the north of England have bid for a share of £15m
The Spa at Gleneagles by ESPA has been named the best UK spa at this
Equality campaigner Dr Rimla Akhtar has joined the board of the Sports Ground Safety Authority
The Bannatyne Group is continuing with its aggressive investment programme, pumping £1m (US$1.3m, €1.1m) into
Peter Rollins, director of marketing and communications at the Thermae Bath Spa has been handed
Five science centres in the UK are to receive a combined £13m (US$17m, €14.2m) in
Plans for a multi-million pound hotel complex complete with a rooftop swimming pool, nightclub, restaurants
The Bannatyne Group will pump £1m (US$1.3m, €1.1m) into refurbishing its newly-acquired Humberston health club
Spa management and consulting firm WTS International has appointed Jennifer Lak as corporate operations director
A number of rides at theme parks in the UK have reopened after being shut
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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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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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Editor's letter
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
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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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Matt Parker

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We’ve reduced the level of council investment over the last three years by 40 per cent and increased our turnover by 9 per cent
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Strength
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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Interview
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
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Research
People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
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Life Lessons
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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Shaun Grove

Owner, Stride Fitness
My goal was to invest in where fitness is going, not where it’s already been
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Would you stop selling memberships to prevent your club getting overcrowded? How do you strike the balance between maximising profits and prioritising the member experience? Kath Hudson talks to the experts
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Lisa Starr tries the Ammortal Chamber to see whether layering 10 modalities into one experience really delivers more
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Software suppliers explain how AI, automation and connected digital experiences can work for the good of operators and consumers
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The new CEO of UK Active talks to HCM about the gym-curious and why he believes the sector can double in size by the end of the next decade
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Fuel the debate about issues and opportunities across the industry. We’d love to hear from you. Write to [email protected]
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After decades of focusing on adult audiences, operators are starting to engage young people – unlocking growth opportunities while supporting the health and wellbeing of future generations
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World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
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As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released, LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
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A new report puts physical activity at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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New legislation is exposing weakness and potential liabilities in the management of customer data in health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
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The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills, a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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north east news

The UK spa review and discovery platform for consumers, the Good Spa Guide, has announced
Kirklevington Hall, a former country house hotel in North Yorkshire, UK, has received planning permission
As more people join gyms to support their mental health, it’s becoming apparent that some
Sport England has announced investment into 53 areas highlighted in the top 10 per cent
The Good Spa Guide has announced the winners of its 2024 Good Spa Guide Regional
Tech-driven functional fitness franchise, Fitstop, has revealed plans to expand into the US market. The
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
The Great Spa Towns of Europe association (GSTE) is holding its second General Assembly in
This Autumn, Pulse Fitness completed a £2m (US$2.4m, €2.3m) renovation project to re-open the Killamarsh
The National Trust has appointed design and build practice Sarner to create a new immersive
Eleven local authority areas in England are sharing £12.7m as part of a multi-year funding
Devin Consulting, one of the UK’s largest independent pool and spa engineering consultancies, has appointed
Global design practice Perkins & Will has unveiled plans for a net-zero operational carbon community
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
As global leaders meet for the COP26 climate summit, local authorities across England are partnering
The recently-transformed Bamford Wellness Spa in Gloucestershire has been recognised as the UK’s Best New
A new £10.4m cultural visitor experience, bringing to life what has been dubbed as one
Designs have been revealed for a flexible, multi-purpose events centre which will have the appearance
The growth of budget health club chain JD Gyms has been accelerated by "at least
A £30m luxury leisure development scheme which has been more than a decade in the
Gyms and leisure facilities in south-east England are to close from midnight tonight as part
Morgan's Wonderland, the completely wheelchair accessible theme park in San Antonio, Texas, has announced plans
Northumbria University (NU) has set out to uncover in detail the important role that structured
Winners of this year's Good Spa Guide Awards were announced last night (13 November) at
Photographs of Scotland’s first design museum, the V&A Dundee, have been released ahead of its
The Kengo Kuma-designed V&A Museum of Design Dundee, Scotland’s first dedicated design museum, is set
VisitEngland has named 11 regional tourism projects which will each receive up to £250,000 of
Forget the London Eye, Newcastle’s ‘Whey Aye’ is set to outdo its southern sibling by
VisitEngland has named the best Britain's tourism industry has to offer, announcing the winners of
Newly established health club group Stessa Leisure has completed the first stage of plans to
The Living Museum of the North in Beamish, England, has taken advantage of a regional
A grassroots football initiative is heading to Liverpool after its debut in Sheffield attracted more
Eleven locations from across the north of England have bid for a share of £15m
The Spa at Gleneagles by ESPA has been named the best UK spa at this
Equality campaigner Dr Rimla Akhtar has joined the board of the Sports Ground Safety Authority
The Bannatyne Group is continuing with its aggressive investment programme, pumping £1m (US$1.3m, €1.1m) into
Peter Rollins, director of marketing and communications at the Thermae Bath Spa has been handed
Five science centres in the UK are to receive a combined £13m (US$17m, €14.2m) in
Plans for a multi-million pound hotel complex complete with a rooftop swimming pool, nightclub, restaurants
The Bannatyne Group will pump £1m (US$1.3m, €1.1m) into refurbishing its newly-acquired Humberston health club
Spa management and consulting firm WTS International has appointed Jennifer Lak as corporate operations director
A number of rides at theme parks in the UK have reopened after being shut
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Social fitness the missing link to member engagement, according to a new Myzone report
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
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
Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
HCM promotional features
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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
Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
HCM promotional features
HCM magazine
Would you stop selling memberships to prevent your club getting overcrowded? How do you strike the balance between maximising profits and prioritising the member experience? Kath Hudson talks to the experts
HCM magazine
Lisa Starr tries the Ammortal Chamber to see whether layering 10 modalities into one experience really delivers more
HCM magazine
Software suppliers explain how AI, automation and connected digital experiences can work for the good of operators and consumers
HCM magazine
The new CEO of UK Active talks to HCM about the gym-curious and why he believes the sector can double in size by the end of the next decade
HCM magazine
Fuel the debate about issues and opportunities across the industry. We’d love to hear from you. Write to [email protected]
HCM magazine
After decades of focusing on adult audiences, operators are starting to engage young people – unlocking growth opportunities while supporting the health and wellbeing of future generations
HCM magazine
World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
HCM magazine
As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released, LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM magazine
A new report puts physical activity at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
HCM magazine
New legislation is exposing weakness and potential liabilities in the management of customer data in health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
HCM magazine
The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills, a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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: Legends never die: four legends, four philosophies of life
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage of RiminiWellness 2026: Phil Heath, Lee Haney, Ronnie Coleman and Hany Rambod.
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: Absolute Performance
Absolute Performance is one of the UK’s leading gym design and installation companies. We install ...
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Company profile: JK Group UK and Ireland Plc
JK Group's products are designed and manufactured at our global headquarters in Germany, with a ...
Supplier Showcases
Supplier Showcase - Future-proofing
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Innerva press release: Wrightcare embeds wellness and active living into next-generation care homes
A care home provider is developing a new generation of care homes where health, wellbeing and active living are embedded into everyday life.
Featured press releases
Alliance Leisure Services (Design, Build and Fund) press release: Studio transformation completed at Burscough Wellbeing and Leisure Hub
Alliance Leisure are proud to have supported West Lancashire Borough Council to deliver a £300,000 studio transformation project at Burscough Wellbeing and Leisure Hub, creating a dedicated group exercise space designed to meet growing demand for fitness
Directory
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Spa and beauty equipment
Oakworks Inc: Spa and beauty equipment
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Aquaform s.r.l.: Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Property & Tenders
Stratford, East London.
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
Property & Tenders
Y Felinheli, LL56 4QN
Newmark
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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,
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Koelnmesse Exhibition Centre, Cologne, Germany
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