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01 Apr 2026
Trade associations from around the world have joined forces to lobby governments and health systems
03 Mar 2026
Ten minutes of hard exercise releases molecules into the bloodstream that can shut down cancer
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Habitual partners with Hussle to offer flexible fitness access for weight loss programme members
Habitual partners with Hussle to offer flexible fitness access for weight loss programme members
Hussle, the country’s largest flexible fitness platform, has announced a new national partnership with Habitual,
25 Jul 2025
The UK health secretary, Wes Streeting, has said that if everyone who is overweight reduced
06 Mar 2025
Research by the UK’s University of Cambridge has concluded that obesity is a result of
06 Nov 2024
The Food, Diet and Obesity Committee has published a report calling for the British government
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
18 Jun 2024
According to a number of recent studies, semaglutide weight-loss drugs can be effective in treating
02 May 2024
Active Oxfordshire has received £1.3 million to tackle inactivity and inequality and launch a new
19 Feb 2024
While strength training gives valuable muscular gains it doesn’t give the heart health benefits of
21 Dec 2023
Without government action, economic growth in the UK will continue to be hampered by the
28 Aug 2023
Drugs that help normalise insulin sensitivity to reduce body fat in people suffering from obesity
04 Apr 2023
People who get regular, uninterrupted sleep do a better job sticking to their exercise and
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
24 Nov 2022
Exercise should be considered as a core treatment for those suffering from arthritis caused by
02 Sep 2022
UK Active and ITN Productions will be releasing their co-produced programme, called Fitness for Everyone,
30 Jun 2022
HCM understands researchers are moving closer to creating a pill to mimic some of the
07 Jun 2022
According to The World Health Organization's recently-released research study, WHO European Regional Obesity Report 2022,
13 Dec 2021
New research suggests that COVID-19 infects fat cells, explaining why overweight and obese are at
24 May 2021
There were more than one million admissions made to NHS hospitals during 2019-20, where obesity
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
10 Mar 2021
At least one of the vaccines approved for use against COVID-19 could be less effective
05 Mar 2021
The UK government is exploring whether incentivising people financially to take part in physical activity
25 Feb 2021
What are the effects on public health of gyms and leisure centres being shut during
17 Feb 2021
People aged 40 living with Type 2 diabetes face a "disproportionately increased risk of dying
22 Jan 2021
The failure to tackle the UK's obesity crisis is down to successive governments being guilty
20 Jan 2021
Sign the petition by clicking here. HCM editor, Liz Terry, has launched a Parliamentary Petition
12 Jan 2021
Some Brits drop their exercise habits, eat unhealthily and drink more alcohol during lockdowns, according
31 Oct 2020
As England counts down to lockdown this Thursday, HCM editor Liz Terry, has penned an
20 Oct 2020
Persistent and rising levels of lifestyle disease across the world have exacerbated the effects of
02 Sep 2020
In response to the UK government’s Eat Out To Help Out scheme, Myzone has launched
21 Aug 2020
As the government announced its new obesity strategy to limit the impact of a potential
07 Aug 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has paid a surprise visit to a branch of The Gym
14 Jul 2020
In a boost to the gym and physical activity sector, the UK's deputy chief medical
12 Apr 2020
School closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic will exacerbate the epidemic of childhood obesity in
13 Dec 2019
A healthy diet has massive benefits for your health, both inside and out. When you
11 Dec 2019
More than 40 sports industry leaders from across the UK have signed an open letter
29 Oct 2019
Research has suggested that limiting access to food might increase motivation to exercise. According to
10 Oct 2019
The outgoing chief medical officer, professor Dame Sally Davies, has called for urgent action across
18 Jul 2019
Exercise has the ability to improve brain function in previously sedentary, overweight individuals. The University
10 May 2019
Bicycles will be prescribed on the NHS for the first time as part of a
12 Apr 2019
Physical activity is crucial in order to maintain substantial weight loss – and more important
02 Apr 2019
People who seek medical advice about weight loss have hugely different outcomes depending on how
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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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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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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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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Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate,
has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company
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Jamie Clements
The Breath Coach
“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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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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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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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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Julie Cramer highlights
recent health club flooring
upgrades, as top suppliers
give their advice
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Vicci Wells shares insights from the
recent Class of 2035 report into
physical activity in Generation Alpha
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“Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.”
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