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28 Jan 2026
Sector representative body, UK Active, has expressed frustration that the UK government has overlooked the
09 Jan 2026
Following protests from the hospitality industry UK chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is looking set to make
23 Oct 2025
Physiologist and co-founder of Future Practice and Pillar Wellbeing, Oli Patrick opened the HCM Summit
02 Dec 2024
Following the completion of PureGym’s Blink Fitness acquisition, outgoing CEO, Humphrey Cobbold, and incoming CEO,
24 Oct 2024
Will Orr, The Gym Group CEO, kicked off his live on-stage interview at the HCM
08 Oct 2024
Socialising is an increasingly important aspect of the Gen Z workout experience, according to research
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
21 Aug 2024
The UK’s largest operator of affordable fitness, PureGym, has announced today that CEO Humphrey Cobbold
09 Jun 2023
Cancer patients who practise YOCAS yoga can benefit from reduced levels of inflammation – helping
For almost 20 years, CardsSafe has been helping golf courses, clubhouses, bike hire businesses and
27 Oct 2021
UK Health clubs, gyms, hotels, pubs and other leisure businesses will all receive a 50
30 Sep 2021
New research by Barclays Corporate Banking reveals that the leisure, fitness, spa and hospitality industries
28 Jan 2021
The UK’s largest social enterprise, GLL, is the latest operator to throw its support behind
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
20 Jan 2021
Sign the petition by clicking here. HCM editor, Liz Terry, has launched a Parliamentary Petition
29 Oct 2020
The UK government has provided a lengthy response to a petition which demanded that gyms
14 Oct 2020
Gym and health club operators with sites in Liverpool, UK, have been left "astounded" at
12 Oct 2020
Fitness leaders in the UK have welcomed news that everywhere but Liverpool is currently allowed
11 Aug 2020
Health clubs, gyms, indoor pools and leisure centres have reopened in Wales – nearly five
03 Aug 2020
A member of SAGE, the government’s independent group of scientific advisers, has said gyms, pubs
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
31 Jul 2020
Gyms, health clubs and swimming pools in Scotland have finally been given an "indicative" time
14 Jul 2020
A set of posters created by a fitness studio manager, mimicking the government's COVID-19 NHS
09 Jul 2020
The hospitality and attractions sectors will benefit from a temporary cut to VAT as part
09 Jul 2020
The UK's fitness industry can finally get back to business on Saturday 25 July, following
09 Jul 2020
Interest in gym reopening in England is reaching fever pitch, with an announcement expected any
06 Jul 2020
Boutique gym operator, Gymbox, faced threats of legal action over its bid to reopen on
03 Jul 2020
A number of gym operators are concerned that local lockdowns could come into effect in
03 Jul 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that gyms may be able to reopen in a
01 Jul 2020
Industry body ukactive has today (1 July) hosted a delegation of government and public health
26 Jun 2020
Gymbox has broken ranks and announced it will reopen all its gyms on 4 July,
25 Jun 2020
Tanni Grey-Thompson, Chair of ukactive, Humphrey Cobbold, CEO of Pure Gym and ukactive board member
24 Jun 2020
Momentum is gathering pace in the push for a U-turn on the government's decision to
23 Jun 2020
Gyms in the UK could reopen by mid-July, according to a tweet, just posted by
23 Jun 2020
UK spas will continue to remain closed until further notice, following an announcement by Prime
23 Jun 2020
Pubs are to open before gyms, to the bitter disappointment of the health and fitness
20 Jun 2020
Journalists on The Times are reporting today that they’ve seen a leaked document confirming how
19 Jun 2020
Boris Johnson has hinted that social distancing measures might be reduced by 4 July in
18 Jun 2020
Industry body ukactive has invited Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon to "visit gyms and leisure
11 May 2020
The UK government has given the go-ahead for one-to-one personal training outdoors, as part of
13 Apr 2020
The legislation intended to protect commercial tenants from eviction during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has
20 Mar 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered all UK gyms, health clubs, leisure centres and restaurants
20 Mar 2020
A number of UK leisure companies and operators have launched initiatives to help ease the
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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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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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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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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
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