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Playing at empty stadiums had a hugely negative effect on the success of home teams,
Ireland's National Indoor Arena has reached the second stage of its phased opening. Facilities made
Representatives of Fédération Française de Rugby (FFR) are set to meet international governing body World
Five-a-side football centre operator Powerleague will begin restructuring its business after the firm's creditors accepted
There has been an increase in the number of girls participating in football, thanks to
A host of business leaders from the world of sport have been recognised alongside winners
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
A hotel in Warwickshire hopes to attract professional football teams after investing more than £100,000
The RFU and Sport England will invest £10m to get 100,000 more women and girls
Architecture practice Bear Stadiums and Italian timber manufacturer Rubner Holzbau have joined forces to produce
More than 1,500 new football teams and 3,400 coaches will be created after the FA
More than one million more men than women are taking up voluntary roles in sport
Belgian football club Royal Antwerp will redevelop one of its stands and improve surrounding infrastructure
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
Danish practice AART Architects have won an international design competition to create Denmark’s Rowing Stadium;
In an attempt to keep up the momentum with its women’s football strategy, the Football
Grassroots football clubs that want to develop more teams for girls and disabled people will
Basketball-themed fitness chain PickUp USA Fitness has secured a new franchised site in Charlottesville, Virginia.
A large proportion of schools in England are not giving girls the opportunity to play
The Football Association (FA) has partnered with more than 170 further and higher education institutions
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
The rebuilding of a disused ice rink in Schierke, Germany has officially started, with architecture
The birthplace of rugby will be the permanent home for the sport’s Hall of Fame,
English rugby legend Maggie Alphonsi has been appointed as an ambassador for the Rugby Football
The government hopes to encourage private sector investment in grassroots sport by exploring the possibility
Live experiments for video refereeing in football will begin before 2018 with a view to
Bill Beaumont – the chair of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) – has revealed his
Stefan Jost, managing director of FIFA’s World Football Museum in Zurich, has said he won’t
Every single player, coach and referee in elite English rugby has completed an online training
Grassroots clubs for women and girls, disabled players and over-14 males will be eligible to
Euro 2016 looks set to be the first UEFA-organised international tournament to use goal-line technology.
The man hoping to replace Sepp Blatter as president of FIFA has claimed at least
Video assistance for match officials, sin bins and temporary substitutions will be debated at next
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) will invest £57m (US$86.4m, €78.5m) into the development of 100
Arsenal Football Club (AFC) has committed to opening soccer schools in at least five Chinese
The UK and Chinese governments have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which will see
The Football Foundation will distribute a further £1.5m to clubs which are committed to increasing
Sepp Blatter has said a football TV referral system may be trialled in 2015, allowing
The poor state of grass playing pitches is having a negative effect on grassroots football
Aquaterra is delighted to announce that it has joined forces with England Basketball to host
Plans to honour the late Sir Bobby Robson with a national football day have been
On Wednesday 1st May, students from Peacehaven Community School were enthralled by a visit by
Dragon Park, Wales' new national football development centre, has officially opened in Newport. Located in
12,300
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People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
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Playing at empty stadiums had a hugely negative effect on the success of home teams,
Ireland's National Indoor Arena has reached the second stage of its phased opening. Facilities made
Representatives of Fédération Française de Rugby (FFR) are set to meet international governing body World
Five-a-side football centre operator Powerleague will begin restructuring its business after the firm's creditors accepted
There has been an increase in the number of girls participating in football, thanks to
A host of business leaders from the world of sport have been recognised alongside winners
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
A hotel in Warwickshire hopes to attract professional football teams after investing more than £100,000
The RFU and Sport England will invest £10m to get 100,000 more women and girls
Architecture practice Bear Stadiums and Italian timber manufacturer Rubner Holzbau have joined forces to produce
More than 1,500 new football teams and 3,400 coaches will be created after the FA
More than one million more men than women are taking up voluntary roles in sport
Belgian football club Royal Antwerp will redevelop one of its stands and improve surrounding infrastructure
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
Danish practice AART Architects have won an international design competition to create Denmark’s Rowing Stadium;
In an attempt to keep up the momentum with its women’s football strategy, the Football
Grassroots football clubs that want to develop more teams for girls and disabled people will
Basketball-themed fitness chain PickUp USA Fitness has secured a new franchised site in Charlottesville, Virginia.
A large proportion of schools in England are not giving girls the opportunity to play
The Football Association (FA) has partnered with more than 170 further and higher education institutions
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
The rebuilding of a disused ice rink in Schierke, Germany has officially started, with architecture
The birthplace of rugby will be the permanent home for the sport’s Hall of Fame,
English rugby legend Maggie Alphonsi has been appointed as an ambassador for the Rugby Football
The government hopes to encourage private sector investment in grassroots sport by exploring the possibility
Live experiments for video refereeing in football will begin before 2018 with a view to
Bill Beaumont – the chair of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) – has revealed his
Stefan Jost, managing director of FIFA’s World Football Museum in Zurich, has said he won’t
Every single player, coach and referee in elite English rugby has completed an online training
Grassroots clubs for women and girls, disabled players and over-14 males will be eligible to
Euro 2016 looks set to be the first UEFA-organised international tournament to use goal-line technology.
The man hoping to replace Sepp Blatter as president of FIFA has claimed at least
Video assistance for match officials, sin bins and temporary substitutions will be debated at next
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) will invest £57m (US$86.4m, €78.5m) into the development of 100
Arsenal Football Club (AFC) has committed to opening soccer schools in at least five Chinese
The UK and Chinese governments have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which will see
The Football Foundation will distribute a further £1.5m to clubs which are committed to increasing
Sepp Blatter has said a football TV referral system may be trialled in 2015, allowing
The poor state of grass playing pitches is having a negative effect on grassroots football
Aquaterra is delighted to announce that it has joined forces with England Basketball to host
Plans to honour the late Sir Bobby Robson with a national football day have been
On Wednesday 1st May, students from Peacehaven Community School were enthralled by a visit by
Dragon Park, Wales' new national football development centre, has officially opened in Newport. Located in
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Social fitness the missing link to member engagement, according to a new Myzone report
HCM promotional features
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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
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
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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
HCM promotional features
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
HCM promotional features
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
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
HCM magazine
The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills, a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM magazine
People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
HCM magazine
Software suppliers explain how AI, automation and connected digital experiences can work for the good of operators and consumers
HCM magazine
Shaping the future of the sector with a clear mission, unified voice and open channels of communication. This is the ambition of UK Active’s new chair
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
Lisa Starr tries the Ammortal Chamber to see whether layering 10 modalities into one experience really delivers more
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HCM People

Shaun Grove

Owner, Stride Fitness
My goal was to invest in where fitness is going, not where it’s already been
HCM magazine
A new report puts physical activity at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
HCM magazine
As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released, LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM magazine
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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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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.
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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: Orbit4
Orbit4 is a digital operations platform designed to help fitness and leisure operators manage assets, ...
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IndigoFitness creates bespoke training spaces for commercial, education, public-sector, and specialist clients including the MoD ...
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Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
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
Featured press releases
Pure Energy Music press release: Could you be the last one standing? The new 3½-minute fitness challenge everyone's talking about
#HoldThatBody is a new 3½-minute fitness challenge inviting people everywhere to put their strength, determination and staying power to the test. All you need is a squat or a press- up, one specially engineered soundtrack and the determination not to give up.
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Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Spa and beauty equipment
Oakworks Inc: Spa and beauty equipment
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Aquaform s.r.l.: Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Property & Tenders
Stratford, East London.
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
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Y Felinheli, LL56 4QN
Newmark
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The Langham Huntington Pasadena , Pasadena, United States
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