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Populous has unveiled the design for the National Tennis Centre at Qiddiya City, Saudi Arabia
Freedom Leisure and Ebbsfleet Garden City Trust have opened the £13 million Weldon Wellbeing Pavilion
Naples Beach Club, a Four Seasons Resort, has opened a 2,800sq m spa called The
Mark Hewlett, founder of padel tennis operator Soul Padel has told HCM the company is
Alliance Leisure has been awarded funding of £13m to develop a new sports hub at
Construction work has begun on a £13m community sports hub in Barking, East London. The
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
Twenty Four, a new automated gym and sports facility, where all equipment is self-powered, has
Gas and electricity prices have increased substantially over the last five months, and, unlike households,
The Hamburg-based software company Sport Alliance has acquired easySolution GmbH. With the "Magicline" team and
Health clubs and gyms in Catalonia have reopened their doors once for a second time,
Billed as the world’s first 3D printed resort, Kisawa Sanctuary a luxury eco-resort and spa
Pendulum Studio have created a concept design for a new Kansas City Royals ballpark development
Strength training has never been more important for member retention, facility  differentiation and long-term commercial
Morgan's Wonderland, the completely wheelchair accessible theme park in San Antonio, Texas, has announced plans
Construction work has begun on a £53m sports facility at the University of Portsmouth. A
Solent University has officially opened its new £28m sports and fitness centre. The centre houses
Leading bespoke fitness equipment manufacturer, EXF Fitness has recently completed an installation project at Solent
American design firms HOK and Snow Kreilich Architects have unveiled their design plan for the
Final images of the 40,000-capacity Al Wakrah stadium – designed by the late Dame Zaha
Architectural icon, Peter Cook, and his business partner, Gavin Robotham, co-founders of Cook Robotham Architectural
Compliance with DDA (Disability Discrimination Act 2005) regulations does not always make a sports facility
Global brewing giant Budweiser has delivered an innovative legacy project in one of the host
Cedar Fair has revealed plans to grow and expand its external revenue streams through new
French construction firm Rabot Dutilleul has been retained by the city of Lille to develop
Meadowbank Stadium and sports centre in Edinburgh, which hosted the Commonwealth Games in 1970, is
Portsmouth City Council has approved plans for an inclusive and sustainable sports facility at University
To celebrate the start of the World Cup in Russia, sports giant Nike has partnered
The University of South Wales (USW) has opened a new £15 m (US$21m, €16.9m) state-of-the-art
Sports and leisure specialists FaulknerBrowns Architects have submitted a planning application for a major new
The University of Portsmouth has unveiled ambitious plans for a sustainable sports facility designed by
Global sports architects Populous have designed a flat-pack 18-hole putting course that can be disassembled
A state-of-the-art outdoor cycle track will become the first of its kind in Scotland as
Thailand-based architecture and engineering practice Chiangmai Life Construction (CLC) have developed a net zero sports
The Sybil Andrews Academy on the outskirts of Bury St Edmunds is a glowing example
Sports facility specialist Collinson has supplied St Neots Preparatory School in Hampshire, UK with a
Pulse Group has been tasked with helping in the planning and design of a sports
The International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS) has planned an “unprecedented sharing of
Copenhagen architects EFFEKT have today (20 January) won planning permission to build a 45m (147.6ft)
Les Ormes resort on the west coast of Jersey has signed a deal with SRS
Non-league football club Hastings United will relocate to a new 3,000-capacity stadium as part of
Oriam, Scotland’s Sports Performance Centre, officially opened on 29 August 2016 and involved a partnership
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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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Profile
World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
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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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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
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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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Obituary
The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills, a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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Research
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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Profile
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
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Talking point
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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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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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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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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Lisa Starr tries the Ammortal Chamber to see whether layering 10 modalities into one experience really delivers more
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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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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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People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
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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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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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A new report puts physical activity at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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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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sports facility news

Populous has unveiled the design for the National Tennis Centre at Qiddiya City, Saudi Arabia
Freedom Leisure and Ebbsfleet Garden City Trust have opened the £13 million Weldon Wellbeing Pavilion
Naples Beach Club, a Four Seasons Resort, has opened a 2,800sq m spa called The
Mark Hewlett, founder of padel tennis operator Soul Padel has told HCM the company is
Alliance Leisure has been awarded funding of £13m to develop a new sports hub at
Construction work has begun on a £13m community sports hub in Barking, East London. The
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
Twenty Four, a new automated gym and sports facility, where all equipment is self-powered, has
Gas and electricity prices have increased substantially over the last five months, and, unlike households,
The Hamburg-based software company Sport Alliance has acquired easySolution GmbH. With the "Magicline" team and
Health clubs and gyms in Catalonia have reopened their doors once for a second time,
Billed as the world’s first 3D printed resort, Kisawa Sanctuary a luxury eco-resort and spa
Pendulum Studio have created a concept design for a new Kansas City Royals ballpark development
Strength training has never been more important for member retention, facility  differentiation and long-term commercial
Morgan's Wonderland, the completely wheelchair accessible theme park in San Antonio, Texas, has announced plans
Construction work has begun on a £53m sports facility at the University of Portsmouth. A
Solent University has officially opened its new £28m sports and fitness centre. The centre houses
Leading bespoke fitness equipment manufacturer, EXF Fitness has recently completed an installation project at Solent
American design firms HOK and Snow Kreilich Architects have unveiled their design plan for the
Final images of the 40,000-capacity Al Wakrah stadium – designed by the late Dame Zaha
Architectural icon, Peter Cook, and his business partner, Gavin Robotham, co-founders of Cook Robotham Architectural
Compliance with DDA (Disability Discrimination Act 2005) regulations does not always make a sports facility
Global brewing giant Budweiser has delivered an innovative legacy project in one of the host
Cedar Fair has revealed plans to grow and expand its external revenue streams through new
French construction firm Rabot Dutilleul has been retained by the city of Lille to develop
Meadowbank Stadium and sports centre in Edinburgh, which hosted the Commonwealth Games in 1970, is
Portsmouth City Council has approved plans for an inclusive and sustainable sports facility at University
To celebrate the start of the World Cup in Russia, sports giant Nike has partnered
The University of South Wales (USW) has opened a new £15 m (US$21m, €16.9m) state-of-the-art
Sports and leisure specialists FaulknerBrowns Architects have submitted a planning application for a major new
The University of Portsmouth has unveiled ambitious plans for a sustainable sports facility designed by
Global sports architects Populous have designed a flat-pack 18-hole putting course that can be disassembled
A state-of-the-art outdoor cycle track will become the first of its kind in Scotland as
Thailand-based architecture and engineering practice Chiangmai Life Construction (CLC) have developed a net zero sports
The Sybil Andrews Academy on the outskirts of Bury St Edmunds is a glowing example
Sports facility specialist Collinson has supplied St Neots Preparatory School in Hampshire, UK with a
Pulse Group has been tasked with helping in the planning and design of a sports
The International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS) has planned an “unprecedented sharing of
Copenhagen architects EFFEKT have today (20 January) won planning permission to build a 45m (147.6ft)
Les Ormes resort on the west coast of Jersey has signed a deal with SRS
Non-league football club Hastings United will relocate to a new 3,000-capacity stadium as part of
Oriam, Scotland’s Sports Performance Centre, officially opened on 29 August 2016 and involved a partnership
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HCM promotional features
Sponsored
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
Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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
Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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
Fuel the debate about issues and opportunities across the industry. We’d love to hear from you. Write to [email protected]
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
Lisa Starr tries the Ammortal Chamber to see whether layering 10 modalities into one experience really delivers more
HCM magazine
As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released, LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM magazine
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
People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
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
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
A new report puts physical activity at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
HCM magazine
Software suppliers explain how AI, automation and connected digital experiences can work for the good of operators and consumers
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: Introducing a new era of Nautilus Leverage
Strength training has never been more important for member retention, facility differentiation and long-term commercial success.
Company profiles
Company profile: Ziva Strength
Ziva is an elite-performance fitness brand that designs, manufactures, delivers, and services premium resistance training, ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Escape Fitness Ltd
Escape Fitness has driven fitness innovation for 20+ years. Founded by engineer Richard Januszek and ...
Supplier Showcases
Supplier Showcase - Future-proofing
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
MyZone press release: Myzone Go expands operator opportunity with Garmin integration
Myzone has announced a significant expansion of its MoTech (Motivation Technology) platform, as Myzone Go integration with Garmin goes live.
Featured press releases
Dyaco UK Ltd press release: i-Strength | Spirit Commercial Fitness: Same movements, smarter resistance
Upgrading a gym floor is rarely straightforward. New equipment means retraining staff, repositioning layouts, and a period of adjustment for members.
Directory
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Spa and beauty equipment
Living Earth Crafts: Spa and beauty equipment
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
Property & Tenders
Stratford, East London.
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
Property & Tenders
Y Felinheli, LL56 4QN
Newmark
Property & Tenders
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The Langham Huntington Pasadena , Pasadena, United States
Diary dates
28-29 Sep 2026
Grand Ballroom, METT Singapore, Singapore
Diary dates
06-08 Oct 2026
Messe Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Diary dates
22-22 Oct 2026
QEII Conference Centre, London,
Diary dates
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Impact Exhibition & Convention Center Bangkok,Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand
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29-31 Oct 2026
IMPACT Exhibition Center, Bangkok, Thailand , Bangkok, Thailand
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Koelnmesse Exhibition Centre, Cologne, Germany
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