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IHG’s portfolio of luxury lifestyle resorts now includes the first Kimpton-branded resort and spa in
Active Nation has released a new app, Active Nation Anywhere, which offers over a thousand
Fitness First has launched a new free digital fitness hub, offering users a wide range
A discussion panel about future wellness trends saw spa and wellness industry experts offer their
Equipment giant Technogym has introduced its new Excite line of fully-connected cardio kit that has
Falkirk Community Trust has launched an immersive indoor cycling studio as part of a £1.2m
Elevate Arena
Elevate Arena
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
A new day spa has opened at the Holiday Inn Winchester in Hampshire, UK. The
A £16m community hub and leisure centre has opened in Warrington, Cheshire. Operated by health
Virtual fitness provider Wexer has purchased London-based mobile app development company Connected Fitness Labs (CFL)
Everyone Active has teamed up with on-demand fitness and dance content provider iDEA to launch
The Kohler Water Spa at the Old Course Hotel in St Andrews, Scotland, is undergoing
Les Mills UK has teamed up with ukactive to offer its Born To Move virtual
Global Wellness Summit
Global Wellness Summit
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
Meliá Hotels International has introduced Infit at its Innside brand of properties - a digital
Former professional footballer Brett Ormerod and his wife, Lisa, have opened an Anytime Fitness gym
Gyms and health clubs that offer virtual fitness can significantly drive higher levels of member
ukactive has kicked off its countdown to National Fitness Day 2017 with the launch of
Former regional competitive 400-metre sprinter Peter Arnold will be opening an Anytime Fitness gym within
Anytime Fitness will be opening a 3,778sq ft (351sq m) franchise in a new residential
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
Virtual fitness class provider Wexer Virtual has further strengthened its European team following the opening
Health club members expect wearable technology and Netflix-style workout services to “transform” their traditional gym
As one of the fastest growing segments of the physical activity sector, virtual fitness is
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) is working to ramp up its group exercise offering with the
The Bannatyne Group is aiming to help city slickers stay fighting fit with the aid
Consumers today want their fitness shaped around them – from the pedals up. Optimising your
Global fitness franchise Anytime Fitness will launch its 3,000th health club later this month in
Nuffield Health is partnering with global financial services firm UBS to develop a major corporate
Fitness First has spent £1.9m on a major renovation of its Cottons London Bridge club
Concordia Leisure Centre in Cramlington is to receive an extensive modernisation to its fitness facilities
Paul Bowman has been promoted to the role of CEO at virtual group exercise provider
Virtual fitness classes will form a cornerstone of Virgin Active’s member offering for 2015, as
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council is to invest £9m into improvement works for two leisure
Fitness First had cause for double celebration on Monday (1 September) as the recovering gym
Wexer Virtual is introducing its virtual screen-led fitness classes at more gyms. Club chains including
Image: Fresh Fitness now operates eight clubs in Denmark The new clubs, which opened in
Image: Treharne founded The Gym Group in 2008 Low-cost fitness club group The Gym Group
The introduction of virtual yoga and pilates classes in UK gyms, where participants follow the
Danish budget operator Fresh Fitness has opened its third club in the Copenhagen suburb of
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
HCM promotional features
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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
Sponsored
Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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Sponsored
SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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Sponsored
Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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
EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
HCM promotional features
Promotion
Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate, has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company
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Sponsored
Pulse Fitness has created a new health club delivering an elevated wellness experience
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Research
Consolidation, specialisation and shifting consumer behaviours are reshaping the sector, say Deloitte and EuropeActive
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Specifier
Julie Cramer highlights recent health club flooring upgrades, as top suppliers give their advice
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Show preview
Welcome to Elevate 2026
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Interview
With corporately-owned clubs, franchise networks, investments and proprietary tech, Viva Leisure’s ecosystem is redefining how gyms scale and generate revenue. Its CEO speaks to Kate Cracknell
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HCM People

Deena Gillan

Chair of UK Active’s Independent Council and GM at 3-1-5
There are so many dedicated people in the independent sector – they work hard because they’re passionate about changing lives
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HCM People

Phillip Mills

CEO, Les Mills
The Les Mills partnership with Hyrox is something I'm personally really excited about
HCM magazine
Editor's letter
New insight from Deloitte and Grant Thornton shows record growth, but the real shift is towards identity and perceived value, revealing opportunities to deepen engagement with members
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Insight
Record market penetration in the UK fitness sector masks a deeper shift around consumer engagement, according to a report from Grant Thornton and UK Active, as Liz Terry reports
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HCM People

Jamie Clements

The Breath Coach
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
Strength training is evolving, driven by changing consumer preferences. Julie Cramer talks to innovators about how their products are meeting this demand
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
HCM magazine
Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
HCM magazine
Vicci Wells shares insights from the recent Class of 2035 report into physical activity in Generation Alpha
HCM magazine
Researchers have long known that the brain changes as a result of exercise. Now researchers believe this process is actually driven by the brain
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
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Celebrating its milestone 5th anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of the Health & Fitness industry’s most influential leaders.
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Featured supplier news: Supporting long-term health: why whole body vibration belongs in clinical settings
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay active, independent and feeling good for longer.
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virtual classes news

IHG’s portfolio of luxury lifestyle resorts now includes the first Kimpton-branded resort and spa in
Active Nation has released a new app, Active Nation Anywhere, which offers over a thousand
Fitness First has launched a new free digital fitness hub, offering users a wide range
A discussion panel about future wellness trends saw spa and wellness industry experts offer their
Equipment giant Technogym has introduced its new Excite line of fully-connected cardio kit that has
Falkirk Community Trust has launched an immersive indoor cycling studio as part of a £1.2m
Elevate Arena
Elevate Arena
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
A new day spa has opened at the Holiday Inn Winchester in Hampshire, UK. The
A £16m community hub and leisure centre has opened in Warrington, Cheshire. Operated by health
Virtual fitness provider Wexer has purchased London-based mobile app development company Connected Fitness Labs (CFL)
Everyone Active has teamed up with on-demand fitness and dance content provider iDEA to launch
The Kohler Water Spa at the Old Course Hotel in St Andrews, Scotland, is undergoing
Les Mills UK has teamed up with ukactive to offer its Born To Move virtual
Global Wellness Summit
Global Wellness Summit
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
Meliá Hotels International has introduced Infit at its Innside brand of properties - a digital
Former professional footballer Brett Ormerod and his wife, Lisa, have opened an Anytime Fitness gym
Gyms and health clubs that offer virtual fitness can significantly drive higher levels of member
ukactive has kicked off its countdown to National Fitness Day 2017 with the launch of
Former regional competitive 400-metre sprinter Peter Arnold will be opening an Anytime Fitness gym within
Anytime Fitness will be opening a 3,778sq ft (351sq m) franchise in a new residential
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
Virtual fitness class provider Wexer Virtual has further strengthened its European team following the opening
Health club members expect wearable technology and Netflix-style workout services to “transform” their traditional gym
As one of the fastest growing segments of the physical activity sector, virtual fitness is
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) is working to ramp up its group exercise offering with the
The Bannatyne Group is aiming to help city slickers stay fighting fit with the aid
Consumers today want their fitness shaped around them – from the pedals up. Optimising your
Global fitness franchise Anytime Fitness will launch its 3,000th health club later this month in
Nuffield Health is partnering with global financial services firm UBS to develop a major corporate
Fitness First has spent £1.9m on a major renovation of its Cottons London Bridge club
Concordia Leisure Centre in Cramlington is to receive an extensive modernisation to its fitness facilities
Paul Bowman has been promoted to the role of CEO at virtual group exercise provider
Virtual fitness classes will form a cornerstone of Virgin Active’s member offering for 2015, as
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council is to invest £9m into improvement works for two leisure
Fitness First had cause for double celebration on Monday (1 September) as the recovering gym
Wexer Virtual is introducing its virtual screen-led fitness classes at more gyms. Club chains including
Image: Fresh Fitness now operates eight clubs in Denmark The new clubs, which opened in
Image: Treharne founded The Gym Group in 2008 Low-cost fitness club group The Gym Group
The introduction of virtual yoga and pilates classes in UK gyms, where participants follow the
Danish budget operator Fresh Fitness has opened its third club in the Copenhagen suburb of
1 - 40 of 12,300
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
Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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
EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
HCM promotional features
Promotion
Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate, has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Pulse Fitness has created a new health club delivering an elevated wellness experience
HCM promotional features
HCM magazine
HCM People

Jamie Clements

The Breath Coach
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
Strength training is evolving, driven by changing consumer preferences. Julie Cramer talks to innovators about how their products are meeting this demand
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
HCM magazine
Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
HCM magazine
Vicci Wells shares insights from the recent Class of 2035 report into physical activity in Generation Alpha
HCM magazine
Researchers have long known that the brain changes as a result of exercise. Now researchers believe this process is actually driven by the brain
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: W3Fit EMEA celebrates its fifth anniversary
Celebrating its milestone 5th anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of the Health & Fitness industry’s most influential leaders.
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Supporting long-term health: why whole body vibration belongs in clinical settings
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay active, independent and feeling good for longer.
Company profiles
Company profile: Panatta Srl
Panatta's mission is to create machines that are aesthetically pleasing, functional and competitive in price ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Balanced Body
Founded nearly 50 years ago, Balanced Body works with the highest quality materials, and pride ...
Supplier Showcases
Supplier Showcase - Future-proofing
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
GYMNATION press release: Massive ‘Good Luck’ message appears in Saudi Desert as Green Falcons head to World Cup
Passengers flying out of Riyadh this week have been treated to an extraordinary sight from the skies after GymNation unveiled a giant desert sand mural supporting the Saudi Arabia National Football Team ahead of the FIFA World Cup in the United States.
Featured press releases
BLK BOX press release: BLK BOX strengthens European growth with the appointment of Germany country manager Timo Garrels
BLK BOX is proud to welcome Timo Garrels as Germany country manager, marking another important step in the brand’s continued growth across Europe.
Directory
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Spa and beauty equipment
Living Earth Crafts: Spa and beauty equipment
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
Diary dates
13-13 Jun 2026
Worldwide, Various,
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,
Diary dates
26-29 Oct 2027
Koelnmesse Exhibition Centre, Cologne, Germany
Diary dates
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