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Global retreat trade show, Synergy The Retreat Show, has launched a resource called The Source,
Palazzo di Varignana, in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy, has created a new tailored
The Toverland theme park in the Netherlands has announced a €98m expansion programme that will
Global Wellness Day (GWD) marked its 15th anniversary on Saturday 13 June 2026, with the
Lithuanian care operator Addere Care has launched a “wellness care hospital” in Vilnius. It's the
Naples Beach Club, a Four Seasons Resort, has opened a 2,800sq m spa called The
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Wellness and hospitality thought leaders gathered recently for a workshop at Yasuragi, the Japanese spa
Orient Express Sailing Yachts and beauty house Guerlain have announced that the newly launched luxury
As designer Yinka Ilori prepares for his first solo gallery show in London, he speaks
Therme Group’s Romanian bathing resort Therme Bucharest is currently hosting its Herbarium Festival (4-17 May),
Miraval The Red Sea has opened on Shura Island in Saudi Arabia as part of
Zannier Île De Bendor, a new island retreat, has been unveiled off the south coast
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
A former neuroscientist and psychologist with a background in mythology and folklore, Dr Sharon Blackie,
A wellness club opens on London’s River Thames in June, offering luxury facilities and personalised
Salter Brothers Hospitality (SBH) has revealed a new spa brand, Èliva, which it plans to
FIBO, took place last week from 16-19 April, attracting more than 175,000 visitors from 136
Capella Hotels and Resorts has launched its first hotel in Japan, Capella Kyoto, in the
Balanced Body® has successfully concluded its highly anticipated Pilates On Tour London event, bringing together
Banyan Tree is adding Connection Retreats – immersive wellbeing journeys for small groups – to
Hôtel Crillon Le Brave has announced it has partnered with dietitian-nutritionist and naturopath Claire Borwin
In spite of the Iran war, Six Senses is now taking reservations for September at
Reformer Pilates brand Fold and Create PT have announced the launch of Fold Academy, a
Sumaq Machu Picchu, a family-owned and operated hotel in the UNESCO-protected Peruvian Andes, has created
Hyrox has completed its first Youngstars event, a racing format designed for younger athletes. The
Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary in Bhutan’s Neyphu Valley, has introduced a six-day all-inclusive wellness retreat with
The UK Spa Association (UKSA) has announced it will launch an industry job board to
Eynsham Baths in the Cotswolds, UK, will host a resilience retreat in partnership with practitioners
The boutique eco-friendly village resort Desa Potato Head Bali has introduced a series of gentle
New launch, Discover Collection, is a hospitality membership brand for consumers looking to travel with
A new wellness destination called Eha is due to open in Q3 of 2026 on
Five-star wellness mountain retreat Huus Quell opened recently in Gonten, in the Appenzell region of
The Gym Group has achieved Gold status from Inclusion In in recognition of its inclusive
London yoga studio operator, MoreYoga, teamed up with The Lonely Girls Club last month to
Parkwood Leisure has launched a 12-week pilot programme designed to support individuals transitioning from medication-led
The Rosewood Doha’s social wellbeing club, Asaya, has opened in Qatar, offering hotel guests and
Intelligent Spas is inviting spa managers from around the world to take part in an
The fourth edition of Synergy – The Retreat Show took place between 7-10 October in
Therme Group will bring European bathing culture to Washington DC, US, for a two-day community
Former British Olympic gymnast Ellie Downie MBE will host an intensive fitness retreat at Paradis
The Lego Group has agreed to acquire 29 Lego Discovery Centres for £200 million from
12,300
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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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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Promotion
BLK BOX has been reimagining elite performance spaces for more than a decade. Founder and former athlete, Greg Bradley, tells us what it takes
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Sponsored
Pulse Fitness has created a new health club delivering an elevated wellness experience
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Show preview
Welcome to Elevate 2026
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Specifier
Julie Cramer highlights recent health club flooring upgrades, as top suppliers give their advice
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Specifier
Designing multi-functional spaces can lead to fewer bottlenecks at peak times. Julie Cramer investigates the latest kit and inspiring installations
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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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Research
Researchers have long known that the brain changes as a result of exercise. Now researchers believe this process is actually driven by the brain
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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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Insight
Vicci Wells shares insights from the recent Class of 2035 report into physical activity in Generation Alpha
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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
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
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
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
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
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
Strength training is evolving, driven by changing consumer preferences. Julie Cramer talks to innovators about how their products are meeting this demand
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
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
The Les Mills partnership with Hyrox is something I'm personally really excited about
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: Cornerstone Connect helps Active Blackpool tackle health inequalities
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
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Catalogue Gallery
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Featured press releases
ukactive press release: UK Active announces plans for National Fitness Day 2026
UK Active has announced the details of National Fitness Day 2026, with the flagship campaign set to take place on Wednesday 16 September 2026.
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Swimming Teachers' Association (STA) press release: STA and GreenTech announce new aquatics partnership
STA is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with GreenTech International, bringing its Hydro Dioxide water treatment solution to the UK aquatics sector through the STA Swim Shop.
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22-22 Oct 2026
QEII Conference Centre, London,
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Koelnmesse Exhibition Centre, Cologne, Germany
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workshop news

Global retreat trade show, Synergy The Retreat Show, has launched a resource called The Source,
Palazzo di Varignana, in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy, has created a new tailored
The Toverland theme park in the Netherlands has announced a €98m expansion programme that will
Global Wellness Day (GWD) marked its 15th anniversary on Saturday 13 June 2026, with the
Lithuanian care operator Addere Care has launched a “wellness care hospital” in Vilnius. It's the
Naples Beach Club, a Four Seasons Resort, has opened a 2,800sq m spa called The
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Wellness and hospitality thought leaders gathered recently for a workshop at Yasuragi, the Japanese spa
Orient Express Sailing Yachts and beauty house Guerlain have announced that the newly launched luxury
As designer Yinka Ilori prepares for his first solo gallery show in London, he speaks
Therme Group’s Romanian bathing resort Therme Bucharest is currently hosting its Herbarium Festival (4-17 May),
Miraval The Red Sea has opened on Shura Island in Saudi Arabia as part of
Zannier Île De Bendor, a new island retreat, has been unveiled off the south coast
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
A former neuroscientist and psychologist with a background in mythology and folklore, Dr Sharon Blackie,
A wellness club opens on London’s River Thames in June, offering luxury facilities and personalised
Salter Brothers Hospitality (SBH) has revealed a new spa brand, Èliva, which it plans to
FIBO, took place last week from 16-19 April, attracting more than 175,000 visitors from 136
Capella Hotels and Resorts has launched its first hotel in Japan, Capella Kyoto, in the
Balanced Body® has successfully concluded its highly anticipated Pilates On Tour London event, bringing together
Banyan Tree is adding Connection Retreats – immersive wellbeing journeys for small groups – to
Hôtel Crillon Le Brave has announced it has partnered with dietitian-nutritionist and naturopath Claire Borwin
In spite of the Iran war, Six Senses is now taking reservations for September at
Reformer Pilates brand Fold and Create PT have announced the launch of Fold Academy, a
Sumaq Machu Picchu, a family-owned and operated hotel in the UNESCO-protected Peruvian Andes, has created
Hyrox has completed its first Youngstars event, a racing format designed for younger athletes. The
Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary in Bhutan’s Neyphu Valley, has introduced a six-day all-inclusive wellness retreat with
The UK Spa Association (UKSA) has announced it will launch an industry job board to
Eynsham Baths in the Cotswolds, UK, will host a resilience retreat in partnership with practitioners
The boutique eco-friendly village resort Desa Potato Head Bali has introduced a series of gentle
New launch, Discover Collection, is a hospitality membership brand for consumers looking to travel with
A new wellness destination called Eha is due to open in Q3 of 2026 on
Five-star wellness mountain retreat Huus Quell opened recently in Gonten, in the Appenzell region of
The Gym Group has achieved Gold status from Inclusion In in recognition of its inclusive
London yoga studio operator, MoreYoga, teamed up with The Lonely Girls Club last month to
Parkwood Leisure has launched a 12-week pilot programme designed to support individuals transitioning from medication-led
The Rosewood Doha’s social wellbeing club, Asaya, has opened in Qatar, offering hotel guests and
Intelligent Spas is inviting spa managers from around the world to take part in an
The fourth edition of Synergy – The Retreat Show took place between 7-10 October in
Therme Group will bring European bathing culture to Washington DC, US, for a two-day community
Former British Olympic gymnast Ellie Downie MBE will host an intensive fitness retreat at Paradis
The Lego Group has agreed to acquire 29 Lego Discovery Centres for £200 million from
1 - 40 of 12,300
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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
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
Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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
BLK BOX has been reimagining elite performance spaces for more than a decade. Founder and former athlete, Greg Bradley, tells us what it takes
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Pulse Fitness has created a new health club delivering an elevated wellness experience
HCM promotional features
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
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
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
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
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
Strength training is evolving, driven by changing consumer preferences. Julie Cramer talks to innovators about how their products are meeting this demand
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
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
The Les Mills partnership with Hyrox is something I'm personally really excited about
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: Cornerstone Connect helps Active Blackpool tackle health inequalities
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.
Featured supplier news
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: Escape Fitness Ltd
Escape Fitness has driven fitness innovation for 20+ years. Founded by engineer Richard Januszek and ...
Company profiles
Company profile: BLK BOX
BLK BOX - where precision meets strength, and innovation never stops in the pursuit of ...
Supplier Showcases
Supplier Showcase - Future-proofing
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
ukactive press release: UK Active announces plans for National Fitness Day 2026
UK Active has announced the details of National Fitness Day 2026, with the flagship campaign set to take place on Wednesday 16 September 2026.
Featured press releases
Swimming Teachers' Association (STA) press release: STA and GreenTech announce new aquatics partnership
STA is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with GreenTech International, bringing its Hydro Dioxide water treatment solution to the UK aquatics sector through the STA Swim Shop.
Directory
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
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
Property & Tenders
Y Felinheli, LL56 4QN
Newmark
Property & Tenders
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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