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Strength training has never been more important for member retention, facility
differentiation and long-term commercial success.
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.
A local leisure centre has begun work on a £1,000,000 refurbishment to provide state-of-the-
art facilities for local people.
St Albans City and District Council has signed a ten-year deal with Sport and Leisure
Management (SLM) trading under the brand name Everyone Active.
Peak Pilates, founded in the US in the early 1990s and now part of Mad ...
Brass Monkey designs and builds the world’s finest commercial-grade ice baths, working with leading gyms ...
Everlast Gyms+ in Chiswick is working with Core Health
and Fitness to raise the bar for fitness in London
Matrix and Energie Fitness have partnered to transform an iconic landmark into a premium four-floor fitness destination
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Growing the market
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
interview
Seb Coe
World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry
about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
Everyone's talking about ... waitlists
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
interview
David Stalker
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
Les Mills
The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills,
a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
Lost steps
People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
interview
Cameron Saunders
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
Data alert
New legislation is exposing weakness
and potential liabilities in the
management of customer data in
health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
Myzone – Power of community
Social fitness the missing link to member engagement, according to a new Myzone report
Stacked for impact
Lisa Starr tries the Ammortal
Chamber to see whether
layering 10 modalities into one
experience really delivers more
people
Matt Parker
MD, Brio
“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”
people
Shaun Grove
Owner, Stride Fitness
“My goal was to invest in where fitness is going, not where it’s already been”
Ramping up healthy ageing
A new report puts physical activity
at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
Evolving position
As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released,
LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
Beyond Club Management
Software suppliers explain how AI,
automation and connected digital
experiences can work for the good
of operators and consumers
Epassi – Going corporate
Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
BLK BOX – Reshaping strength
Greg Bradley looks at the shift towards strength training in gyms and advises on how operators can create the ultimate training environment
From nightclub to health club
Matrix and Energie Fitness have partnered to transform an iconic landmark into a premium four-floor fitness destination
Rasmus Ingerslev
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
interview
Muir Gray
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


















