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UNITING THE WORLD OF FITNESS

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Technogym – Destination fitness

SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions

Show of force

Strength training is evolving, driven by changing consumer preferences. Julie Cramer talks to innovators about how their products are meeting this demand

Everyone's talking about ... filming in gyms

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

Indigo Fitness – Bespoke Spaces

Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
people

Stephen Price

Founder, SP&Co Group
Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again

From nightclub to health club

Matrix and Energie Fitness have partnered to transform an iconic landmark into a premium four-floor fitness destination

Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs

Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri

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

Shifting the trajectory

Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
people

Jamie Clements

The Breath Coach
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid

Epassi – Going corporate

Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom

Power Plate – Closing the gender gap

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
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
Editor's letter

True worth

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

State of being

Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change

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
people

Phillip Mills

CEO, Les Mills
The Les Mills partnership with Hyrox is something I'm personally really excited about

Value and identity

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

Making space

Designing multi-functional spaces can lead to fewer bottlenecks at peak times. Julie Cramer investigates the latest kit and inspiring installations
Editor's letter

Intensity model

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
More from HCM
Job opportunities
Operations Manager - Brentwood School Enterprises
Brentwood School Sports Centre Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom
Swim Teacher Everyone Active Fareham
Membership Advisor Everyone Active Gainsborough
Fitness Motivator and Personal Trainer
Everyone Active Aldershot
More fitness jobs
Opinion
promotion
Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.
Opinion: Building smarter strength spaces for today’s operators
Featured supplier: 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: 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.
Featured operator: New £42m Moorways Sports Village to open on 21 May
Everyone Active will open Moorways Sports Village to the public on Saturday 21 May with a grand opening weekend – in time for the half term holidays.
Featured operator: Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre begins refurbishments to improve facility
A local leisure centre has begun work on a £1,000,000 refurbishment to provide state-of-the- art facilities for local people.
Company profile: Innerva
Innerva are a UK manufacturer of ‘Power Assisted Exercise’ equipment for older adults, those with ...
Company profile: Parkwood Leisure
Parkwood Leisure provides bespoke management and professional support services for leisure, cultural, and health and ...
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Supplier Showcase | Future-proofing
Everlast Gyms+ in Chiswick is working with Core Health and Fitness to raise the bar for fitness in London
Supplier Showcase | CoverMe – Managing cover
East Dunbartonshire Leisure and Culture Trust has partnered with CoverMe to support its expanding group fitness programme
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Aquaform s.r.l.: Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Spa and beauty equipment
Oakworks Inc: Spa and beauty equipment
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
investment opportunity
Location: investment opportunity
Company: Jersey War Tunnels
Padel Tennis Lease Opportunity
Location: Padel Tennis Lease Opportunity
Company: Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
more properties and tenders
22-25 Jul 2026
The Global Ambassador , Phoenix, United States
18-20 Sep 2026
Sheraton Norfolk Waterside, Norfolk, United States
21-24 Sep 2026
The Langham Huntington Pasadena , Pasadena, United States
22-23 Sep 2026
Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River, Bangkok , Thailand
06-08 Oct 2026
Messe Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
21 Oct 2026
TBA, London, United Kingdom
22-22 Oct 2026
QEII Conference Centre, London,
05-08 Nov 2026
Hilton West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, United States
12-13 Nov 2026
Hilton Anatole , Dallas, United States
27-30 May 2027
Fiera di Rimini, Rimini , Italy
more diary dates
Job opportunities
Operations Manager - Brentwood School Enterprises
Brentwood School Sports Centre Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom
Swim Teacher Everyone Active Fareham
Membership Advisor Everyone Active Gainsborough
Fitness Motivator and Personal Trainer
Everyone Active Aldershot
More fitness jobs
Opinion
promotion
Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.
Opinion: Building smarter strength spaces for today’s operators
Featured supplier: 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: 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.
Featured operator: New £42m Moorways Sports Village to open on 21 May
Everyone Active will open Moorways Sports Village to the public on Saturday 21 May with a grand opening weekend – in time for the half term holidays.
Featured operator: Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre begins refurbishments to improve facility
A local leisure centre has begun work on a £1,000,000 refurbishment to provide state-of-the- art facilities for local people.
Company profile: Innerva
Innerva are a UK manufacturer of ‘Power Assisted Exercise’ equipment for older adults, those with ...
Company profile: Parkwood Leisure
Parkwood Leisure provides bespoke management and professional support services for leisure, cultural, and health and ...
Get HCM
Sign up for the free digital edition of HCM magazine and the free weekly HCM ezine
Sign up
Supplier Showcase | Future-proofing
Everlast Gyms+ in Chiswick is working with Core Health and Fitness to raise the bar for fitness in London
Supplier Showcase | CoverMe – Managing cover
East Dunbartonshire Leisure and Culture Trust has partnered with CoverMe to support its expanding group fitness programme
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Aquaform s.r.l.: Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Spa and beauty equipment
Oakworks Inc: Spa and beauty equipment
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
investment opportunity
Location: investment opportunity
Company: Jersey War Tunnels
Padel Tennis Lease Opportunity
Location: Padel Tennis Lease Opportunity
Company: Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
more properties and tenders
22-25 Jul 2026
The Global Ambassador , Phoenix, United States
18-20 Sep 2026
Sheraton Norfolk Waterside, Norfolk, United States
21-24 Sep 2026
The Langham Huntington Pasadena , Pasadena, United States
22-23 Sep 2026
Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River, Bangkok , Thailand
06-08 Oct 2026
Messe Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
21 Oct 2026
TBA, London, United Kingdom
22-22 Oct 2026
QEII Conference Centre, London,
05-08 Nov 2026
Hilton West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, United States
12-13 Nov 2026
Hilton Anatole , Dallas, United States
27-30 May 2027
Fiera di Rimini, Rimini , Italy
more diary dates

latest HCM news

HCM magazine

Technogym – Destination fitness

SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions

Show of force

Strength training is evolving, driven by changing consumer preferences. Julie Cramer talks to innovators about how their products are meeting this demand

Everyone's talking about ... filming in gyms

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

Indigo Fitness – Bespoke Spaces

Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
people

Stephen Price

Founder, SP&Co Group
Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again

From nightclub to health club

Matrix and Energie Fitness have partnered to transform an iconic landmark into a premium four-floor fitness destination

Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs

Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri

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

Shifting the trajectory

Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
people

Jamie Clements

The Breath Coach
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid

Epassi – Going corporate

Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom

Power Plate – Closing the gender gap

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
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
Editor's letter

True worth

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

State of being

Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change

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
people

Phillip Mills

CEO, Les Mills
The Les Mills partnership with Hyrox is something I'm personally really excited about

Value and identity

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

Making space

Designing multi-functional spaces can lead to fewer bottlenecks at peak times. Julie Cramer investigates the latest kit and inspiring installations
Editor's letter

Intensity model

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
More from HCM
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