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SHOKK has opened a new children’s fitness facility in Huddersfield. Called The Zone, the venue
The refurbished health and fitness club at Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield has opened its
The H2O health and fitness club in Gateshead has reopened following a £60,000 redevelopment of
A kids only health and fitness club has opened at the Cadbury House Hotel Health
Life Fitness has merged its UK and continental European operations in an attempt to increase
The Tollgate Hotel in Blurton, near Stoke-on-Trent has doubled the size of its Feel Good
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Champion boxer Amir Khan has opened a boxing club and gym in Bolton, Greater Manchester.
Wolverhampton Central Baths will temporarily close to the public as it undergoes a £78,000 revamp.
Armthorpe residents resolving to get fit in the New Year will have the benefit of
Surfers will be heading to Swansea next month, as the much-vaunted £32m leisure centre, the
The £12m Tudor Grange Leisure Centre in Solihull is set to open its doors to
The European Health & Fitness (EHFA) and the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA)
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
One of the country’s best-selling fitness authors, Matt Roberts, is launching a new fitness training
The Bannatyne Group has announced plans to invest £16m in a portfolio of new hotels,
Leigh Indoor Sports Centre in the north west opened to the public on 2 January,
Several representatives of the leisure industry have been recognised in the New Year’s Honours list.
A newly equipped fitness suite has opened at the White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre
The City of Edinburgh Council has released a report on how best to fund the
Star Trac’s international business continues to grow via a series of deals struck with Fitness
A new scheme aiming to give more young people the chance to get physically active
Soldiers who serve or have served in the armed forces could be given free access
The Bahrain World Trade Center (BWTC), the Kingdom’s leading mixed-use commercial development, has announced that
Holmes Place Health Clubs has opened a new build, 1,600sq m (17,220sq ft)club – Shape
The latest Orange Fitness club – a 4.5m euro, 3,500sq m (37,670sq ft) new build
The Clissold Leisure Centre in Hackney, London, has finally reopened after more than four years
Plymouth City Council has announced plans for a £44m leisure complex, which would represent the
The winner of the Big Lottery Fund’s Living Landmarks: The People’s Millions has been announced.
The new Gesundheitszentrum Gailtal Club in Hermagor, Austria, has recently opened to provide people in
Health Club Management has learnt that Holmes Place has acquired the Holmes Place clubs in
The US National Institutes of Health and the Association of Children’s Museums are teaming up
Global Fitness Holdings – based in Kentucky, US – has unveiled a new brand identity,
Alliance Leisure has completed the revamp of two public leisure centres in Doncaster. Work at
The Getting South Derbyshire Active project has secured a total of £544,000 in funding. The
A scheme launched in Wigan Borough to encourage young people to improve their health and
The Cotswold Leisure Centre in Cirencester is due to re-open its doors to the public
Health club operator Virgin Active is preparing to float on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
A new leisure centre has been opened at Bartholomew School in Eynsham by Oxfordshire County
Edinburgh Leisure hosted three free ceilidhs on 30 November in honour of St Andrew’s Day,
Perth and Kinross Leisure (PKL), in partnership with NHS Tayside, has launched a new volunteering
SkillsActive is moving ahead with plans to launch a National Skills Academy for Sport and
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SHOKK has opened a new children’s fitness facility in Huddersfield. Called The Zone, the venue
The refurbished health and fitness club at Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield has opened its
The H2O health and fitness club in Gateshead has reopened following a £60,000 redevelopment of
A kids only health and fitness club has opened at the Cadbury House Hotel Health
Life Fitness has merged its UK and continental European operations in an attempt to increase
The Tollgate Hotel in Blurton, near Stoke-on-Trent has doubled the size of its Feel Good
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Champion boxer Amir Khan has opened a boxing club and gym in Bolton, Greater Manchester.
Wolverhampton Central Baths will temporarily close to the public as it undergoes a £78,000 revamp.
Armthorpe residents resolving to get fit in the New Year will have the benefit of
Surfers will be heading to Swansea next month, as the much-vaunted £32m leisure centre, the
The £12m Tudor Grange Leisure Centre in Solihull is set to open its doors to
The European Health & Fitness (EHFA) and the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA)
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
One of the country’s best-selling fitness authors, Matt Roberts, is launching a new fitness training
The Bannatyne Group has announced plans to invest £16m in a portfolio of new hotels,
Leigh Indoor Sports Centre in the north west opened to the public on 2 January,
Several representatives of the leisure industry have been recognised in the New Year’s Honours list.
A newly equipped fitness suite has opened at the White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre
The City of Edinburgh Council has released a report on how best to fund the
Star Trac’s international business continues to grow via a series of deals struck with Fitness
A new scheme aiming to give more young people the chance to get physically active
Soldiers who serve or have served in the armed forces could be given free access
The Bahrain World Trade Center (BWTC), the Kingdom’s leading mixed-use commercial development, has announced that
Holmes Place Health Clubs has opened a new build, 1,600sq m (17,220sq ft)club – Shape
The latest Orange Fitness club – a 4.5m euro, 3,500sq m (37,670sq ft) new build
The Clissold Leisure Centre in Hackney, London, has finally reopened after more than four years
Plymouth City Council has announced plans for a £44m leisure complex, which would represent the
The winner of the Big Lottery Fund’s Living Landmarks: The People’s Millions has been announced.
The new Gesundheitszentrum Gailtal Club in Hermagor, Austria, has recently opened to provide people in
Health Club Management has learnt that Holmes Place has acquired the Holmes Place clubs in
The US National Institutes of Health and the Association of Children’s Museums are teaming up
Global Fitness Holdings – based in Kentucky, US – has unveiled a new brand identity,
Alliance Leisure has completed the revamp of two public leisure centres in Doncaster. Work at
The Getting South Derbyshire Active project has secured a total of £544,000 in funding. The
A scheme launched in Wigan Borough to encourage young people to improve their health and
The Cotswold Leisure Centre in Cirencester is due to re-open its doors to the public
Health club operator Virgin Active is preparing to float on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
A new leisure centre has been opened at Bartholomew School in Eynsham by Oxfordshire County
Edinburgh Leisure hosted three free ceilidhs on 30 November in honour of St Andrew’s Day,
Perth and Kinross Leisure (PKL), in partnership with NHS Tayside, has launched a new volunteering
SkillsActive is moving ahead with plans to launch a National Skills Academy for Sport and
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Social fitness the missing link to member engagement, according to a new Myzone report
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
HCM promotional features
HCM magazine
Lisa Starr tries the Ammortal Chamber to see whether layering 10 modalities into one experience really delivers more
HCM magazine
New legislation is exposing weakness and potential liabilities in the management of customer data in health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
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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
HCM magazine
Software suppliers explain how AI, automation and connected digital experiences can work for the good of operators and consumers
HCM magazine
The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills, a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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
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
People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
HCM magazine
A new report puts physical activity at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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
As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released, LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM magazine
Opinion
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Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.
Opinion: Building smarter strength spaces for today’s operators
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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.
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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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Company profile: Everyone Active
Everyone Active's aim is to get communities active, engaged and entertained through our wide-ranging activities ...
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Create is one of the UK’s leading fitness training providers dedicated to raising standards through ...
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Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Innerva press release: Wrightcare embeds wellness and active living into next-generation care homes
A care home provider is developing a new generation of care homes where health, wellbeing and active living are embedded into everyday life.
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Alliance Leisure Services (Design, Build and Fund) press release: Studio transformation completed at Burscough Wellbeing and Leisure Hub
Alliance Leisure are proud to have supported West Lancashire Borough Council to deliver a £300,000 studio transformation project at Burscough Wellbeing and Leisure Hub, creating a dedicated group exercise space designed to meet growing demand for fitness
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MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Spa and beauty equipment
Oakworks Inc: Spa and beauty equipment
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Aquaform s.r.l.: Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
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Stratford, East London.
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
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Y Felinheli, LL56 4QN
Newmark
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