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Community Leisure Services (CLS) has successfully gained Quest accreditation for two of its sports centres
Tone Leisure’s Wellsprings Leisure Centre in Taunton has recently been awarded Quest accreditation. Following an
Four sports and leisure trusts have signed up to pilot a new scheme designed to
Holiday village operator Center Parcs is seeking to overturn Mid Beds District Council's decision to
Following its complete refurbishment of the wet side of Dewsbury Sports Centre last year, Kirklees
From 1 October, charitable trust Fusion will be taking over the management of three further
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Sports trust Freedom Leisure has relaunched its website to give online visitors a better overview
Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust (WLCT) is installing the new Easy Line training circuit from
A new initiative in Carlisle is set to see charitable trust Carlisle Leisure (CLL) make
During the last week in August, Perth & Kinross Leisure (PKL) held LiveACTIVE Week, designed
Sport England is to provide a £250,000 grant towards the cost of a new swimming
Corinne Thompson has been appointed the new manager of the Forum Health Club and Spa
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
Health and fitness chain Virgin Active has confirmed that it has acquired rival Holmes Place
Belfast City Council’s annual Week of Dance kicks off on 9 September. The week’s dance
An innovative cultural facility bringing together sport, arts and learning under one roof – The
Plans for Liverpool Football Club's proposed new stadium and adjoining regeneration scheme are being considered
The Holmes Place health club brand is to disappear this year, following a merger with
The new Institute for Sports, Parks and Leisure (ISPAL) officially launched on 1 September. Bev
The Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) will be offering advice on the provision of inclusive fitness
Qualifications awarding body for the sport, recreation and leisure industry, PremierIQ, has changed its name
Sport England has contributed £350,000 to a £9.5m swimming pool development at Wentworth Leisure Centre
The Institute of Sport and Recreation Management (ISRM) is to unveil a new training course
Health and fitness clubs in the UK have lost more than 53,000 members this year
Lilleshall National Sports Centre has become only the second sports centre in the UK to
The number of overweight people in the world has overtaken the number of malnourished for
A new fitness professional training company, Performance Training Solutions (PTS), has been set up in
The government has unveiled a new attempt to tackle obesity in the UK by appointing
Cannock Chase Council has appointed architects to take forward plans for a new 25m swimming
Fitness franchise brand énergie Fitness Clubs is expanding in London, with new sites in Hounslow
The Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) will launch the first part of its new awareness
Hundreds of members of the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) have already signed up for
A new website, linked to the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs), has been launched to
Sheffield City Council’s Activity Sheffield service is to launch a pedometer loan scheme in the
Bolton residents that belong to key risk groups are to receive a helping hand to
Bannatyne Fitness is due to open its 62nd health club in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, in December
JJB Fitness Clubs has announced that its aggressive rollout programme, which has seen it open
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) is to target teenage girls with ‘go’, a new government-funded
South London-based Functional Intelligent Fitness Personal Health Clubs (FIT Clubs) has recently launched an education
ADDleisure, the AIM-listed company formed to develop products and services in the health and leisure
RAF Cosford in Shropshire, which encompasses the RAF School of Physical Training, has teamed up
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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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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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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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New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with high service levels and a partnership with Technogym
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The industry is embracing consumer-facing tech. Now it’s time to streamline back-of-house systems with Orbit4, says Daniel Jones
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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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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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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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Julie Cramer highlights recent health club flooring upgrades, as top suppliers give their advice
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Research
Consolidation, specialisation and shifting consumer behaviours are reshaping the sector, say Deloitte and EuropeActive
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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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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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Phillip Mills

CEO, Les Mills
The Les Mills partnership with Hyrox is something I'm personally really excited about
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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
Strength training is evolving, driven by changing consumer preferences. Julie Cramer talks to innovators about how their products are meeting this demand
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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
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Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
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I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
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Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
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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
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
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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
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Welcome to Elevate 2026
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UK market penetration has risen to 18 per cent – one of the highest globally, yet with 100 per cent of people seeing benefits when they exercise, how high could it go? Kath Hudson asks the experts…
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Opinion
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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: 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.
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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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Latest news

Community Leisure Services (CLS) has successfully gained Quest accreditation for two of its sports centres
Tone Leisure’s Wellsprings Leisure Centre in Taunton has recently been awarded Quest accreditation. Following an
Four sports and leisure trusts have signed up to pilot a new scheme designed to
Holiday village operator Center Parcs is seeking to overturn Mid Beds District Council's decision to
Following its complete refurbishment of the wet side of Dewsbury Sports Centre last year, Kirklees
From 1 October, charitable trust Fusion will be taking over the management of three further
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Sports trust Freedom Leisure has relaunched its website to give online visitors a better overview
Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust (WLCT) is installing the new Easy Line training circuit from
A new initiative in Carlisle is set to see charitable trust Carlisle Leisure (CLL) make
During the last week in August, Perth & Kinross Leisure (PKL) held LiveACTIVE Week, designed
Sport England is to provide a £250,000 grant towards the cost of a new swimming
Corinne Thompson has been appointed the new manager of the Forum Health Club and Spa
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
Health and fitness chain Virgin Active has confirmed that it has acquired rival Holmes Place
Belfast City Council’s annual Week of Dance kicks off on 9 September. The week’s dance
An innovative cultural facility bringing together sport, arts and learning under one roof – The
Plans for Liverpool Football Club's proposed new stadium and adjoining regeneration scheme are being considered
The Holmes Place health club brand is to disappear this year, following a merger with
The new Institute for Sports, Parks and Leisure (ISPAL) officially launched on 1 September. Bev
The Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) will be offering advice on the provision of inclusive fitness
Qualifications awarding body for the sport, recreation and leisure industry, PremierIQ, has changed its name
Sport England has contributed £350,000 to a £9.5m swimming pool development at Wentworth Leisure Centre
The Institute of Sport and Recreation Management (ISRM) is to unveil a new training course
Health and fitness clubs in the UK have lost more than 53,000 members this year
Lilleshall National Sports Centre has become only the second sports centre in the UK to
The number of overweight people in the world has overtaken the number of malnourished for
A new fitness professional training company, Performance Training Solutions (PTS), has been set up in
The government has unveiled a new attempt to tackle obesity in the UK by appointing
Cannock Chase Council has appointed architects to take forward plans for a new 25m swimming
Fitness franchise brand énergie Fitness Clubs is expanding in London, with new sites in Hounslow
The Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) will launch the first part of its new awareness
Hundreds of members of the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) have already signed up for
A new website, linked to the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs), has been launched to
Sheffield City Council’s Activity Sheffield service is to launch a pedometer loan scheme in the
Bolton residents that belong to key risk groups are to receive a helping hand to
Bannatyne Fitness is due to open its 62nd health club in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, in December
JJB Fitness Clubs has announced that its aggressive rollout programme, which has seen it open
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) is to target teenage girls with ‘go’, a new government-funded
South London-based Functional Intelligent Fitness Personal Health Clubs (FIT Clubs) has recently launched an education
ADDleisure, the AIM-listed company formed to develop products and services in the health and leisure
RAF Cosford in Shropshire, which encompasses the RAF School of Physical Training, has teamed up
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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
Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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
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
Sponsored
New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with high service levels and a partnership with Technogym
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
The industry is embracing consumer-facing tech. Now it’s time to streamline back-of-house systems with Orbit4, says Daniel Jones
HCM promotional features
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
Strength training is evolving, driven by changing consumer preferences. Julie Cramer talks to innovators about how their products are meeting this demand
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
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
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
HCM magazine
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
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
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
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
Welcome to Elevate 2026
HCM magazine
UK market penetration has risen to 18 per cent – one of the highest globally, yet with 100 per cent of people seeing benefits when they exercise, how high could it go? Kath Hudson asks the experts…
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: 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 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.
Company profiles
Company profile: D2F Fitness
D2F Fitness specialises in providing fitness equipment tailored to your gym’s needs, but goes further ...
Company profiles
Company profile: WellnessSpace Brands
WellnessSpace Brands provides innovative wellness solutions like HydroMassage, CryoLounge+, and RelaxSpace Pods— designed for convenient, ...
Supplier Showcases
Supplier Showcase - Future-proofing
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
BLK BOX press release: Inside the build: David Grey Rehab
Successful rehabilitation requires more than treatment alone. It requires the right environment to rebuild strength, restore movement and help people return to everyday life, training and sport with confidence. BLK BOX has partnered with David Grey Rehab...
Featured press releases
Pure Energy Music press release: Pure Energy Music announced as Official Music Partner for Deka Manchester 2026
Pure Energy Music, the complete music and technology solution for the fitness industry, has been announced as Official Music Partner for Deka Manchester 2026, bringing music curated for fitness to one of the UK's largest fitness racing weekends.
Directory
Spa and beauty equipment
Oakworks Inc: Spa and beauty equipment
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Aquaform s.r.l.: Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
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
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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