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South Bedfordshire District Council is set to invest £1.4m to upgrade and refurbish both Dunstable
Next Generation’s managing director Scott Lloyd has unveiled his largest health and fitness club to
Center Parcs shares dropped sharply following the UK holiday village operator announcing that rising energy
The chairman of LA Fitness, Peter Jacobs, has confirmed that the company is reviewing a
New members of LivingWell health and fitness clubs will get their money back if they
Irish health and fitness club chain Jackie Skelly Fitness is to invest 3m euros (£2m)
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
Sedgefield Borough Council will ban smoking in all of its leisure centres from 2 January
The development of Robert Gordon University’s (RGU) £10.7m new sports facility is nearly complete. Due
Martin Corbishley has been appointed head of property services to sport and leisure management company
Health and fitness club operator Esporta has sold three non-core sites to Virgin Active as
Calls for increased activity among members of the public, the introduction of NHS health trainers
Celebrity trainer Kevin Barclay-Webb is expanding his Fitness Lounge concept overseas following its UK debut.
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
The Aspria Group will officially take over a Champneys Club in Brussels in January 2005.
Employers are being urged to ensure their fitness staff have up-to-date registration on the Register
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has opened its first health and fitness club in Belgium, in
As the largest qualification-based fitness organisation in the world, the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs)
The US Surgeon General, Richard Carmona, has warned that half of all Americans over the
The owner of the Norwegian health club, Arena Sport and Fitness, is to open his
Olympic sports psychologist Chris Shambrook – who was part of the winning Great Britain rowing
The national governing body for yoga, the British Wheel of Yoga (BWY), is to offer
The San Babila Sport Club has opened in Milan. Owned by Alessandro Tavallini, the club
Russian fitness chain Planet Fitness is to open the first of a number of clubs
The Wright Foundation is to introduce seven advanced courses in key areas of exercise referral
Russian fitness chain Strata Partners has opened another of its CityFitness clubs, which launched earlier
Oase Health & Sports Club in Bochum, Germany has invested 2m euros (£1.4m) in a
A fitness equipment supplier has become one of the first companies in Turkey to enter
Swiss operator Migros has opened another of its Fitnesspark sites in Greifensee. The two-story sport,
Kenneth Cooper, founder and chairman of the Cooper Aerobics Center, has announced plans to open
The Marriot Hotel in Amman, Jordan, has refurbished its 80sq m health and fitness club
Fitness equipment supplier Star Trac has strengthened its distribution in Europe with the acquisition of
Premier Occupational Healthcare and Working Health has developed a bespoke training workshop for health and
According to a study by Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, many British parents are failing to
De Vere Hotels is to opens a 3,500 capacity health club at its £16m Village
COMO hotels and resorts group has fully opened the Uma Paro hotel and spa in
The Sawgrass Marriott Resort in America will be opening a 20,000sq ft (1,858sq m) spa
Sports minister Richard Caborn was at Gateshead International Stadium on Friday (26 November) to mark
Health club chain énergie Fitness Clubs has won the New Business of the Year award
Singapore-based hotel owner and operator Raffles International has opened its first resort in the Caribbean
Corporate health club management company Neal Training is to develop its executive club concept after
Manchester health club GL-14, winner of the 2004 FIA Flame Club of the Year (under
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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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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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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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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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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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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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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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Show preview
Welcome to Elevate 2026
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Talking point
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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Phillip Mills

CEO, Les Mills
The Les Mills partnership with Hyrox is something I'm personally really excited about
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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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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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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
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
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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I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
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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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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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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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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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Julie Cramer highlights recent health club flooring upgrades, as top suppliers give their advice
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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.
Company profiles
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Shua Fitness press release: Shua Fitness appoints Kyle Millroy as senior director of strategic development, EMEA
Shua Fitness is pleased to announce the appointment of Kyle Millroy as senior director of strategic development, EMEA, effective from 1 August.
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Latest news

South Bedfordshire District Council is set to invest £1.4m to upgrade and refurbish both Dunstable
Next Generation’s managing director Scott Lloyd has unveiled his largest health and fitness club to
Center Parcs shares dropped sharply following the UK holiday village operator announcing that rising energy
The chairman of LA Fitness, Peter Jacobs, has confirmed that the company is reviewing a
New members of LivingWell health and fitness clubs will get their money back if they
Irish health and fitness club chain Jackie Skelly Fitness is to invest 3m euros (£2m)
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
Sedgefield Borough Council will ban smoking in all of its leisure centres from 2 January
The development of Robert Gordon University’s (RGU) £10.7m new sports facility is nearly complete. Due
Martin Corbishley has been appointed head of property services to sport and leisure management company
Health and fitness club operator Esporta has sold three non-core sites to Virgin Active as
Calls for increased activity among members of the public, the introduction of NHS health trainers
Celebrity trainer Kevin Barclay-Webb is expanding his Fitness Lounge concept overseas following its UK debut.
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
The Aspria Group will officially take over a Champneys Club in Brussels in January 2005.
Employers are being urged to ensure their fitness staff have up-to-date registration on the Register
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has opened its first health and fitness club in Belgium, in
As the largest qualification-based fitness organisation in the world, the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs)
The US Surgeon General, Richard Carmona, has warned that half of all Americans over the
The owner of the Norwegian health club, Arena Sport and Fitness, is to open his
Olympic sports psychologist Chris Shambrook – who was part of the winning Great Britain rowing
The national governing body for yoga, the British Wheel of Yoga (BWY), is to offer
The San Babila Sport Club has opened in Milan. Owned by Alessandro Tavallini, the club
Russian fitness chain Planet Fitness is to open the first of a number of clubs
The Wright Foundation is to introduce seven advanced courses in key areas of exercise referral
Russian fitness chain Strata Partners has opened another of its CityFitness clubs, which launched earlier
Oase Health & Sports Club in Bochum, Germany has invested 2m euros (£1.4m) in a
A fitness equipment supplier has become one of the first companies in Turkey to enter
Swiss operator Migros has opened another of its Fitnesspark sites in Greifensee. The two-story sport,
Kenneth Cooper, founder and chairman of the Cooper Aerobics Center, has announced plans to open
The Marriot Hotel in Amman, Jordan, has refurbished its 80sq m health and fitness club
Fitness equipment supplier Star Trac has strengthened its distribution in Europe with the acquisition of
Premier Occupational Healthcare and Working Health has developed a bespoke training workshop for health and
According to a study by Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, many British parents are failing to
De Vere Hotels is to opens a 3,500 capacity health club at its £16m Village
COMO hotels and resorts group has fully opened the Uma Paro hotel and spa in
The Sawgrass Marriott Resort in America will be opening a 20,000sq ft (1,858sq m) spa
Sports minister Richard Caborn was at Gateshead International Stadium on Friday (26 November) to mark
Health club chain énergie Fitness Clubs has won the New Business of the Year award
Singapore-based hotel owner and operator Raffles International has opened its first resort in the Caribbean
Corporate health club management company Neal Training is to develop its executive club concept after
Manchester health club GL-14, winner of the 2004 FIA Flame Club of the Year (under
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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
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
SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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
Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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
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
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
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
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
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
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
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
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
HCM magazine
Julie Cramer highlights recent health club flooring upgrades, as top suppliers give their advice
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: Alliance Leisure
The company’s core business is the provision of facility development and support for local authorities, ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Spirit Commercial Fitness
Spirit Fitness is a premier brand within the Dyaco International Inc. portfolio, a global leader ...
Supplier Showcases
Supplier Showcase - Future-proofing
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Balanced Body press release: From racquetball to reformer: The Nelson Golf & Sports Club transforms underused space into a thriving pilates studio
The Nelson Golf & Sports Club has repurposed an underutilised racquetball court into a dedicated Reformer Pilates studio, The Studio at The Nelson, investing in premium Balanced Body equipment and instructor education to enhance member wellbeing and m
Featured press releases
Shua Fitness press release: Shua Fitness appoints Kyle Millroy as senior director of strategic development, EMEA
Shua Fitness is pleased to announce the appointment of Kyle Millroy as senior director of strategic development, EMEA, effective from 1 August.
Directory
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
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
Spa and beauty equipment
Living Earth Crafts: Spa and beauty equipment
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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