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Wellness specialist Delos has launched a new mindfulness app which utilises the innate human instinct
EXCLUSIVE Fitness marketplace Hussle has signed a partnership deal with McDonald's, which will see it
1Rebel, which has been partly dependent on commuter business in its central London locations, has
The 17th World Leisure Congress will take place in Dunedin, New Zealand, from 12 to
A number of US cities have begun announcing vaccine mandates for indoor facilities, including health
The UK government is to invest £338m in transforming active travel through infrastructure upgrades, changes
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
The Global Health and Fitness Alliance (GHFA) has commissioned Deloitte to produce a major new
Boutique chain Barry's has entered the digital fitness market with Barry's X, offering community-driven workouts.
OnePT Rochdale has been named as club of the year at this year's ukactive Awards,
David Beckham has been named the new global partner for F45 Training. The partnership will
A new £40m build-to-rent development with a focus on wellbeing has opened to residents in
myFitApp has launched a new chat function to its streamed fitness content, making it easier
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
The number of children enrolled on Parkwood Leisure's Learn to Swim Programme, has reached a
Silofit has raised a total of US$12.25m of funding, which it will invest in establishing
A new initiative being launched today (9 August) aims to improve the application of digital
Russell Barnes, CEO of David Lloyd Leisure (DLL), has told HCM the company has 'smashed'
KSL Capital Partners has acquired a majority interest in luxury health club operator Third Space
Harrogate Borough Council has launched a community health and wellbeing company to manage its portfolio
Researchers have established that regular exercise changes the DNA of skeletal muscle cells, reducing the
Paralympic champion and ukactive chair Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has issued a rallying cry for the
Equinox Group will require customers and employees to provide proof of vaccine, if they want
A cross-party DCMS Committee in the UK has called on the government to launch a
Urban Health Club in Ludwigsburg, Germany, has introduced a 24/7 operation. The €2.8m hub for
Nearly half (49 per cent) of health club members in the US who've cancelled their
Industry body ukactive has joined the chorus of organisations across a number of sectors calling
German fitness operator BestFit Group has acquired regional gym chain EuroFit for an undisclosed sum.
The US fitness industry lost around 58 per cent of its revenues during 2020, due
Speaking exclusive to HCM, Ralph Scholz and Nathalie Smeeman have confirmed that B2B trade show
The Pingdemic of people receiving notifications on their phones, telling them to self-isolate because of
Xponential Fitness has completed its initial public offering (IPO), becoming the second major franchised operator
The Gym Group has extended its partnership with digital fitness platform Fiit, becoming the first
The world's largest fitness trade fair, FIBO, has been rescheduled again and will now take
Rainer Schaller, founder of budget gym megabrand McFIT, says that the global fitness industry will
The most high-risk and controversial Olympics of modern times begin today (23 July) in Tokyo,
Further research into the levels of positive COVID-19 cases among those to have visited fitness
Planning approval has been granted to what is set to become one of the first
Digital fitness content provider, Wexer, is launching a new wellness resource on its connected Web
Leisure-net has revealed plans to transform its active-net business event from an annual face-to-face gathering
F45's IPO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has revealed a strong appetite from
A large health club plays a major role in tech giant Microsoft’s recently opened R&D
12,300
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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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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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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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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
HCM promotional features
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New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with high service levels and a partnership with Technogym
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Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
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HCM magazine
Specifier
Julie Cramer highlights recent health club flooring upgrades, as top suppliers give their advice
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
HCM People

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
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
HCM People

Phillip Mills

CEO, Les Mills
The Les Mills partnership with Hyrox is something I'm personally really excited about
HCM magazine
Specifier
Designing multi-functional spaces can lead to fewer bottlenecks at peak times. Julie Cramer investigates the latest kit and inspiring installations
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
Research
Consolidation, specialisation and shifting consumer behaviours are reshaping the sector, say Deloitte and EuropeActive
HCM magazine
HCM People

Jamie Clements

The Breath Coach
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
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
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
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
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
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
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
HCM magazine
Researchers have long known that the brain changes as a result of exercise. Now researchers believe this process is actually driven by the brain
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: The Fitness Group Education
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Company profiles
Company profile: Gantner
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Catalogue Gallery
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Featured press releases
Elevate Arena press release: Elevate 2026 celebrates record attendance
Elevate’s 10th anniversary event has officially concluded after two lively days at Excel London, 17–18 June.
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Serco Leisure press release: Serco Leisure secures long term agreements with local authorities in Charnwood and Tunbridge Wells
Serco Leisure, in partnership with Leisure Solutions Community Trust (LSCT), is the new operator of six venues across Tunbridge Wells and Charnwood, further strengthening its growing national portfolio of community leisure services.
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SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
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The Langham Huntington Pasadena , Pasadena, United States
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Messe Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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22-22 Oct 2026
QEII Conference Centre, London,
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26-29 Oct 2027
Koelnmesse Exhibition Centre, Cologne, Germany
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Latest news

Wellness specialist Delos has launched a new mindfulness app which utilises the innate human instinct
EXCLUSIVE Fitness marketplace Hussle has signed a partnership deal with McDonald's, which will see it
1Rebel, which has been partly dependent on commuter business in its central London locations, has
The 17th World Leisure Congress will take place in Dunedin, New Zealand, from 12 to
A number of US cities have begun announcing vaccine mandates for indoor facilities, including health
The UK government is to invest £338m in transforming active travel through infrastructure upgrades, changes
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
The Global Health and Fitness Alliance (GHFA) has commissioned Deloitte to produce a major new
Boutique chain Barry's has entered the digital fitness market with Barry's X, offering community-driven workouts.
OnePT Rochdale has been named as club of the year at this year's ukactive Awards,
David Beckham has been named the new global partner for F45 Training. The partnership will
A new £40m build-to-rent development with a focus on wellbeing has opened to residents in
myFitApp has launched a new chat function to its streamed fitness content, making it easier
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
The number of children enrolled on Parkwood Leisure's Learn to Swim Programme, has reached a
Silofit has raised a total of US$12.25m of funding, which it will invest in establishing
A new initiative being launched today (9 August) aims to improve the application of digital
Russell Barnes, CEO of David Lloyd Leisure (DLL), has told HCM the company has 'smashed'
KSL Capital Partners has acquired a majority interest in luxury health club operator Third Space
Harrogate Borough Council has launched a community health and wellbeing company to manage its portfolio
Researchers have established that regular exercise changes the DNA of skeletal muscle cells, reducing the
Paralympic champion and ukactive chair Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has issued a rallying cry for the
Equinox Group will require customers and employees to provide proof of vaccine, if they want
A cross-party DCMS Committee in the UK has called on the government to launch a
Urban Health Club in Ludwigsburg, Germany, has introduced a 24/7 operation. The €2.8m hub for
Nearly half (49 per cent) of health club members in the US who've cancelled their
Industry body ukactive has joined the chorus of organisations across a number of sectors calling
German fitness operator BestFit Group has acquired regional gym chain EuroFit for an undisclosed sum.
The US fitness industry lost around 58 per cent of its revenues during 2020, due
Speaking exclusive to HCM, Ralph Scholz and Nathalie Smeeman have confirmed that B2B trade show
The Pingdemic of people receiving notifications on their phones, telling them to self-isolate because of
Xponential Fitness has completed its initial public offering (IPO), becoming the second major franchised operator
The Gym Group has extended its partnership with digital fitness platform Fiit, becoming the first
The world's largest fitness trade fair, FIBO, has been rescheduled again and will now take
Rainer Schaller, founder of budget gym megabrand McFIT, says that the global fitness industry will
The most high-risk and controversial Olympics of modern times begin today (23 July) in Tokyo,
Further research into the levels of positive COVID-19 cases among those to have visited fitness
Planning approval has been granted to what is set to become one of the first
Digital fitness content provider, Wexer, is launching a new wellness resource on its connected Web
Leisure-net has revealed plans to transform its active-net business event from an annual face-to-face gathering
F45's IPO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has revealed a strong appetite from
A large health club plays a major role in tech giant Microsoft’s recently opened R&D
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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
SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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
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
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
Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
HCM promotional features
HCM magazine
HCM People

Jamie Clements

The Breath Coach
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
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
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
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
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
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
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
HCM magazine
Researchers have long known that the brain changes as a result of exercise. Now researchers believe this process is actually driven by the brain
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: The Fitness Group Education
The Fitness Group is a UK provider of fitness education, working with gyms and organisations ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Gantner
Gantner optimizes and simplifies the organisation of fitness clubs. Using touchless RFID/NFC credentials (member cards, ...
Supplier Showcases
Supplier Showcase - From nightclub to health club
Supplier Showcases
Supplier Showcase - Future-proofing
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Elevate Arena press release: Elevate 2026 celebrates record attendance
Elevate’s 10th anniversary event has officially concluded after two lively days at Excel London, 17–18 June.
Featured press releases
Serco Leisure press release: Serco Leisure secures long term agreements with local authorities in Charnwood and Tunbridge Wells
Serco Leisure, in partnership with Leisure Solutions Community Trust (LSCT), is the new operator of six venues across Tunbridge Wells and Charnwood, further strengthening its growing national portfolio of community leisure services.
Directory
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Spa and beauty equipment
Oakworks Inc: Spa and beauty equipment
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Aquaform s.r.l.: Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
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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