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Nuffield Health has launched a series of bespoke health assessments for UK businesses as it
Sugary drinks have been permanently removed from vending machines and cafes at leisure centres run
Sheffield-based boutique gym TRIB3 has appointed Michel Parada as its managing director for France as
The UK health and fitness industry has continued to grow with the private sector being
ukactive has promoted its executive director Steven Ward to the position of CEO, the health
Martin Seibold, the managing director of Fitness First UK, has left the company eight months
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
Consumer spending on gym use and sporting activity increased during the first quarter of 2017,
Physical activity advocate Dr Zoe Williams has called for support and funding for new initiatives
Plans for a new £5.2m leisure centre in the market town of Stone have been
Health club operator David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) is considering rolling out a new fitness class
Ukactive has launched a five-point manifesto designed to improve the health of the nation, urging
A plan to build a new £25m leisure centre could be among proposals considered by
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Both ends of the private gym market will be represented when budget brand Xercise4Less takes
The government of Canada and Quebec municipality have each pledged to invest US$4.4m (€4m, £3.4m)
Awarding body Active IQ has given its backing to two clinically-focused qualifications offered by Health
Leisure centre operator Sheffield International Venues (SIV) has so far raised £10,000 (US$12,795, €11,955) from
Low-cost European fitness operator Basic-Fit has teamed up with TomTom in a deal that will
Social enterprise Brio Leisure has agreed plans to pump £2.2m (US$2.8m, €2.6m) into Neston Recreation
Derek Gallup, executive vice president of fitness and Retail at New Evolution Ventures, has been
More than 66m Americans used a gym in 2016, a record high since the International
German fitness operator McFit Group will open its first Cyberobics club in the next few
Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) has signed the Sport and Recreation Alliance's Mental Health Charter to
The Gym Group has agreed a deal to open a fitness facility at a £150million
Low-cost fitness operator McFit is primed to grow its brand further in Germany, Europe and
ukactive chair Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has pledged that the voice of the physical activity sector
US-based Genesis Health Clubs has purchased its 13th Kansas City location - HealthRidge Fitness Centre
The Pulse Group has revamped a 1,150sq m (12,380sq ft) office block to create a
Sheffield-based boutique gym operator TRIB3 will be opening its first overseas site in Moscow this
ChromaYoga has opened a 50sq m (538sq ft) studio that combines colour therapy, soundscapes and
The Bannatyne Group has invested £500,000 (US$624,900, €588,800) into improving equipment and facilities at its
The American Copper Buildings – a soaring pair of copper-clad luxury rental towers linked by
Sports minister Tracey Crouch MP will deliver this year’s keynote address at Elevate, the UK’s
Golf and health club operator The Club Company is pumping £1.7m (US$2.1m, €2m) into refurbishing
US-based health club chain Orangetheory Fitness has signed a deal to expand its concept in
ukactive will start its countdown to National Fitness Day 2017 by unveiling a line-up of
Functional training equipment developer Fitness Anywhere LLC, known as TRX, has been awarded more than
Fitness First has launched a new concept club in the centre of Cologne, Germany, as
ClassPass members can now visit their favourite studio as many times as they want by
David Lloyd Clubs is partnering with obstacle course race Spartan for the second year running
The Pulse Group has been named as the official two-year partner of the Physical Activity
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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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
Consolidation, specialisation and shifting consumer behaviours are reshaping the sector, say Deloitte and EuropeActive
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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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Specifier
Julie Cramer highlights recent health club flooring upgrades, as top suppliers give their advice
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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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Welcome to Elevate 2026
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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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Phillip Mills

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

The Breath Coach
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
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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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
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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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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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
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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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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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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: 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 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.
Company profiles
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Featured press releases
Panatta press release: On Air Fitness chooses Panatta and its Made in Italy fitness equipment
French fitness chain On Air Fitness, with 113 clubs across France and internationally (Spain, Morocco and Portugal) and more than 430,000 members, has chosen to introduce Panatta equipment — a 12-machine circuit from the premium Free Weight Special line —
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ukactive press release: UK Active announces plans for National Fitness Day 2026
UK Active has announced the details of National Fitness Day 2026, with the flagship campaign set to take place on Wednesday 16 September 2026.
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Hot tubs
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Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Property & Tenders
Stratford, East London.
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
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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

Nuffield Health has launched a series of bespoke health assessments for UK businesses as it
Sugary drinks have been permanently removed from vending machines and cafes at leisure centres run
Sheffield-based boutique gym TRIB3 has appointed Michel Parada as its managing director for France as
The UK health and fitness industry has continued to grow with the private sector being
ukactive has promoted its executive director Steven Ward to the position of CEO, the health
Martin Seibold, the managing director of Fitness First UK, has left the company eight months
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
Consumer spending on gym use and sporting activity increased during the first quarter of 2017,
Physical activity advocate Dr Zoe Williams has called for support and funding for new initiatives
Plans for a new £5.2m leisure centre in the market town of Stone have been
Health club operator David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) is considering rolling out a new fitness class
Ukactive has launched a five-point manifesto designed to improve the health of the nation, urging
A plan to build a new £25m leisure centre could be among proposals considered by
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Both ends of the private gym market will be represented when budget brand Xercise4Less takes
The government of Canada and Quebec municipality have each pledged to invest US$4.4m (€4m, £3.4m)
Awarding body Active IQ has given its backing to two clinically-focused qualifications offered by Health
Leisure centre operator Sheffield International Venues (SIV) has so far raised £10,000 (US$12,795, €11,955) from
Low-cost European fitness operator Basic-Fit has teamed up with TomTom in a deal that will
Social enterprise Brio Leisure has agreed plans to pump £2.2m (US$2.8m, €2.6m) into Neston Recreation
Derek Gallup, executive vice president of fitness and Retail at New Evolution Ventures, has been
More than 66m Americans used a gym in 2016, a record high since the International
German fitness operator McFit Group will open its first Cyberobics club in the next few
Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) has signed the Sport and Recreation Alliance's Mental Health Charter to
The Gym Group has agreed a deal to open a fitness facility at a £150million
Low-cost fitness operator McFit is primed to grow its brand further in Germany, Europe and
ukactive chair Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has pledged that the voice of the physical activity sector
US-based Genesis Health Clubs has purchased its 13th Kansas City location - HealthRidge Fitness Centre
The Pulse Group has revamped a 1,150sq m (12,380sq ft) office block to create a
Sheffield-based boutique gym operator TRIB3 will be opening its first overseas site in Moscow this
ChromaYoga has opened a 50sq m (538sq ft) studio that combines colour therapy, soundscapes and
The Bannatyne Group has invested £500,000 (US$624,900, €588,800) into improving equipment and facilities at its
The American Copper Buildings – a soaring pair of copper-clad luxury rental towers linked by
Sports minister Tracey Crouch MP will deliver this year’s keynote address at Elevate, the UK’s
Golf and health club operator The Club Company is pumping £1.7m (US$2.1m, €2m) into refurbishing
US-based health club chain Orangetheory Fitness has signed a deal to expand its concept in
ukactive will start its countdown to National Fitness Day 2017 by unveiling a line-up of
Functional training equipment developer Fitness Anywhere LLC, known as TRX, has been awarded more than
Fitness First has launched a new concept club in the centre of Cologne, Germany, as
ClassPass members can now visit their favourite studio as many times as they want by
David Lloyd Clubs is partnering with obstacle course race Spartan for the second year running
The Pulse Group has been named as the official two-year partner of the Physical Activity
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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
Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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
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
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
Strength training is evolving, driven by changing consumer preferences. Julie Cramer talks to innovators about how their products are meeting this demand
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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: 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 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.
Company profiles
Company profile: CoverMe Ltd
CoverMe Fitness, an app for seamless, on-demand management and cover solutions for sports and fitness ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Eleiko Group AB
Eleiko continues to innovate and craft world-class strength equipment designed to help people perform better ...
Supplier Showcases
Supplier Showcase - Future-proofing
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Panatta press release: On Air Fitness chooses Panatta and its Made in Italy fitness equipment
French fitness chain On Air Fitness, with 113 clubs across France and internationally (Spain, Morocco and Portugal) and more than 430,000 members, has chosen to introduce Panatta equipment — a 12-machine circuit from the premium Free Weight Special line —
Featured press releases
ukactive press release: UK Active announces plans for National Fitness Day 2026
UK Active has announced the details of National Fitness Day 2026, with the flagship campaign set to take place on Wednesday 16 September 2026.
Directory
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Spa and beauty equipment
Living Earth Crafts: Spa and beauty equipment
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Aquaform s.r.l.: Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
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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