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Budget health club operator Xercise4Less is hoping to highlight the “crisis in men’s health” by
Construction work will begin later today (4 November) on a new £5.5m sports and leisure
Droitwich Spa Leisure Centre near Worcester has fully reopened after a £1.1m redevelopment of its
The public is being given the opportunity to offer their views on the new £29m
Studio subscription service ClassPass is to cap the maximum number of visits its members can
An hour of moderate exercise – such as walking – three times a week can
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
The founder of budget health club operator Pure Gym, Peter Roberts, has launched a new
US-based health club operator Planet Fitness has reported a 10 per cent increase in like-for-like
Sport England has entered into a technology partnership that will help people get physically active
Nine in 10 health club members admit to having regular “cheat days” – when they
BH Live, a social enterprise which operates leisure facilities across the South of England, is
The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) will launch an advisory council on technology
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Industry veteran Gerard McCarthy, who worked for Dalesauna for 25 years, has launched a new
Double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington has officially opened the £11.9m Wyre Forest Leisure Centre in
Dame Sarah Storey, triple gold medalist at this summer’s Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, has been
Not-for-profit health body ukactive has launched a new scholarship initiative to fast-track talented disabled people
Leisure Trust Freedom Leisure has become the latest UK fitness enterprise to be awarded the
Budget health club operator The Gym Group has appointed Nick Henwood to the newly-created role
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
The threat to the existence of public parks is a threat to the nation’s physical
Leisure design and build specialist Createability has made a double appointment in order to bolster
US-based health club chain Equinox has revealed plans to open two new properties in London.
US-based health club chain Crunch has hit a milestone by securing its 100 franchise deal
Tim Hewett, former business development director of Places for People Leisure, has been appointed to
Westway Trust – the charity which oversees the development and regeneration of land under the
The value of the global fitness equipment market is set to reach US$12.89bn (€11.83bn, £10.56bn)
Footballing trio Rio Ferdinand, Mark Noble and Bobby Zamora have launched an innovative urban regeneration
UK-based Champneys health spa resorts have entered into partnership with the National Health Service (NHS),
US-based premium fitness club operator Equinox has opened a new flagship property in Hollywood, California.
Kingston Council in South London has given the go ahead for a trio of “next
Independently-owned fitness studio operator Ten Health and Fitness has created a new “injury-proof” yoga class
People who achieve the UK government's target of 150 minutes of moderate exercise a week
A group of politicians has criticised “failing” PE teachers and published a wide-ranging report with
The £3.6m redevelopment of Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre near Bristol in Gloucestershire has entered its
Some of the UK’s top visitor attractions are failing when it comes to serving healthy
A new training course is looking to equip professionals working with very young children with
US-based Franchise-based health club chain Orangetheory Fitness has opened its 500th studio in Seattle-Ballard, Washington,
A growing consumer appetite for fitness and a hive of investment activity within the health
Startup businesses in social media, data and wearable technology are being encouraged to develop products
Gymbox, the London-based gym group, will establish new sites in the capital after securing £39m
Leisure facility management group 3d Leisure has continued the roll-out of its in-house brand, which
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Social fitness the missing link to member engagement, according to a new Myzone report
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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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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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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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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
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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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Strength
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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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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Life Lessons
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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Editor's letter
After decades of focusing on adult audiences, operators are starting to engage young people – unlocking growth opportunities while supporting the health and wellbeing of future generations
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Tech
Software suppliers explain how AI, automation and connected digital experiences can work for the good of operators and consumers
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HCM People

Matt Parker

MD, Brio
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
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Editor's letter
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
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New legislation is exposing weakness and potential liabilities in the management of customer data in health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
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As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released, LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
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Lisa Starr tries the Ammortal Chamber to see whether layering 10 modalities into one experience really delivers more
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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
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HCM People

Shaun Grove

Owner, Stride Fitness
My goal was to invest in where fitness is going, not where it’s already been
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A new report puts physical activity at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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Shaping the future of the sector with a clear mission, unified voice and open channels of communication. This is the ambition of UK Active’s new chair
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World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
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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
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Fuel the debate about issues and opportunities across the industry. We’d love to hear from you. Write to [email protected]
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People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
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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
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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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Company profiles
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Latest news

Budget health club operator Xercise4Less is hoping to highlight the “crisis in men’s health” by
Construction work will begin later today (4 November) on a new £5.5m sports and leisure
Droitwich Spa Leisure Centre near Worcester has fully reopened after a £1.1m redevelopment of its
The public is being given the opportunity to offer their views on the new £29m
Studio subscription service ClassPass is to cap the maximum number of visits its members can
An hour of moderate exercise – such as walking – three times a week can
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
The founder of budget health club operator Pure Gym, Peter Roberts, has launched a new
US-based health club operator Planet Fitness has reported a 10 per cent increase in like-for-like
Sport England has entered into a technology partnership that will help people get physically active
Nine in 10 health club members admit to having regular “cheat days” – when they
BH Live, a social enterprise which operates leisure facilities across the South of England, is
The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) will launch an advisory council on technology
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Industry veteran Gerard McCarthy, who worked for Dalesauna for 25 years, has launched a new
Double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington has officially opened the £11.9m Wyre Forest Leisure Centre in
Dame Sarah Storey, triple gold medalist at this summer’s Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, has been
Not-for-profit health body ukactive has launched a new scholarship initiative to fast-track talented disabled people
Leisure Trust Freedom Leisure has become the latest UK fitness enterprise to be awarded the
Budget health club operator The Gym Group has appointed Nick Henwood to the newly-created role
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
The threat to the existence of public parks is a threat to the nation’s physical
Leisure design and build specialist Createability has made a double appointment in order to bolster
US-based health club chain Equinox has revealed plans to open two new properties in London.
US-based health club chain Crunch has hit a milestone by securing its 100 franchise deal
Tim Hewett, former business development director of Places for People Leisure, has been appointed to
Westway Trust – the charity which oversees the development and regeneration of land under the
The value of the global fitness equipment market is set to reach US$12.89bn (€11.83bn, £10.56bn)
Footballing trio Rio Ferdinand, Mark Noble and Bobby Zamora have launched an innovative urban regeneration
UK-based Champneys health spa resorts have entered into partnership with the National Health Service (NHS),
US-based premium fitness club operator Equinox has opened a new flagship property in Hollywood, California.
Kingston Council in South London has given the go ahead for a trio of “next
Independently-owned fitness studio operator Ten Health and Fitness has created a new “injury-proof” yoga class
People who achieve the UK government's target of 150 minutes of moderate exercise a week
A group of politicians has criticised “failing” PE teachers and published a wide-ranging report with
The £3.6m redevelopment of Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre near Bristol in Gloucestershire has entered its
Some of the UK’s top visitor attractions are failing when it comes to serving healthy
A new training course is looking to equip professionals working with very young children with
US-based Franchise-based health club chain Orangetheory Fitness has opened its 500th studio in Seattle-Ballard, Washington,
A growing consumer appetite for fitness and a hive of investment activity within the health
Startup businesses in social media, data and wearable technology are being encouraged to develop products
Gymbox, the London-based gym group, will establish new sites in the capital after securing £39m
Leisure facility management group 3d Leisure has continued the roll-out of its in-house brand, which
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HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Social fitness the missing link to member engagement, according to a new Myzone report
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
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
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
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
HCM magazine
New legislation is exposing weakness and potential liabilities in the management of customer data in health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
HCM magazine
As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released, LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM magazine
Lisa Starr tries the Ammortal Chamber to see whether layering 10 modalities into one experience really delivers more
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
HCM People

Shaun Grove

Owner, Stride Fitness
My goal was to invest in where fitness is going, not where it’s already been
HCM magazine
A new report puts physical activity at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
HCM magazine
Shaping the future of the sector with a clear mission, unified voice and open channels of communication. This is the ambition of UK Active’s new chair
HCM magazine
World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
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
Fuel the debate about issues and opportunities across the industry. We’d love to hear from you. Write to [email protected]
HCM magazine
People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
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: ukactive
ukactive is the UK’s leading trade body for the physical activity sector, bringing together more ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Innerva
Innerva are a UK manufacturer of ‘Power Assisted Exercise’ equipment for older adults, those with ...
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
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
Featured press releases
Pure Energy Music press release: Could you be the last one standing? The new 3½-minute fitness challenge everyone's talking about
#HoldThatBody is a new 3½-minute fitness challenge inviting people everywhere to put their strength, determination and staying power to the test. All you need is a squat or a press- up, one specially engineered soundtrack and the determination not to give up.
Directory
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Aquaform s.r.l.: Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Spa and beauty equipment
Oakworks Inc: Spa and beauty equipment
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
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
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