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An innovative mum and baby group cycling class designed to help young mums re-engage with
The first government review on sport strategy in a decade included a number of initiatives
A Sports Business Council will be established by the government in a bid to stimulate
The government’s new strategy for sport and physical activity in the UK suggests that physical
Sport England’s Active People Survey will be scrapped in favour of research that explores different
The number of people taking part in open water swimming in the UK has increased
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
Sports governing bodies will have to demonstrate projects that have a “meaningful, measurable impact” on
As world leaders gathered in Paris last week to thrash out a deal to save
The ability to consistently source suitable properties will be key for gym chain’s targeting major
Fusion Lifestyle is investing £5m to restore the historic Newcastle City Hall, Pools and Turkish
Serco has ditched plans to offload its leisure business, with the services giant reluctant to
Consumer spending on the UK leisure industry is expected to pass £80bn for the time
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Three quarters of online consumers are likely to purchase health and fitness technology in the
It’s one of the great exercise debates: should you warm-up with static or dynamic stretching?
Leisure and culture provider WLCT has rebranded as 'Inspiring healthy lifestyles' in a bid to
Fitness suppliers and distributors are failing to make the most of the internet, with many
Mid-market gyms are in need of a radical overhaul of their traditional models if they
An independent day school on West London’s fashionable King Street is about to unveil its
Sports Direct share have fallen by 13 per cent this morning, as roughly £500m was
Sport England is setting its sights on increased participation among the disabled and individuals from
Places for People Leisure (PfPL) has overseen a £3.5m investment programme across five of its
Country club and golf operator The Club Company has snapped up Wharton Park Golf and
Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield has opened its upgraded multi-million pound fitness facility,
Young disabled people and providers of disability sports should have more opportunities to bid for
Nuffield Health is to merge its wellbeing and hospital divisions both at board and operational
Mike Ashley has added to his budding Sports Direct Fitness empire with the acquisition of
The tough choices faced by cash-strapped local authorities present a major opportunity to transform the
Young people living in poverty are being priced out of sport participation, with the cost
Asda’s plans to add in-store gyms as part of a push into the growing fitness
A £300,000 vote of confidence from Pure Gym co-founder James Jack has helped boutique fitness
Upmarket hotel operator Swissotel is aiming to meet the growing demand for wellness travel by
Cancer Research UK has teamed up with exercise reward app bounts to inspire charity fundraisers
Work to improve physical activity sector apprenticeships through the Trailblazer initiative has made another leap
Equipment and software supplier EGYM has announced a new research agreement with University College London
Score Sports Center in Willow Springs – a suburb of Chicago, US – has re-opened
Any suspicions that the boutique studio boom is stealing the thunder of fast-growing budget gyms
Pure Gym has announced that it will partner the UK’s biggest mass participation running series
The £582,000 (US$876,791, €825,977) transformation of Carmarthen’s condemned velodrome has been given the go-ahead by
Retention expert Dr Paul Bedford is to hold an extended Retention Convention in the UK
Conceptual plans for a new £26m, "super-efficient" swimming pool complex in Exeter have gone on
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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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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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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

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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Liability
New legislation is exposing weakness and potential liabilities in the management of customer data in health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
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Interview
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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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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Talking point
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

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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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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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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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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Lisa Starr tries the Ammortal Chamber to see whether layering 10 modalities into one experience really delivers more
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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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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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As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released, LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
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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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Latest news

An innovative mum and baby group cycling class designed to help young mums re-engage with
The first government review on sport strategy in a decade included a number of initiatives
A Sports Business Council will be established by the government in a bid to stimulate
The government’s new strategy for sport and physical activity in the UK suggests that physical
Sport England’s Active People Survey will be scrapped in favour of research that explores different
The number of people taking part in open water swimming in the UK has increased
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
Sports governing bodies will have to demonstrate projects that have a “meaningful, measurable impact” on
As world leaders gathered in Paris last week to thrash out a deal to save
The ability to consistently source suitable properties will be key for gym chain’s targeting major
Fusion Lifestyle is investing £5m to restore the historic Newcastle City Hall, Pools and Turkish
Serco has ditched plans to offload its leisure business, with the services giant reluctant to
Consumer spending on the UK leisure industry is expected to pass £80bn for the time
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Three quarters of online consumers are likely to purchase health and fitness technology in the
It’s one of the great exercise debates: should you warm-up with static or dynamic stretching?
Leisure and culture provider WLCT has rebranded as 'Inspiring healthy lifestyles' in a bid to
Fitness suppliers and distributors are failing to make the most of the internet, with many
Mid-market gyms are in need of a radical overhaul of their traditional models if they
An independent day school on West London’s fashionable King Street is about to unveil its
Sports Direct share have fallen by 13 per cent this morning, as roughly £500m was
Sport England is setting its sights on increased participation among the disabled and individuals from
Places for People Leisure (PfPL) has overseen a £3.5m investment programme across five of its
Country club and golf operator The Club Company has snapped up Wharton Park Golf and
Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield has opened its upgraded multi-million pound fitness facility,
Young disabled people and providers of disability sports should have more opportunities to bid for
Nuffield Health is to merge its wellbeing and hospital divisions both at board and operational
Mike Ashley has added to his budding Sports Direct Fitness empire with the acquisition of
The tough choices faced by cash-strapped local authorities present a major opportunity to transform the
Young people living in poverty are being priced out of sport participation, with the cost
Asda’s plans to add in-store gyms as part of a push into the growing fitness
A £300,000 vote of confidence from Pure Gym co-founder James Jack has helped boutique fitness
Upmarket hotel operator Swissotel is aiming to meet the growing demand for wellness travel by
Cancer Research UK has teamed up with exercise reward app bounts to inspire charity fundraisers
Work to improve physical activity sector apprenticeships through the Trailblazer initiative has made another leap
Equipment and software supplier EGYM has announced a new research agreement with University College London
Score Sports Center in Willow Springs – a suburb of Chicago, US – has re-opened
Any suspicions that the boutique studio boom is stealing the thunder of fast-growing budget gyms
Pure Gym has announced that it will partner the UK’s biggest mass participation running series
The £582,000 (US$876,791, €825,977) transformation of Carmarthen’s condemned velodrome has been given the go-ahead by
Retention expert Dr Paul Bedford is to hold an extended Retention Convention in the UK
Conceptual plans for a new £26m, "super-efficient" swimming pool complex in Exeter have gone on
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HCM promotional features
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Social fitness the missing link to member engagement, according to a new Myzone report
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
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
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
EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
HCM promotional features
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
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
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
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
Lisa Starr tries the Ammortal Chamber to see whether layering 10 modalities into one experience really delivers more
HCM magazine
People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released, LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM magazine
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
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: Legends never die: four legends, four philosophies of life
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage of RiminiWellness 2026: Phil Heath, Lee Haney, Ronnie Coleman and Hany Rambod.
Company profiles
Company profile: Ziva Strength
Ziva is an elite-performance fitness brand that designs, manufactures, delivers, and services premium resistance training, ...
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Company profile: FIBO
FIBO pursues the vision of a strong and healthy society and as a global network ...
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
Innerva press release: Wrightcare embeds wellness and active living into next-generation care homes
A care home provider is developing a new generation of care homes where health, wellbeing and active living are embedded into everyday life.
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
Directory
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Aquaform s.r.l.: Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
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
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