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Trendy London fitness chain Frame will open its third studio next month, amid plans to
Virgin Active founder Sir Richard Branson has announced the gym chain is gearing up for
Fitness industry veteran Arthur McColl is leaving his role as chief operating officer of LA
Scientists have called for a major rethink in the way we present and portion food,
Fitness fans at a functional training facility in London were given the fright of their
University of Glasgow is to launch its new £10m sports and fitness hub in October
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
Former ukactive CEO David Stalker has been named chair of Fit For Sport, one of
Sports Direct Fitness is planning an aggressive rollout of new health clubs in 2016, with
Clubbercise, the dance fitness class that claims to ‘bring a night out to a workout’
Quality and health and safety specialist Right Directions has brought in a raft of leisure
GO fit – part of the Ingesport group, which runs full service health and fitness
More than a quarter of Brits are fearful of going to the gym because they
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
Attempting to pressure or guilt youngsters into exercising can be counterproductive and lead to increased
Having joined Dynamax in February as global sales and marketing director, Fergus Ahern has been
Fitness industry trade associations EuropeActive and IHRSA have announced a new collaboration which will see
National Fitness Day 2015 kicked off this morning (9 September), making a major impact online
Nuffield Health and think tank 2020health has started work with Wood Green School in Witney
Retention and digital marketing specialist Jon Nasta has joined Xercise4Less as director of ecommerce and
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
With National Fitness Day less than 24 hours away, event organiser ukactive has released a
Local authority leisure centres, particularly those which are trust operated, are seeing remarkable improvements in
Pulse has been announced as the winner of a close-fought tender to become Sport Aberdeen’s
French operator FITLane has recently opened two further clubs in the South of France, bringing
French designer Philippe Starck has created the first “inflatable” building in Montpelier, France, by cladding
Howe Bridge Leisure Centre has opened its brand new health and fitness suite – part
Fitness First Middle East recently opened its 31st club in the United Arab Emirates –
Short bouts of moderate walking has been shown to offset the impact of a lack
Virgin Active is rolling out a new fusion ballet class as it bids to bring
Pure Yoga launched its seventh site in Hong Kong this June – a 16,000sq ft
Freedom Leisure has further bolstered its presence in Wales and south west England by securing
Y-USA (the YMCA of the USA) has teamed up with the Healthy Weight Partnership to
Fitness First Group has debuted its exclusive new health club concept, Gravity. The first Gravity
Transport for London (TFL) has issued a public tender for a designer and supplier to
Leading fitness equipment suppliers are turning to partnerships with training providers to offer their clients
Gold’s Gym has inducted fitness legend Arnold Schwarzenegger into its Hall of Fame as the
Flexible gym contracts which don’t require members to commit to a fixed term are actually
As many as five million adults in England are in danger of becoming diabetic, Public
An abandoned community swimming pool has become an ‘eyesore no more’, thanks to an ambitious
Work is underway on a new £22m four-storey leisure centre in Clydebank, which will become
Emergency services in Scotland are treating 'multiple casualties' following a chemical leak in the swimming
Crosswords have long been heralded for their role in keeping ageing minds agile, but a
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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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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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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
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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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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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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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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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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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Data
As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released, LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
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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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New legislation is exposing weakness and potential liabilities in the management of customer data in health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
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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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Software suppliers explain how AI, automation and connected digital experiences can work for the good of operators and consumers
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A new report puts physical activity at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
HCM magazine
The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills, a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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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
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
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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
HCM magazine
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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World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
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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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Company profiles
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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
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Latest news

Trendy London fitness chain Frame will open its third studio next month, amid plans to
Virgin Active founder Sir Richard Branson has announced the gym chain is gearing up for
Fitness industry veteran Arthur McColl is leaving his role as chief operating officer of LA
Scientists have called for a major rethink in the way we present and portion food,
Fitness fans at a functional training facility in London were given the fright of their
University of Glasgow is to launch its new £10m sports and fitness hub in October
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
Former ukactive CEO David Stalker has been named chair of Fit For Sport, one of
Sports Direct Fitness is planning an aggressive rollout of new health clubs in 2016, with
Clubbercise, the dance fitness class that claims to ‘bring a night out to a workout’
Quality and health and safety specialist Right Directions has brought in a raft of leisure
GO fit – part of the Ingesport group, which runs full service health and fitness
More than a quarter of Brits are fearful of going to the gym because they
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
Attempting to pressure or guilt youngsters into exercising can be counterproductive and lead to increased
Having joined Dynamax in February as global sales and marketing director, Fergus Ahern has been
Fitness industry trade associations EuropeActive and IHRSA have announced a new collaboration which will see
National Fitness Day 2015 kicked off this morning (9 September), making a major impact online
Nuffield Health and think tank 2020health has started work with Wood Green School in Witney
Retention and digital marketing specialist Jon Nasta has joined Xercise4Less as director of ecommerce and
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
With National Fitness Day less than 24 hours away, event organiser ukactive has released a
Local authority leisure centres, particularly those which are trust operated, are seeing remarkable improvements in
Pulse has been announced as the winner of a close-fought tender to become Sport Aberdeen’s
French operator FITLane has recently opened two further clubs in the South of France, bringing
French designer Philippe Starck has created the first “inflatable” building in Montpelier, France, by cladding
Howe Bridge Leisure Centre has opened its brand new health and fitness suite – part
Fitness First Middle East recently opened its 31st club in the United Arab Emirates –
Short bouts of moderate walking has been shown to offset the impact of a lack
Virgin Active is rolling out a new fusion ballet class as it bids to bring
Pure Yoga launched its seventh site in Hong Kong this June – a 16,000sq ft
Freedom Leisure has further bolstered its presence in Wales and south west England by securing
Y-USA (the YMCA of the USA) has teamed up with the Healthy Weight Partnership to
Fitness First Group has debuted its exclusive new health club concept, Gravity. The first Gravity
Transport for London (TFL) has issued a public tender for a designer and supplier to
Leading fitness equipment suppliers are turning to partnerships with training providers to offer their clients
Gold’s Gym has inducted fitness legend Arnold Schwarzenegger into its Hall of Fame as the
Flexible gym contracts which don’t require members to commit to a fixed term are actually
As many as five million adults in England are in danger of becoming diabetic, Public
An abandoned community swimming pool has become an ‘eyesore no more’, thanks to an ambitious
Work is underway on a new £22m four-storey leisure centre in Clydebank, which will become
Emergency services in Scotland are treating 'multiple casualties' following a chemical leak in the swimming
Crosswords have long been heralded for their role in keeping ageing minds agile, but a
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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
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
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
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
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
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
Software suppliers explain how AI, automation and connected digital experiences can work for the good of operators and consumers
HCM magazine
A new report puts physical activity at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
HCM magazine
The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills, a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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
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
Fuel the debate about issues and opportunities across the industry. We’d love to hear from you. Write to [email protected]
HCM magazine
World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
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: 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.
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: Places Leisure
Places Leisure aims to enlighten our communities about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle in ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Absolute Performance
Absolute Performance is one of the UK’s leading gym design and installation companies. We install ...
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
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Spa and beauty equipment
Oakworks Inc: Spa and beauty equipment
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Aquaform s.r.l.: Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
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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