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Virgin Active is teaming up with the University of Bedfordshire and primary school teachers across
Eldon Leisure Centre in the heart of Newcastle’s Eldon Square Shopping Centre has been given
EF Medispa is opening its fourth London clinic in Canary Wharf this summer, bringing i.v.
Entries are now open for the 2015 Active Training Awards, with organisers ukactive and CIMSPA
Respected government health advisor Dame Carol Black has been announced as the latest member of
Nuffield Health has published its accounts for 2014, with a solid showing across the business
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
The screens and handheld devices that today’s youngsters are ‘hostages’ to should be harnessed as
Shangri-La is opening a mixed-use development in Manila, Philippines which is set to become one
Exercise in any form can play a key role in helping diabetics to reduce body
After revealing plans for a bio-activated horror maze in the UK, interactive games company Slingshot,
Six time Olympic gold medal winner Sir Chris Hoy has invested in Pure Gym and
Scientists at Washington State University have shown that berries, grapes and other fruits can convert
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
The physical activity sector’s brightest and best were honoured this evening (24 June) as 14
The physical activity sector has the potential to broaden its appeal to investors and gain
ukactive’s annual Flame Conference kicks off at the International Centre in Telford this morning (24
Virgin Active has announced an impressive set of financial figures as it gears up for
Physical activity sector firms will soon be able to measure how they stack up against
Fitness First has abandoned plans to sell off its German division after offers failed to
Despite the social media furore over Protein World’s recent ‘beach body ready’ campaign, the fitness
Fitness First CEO Andrew Cosslett – the man credited with leading the gym chain’s turnaround
Everyone Active has formed a national partnership with Badminton England as it bids to boost
This Sunday, 21 June, marks the first International Day of Yoga, and the world is
Fitness levels among English schoolchildren are lower than ever and still getting worse, with a
Women under chronic stress have significantly lower levels of klotho – a hormone that regulates
Nutrient-seeking bodybuilders who buy human breast milk over the internet risk contracting diseases such as
Technological innovation and an enhanced consumer experience helped the UK health and fitness industry to
Wearable tech giant Fitbit will float on the New York Stock Exchange later today (18
Waterlooville Leisure Centre has opened its new three-storey gym to the public as work progresses
Andy Murray has entered a long-term partnership with London-based equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs, which will
Mental health charity, Mind, has launched the country’s first large scale programme to encourage those
Freedom Leisure has secured a 15-year contract with Powys County Council to operate 15 sites
Nuffield Health has chosen luxury British skincare brand Elemis to provide spa and beauty treatments
Asda is bidding to help customers shed pounds from their waistline as well as their
Spafinder Wellness 365 has published its first Global Wellness Travel Guide, a directory of international
Alexandra Palace played host to a sea of sweaty bodies on Saturday (13 June), as
Only half of seven-year-olds are meeting recommended physical activity guidelines of 60 minutes per day,
Xercise4Less is to launch a new £1.5m gym in the already-crowded Milton Keynes market as
An ambitious initiative to track the progress and development of the UK sports & leisure
Olympic legend Daley Thompson has opened a new gym in Putney, London, with a team
Leisure operator 1Life and South Kesteven District Council have kicked off a £600,000 investment to
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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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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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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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The Breath Coach
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
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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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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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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

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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Research
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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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
HCM magazine
The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills, a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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
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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
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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A new report puts physical activity at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
HCM magazine
New legislation is exposing weakness and potential liabilities in the management of customer data in health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
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
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
Lisa Starr tries the Ammortal Chamber to see whether layering 10 modalities into one experience really delivers more
HCM magazine
World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
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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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Opinion
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Latest news

Virgin Active is teaming up with the University of Bedfordshire and primary school teachers across
Eldon Leisure Centre in the heart of Newcastle’s Eldon Square Shopping Centre has been given
EF Medispa is opening its fourth London clinic in Canary Wharf this summer, bringing i.v.
Entries are now open for the 2015 Active Training Awards, with organisers ukactive and CIMSPA
Respected government health advisor Dame Carol Black has been announced as the latest member of
Nuffield Health has published its accounts for 2014, with a solid showing across the business
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
The screens and handheld devices that today’s youngsters are ‘hostages’ to should be harnessed as
Shangri-La is opening a mixed-use development in Manila, Philippines which is set to become one
Exercise in any form can play a key role in helping diabetics to reduce body
After revealing plans for a bio-activated horror maze in the UK, interactive games company Slingshot,
Six time Olympic gold medal winner Sir Chris Hoy has invested in Pure Gym and
Scientists at Washington State University have shown that berries, grapes and other fruits can convert
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
The physical activity sector’s brightest and best were honoured this evening (24 June) as 14
The physical activity sector has the potential to broaden its appeal to investors and gain
ukactive’s annual Flame Conference kicks off at the International Centre in Telford this morning (24
Virgin Active has announced an impressive set of financial figures as it gears up for
Physical activity sector firms will soon be able to measure how they stack up against
Fitness First has abandoned plans to sell off its German division after offers failed to
Despite the social media furore over Protein World’s recent ‘beach body ready’ campaign, the fitness
Fitness First CEO Andrew Cosslett – the man credited with leading the gym chain’s turnaround
Everyone Active has formed a national partnership with Badminton England as it bids to boost
This Sunday, 21 June, marks the first International Day of Yoga, and the world is
Fitness levels among English schoolchildren are lower than ever and still getting worse, with a
Women under chronic stress have significantly lower levels of klotho – a hormone that regulates
Nutrient-seeking bodybuilders who buy human breast milk over the internet risk contracting diseases such as
Technological innovation and an enhanced consumer experience helped the UK health and fitness industry to
Wearable tech giant Fitbit will float on the New York Stock Exchange later today (18
Waterlooville Leisure Centre has opened its new three-storey gym to the public as work progresses
Andy Murray has entered a long-term partnership with London-based equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs, which will
Mental health charity, Mind, has launched the country’s first large scale programme to encourage those
Freedom Leisure has secured a 15-year contract with Powys County Council to operate 15 sites
Nuffield Health has chosen luxury British skincare brand Elemis to provide spa and beauty treatments
Asda is bidding to help customers shed pounds from their waistline as well as their
Spafinder Wellness 365 has published its first Global Wellness Travel Guide, a directory of international
Alexandra Palace played host to a sea of sweaty bodies on Saturday (13 June), as
Only half of seven-year-olds are meeting recommended physical activity guidelines of 60 minutes per day,
Xercise4Less is to launch a new £1.5m gym in the already-crowded Milton Keynes market as
An ambitious initiative to track the progress and development of the UK sports & leisure
Olympic legend Daley Thompson has opened a new gym in Putney, London, with a team
Leisure operator 1Life and South Kesteven District Council have kicked off a £600,000 investment to
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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
Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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
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
Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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
The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills, a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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
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
Fuel the debate about issues and opportunities across the industry. We’d love to hear from you. Write to [email protected]
HCM magazine
A new report puts physical activity at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
HCM magazine
New legislation is exposing weakness and potential liabilities in the management of customer data in health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
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
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
Lisa Starr tries the Ammortal Chamber to see whether layering 10 modalities into one experience really delivers more
HCM magazine
World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
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
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: 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: Pure Energy Music
Pure Energy Music is a specialist music service built specifically for the fitness industry. Our ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Fold
Fold is the company behind the UK's leading at home foldable reformer pilates bed, bringing ...
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
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
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
Diary dates
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