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The UK’s largest dedicated Parkour training facility has quadrupled in size, after North Lanarkshire Council
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) decision to refer the proposed merger of The Gym
Work has got underway this week on a £1.9m regeneration project to upgrade facilities at
A new research paper examining why as many as one in three people ditch fitness
Software provider Refer-all, which specialises in solutions to enhance the efficiency of exercise referrals from
Consumer research company The Hartman Group has published an infographic of ten defining attributes of
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Despite the stereotypes of living on beer, black coffee and baked beans, students are actually
Work will begin on the new £8.4m Grimsby Leisure Centre this summer, after Interserve Construction
The latest high-profile entrant to the health and fitness industry had analysts scratching their heads
TRX is aiming to bring its education range of training courses to the wider market
Health club franchise the énergie Group has taken the unusual step of teaming up with
Dutch health insurance provider Achmea has withdrawn from the fitness sector, pulling the plug on
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
New operation Lovfit Sports Club opened its first club in the heart of Berlin, Germany,
Apple is expected to continue its push into the health and fitness technology market when
The second 9.8 Gravity Training Studio has opened in Madrid, Spain. Owned by Daniel Meneses
Low-cost operator Fitness Hut has announced it completed a transaction with Portuguese investment fund Oxy
Low cost operator Pure Gym plans to banish the blues of its failed merger with
Google’s plans to develop smart contact lenses, designed to foster health benefits and aid vision,
Low cost health club operators Pure Gym and The Gym Group have announced the termination
Trade union members operating under the Glasgow Life banner are planning to walk out in
Fitness startup 1Rebel has raised more than £1m of investor capital for its fledgling business
The London Borough of Camden will become home to a new community space featuring a
People could be shifting their Christmas-list focus towards the wearable technology market this year, as
Premier Global, the parent company of Premier Training and Active IQ, has been acquired by
Research from the Queensland University of Technology's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation suggesting that
Fitness industry qualifications provider Focus Training has made a triple acquisition as it bids to
The International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) has elected three new members to its
The Crowne Plaza Hotel Marlow in London has begun a £500,000 refurbishment project including upgrades
Total Fitness Health Clubs, a gym and health club chain in the north of England,
ukactive CEO David Stalker has raised concerns that people are in danger of promoting a
Gym chain Gymbox has gained investment capital of £10m from the Business Growth Fund (BGF),
High Five Health Promotion, the corporate wellbeing specialist based in the Netherlands, has acquired ECW
Scandinavian operator Nordic Wellness – which has an estate of over 100 clubs – is
A new study has said that extended sedentary behaviour of two or more hours could
Following a soft launch to the fitness sector in March, global trade association IHRSA has
Online clothing giant Net-a-Porter will tomorrow (9 July) launch a new sportswear arm for women,
French health club chain Vit’halles has sold its eight Parisian clubs to operator Cercle de
Focus Training has developed a new online portal for fitness professionals undertaking courses, complete with
Family-run gym operator truGym is on the verge of opening its latest UK site –
Equipment supplier Matrix Fitness, is strengthening its sales force with a series of high-profile appointments
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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
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Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate, has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company
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Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
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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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Specifier
Julie Cramer highlights recent health club flooring upgrades, as top suppliers give their advice
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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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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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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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Talking point
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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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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I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
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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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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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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
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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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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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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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Consolidation, specialisation and shifting consumer behaviours are reshaping the sector, say Deloitte and EuropeActive
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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: 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.
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: Peak Pilates UK<br>(distributed by Gymkit UK)
Peak Pilates, founded in the US in the early 1990s and now part of Mad ...
Company profiles
Company profile: EGYM UK Ltd
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Supplier Showcases
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Catalogue Gallery
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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
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Spa and beauty equipment
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Industrial washing machines
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Stratford, East London.
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The Langham Huntington Pasadena , Pasadena, United States
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06-08 Oct 2026
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

The UK’s largest dedicated Parkour training facility has quadrupled in size, after North Lanarkshire Council
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) decision to refer the proposed merger of The Gym
Work has got underway this week on a £1.9m regeneration project to upgrade facilities at
A new research paper examining why as many as one in three people ditch fitness
Software provider Refer-all, which specialises in solutions to enhance the efficiency of exercise referrals from
Consumer research company The Hartman Group has published an infographic of ten defining attributes of
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Despite the stereotypes of living on beer, black coffee and baked beans, students are actually
Work will begin on the new £8.4m Grimsby Leisure Centre this summer, after Interserve Construction
The latest high-profile entrant to the health and fitness industry had analysts scratching their heads
TRX is aiming to bring its education range of training courses to the wider market
Health club franchise the énergie Group has taken the unusual step of teaming up with
Dutch health insurance provider Achmea has withdrawn from the fitness sector, pulling the plug on
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
New operation Lovfit Sports Club opened its first club in the heart of Berlin, Germany,
Apple is expected to continue its push into the health and fitness technology market when
The second 9.8 Gravity Training Studio has opened in Madrid, Spain. Owned by Daniel Meneses
Low-cost operator Fitness Hut has announced it completed a transaction with Portuguese investment fund Oxy
Low cost operator Pure Gym plans to banish the blues of its failed merger with
Google’s plans to develop smart contact lenses, designed to foster health benefits and aid vision,
Low cost health club operators Pure Gym and The Gym Group have announced the termination
Trade union members operating under the Glasgow Life banner are planning to walk out in
Fitness startup 1Rebel has raised more than £1m of investor capital for its fledgling business
The London Borough of Camden will become home to a new community space featuring a
People could be shifting their Christmas-list focus towards the wearable technology market this year, as
Premier Global, the parent company of Premier Training and Active IQ, has been acquired by
Research from the Queensland University of Technology's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation suggesting that
Fitness industry qualifications provider Focus Training has made a triple acquisition as it bids to
The International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) has elected three new members to its
The Crowne Plaza Hotel Marlow in London has begun a £500,000 refurbishment project including upgrades
Total Fitness Health Clubs, a gym and health club chain in the north of England,
ukactive CEO David Stalker has raised concerns that people are in danger of promoting a
Gym chain Gymbox has gained investment capital of £10m from the Business Growth Fund (BGF),
High Five Health Promotion, the corporate wellbeing specialist based in the Netherlands, has acquired ECW
Scandinavian operator Nordic Wellness – which has an estate of over 100 clubs – is
A new study has said that extended sedentary behaviour of two or more hours could
Following a soft launch to the fitness sector in March, global trade association IHRSA has
Online clothing giant Net-a-Porter will tomorrow (9 July) launch a new sportswear arm for women,
French health club chain Vit’halles has sold its eight Parisian clubs to operator Cercle de
Focus Training has developed a new online portal for fitness professionals undertaking courses, complete with
Family-run gym operator truGym is on the verge of opening its latest UK site –
Equipment supplier Matrix Fitness, is strengthening its sales force with a series of high-profile appointments
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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
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
EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
HCM promotional features
Promotion
Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate, has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
HCM promotional features
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
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
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
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
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
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
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
Strength training is evolving, driven by changing consumer preferences. Julie Cramer talks to innovators about how their products are meeting this demand
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
Consolidation, specialisation and shifting consumer behaviours are reshaping the sector, say Deloitte and EuropeActive
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: 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.
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: Peak Pilates UK<br>(distributed by Gymkit UK)
Peak Pilates, founded in the US in the early 1990s and now part of Mad ...
Company profiles
Company profile: EGYM UK Ltd
EGYM partners with companies to improve employee health by providing access to fitness and health ...
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
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
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Aquaform s.r.l.: Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Spa and beauty equipment
Oakworks Inc: Spa and beauty equipment
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
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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