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Leisure operator and developer DC Leisure has rebranded as a social enterprise called Places for
Peter Taunton, the founder and CEO of 24/7 franchise operation Snap Fitness, has launched a
German operator Just Fit is opening two new health clubs in Cologne, Germany, this April.
A series of recent studies have added credence to the notion that physical activity is
Industry leaders from ukactive, BUCS, CIMSPA and the Trust Sector are among the packed line-up
Physical inactivity among young people could cost the UK economy up to £53bn. The figure
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
New York City’s historic Church of the Holy Communion – and former home of the
YMCA Australia has entered into an agreement with the National Heart Foundation of Australia to
A new high-end health club in Jersey is hoping to attract the island’s many corporate
World Class International has opened its latest club – World Class Promenada – in Bucharest,
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that obesity and overweight are set to become
Research conducted by Dr Paul Bedford has revealed that a large proportion of health club
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
Leisure-net Solutions and David Monkhouse Consulting have announced they are to merge as of 1
Corporate employers in the US investing in wellness plan to spend an average of US$594
74 per cent of EU citizens are not members of any type of sport or
The more active a mother is, the more active her child is likely to be,
A new rave-inspired dance fitness brand which sees participants workout with glow sticks, has launched
The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority has proposed a 5,000-seat multi-purpose indoor sport complex in
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Online gym pass provider PayasUgym has today announced a £1.6m raft of venture capital funding
LA fitness has secured approval from the required majority of creditors for its company voluntary
Plans have been submitted for a mixed-use scheme in Chipping, Lancashire, which will include two
Tiddenfoot Leisure Centre in Bedfordshire has become the first local authority site to install an
The FitPro Convention is to return this summer, but with a rebranded “bigger and better”
Leaked information has revealed potential details of Apple’s health and fitness application, Healthbook, which could
New research suggests there may be some truth in the old adage ‘where there’s a
The 33rd annual IHRSA international convention and trade show wrapped up in San Diego last
ukactive has announced three more speakers for this year’s Flame Conference and Ball which take
Fitness First has taken its first step into the UK microgym market with opening of
DNA profiling is quickly becoming a top trend for high profile sports athletes who are
Bridlington in East Riding of Yorkshire is the first town in the UK to benefit
Moving house or changing job is the number one reason given for quitting the gym,
JRL Sports Training, which counts boxer Chris Eubank Jr and model Katie Price among its
Body weight training equipment supplier TRX has promoted former UK TRXSenior Master Trainer Matt Gleed
Fitness training association FitPro has announced a new senior management line up to take the
The Members’ Choice Health Club Awards in partnership with Health Club Management is now open
One of the founders of Fitness First is investing in a new chain of American-inspired
Construction is to start next month on the University of Birmingham’s new £55m red brick
The 12th International Congress on Obesity, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is now underway, with
Following Chancellor George Osborne’s weekend announcement that the UK’s first garden city for 100 years
Moderate exercise does not protect people against the flu in the same way that strenuous
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Social fitness the missing link to member engagement, according to a new Myzone report
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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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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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
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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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Data
As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released, LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
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Research
People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
HCM magazine
First person
Lisa Starr tries the Ammortal Chamber to see whether layering 10 modalities into one experience really delivers more
HCM magazine
Strength
Strength training is evolving, driven by changing consumer preferences. Julie Cramer talks to innovators about how their products are meeting this demand
HCM magazine
Opinion
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
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
HCM magazine
Research
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
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
World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
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
New legislation is exposing weakness and potential liabilities in the management of customer data in health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
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
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 fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills, a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM magazine
Software suppliers explain how AI, automation and connected digital experiences can work for the good of operators and consumers
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
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
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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.
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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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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
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Pure Energy Music press release: Could you be the last one standing? The new 3½-minute fitness challenge everyone's talking about
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Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Spa and beauty equipment
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Koelnmesse Exhibition Centre, Cologne, Germany
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Latest news

Leisure operator and developer DC Leisure has rebranded as a social enterprise called Places for
Peter Taunton, the founder and CEO of 24/7 franchise operation Snap Fitness, has launched a
German operator Just Fit is opening two new health clubs in Cologne, Germany, this April.
A series of recent studies have added credence to the notion that physical activity is
Industry leaders from ukactive, BUCS, CIMSPA and the Trust Sector are among the packed line-up
Physical inactivity among young people could cost the UK economy up to £53bn. The figure
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
New York City’s historic Church of the Holy Communion – and former home of the
YMCA Australia has entered into an agreement with the National Heart Foundation of Australia to
A new high-end health club in Jersey is hoping to attract the island’s many corporate
World Class International has opened its latest club – World Class Promenada – in Bucharest,
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that obesity and overweight are set to become
Research conducted by Dr Paul Bedford has revealed that a large proportion of health club
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
Leisure-net Solutions and David Monkhouse Consulting have announced they are to merge as of 1
Corporate employers in the US investing in wellness plan to spend an average of US$594
74 per cent of EU citizens are not members of any type of sport or
The more active a mother is, the more active her child is likely to be,
A new rave-inspired dance fitness brand which sees participants workout with glow sticks, has launched
The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority has proposed a 5,000-seat multi-purpose indoor sport complex in
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Online gym pass provider PayasUgym has today announced a £1.6m raft of venture capital funding
LA fitness has secured approval from the required majority of creditors for its company voluntary
Plans have been submitted for a mixed-use scheme in Chipping, Lancashire, which will include two
Tiddenfoot Leisure Centre in Bedfordshire has become the first local authority site to install an
The FitPro Convention is to return this summer, but with a rebranded “bigger and better”
Leaked information has revealed potential details of Apple’s health and fitness application, Healthbook, which could
New research suggests there may be some truth in the old adage ‘where there’s a
The 33rd annual IHRSA international convention and trade show wrapped up in San Diego last
ukactive has announced three more speakers for this year’s Flame Conference and Ball which take
Fitness First has taken its first step into the UK microgym market with opening of
DNA profiling is quickly becoming a top trend for high profile sports athletes who are
Bridlington in East Riding of Yorkshire is the first town in the UK to benefit
Moving house or changing job is the number one reason given for quitting the gym,
JRL Sports Training, which counts boxer Chris Eubank Jr and model Katie Price among its
Body weight training equipment supplier TRX has promoted former UK TRXSenior Master Trainer Matt Gleed
Fitness training association FitPro has announced a new senior management line up to take the
The Members’ Choice Health Club Awards in partnership with Health Club Management is now open
One of the founders of Fitness First is investing in a new chain of American-inspired
Construction is to start next month on the University of Birmingham’s new £55m red brick
The 12th International Congress on Obesity, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is now underway, with
Following Chancellor George Osborne’s weekend announcement that the UK’s first garden city for 100 years
Moderate exercise does not protect people against the flu in the same way that strenuous
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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
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
Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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
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
EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
HCM promotional features
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
World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
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
New legislation is exposing weakness and potential liabilities in the management of customer data in health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
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
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 fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills, a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM magazine
Software suppliers explain how AI, automation and connected digital experiences can work for the good of operators and consumers
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
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: Alliance Leisure
The company’s core business is the provision of facility development and support for local authorities, ...
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 - 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
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
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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