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Fitbug Holdings, the AIM-listed provider of online personal health and wellbeing services, has launched a
Group exercise programme provider Les Mills has introduced its SH'BAM programming to the UK fitness
Former Commonwealth Games gold medalist boxer Jamie Arthur and his wife Karen have helped regenerate
US-based LA Fitness is to complete a deal for the acquisition Lifestyle Family Fitness, a
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has launched a new online rewards programme to recognise members who
Image: FITTR founder and owner David Mahon Life Fitness has announced a new partnership with
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Image: The Quadrant:MK's new gym facilities Cybex International has completed the installation of gym facilities
Image: Learners will have the chance to develop the skills to work with pregnant and
Image: UCD's new 50m swimming pool is now open A 10-lane, Olympic-sized swimming pool is
Irish public transport minister Alan Kelly has announced EUR4.5m (£3.6m) towards the creation of new
Image: A new leisure centre is included in the plans Wycombe District Council (WDC) has
Image: The study will examine the impact of exercise The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) has
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
Image: Technogym will supply the site's five gyms Technogym has been named official fitness equipment
East Northamptonshire Council has announced that it will be investing £2m in remedial and upgrade
Image: WLCT's Stuart Murray (right) at the new gym Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust (WLCT)
Image: Everyone Active was crowned Leisure Centre Operator of the Year at this year's awards
Image: Pure Gym is expanding across the UK Tony Harris has been named as the
Image: A 120-station gym is among the facilities A new £9m sports complex is to
Image: Work has started at the site of the complex Work has started on the
Image: Pulse has led the centre's gym refurbishment A new-look gym is to open at
Image: Larger waist sizes can increase risk of illness New analysis from Nuffield Health -
Image: The new guide has been designed for parents A new guide launched by non-profit
Image: The concept offers flexible leisure solutions Scape and Willmott Dixon have launched the new
Nuffield Health has revealed that its fitness and wellbeing centres benefited from the 25 per
Image: Behavioural changes are seen as a factor New research presented at The Endocrine Society's
Image: The 98-year-old baths have been restored The historic Tepid Baths have reopened in the
Leisure Connection has invested more than £50,000 in training its fitness staff in order to
Image: Suppliers to the new club include Queenax Virgin Active has announced the opening of
Image: The club is Snap Fitness' first in the UK Snap Fitness, the US-based fitness
Image: How the new Afan Lido complex could look Residents in Port Talbot and Aberavon
Image: Members have urged new sponsorship criteria Members of the London Assembly have called for
Image: Pozzoni are behind the design of the centre Waverley Borough Council (WBC) has announced
A leisure centre in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, has become the latest facility to be awarded Inclusive
Image: The report advocates an increase in children using out-of-school sports clubs Primary school children
Image: The group's CVA proposal has been approved Fitness First is to restructure existing lease
Horsham District Council (HDC) has put forward plans for the development of a new £7.3m
Work is now underway on a £400,000 refurbishment of Cardiff's Fairwater Leisure Centre, which forms
Image: CYQ head Jenny Patrickson Central YMCA Qualifications (CYQ) has recorded a 17 per cent
Image: Demand for qualified tutors has increased New resources designed to accompany the Level 3
Image: Dagenham's Becontree Heath Leisure Centre Drivers Jonas Deloitte (DJD) has found that sport and
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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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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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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
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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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Pulse Fitness has created a new health club delivering an elevated wellness experience
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Research
Consolidation, specialisation and shifting consumer behaviours are reshaping the sector, say Deloitte and EuropeActive
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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
Vicci Wells shares insights from the recent Class of 2035 report into physical activity in Generation Alpha
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Specifier
Julie Cramer highlights recent health club flooring upgrades, as top suppliers give their advice
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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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HCM People

Phillip Mills

CEO, Les Mills
The Les Mills partnership with Hyrox is something I'm personally really excited about
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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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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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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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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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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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I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
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Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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
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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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Koelnmesse Exhibition Centre, Cologne, Germany
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Latest news

Fitbug Holdings, the AIM-listed provider of online personal health and wellbeing services, has launched a
Group exercise programme provider Les Mills has introduced its SH'BAM programming to the UK fitness
Former Commonwealth Games gold medalist boxer Jamie Arthur and his wife Karen have helped regenerate
US-based LA Fitness is to complete a deal for the acquisition Lifestyle Family Fitness, a
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has launched a new online rewards programme to recognise members who
Image: FITTR founder and owner David Mahon Life Fitness has announced a new partnership with
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Image: The Quadrant:MK's new gym facilities Cybex International has completed the installation of gym facilities
Image: Learners will have the chance to develop the skills to work with pregnant and
Image: UCD's new 50m swimming pool is now open A 10-lane, Olympic-sized swimming pool is
Irish public transport minister Alan Kelly has announced EUR4.5m (£3.6m) towards the creation of new
Image: A new leisure centre is included in the plans Wycombe District Council (WDC) has
Image: The study will examine the impact of exercise The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) has
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
Image: Technogym will supply the site's five gyms Technogym has been named official fitness equipment
East Northamptonshire Council has announced that it will be investing £2m in remedial and upgrade
Image: WLCT's Stuart Murray (right) at the new gym Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust (WLCT)
Image: Everyone Active was crowned Leisure Centre Operator of the Year at this year's awards
Image: Pure Gym is expanding across the UK Tony Harris has been named as the
Image: A 120-station gym is among the facilities A new £9m sports complex is to
Image: Work has started at the site of the complex Work has started on the
Image: Pulse has led the centre's gym refurbishment A new-look gym is to open at
Image: Larger waist sizes can increase risk of illness New analysis from Nuffield Health -
Image: The new guide has been designed for parents A new guide launched by non-profit
Image: The concept offers flexible leisure solutions Scape and Willmott Dixon have launched the new
Nuffield Health has revealed that its fitness and wellbeing centres benefited from the 25 per
Image: Behavioural changes are seen as a factor New research presented at The Endocrine Society's
Image: The 98-year-old baths have been restored The historic Tepid Baths have reopened in the
Leisure Connection has invested more than £50,000 in training its fitness staff in order to
Image: Suppliers to the new club include Queenax Virgin Active has announced the opening of
Image: The club is Snap Fitness' first in the UK Snap Fitness, the US-based fitness
Image: How the new Afan Lido complex could look Residents in Port Talbot and Aberavon
Image: Members have urged new sponsorship criteria Members of the London Assembly have called for
Image: Pozzoni are behind the design of the centre Waverley Borough Council (WBC) has announced
A leisure centre in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, has become the latest facility to be awarded Inclusive
Image: The report advocates an increase in children using out-of-school sports clubs Primary school children
Image: The group's CVA proposal has been approved Fitness First is to restructure existing lease
Horsham District Council (HDC) has put forward plans for the development of a new £7.3m
Work is now underway on a £400,000 refurbishment of Cardiff's Fairwater Leisure Centre, which forms
Image: CYQ head Jenny Patrickson Central YMCA Qualifications (CYQ) has recorded a 17 per cent
Image: Demand for qualified tutors has increased New resources designed to accompany the Level 3
Image: Dagenham's Becontree Heath Leisure Centre Drivers Jonas Deloitte (DJD) has found that sport and
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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
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
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
EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
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
Sponsored
Pulse Fitness has created a new health club delivering an elevated wellness experience
HCM promotional features
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
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
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
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
HCM magazine
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
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
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
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
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
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
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: Kodobi Ltd
Running a fast-paced fitness business while ensuring safety and compliance is no easy feat. That’s ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Make Your Gym (MYG)
Make Your Gym offers a full-service, strategic partner supporting gym owners with all aspects of ...
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
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Spa and beauty equipment
Living Earth Crafts: Spa and beauty equipment
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
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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