Follow Health Club Management on Twitter Like Health Club Management on Facebook Join the discussion with Health Club Management on LinkedIn
FITNESS, HEALTH, WELLNESS

Latest news

Spanish health club operator DiR is rolling out a range of new initiatives as part
Sport England and the Fitness Industry Association (FIA) have announced the signing of a new
Blackpool's new-look Moor Park Health and Leisure Centre is to hold an open weekend on
Sandwell's Oldbury Leisure Centre is close its doors to customers in late October ahead of
Healthcare and wellbeing charity Nuffield Health recorded revenues of £546m during 2010-11, despite experiencing a
A ceremony has taken place to mark the start of construction work at the £13.7m
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
Portugal-based women-only health club chain Vivafit has signed a master franchise deal for 20 clubs
Researchers at the University of Bradford have devised a new formula for measuring tranquillity, which
The health club at Dulwich Leisure Centre has reopened following a redevelopment. The centre's pool
The Joint Consultative Forum has released the latest standards for Exercise Referral, which will now
FitKitPro (FKPro) is a functional training tool which uses a two strap system to achieve
Fusion Lifestyle will invest £1.9m in upgrading three Charnwood Borough Council (CBC)-owned leisure centres after
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Members of Northumberland County Council's (NCC) executive have approved a series of recommendations for the
Erewash Borough Council (EBC) has confirmed that the refurbishment of the Victoria Park Leisure Centre
The £32m Sportivate project has been launched which will enable 300,000 young people to receive
The first phase of a new sports centre at the University of Cambridge is scheduled
Health club operator énergie has opened its 13th Fit4Less-branded budget gym and revealed that it
A topping out ceremony has been held to mark the latest milestone in the construction
Ipswich Borough Council (IBC) has announced the opening of a new Profiles Fitness Suite at
Awarding body CYQ has teamed up with training and qualifications company Edexcel as part of
Arsenal Football Club's former Highbury stadium in north London has become the home of Fitness
New real work environments - including a fitness studio - have opened as part of
Jumeirah Group has overhauled the Assawan Spa and Health Club menu at its Burj Al
A six-year-old child has died in hospital following an incident in the swimming pool at
Humberside Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) has confirmed that oxygen therapy had been administered to
Sutton Council has unveiled the first look at how Carshalton's Westcroft Leisure Centre is to
Middlesbrough-based Buckler Demolition has commenced work on clearing the site for a new £31m leisure,
The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) 2011 European Congress will be held on
A REX Roundtable with members from 13 Italian clubs had its first meeting in Bologna,
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) is calling for clubs and exercise professionals to increase their
Great Wakering Sports Centre in Essex, which is managed by Virgin Active, could close on
IHRSA joined First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House last month to announce the
Spanish operator Metropolitan has opened its latest health club in the new Las Arenas complex
US-based Fitness franchise Crunch has opened six new sites since the beginning of the year,
German health club chain Mrs.Sporty has opened its first site in Poland in April, in
Bonga Gym, Mexico's first low-cost gym chain, opened its second club last month in Mexico
Barcelona-based health club operator DiR launched a new running circuit in the city's Collserola Park
GoodLife Fitness, Canada's leading fitness club chain, has announced plans for signifi cant expansion over
Private equity group Altor Fund III has signed an agreement to acquire ELIXIA, the Nordic
Active Life has completed a £250,000 upgrading and refurbishment of the Kingsmead Leisure Centre in
12,300
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
SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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
Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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
Pulse Fitness has created a new health club delivering an elevated wellness experience
HCM promotional features
Promotion
BLK BOX has been reimagining elite performance spaces for more than a decade. Founder and former athlete, Greg Bradley, tells us what it takes
HCM promotional features
HCM magazine
Research
Consolidation, specialisation and shifting consumer behaviours are reshaping the sector, say Deloitte and EuropeActive
HCM magazine
Specifier
Designing multi-functional spaces can lead to fewer bottlenecks at peak times. Julie Cramer investigates the latest kit and inspiring installations
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
Specifier
Julie Cramer highlights recent health club flooring upgrades, as top suppliers give their advice
HCM magazine
Insight
Vicci Wells shares insights from the recent Class of 2035 report into physical activity in Generation Alpha
HCM magazine
Show preview
Welcome to Elevate 2026
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
HCM People

Phillip Mills

CEO, Les Mills
The Les Mills partnership with Hyrox is something I'm personally really excited about
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
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
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
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
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
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
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
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
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: GLL
GLL
As the UK’s leading provider of both leisure centres and libraries we operate 379 locations ...
Company profiles
Company profile: IndigoFitness
IndigoFitness creates bespoke training spaces for commercial, education, public-sector, and specialist clients including the MoD ...
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
Serco Leisure press release: Serco Leisure secures long term agreements with local authorities in Charnwood and Tunbridge Wells
Serco Leisure, in partnership with Leisure Solutions Community Trust (LSCT), is the new operator of six venues across Tunbridge Wells and Charnwood, further strengthening its growing national portfolio of community leisure services.
Featured press releases
Balanced Body press release: From racquetball to reformer: The Nelson Golf & Sports Club transforms underused space into a thriving pilates studio
The Nelson Golf & Sports Club has repurposed an underutilised racquetball court into a dedicated Reformer Pilates studio, The Studio at The Nelson, investing in premium Balanced Body equipment and instructor education to enhance member wellbeing and m
Directory
Spa and beauty equipment
Oakworks Inc: Spa and beauty equipment
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
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

Latest news

Spanish health club operator DiR is rolling out a range of new initiatives as part
Sport England and the Fitness Industry Association (FIA) have announced the signing of a new
Blackpool's new-look Moor Park Health and Leisure Centre is to hold an open weekend on
Sandwell's Oldbury Leisure Centre is close its doors to customers in late October ahead of
Healthcare and wellbeing charity Nuffield Health recorded revenues of £546m during 2010-11, despite experiencing a
A ceremony has taken place to mark the start of construction work at the £13.7m
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
Portugal-based women-only health club chain Vivafit has signed a master franchise deal for 20 clubs
Researchers at the University of Bradford have devised a new formula for measuring tranquillity, which
The health club at Dulwich Leisure Centre has reopened following a redevelopment. The centre's pool
The Joint Consultative Forum has released the latest standards for Exercise Referral, which will now
FitKitPro (FKPro) is a functional training tool which uses a two strap system to achieve
Fusion Lifestyle will invest £1.9m in upgrading three Charnwood Borough Council (CBC)-owned leisure centres after
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Members of Northumberland County Council's (NCC) executive have approved a series of recommendations for the
Erewash Borough Council (EBC) has confirmed that the refurbishment of the Victoria Park Leisure Centre
The £32m Sportivate project has been launched which will enable 300,000 young people to receive
The first phase of a new sports centre at the University of Cambridge is scheduled
Health club operator énergie has opened its 13th Fit4Less-branded budget gym and revealed that it
A topping out ceremony has been held to mark the latest milestone in the construction
Ipswich Borough Council (IBC) has announced the opening of a new Profiles Fitness Suite at
Awarding body CYQ has teamed up with training and qualifications company Edexcel as part of
Arsenal Football Club's former Highbury stadium in north London has become the home of Fitness
New real work environments - including a fitness studio - have opened as part of
Jumeirah Group has overhauled the Assawan Spa and Health Club menu at its Burj Al
A six-year-old child has died in hospital following an incident in the swimming pool at
Humberside Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) has confirmed that oxygen therapy had been administered to
Sutton Council has unveiled the first look at how Carshalton's Westcroft Leisure Centre is to
Middlesbrough-based Buckler Demolition has commenced work on clearing the site for a new £31m leisure,
The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) 2011 European Congress will be held on
A REX Roundtable with members from 13 Italian clubs had its first meeting in Bologna,
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) is calling for clubs and exercise professionals to increase their
Great Wakering Sports Centre in Essex, which is managed by Virgin Active, could close on
IHRSA joined First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House last month to announce the
Spanish operator Metropolitan has opened its latest health club in the new Las Arenas complex
US-based Fitness franchise Crunch has opened six new sites since the beginning of the year,
German health club chain Mrs.Sporty has opened its first site in Poland in April, in
Bonga Gym, Mexico's first low-cost gym chain, opened its second club last month in Mexico
Barcelona-based health club operator DiR launched a new running circuit in the city's Collserola Park
GoodLife Fitness, Canada's leading fitness club chain, has announced plans for signifi cant expansion over
Private equity group Altor Fund III has signed an agreement to acquire ELIXIA, the Nordic
Active Life has completed a £250,000 upgrading and refurbishment of the Kingsmead Leisure Centre in
7781 - 7795 of 12,300
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
SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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
Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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
Pulse Fitness has created a new health club delivering an elevated wellness experience
HCM promotional features
Promotion
BLK BOX has been reimagining elite performance spaces for more than a decade. Founder and former athlete, Greg Bradley, tells us what it takes
HCM promotional features
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
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
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
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
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
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
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
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
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: GLL
GLL
As the UK’s leading provider of both leisure centres and libraries we operate 379 locations ...
Company profiles
Company profile: IndigoFitness
IndigoFitness creates bespoke training spaces for commercial, education, public-sector, and specialist clients including the MoD ...
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
Serco Leisure press release: Serco Leisure secures long term agreements with local authorities in Charnwood and Tunbridge Wells
Serco Leisure, in partnership with Leisure Solutions Community Trust (LSCT), is the new operator of six venues across Tunbridge Wells and Charnwood, further strengthening its growing national portfolio of community leisure services.
Featured press releases
Balanced Body press release: From racquetball to reformer: The Nelson Golf & Sports Club transforms underused space into a thriving pilates studio
The Nelson Golf & Sports Club has repurposed an underutilised racquetball court into a dedicated Reformer Pilates studio, The Studio at The Nelson, investing in premium Balanced Body equipment and instructor education to enhance member wellbeing and m
Directory
Spa and beauty equipment
Oakworks Inc: Spa and beauty equipment
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
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
Search news, features & products:
Find a supplier:
Partner sites