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A new leisure centre in Midhurst in West Sussex has won the backing of Chichester
North Country Leisure (NCL) Alnwick has opened new facilities at two of its leisure centres.
Guoman Hotel has invested £250,000 in building a new health club at its Charing Cross
LeisureWorld in Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland, has unveiled its new 1.6m euro (£1.29m) upgrade. The development
The designs for the London 2012 Olympics’ Handball Arena have been unveiled by the Olympic
Results from the seventh annual sporta State of Industry survey show that confidence in the
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
North Country Leisure (NCL) Tynedale is to implement a £336,000, three-year initiative to provide a
Work has begun on the £5m redevelopment of the University of Bradford Leisure Centre. The
The latest site in the Little Gym franchise has opened in the new £1.6bn mixed-use
The Blackburn with Darwen community now has free access to sports facilities at local leisure
A report from Leisure Net Solutions claims that a "worrying number" of health club operators
Leisure Trust Mytime has launched a new health and fitness club at the Goals Soccer
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Plans for the first phase of a project designed to turn Bristol into one of
Honiton Sports Centre and Swimming Pool in East Devon has reopened following a £250,000 gym
Nottingham City Council has been given the green light to build a new £6m leisure
On 19 October the Victorian Baths at Glenogle Swim Centre in Edinburgh was closed to
Freedom Leisure is to expand its GP referral scheme, the Oasis Programme, to Bexhill this
Westminster City Council has unveiled designs for its new £4.3m eco-friendly sport and community centre
Leading clubs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have invested in Precor’s AMT. The sales
Dynaforce, the exclusive Technogym distributor in Singapore, has entered into a joint venture with the
Star Trac’s show site in the Czech Republic has spun off into a fully-fledged health
FitPro has teamed up with the FIA to offer a new industry event, the FIA
The £250m Westside Shopping and Leisure Centre has opened in Bern, Switzerland. Designed by New
Work has commenced on the £7.6m remodelling of a large two-storey Marks & Spencer retail
Health club operator David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has reapplied for planning permission from Exeter City
Harrow Council has become the latest local authority to shelve leisure development plans due to
Padiham Leisure Centre in Burnley is set to undergo a £1.25m revamp over the next
The new 25m euro ($31.2, £20m) Ballyfermot Leisure Centre in Ballyfermot, Ireland, will open on
The DCMS has rebutted claims made by Roger Millward, chief executive of the Swimming Teachers'
SkillsActive and REPs have launched initial draft proposals for a major restructuring of the education
Pulse Total Leisure Solutions has launched a number of new products. Swim, Fitness and Leisure
The Vale of Glamorgan Council in south Wales is investing £300,000 to upgrade and extend
SHOKK, has continued its expansion into the US with the opening of a new site
YugraInvestStroyProekt, the largest developer in the Khanty-Mansi autonomous okrug in Russia, and Strata Partners, one
FitLinxx has continued its international expansion with new site openings in Spain and Sweden. Three
Active Ageing Week, the annual health promotion event spearheaded by the International Council on Active
Virgin Active has piloted MyRide, the personal cycling experience from The Indoor Cycling Group, in
Aura Sport and Leisure Management, one of Ireland’s largest sport and leisure management companies, opened
YMCA Central Herts has unveiled plans for a new £14m youth and community centre on
The gym at Temple Cowley Pools leisure centre in Oxford is due to undergo a
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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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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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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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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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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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The industry is embracing consumer-facing tech. Now it’s time to streamline back-of-house systems with Orbit4, says Daniel Jones
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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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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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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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Phillip Mills

CEO, Les Mills
The Les Mills partnership with Hyrox is something I'm personally really excited about
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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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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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Specifier
Designing multi-functional spaces can lead to fewer bottlenecks at peak times. Julie Cramer investigates the latest kit and inspiring installations
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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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Strength training is evolving, driven by changing consumer preferences. Julie Cramer talks to innovators about how their products are meeting this demand
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
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
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
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I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
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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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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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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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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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Welcome to Elevate 2026
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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
Company profile: Innerva
Innerva are a UK manufacturer of ‘Power Assisted Exercise’ equipment for older adults, those with ...
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Vor is the world’s most powerful workout generation tool, transforming how fitness businesses deliver personalised ...
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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.
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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
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QEII Conference Centre, London,
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Koelnmesse Exhibition Centre, Cologne, Germany
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Latest news

A new leisure centre in Midhurst in West Sussex has won the backing of Chichester
North Country Leisure (NCL) Alnwick has opened new facilities at two of its leisure centres.
Guoman Hotel has invested £250,000 in building a new health club at its Charing Cross
LeisureWorld in Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland, has unveiled its new 1.6m euro (£1.29m) upgrade. The development
The designs for the London 2012 Olympics’ Handball Arena have been unveiled by the Olympic
Results from the seventh annual sporta State of Industry survey show that confidence in the
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
North Country Leisure (NCL) Tynedale is to implement a £336,000, three-year initiative to provide a
Work has begun on the £5m redevelopment of the University of Bradford Leisure Centre. The
The latest site in the Little Gym franchise has opened in the new £1.6bn mixed-use
The Blackburn with Darwen community now has free access to sports facilities at local leisure
A report from Leisure Net Solutions claims that a "worrying number" of health club operators
Leisure Trust Mytime has launched a new health and fitness club at the Goals Soccer
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Plans for the first phase of a project designed to turn Bristol into one of
Honiton Sports Centre and Swimming Pool in East Devon has reopened following a £250,000 gym
Nottingham City Council has been given the green light to build a new £6m leisure
On 19 October the Victorian Baths at Glenogle Swim Centre in Edinburgh was closed to
Freedom Leisure is to expand its GP referral scheme, the Oasis Programme, to Bexhill this
Westminster City Council has unveiled designs for its new £4.3m eco-friendly sport and community centre
Leading clubs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have invested in Precor’s AMT. The sales
Dynaforce, the exclusive Technogym distributor in Singapore, has entered into a joint venture with the
Star Trac’s show site in the Czech Republic has spun off into a fully-fledged health
FitPro has teamed up with the FIA to offer a new industry event, the FIA
The £250m Westside Shopping and Leisure Centre has opened in Bern, Switzerland. Designed by New
Work has commenced on the £7.6m remodelling of a large two-storey Marks & Spencer retail
Health club operator David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has reapplied for planning permission from Exeter City
Harrow Council has become the latest local authority to shelve leisure development plans due to
Padiham Leisure Centre in Burnley is set to undergo a £1.25m revamp over the next
The new 25m euro ($31.2, £20m) Ballyfermot Leisure Centre in Ballyfermot, Ireland, will open on
The DCMS has rebutted claims made by Roger Millward, chief executive of the Swimming Teachers'
SkillsActive and REPs have launched initial draft proposals for a major restructuring of the education
Pulse Total Leisure Solutions has launched a number of new products. Swim, Fitness and Leisure
The Vale of Glamorgan Council in south Wales is investing £300,000 to upgrade and extend
SHOKK, has continued its expansion into the US with the opening of a new site
YugraInvestStroyProekt, the largest developer in the Khanty-Mansi autonomous okrug in Russia, and Strata Partners, one
FitLinxx has continued its international expansion with new site openings in Spain and Sweden. Three
Active Ageing Week, the annual health promotion event spearheaded by the International Council on Active
Virgin Active has piloted MyRide, the personal cycling experience from The Indoor Cycling Group, in
Aura Sport and Leisure Management, one of Ireland’s largest sport and leisure management companies, opened
YMCA Central Herts has unveiled plans for a new £14m youth and community centre on
The gym at Temple Cowley Pools leisure centre in Oxford is due to undergo a
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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
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
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
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
The industry is embracing consumer-facing tech. Now it’s time to streamline back-of-house systems with Orbit4, says Daniel Jones
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
Strength training is evolving, driven by changing consumer preferences. Julie Cramer talks to innovators about how their products are meeting this demand
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
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
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
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
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
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
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
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
Welcome to Elevate 2026
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: Innerva
Innerva are a UK manufacturer of ‘Power Assisted Exercise’ equipment for older adults, those with ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Vor Technologies Ltd
Vor is the world’s most powerful workout generation tool, transforming how fitness businesses deliver personalised ...
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
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Spa and beauty equipment
Oakworks Inc: Spa and beauty equipment
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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