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FITNESS, HEALTH, WELLNESS

HCM news

Improving physical strength and fitness, mental health and confidence are the main reasons for joining
The HCM team were busy at the recent FIBO Global Fitness event in Cologne, Germany,
Global publishing outfit, Leisure Media, has announced details of its new annual conference for decision-makers
New legislation will change the way health clubs in the UK manage their membership process,
Urban Gym Group has announced plans to trial women’s zones in some of its clubs
US lobbying organisation for the health and fitness sector, IHRSA, has announced a name change
Alliance Leisure
Alliance Leisure
Following a hugely successful event last year in Split, Croatia, a W3Fit EMEA, is heading
Technogym is launching Checkup, an assessment station which uses AI to personalise training programmes in
Following the launch of its Siro wellness hotel brand, in the form of Siro One
Self Esteem Brands (SEB), owner of Anytime Fitness, has released year-end results which show year-on-year
Xponential Fitness has told HCM it will vigorously defend itself against claims made in a
HCM editor, Liz Terry, has called on the sector to step up to assist the
With between 18 and 30 per cent of the populations of developed countries living in
Elevate
Elevate
Complaints about group exercise have become a thing of the past for the Reynolds Group
JD Gyms, part of listed company, JD Sports Fashion plc, has sold UAE health club
Back for its fifth year, the Connected Health & Fitness Summit (7-8 February 2024, Los
People can feel real, powerful benefits from having a gym or health club membership even
A new fitness franchise launches its first location tomorrow in Irving-Las Colinas, Texas (9 September
Orangetheory Fitness is tapping into the strength training trend with Strength 50, a new 50-minute
Entrepreneur Steven Bartlett, perhaps most famous for his role in BBC's Dragon's Den, has invested
Innovatise UK Ltd
Innovatise UK Ltd
Phil Heath, professional athlete, bodybuilder and 7x Mr. Olympia, has fielded a lot of questions
Local government organisations and industry thought leaders have slammed the UK government’s decision not to
Fitness First has filed a Court Order for restructuring at Companies House in the UK
Lifestyle brand Equinox has told HCM it plans to fight a ruling by the US
Urban Gym Group is adding to its network of fitness clubs with the opening of
Fitness First UK has confirmed to HCM that it's in the process of restructuring, citing
Fitness industry leaders, including UK Active CEO Huw Edwards, will take to the stage at
Dave Long, co-founder and CEO of Orangetheory Fitness, has told HCM the boutique fitness franchise
German fitness operator, Life Fit Group, led by Martin Seibold, has snapped Loft Holding GmbH
José Nercellas, CEO of l’Orange Bleue, is planning to open 450 new European gyms and
Mark Wahlberg- and David Beckham-backed F45 Training has announced a reduction in its core workforce
The ninth European Health & Fitness Forum (EHFF) has kicked off at the Koelnmesse in
The Global Health & Fitness Alliance (GHFA) has announced Andrea Bell is to serve as
The health, fitness and activity sector is ramping up its sustainability drive to net-zero with
Boutique boxing gym brand BXR London will open its second full-service club in London next
The UK government should encourage – and make it easier – for doctors and other
UK Active has sent letters to three government departments, asking for them to provide the
Total Fitness plans to launch a new-style health club model, with plans already in the
Armah Sports has launched a new health club concept for the Middle Eastern market, which
Fitness apps that emphasise death-related messaging are more effective in getting people physically active. The
Rainer Schaller's RSG Group has set 20 September as the opening date for its first
A cross-party DCMS Committee in the UK has called on the government to launch a
Urban Health Club in Ludwigsburg, Germany, has introduced a 24/7 operation. The €2.8m hub for
12,300
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Coaching workshops from Keith Smith and Adam Daniel have been designed to empower your team and transform your service
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal trainers in your club, with the ground-breaking Brawn platform.
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten years, ensuring the equipment in its clubs is commercially optimised
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Francesca Cooper-Boden says health assessment services can boost health club retention
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with business growth. MD, John Lofting and operations director, Matt Aynsley, explain the rationale
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter and more productive workforce, one membership at a time 
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
GymNation is pioneering the future of fitness with software specialist Perfect Gym providing a scalable tech platform to power and sustain its growth
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
The New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride data to life to engage and delight members
HCM promotional features
HCM magazine
HCM People
MD of leisure, health and wellbeing, Places Leisure Places Leisure
Graves Health and Sports Centre is taking park in a diabetes and peripheral neuropathy study
HCM magazine
Insight
As more people join clubs to support their mental health, fitness professionals need to be empowered to take a holistic approach. Kath Hudson shares useful tools discussed at the ACE summit on mental health
HCM magazine
HCM People

Cristiano Ronaldo

Footballer and entrepreneur
Taking care of your physical and mental health is essential for a fulfilling life
HCM magazine
Everyone's talking about
Now mental health is the number one reason for people to join a health club, do fitness professionals need a grounding in counselling to offer a more holistic service? Kath Hudson asks the experts
HCM magazine
Research
New research has found BMI to be a highly inaccurate measure of childhood obesity, leading current thinking and policy based on it into question
HCM magazine
News report
Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s new strategy for 2024, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM magazine
Specifier
Industry suppliers are responding to the exponential increase in consumer demand for strength training with a raft of new and innovative launches and concepts, as Steph Eaves reports
HCM magazine
HCM People

Dr Jonathan Leary

Founder, Remedy Place
It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time
HCM magazine
I needed a new management team with the talent and leadership to reposition a 20-year-old brand
HCM magazine
Pilates is having a moment. Steph Eaves asks suppliers how they’re responding to the demand
HCM magazine
What needs to happen to integrate physical activity with healthcare? Leaders in the sector share their thoughts
HCM magazine
Consumers’ growing love of strength training is to be welcomed, as this long-neglected modality has a renaissance, however, it’s vital we continue to make the case for cardio
HCM magazine
HCM People

Jen Holland

CEO: Edinburgh Leisure
Edinburgh Council will have a £143m budget shortfall by 2028/29 and so must find ways to become more efficient
HCM magazine
The European fitness sector is beating pre-pandemic numbers according to the 11th annual European Health & Fitness Market Report 2024 from Deloitte and EuropeActive, as Karsten Hollasch reports
HCM magazine
With the industry experiencing a huge swing towards strength training, researchers recommend continuing to make the case for cardio
HCM magazine
When a hefty round of investment coincided with the pandemic, the CEO of Midtown Athletic Clubs feared the company – founded by his grandfather – would go down on his watch. He talks to Kath Hudson about the pressure to keep the business afloat
HCM magazine
Speaking on the LIFTS podcast recently, Xponential Fitness CEO Anthony Geisler said participation in studio cycling is down globally. Kath Hudson decided to investigate
HCM magazine
We have a fantastic opportunity in front of us to realise our vision of a happier and healthier world
HCM magazine
The Elevate trade show and conference comes to London next month. HCM gives the low down on what to look out for
HCM magazine
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Places Leisure successfully launches myFitApp to enhance member experience
Places Leisure is a leading leisure centre operator with a mission to create active places and healthy people for communities to thrive.
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Company profiles
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Company profiles
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GLL
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Supplier Showcase
Supplier showcase - Jon Williams
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Perfect Gym press release: PerfectGym joins Sport Alliance
Sport Alliance, a Hamburg-based provider of innovative software solutions and services to gyms and fitness suites, has announced the acquisition of PerfectGym, the international software provider to fitness and leisure businesses.
Featured press releases
Greenwich Leisure Limited press release: GLL fitness instructor smashes World Record
Anthony Bryan, a fitness instructor at GLL’s Southbury Leisure Centre, recently took part in the London Marathon.
Directory
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Snowroom
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Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Cryotherapy
Art of Cryo: Cryotherapy
Flooring
Total Vibration Solutions / TVS Sports Surfaces: Flooring
Salt therapy products
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Property & Tenders
Loughton, IG10
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Grantham, Leicestershire
Belvoir Castle
Property & Tenders
Diary dates
23-24 May 2024
Large Hall of the Chamber of Commerce (Erbprinzenpalais), Wiesbaden, Germany
Diary dates
30 May - 02 Jun 2024
Rimini Exhibition Center, Rimini, Italy
Diary dates
08-08 Jun 2024
Worldwide, Various,
Diary dates
11-13 Jun 2024
Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore, Singapore
Diary dates
12-13 Jun 2024
ExCeL London, London, United Kingdom
Diary dates
03-05 Sep 2024
IMPACT Exhibition Center, Bangkok, Thailand
Diary dates
08-10 Sep 2024
Wyndham® Lake Buena Vista Disney Springs™ Resort, Lake Buena Vista, United States
Diary dates
19-19 Sep 2024
The Salil Hotel Riverside - Bangkok, Bangkok 10120, Thailand
Diary dates
20-22 Sep 2024
Locations worldwide,
Diary dates
01-04 Oct 2024
REVĪVŌ Wellness Resort Nusa Dua Bali, Kabupaten Badung, Indonesia
Diary dates
09-13 Oct 2024
Soneva Fushi, Maldives
Diary dates
22-25 Oct 2024
Messe Stuttgart, Germany
Diary dates
24-24 Oct 2024
QEII Conference Centre, London, United Kingdom
Diary dates
04-07 Nov 2024
In person, St Andrews, United Kingdom
Diary dates
10-13 Apr 2025
Exhibition Centre , Cologne, Germany
Diary dates

HCM news

Improving physical strength and fitness, mental health and confidence are the main reasons for joining
The HCM team were busy at the recent FIBO Global Fitness event in Cologne, Germany,
Global publishing outfit, Leisure Media, has announced details of its new annual conference for decision-makers
New legislation will change the way health clubs in the UK manage their membership process,
Urban Gym Group has announced plans to trial women’s zones in some of its clubs
US lobbying organisation for the health and fitness sector, IHRSA, has announced a name change
Alliance Leisure
Alliance Leisure
Following a hugely successful event last year in Split, Croatia, a W3Fit EMEA, is heading
Technogym is launching Checkup, an assessment station which uses AI to personalise training programmes in
Following the launch of its Siro wellness hotel brand, in the form of Siro One
Self Esteem Brands (SEB), owner of Anytime Fitness, has released year-end results which show year-on-year
Xponential Fitness has told HCM it will vigorously defend itself against claims made in a
HCM editor, Liz Terry, has called on the sector to step up to assist the
With between 18 and 30 per cent of the populations of developed countries living in
Elevate
Elevate
Complaints about group exercise have become a thing of the past for the Reynolds Group
JD Gyms, part of listed company, JD Sports Fashion plc, has sold UAE health club
Back for its fifth year, the Connected Health & Fitness Summit (7-8 February 2024, Los
People can feel real, powerful benefits from having a gym or health club membership even
A new fitness franchise launches its first location tomorrow in Irving-Las Colinas, Texas (9 September
Orangetheory Fitness is tapping into the strength training trend with Strength 50, a new 50-minute
Entrepreneur Steven Bartlett, perhaps most famous for his role in BBC's Dragon's Den, has invested
Innovatise UK Ltd
Innovatise UK Ltd
Phil Heath, professional athlete, bodybuilder and 7x Mr. Olympia, has fielded a lot of questions
Local government organisations and industry thought leaders have slammed the UK government’s decision not to
Fitness First has filed a Court Order for restructuring at Companies House in the UK
Lifestyle brand Equinox has told HCM it plans to fight a ruling by the US
Urban Gym Group is adding to its network of fitness clubs with the opening of
Fitness First UK has confirmed to HCM that it's in the process of restructuring, citing
Fitness industry leaders, including UK Active CEO Huw Edwards, will take to the stage at
Dave Long, co-founder and CEO of Orangetheory Fitness, has told HCM the boutique fitness franchise
German fitness operator, Life Fit Group, led by Martin Seibold, has snapped Loft Holding GmbH
José Nercellas, CEO of l’Orange Bleue, is planning to open 450 new European gyms and
Mark Wahlberg- and David Beckham-backed F45 Training has announced a reduction in its core workforce
The ninth European Health & Fitness Forum (EHFF) has kicked off at the Koelnmesse in
The Global Health & Fitness Alliance (GHFA) has announced Andrea Bell is to serve as
The health, fitness and activity sector is ramping up its sustainability drive to net-zero with
Boutique boxing gym brand BXR London will open its second full-service club in London next
The UK government should encourage – and make it easier – for doctors and other
UK Active has sent letters to three government departments, asking for them to provide the
Total Fitness plans to launch a new-style health club model, with plans already in the
Armah Sports has launched a new health club concept for the Middle Eastern market, which
Fitness apps that emphasise death-related messaging are more effective in getting people physically active. The
Rainer Schaller's RSG Group has set 20 September as the opening date for its first
A cross-party DCMS Committee in the UK has called on the government to launch a
Urban Health Club in Ludwigsburg, Germany, has introduced a 24/7 operation. The €2.8m hub for
1 - 40 of 12,300
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Coaching workshops from Keith Smith and Adam Daniel have been designed to empower your team and transform your service
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal trainers in your club, with the ground-breaking Brawn platform.
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten years, ensuring the equipment in its clubs is commercially optimised
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Francesca Cooper-Boden says health assessment services can boost health club retention
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with business growth. MD, John Lofting and operations director, Matt Aynsley, explain the rationale
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter and more productive workforce, one membership at a time 
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
GymNation is pioneering the future of fitness with software specialist Perfect Gym providing a scalable tech platform to power and sustain its growth
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
The New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride data to life to engage and delight members
HCM promotional features
HCM magazine
I needed a new management team with the talent and leadership to reposition a 20-year-old brand
HCM magazine
Pilates is having a moment. Steph Eaves asks suppliers how they’re responding to the demand
HCM magazine
What needs to happen to integrate physical activity with healthcare? Leaders in the sector share their thoughts
HCM magazine
Consumers’ growing love of strength training is to be welcomed, as this long-neglected modality has a renaissance, however, it’s vital we continue to make the case for cardio
HCM magazine
HCM People

Jen Holland

CEO: Edinburgh Leisure
Edinburgh Council will have a £143m budget shortfall by 2028/29 and so must find ways to become more efficient
HCM magazine
The European fitness sector is beating pre-pandemic numbers according to the 11th annual European Health & Fitness Market Report 2024 from Deloitte and EuropeActive, as Karsten Hollasch reports
HCM magazine
With the industry experiencing a huge swing towards strength training, researchers recommend continuing to make the case for cardio
HCM magazine
When a hefty round of investment coincided with the pandemic, the CEO of Midtown Athletic Clubs feared the company – founded by his grandfather – would go down on his watch. He talks to Kath Hudson about the pressure to keep the business afloat
HCM magazine
Speaking on the LIFTS podcast recently, Xponential Fitness CEO Anthony Geisler said participation in studio cycling is down globally. Kath Hudson decided to investigate
HCM magazine
We have a fantastic opportunity in front of us to realise our vision of a happier and healthier world
HCM magazine
The Elevate trade show and conference comes to London next month. HCM gives the low down on what to look out for
HCM magazine
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Places Leisure successfully launches myFitApp to enhance member experience
Places Leisure is a leading leisure centre operator with a mission to create active places and healthy people for communities to thrive.
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Introducing the Schwinn Z Bike: where innovation meets performance
In the dynamic world of indoor cycling, Schwinn has consistently been at the forefront of innovation. Now, we proudly present the Schwinn Z Bike, the culmination of our legacy of excellence.
Company profiles
Company profile: Legend by Xplor
We help a wide range of public sector leisure operators (including Leisure Trusts, Leisure Management ...
Company profiles
Company profile: GLL
GLL
As the UK’s leading provider of both leisure centres and libraries, GLL operate nearly 400 ...
Supplier Showcase
Supplier showcase - Jon Williams
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Perfect Gym press release: PerfectGym joins Sport Alliance
Sport Alliance, a Hamburg-based provider of innovative software solutions and services to gyms and fitness suites, has announced the acquisition of PerfectGym, the international software provider to fitness and leisure businesses.
Featured press releases
Greenwich Leisure Limited press release: GLL fitness instructor smashes World Record
Anthony Bryan, a fitness instructor at GLL’s Southbury Leisure Centre, recently took part in the London Marathon.
Directory
Spa software
SpaBooker: Spa software
Snowroom
TechnoAlpin SpA: Snowroom
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Cryotherapy
Art of Cryo: Cryotherapy
Flooring
Total Vibration Solutions / TVS Sports Surfaces: Flooring
Salt therapy products
Himalayan Source: Salt therapy products
Property & Tenders
Loughton, IG10
Knight Frank
Property & Tenders
Grantham, Leicestershire
Belvoir Castle
Property & Tenders
Diary dates
23-24 May 2024
Large Hall of the Chamber of Commerce (Erbprinzenpalais), Wiesbaden, Germany
Diary dates
30 May - 02 Jun 2024
Rimini Exhibition Center, Rimini, Italy
Diary dates
08-08 Jun 2024
Worldwide, Various,
Diary dates
11-13 Jun 2024
Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore, Singapore
Diary dates
12-13 Jun 2024
ExCeL London, London, United Kingdom
Diary dates
03-05 Sep 2024
IMPACT Exhibition Center, Bangkok, Thailand
Diary dates
08-10 Sep 2024
Wyndham® Lake Buena Vista Disney Springs™ Resort, Lake Buena Vista, United States
Diary dates
19-19 Sep 2024
The Salil Hotel Riverside - Bangkok, Bangkok 10120, Thailand
Diary dates
20-22 Sep 2024
Locations worldwide,
Diary dates
01-04 Oct 2024
REVĪVŌ Wellness Resort Nusa Dua Bali, Kabupaten Badung, Indonesia
Diary dates
09-13 Oct 2024
Soneva Fushi, Maldives
Diary dates
22-25 Oct 2024
Messe Stuttgart, Germany
Diary dates
24-24 Oct 2024
QEII Conference Centre, London, United Kingdom
Diary dates
04-07 Nov 2024
In person, St Andrews, United Kingdom
Diary dates
10-13 Apr 2025
Exhibition Centre , Cologne, Germany
Diary dates
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