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FITNESS, HEALTH, WELLNESS

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Norwegian health club operator, Treningshelse Holding, which owns the Aktiv365 and Family Sports Club fitness
UK Active has announced details of its annual health and fitness industry awards ceremony, which
Industry experts are gathering in Cologne for today's European Health & Fitness Forum (EHFF), followed
John Kersh has announced he is leaving boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness, after eight years with
Egym, has signalled its intention to become a dominant force in the corporate wellness sector
Luxury hospitality group Aman Resorts and Hotels has announced plans to debut in the UAE
Questex/McLean Events (Spatec/SIBEC)
Questex/McLean Events (Spatec/SIBEC)
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
Total Fitness has released results for its most recent financial year (to June 23), which
Egym, which raised €207 million last year in new investment, continues to build its top
Having announced its intention to open 50 low cost gyms in the next three years,
Will Orr, CEO of The Gym Group, has revealed the company’s full-year results for 2023,
Form has announced the launch of HeadCoach, in-goggle, real-time coaching for swimmers delivered via augmented
This story was updated at 14.00GMT on 14 March 2024 and 16.00 GMT on 15
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Experience the pinnacle of fitness and luxury at the premier industry event, Sibec EMEA, set
The UK government acknowledged in its recent budget that economic recovery depends on the health
New legislation will change the way health clubs in the UK manage their membership process,
Technogym is launching Checkup, an assessment station which uses AI to personalise training programmes in
Eight of the world’s leading spa operations were honoured at the annual World Spa and
The first bricks and mortar Kinrgy studio opens today (1 March) in West Hollywood. Founded
Orangetheory and Self Esteem Brands have revealed plans to merge 'as equals' creating a new
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
Self Esteem Brands (SEB), owner of Anytime Fitness, has released year-end results which show year-on-year
Speaking exclusively in the current issue of HCM magazine, Third Space CEO, Colin Waggett, says
Kerzner International has ushered in a new era of wellness-centric hospitality and unveiled its highly-anticipated
More consumers are realising meditation is beneficial, but many give up because it’s difficult to
Xponential has passed ownership of Stride Fitness – the running brand it bought in January
Last year set a new standard for SATS with record-high revenues, less debt and more
Populous have unveiled their plans for a state-of-the-art e-sports arena, designed to stand as a
Iberian operator, Go fit, has confirmed its plans to move into the Italian market next
According to the annual US consumer health and wellness survey from Life Time, people are
Immersive entertainment specialists, Layered Reality, is creating a tribute to Elvis Presley featuring a concert
Egym has signalled its intention to become a major global player in the health club
Precor made history in 2011 with the launch of the first connected fitness console. Since
In response to the growth in strength training, Precor has launched its Resolute Multi-Stations. The
Banyan Tree Group is ringing in its 30th anniversary by rebranding as Banyan Group to
Total Fitness has launched a women-only concept called The Women’s Gym in Manchester, UK. Offering
Lifestyle work and wellness concept, Jesse’s House has told HCM it's gearing up to open
A chic new art-inspired spa will open in January 2024 on the French Riviera at
In the latest issue of Spa Business, Jeremy McCarthy explores what it takes to create
Kevin Yates has been promoted to CEO at Lift Brands for the EMEA region. Yates
Transformative workout and wellbeing practice, Sanctum, is launching in London in January as part of
UK Active has launched a programme designed to support the physical activity sector as it
The UK’s most recently-formed local government body – North Yorkshire Council – is making wellbeing
12,300
HCM promotional features
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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
HCM promotional features
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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
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Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter and more productive workforce, one membership at a time 
HCM promotional features
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Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal trainers in your club, with the ground-breaking Brawn platform.
HCM promotional features
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Francesca Cooper-Boden says health assessment services can boost health club retention
HCM promotional features
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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
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Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten years, ensuring the equipment in its clubs is commercially optimised
HCM promotional features
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University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
HCM promotional features
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The New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride data to life to engage and delight members
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HCM magazine
Letters
This programme provides a clear pathway from a health service to a leisure centre
HCM magazine
Specifier
You might be tempted to skip a service, but experts say it will cost you in the long run. Providers tell Steph Eaves why they their work is important to the management of assets
HCM magazine
HCM People

Esther Fairfax

Founder, The Lotte Berk Foundation
My mother was the first person to take dance and create an exercise programme out of it
HCM magazine
Interview
Franchise business Orangetheory Fitness is merging with Self Esteem Brands and is on a long-term path to 10,000 units globally, its CEO and co-founder tells Kate Cracknell
HCM magazine
Research
A new study from researchers at Yale shows HIIT can reverse nerve damage caused by Parkinson’s
HCM magazine
Insight
Liz Terry looks at which operators are most recognised by consumers, using Kantar’s latest brand insight
HCM magazine
Wellness
Absenteeism and presenteeism is taking a huge economic toll, with musculoskeletal problems and poor mental health the biggest issues. Can workplace wellness make a difference? Kath Hudson investigates
HCM magazine
Editor's letter
New laws are about to come into force that will oblige health club operators to offer consumers better membership terms. It will be disruptive, but tackled well, will change the sector for the better
HCM magazine
We’ve had an outstanding year, with record revenues of €77m and €31m in EBITDA in 2023.
HCM magazine
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
Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM magazine
Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –  is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
HCM magazine
Members are telling us they need support with their mental and spiritual health and the industry is starting to see this need. Now’s the time to fast-track our response
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
HCM People

Cristiano Ronaldo

Footballer and entrepreneur
Taking care of your physical and mental health is essential for a fulfilling life
HCM magazine
Imposter syndrome about a promotion taught the CEO of SATS that behaving authentically is the most important part of leadership. He talks to Kath Hudson
HCM magazine
Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s new strategy for 2024, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM magazine
Property experts say it’s a golden moment for health and fitness operators to secure leases, as the sector has come through the pandemic with its reputation largely intact and clubs are seen as desirable anchor tenants. Kath Hudson finds out why landlords want to talk
HCM magazine
Remember when there was mass hostility about London hosting the 2012 Olympics? Huw Edwards, CEO of UK Active, was there. He talks to Kath Hudson about the lessons he learned
HCM magazine
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Study Active acquires Premier Global name and select branding assets
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets from Assessment Technologies Institute LLC, part of Ascend Learning in the US.
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Sibec EMEA to blend fitness with luxury at Fairmont Monte Carlo
Experience the pinnacle of fitness and luxury at the premier industry event, Sibec EMEA, set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Fairmont Monte Carlo this Autumn.
Company profiles
Company profile: active insight
Active Insight was formed in 1999 in an attempt to deliver cost effective research solutions ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Matrix Fitness
Preferred by some of the world’s finest hotels and resorts, Matrix offers an array of ...
Supplier Showcase
Supplier showcase - Jon Williams
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Power Plate UK press release: Power plate + red light therapy: life-changing ‘biostacking’
“We combine Power Plate and red light therapy in all our small group classes,” says Natt Summers, founder and owner of Accomplish Fitness in Hungerford, Berkshire.
Featured press releases
Zoom Media press release: Zoom Media expands partnership with Fitness4less
Zoom Media, the UK's leading provider of health and fitness digital media, has announced a new contract with Fitness4Less to deliver Out of Home advertising across its estate.
Directory
Spa software
SpaBooker: Spa software
Cryotherapy
Art of Cryo: Cryotherapy
Lockers
Fitlockers: Lockers
Flooring
Total Vibration Solutions / TVS Sports Surfaces: Flooring
salt therapy products
Saltability: salt therapy products
Snowroom
TechnoAlpin SpA: Snowroom
Property & Tenders
Loughton, IG10
Knight Frank
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Grantham, Leicestershire
Belvoir Castle
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22-24 Apr 2024
Galgorm Resort, York,
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10-12 May 2024
China Import & Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou, China
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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
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08-08 Jun 2024
Worldwide, Various,
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11-13 Jun 2024
Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore, Singapore
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12-13 Jun 2024
ExCeL London, London, United Kingdom
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03-05 Sep 2024
IMPACT Exhibition Center, Bangkok, Thailand
Diary dates
19-19 Sep 2024
The Salil Hotel Riverside - Bangkok, Bangkok 10120, Thailand
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01-04 Oct 2024
REVĪVŌ Wellness Resort Nusa Dua Bali, Kabupaten Badung, Indonesia
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

digital news

Norwegian health club operator, Treningshelse Holding, which owns the Aktiv365 and Family Sports Club fitness
UK Active has announced details of its annual health and fitness industry awards ceremony, which
Industry experts are gathering in Cologne for today's European Health & Fitness Forum (EHFF), followed
John Kersh has announced he is leaving boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness, after eight years with
Egym, has signalled its intention to become a dominant force in the corporate wellness sector
Luxury hospitality group Aman Resorts and Hotels has announced plans to debut in the UAE
Questex/McLean Events (Spatec/SIBEC)
Questex/McLean Events (Spatec/SIBEC)
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
Total Fitness has released results for its most recent financial year (to June 23), which
Egym, which raised €207 million last year in new investment, continues to build its top
Having announced its intention to open 50 low cost gyms in the next three years,
Will Orr, CEO of The Gym Group, has revealed the company’s full-year results for 2023,
Form has announced the launch of HeadCoach, in-goggle, real-time coaching for swimmers delivered via augmented
This story was updated at 14.00GMT on 14 March 2024 and 16.00 GMT on 15
Elevate
Elevate
Experience the pinnacle of fitness and luxury at the premier industry event, Sibec EMEA, set
The UK government acknowledged in its recent budget that economic recovery depends on the health
New legislation will change the way health clubs in the UK manage their membership process,
Technogym is launching Checkup, an assessment station which uses AI to personalise training programmes in
Eight of the world’s leading spa operations were honoured at the annual World Spa and
The first bricks and mortar Kinrgy studio opens today (1 March) in West Hollywood. Founded
Orangetheory and Self Esteem Brands have revealed plans to merge 'as equals' creating a new
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
Self Esteem Brands (SEB), owner of Anytime Fitness, has released year-end results which show year-on-year
Speaking exclusively in the current issue of HCM magazine, Third Space CEO, Colin Waggett, says
Kerzner International has ushered in a new era of wellness-centric hospitality and unveiled its highly-anticipated
More consumers are realising meditation is beneficial, but many give up because it’s difficult to
Xponential has passed ownership of Stride Fitness – the running brand it bought in January
Last year set a new standard for SATS with record-high revenues, less debt and more
Populous have unveiled their plans for a state-of-the-art e-sports arena, designed to stand as a
Iberian operator, Go fit, has confirmed its plans to move into the Italian market next
According to the annual US consumer health and wellness survey from Life Time, people are
Immersive entertainment specialists, Layered Reality, is creating a tribute to Elvis Presley featuring a concert
Egym has signalled its intention to become a major global player in the health club
Precor made history in 2011 with the launch of the first connected fitness console. Since
In response to the growth in strength training, Precor has launched its Resolute Multi-Stations. The
Banyan Tree Group is ringing in its 30th anniversary by rebranding as Banyan Group to
Total Fitness has launched a women-only concept called The Women’s Gym in Manchester, UK. Offering
Lifestyle work and wellness concept, Jesse’s House has told HCM it's gearing up to open
A chic new art-inspired spa will open in January 2024 on the French Riviera at
In the latest issue of Spa Business, Jeremy McCarthy explores what it takes to create
Kevin Yates has been promoted to CEO at Lift Brands for the EMEA region. Yates
Transformative workout and wellbeing practice, Sanctum, is launching in London in January as part of
UK Active has launched a programme designed to support the physical activity sector as it
The UK’s most recently-formed local government body – North Yorkshire Council – is making wellbeing
1 - 40 of 12,300
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
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
Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter and more productive workforce, one membership at a time 
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
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
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
University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
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
We’ve had an outstanding year, with record revenues of €77m and €31m in EBITDA in 2023.
HCM magazine
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
Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM magazine
Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –  is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
HCM magazine
Members are telling us they need support with their mental and spiritual health and the industry is starting to see this need. Now’s the time to fast-track our response
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
HCM People

Cristiano Ronaldo

Footballer and entrepreneur
Taking care of your physical and mental health is essential for a fulfilling life
HCM magazine
Imposter syndrome about a promotion taught the CEO of SATS that behaving authentically is the most important part of leadership. He talks to Kath Hudson
HCM magazine
Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s new strategy for 2024, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM magazine
Property experts say it’s a golden moment for health and fitness operators to secure leases, as the sector has come through the pandemic with its reputation largely intact and clubs are seen as desirable anchor tenants. Kath Hudson finds out why landlords want to talk
HCM magazine
Remember when there was mass hostility about London hosting the 2012 Olympics? Huw Edwards, CEO of UK Active, was there. He talks to Kath Hudson about the lessons he learned
HCM magazine
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Study Active acquires Premier Global name and select branding assets
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets from Assessment Technologies Institute LLC, part of Ascend Learning in the US.
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Sibec EMEA to blend fitness with luxury at Fairmont Monte Carlo
Experience the pinnacle of fitness and luxury at the premier industry event, Sibec EMEA, set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Fairmont Monte Carlo this Autumn.
Company profiles
Company profile: active insight
Active Insight was formed in 1999 in an attempt to deliver cost effective research solutions ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Matrix Fitness
Preferred by some of the world’s finest hotels and resorts, Matrix offers an array of ...
Supplier Showcase
Supplier showcase - Jon Williams
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Power Plate UK press release: Power plate + red light therapy: life-changing ‘biostacking’
“We combine Power Plate and red light therapy in all our small group classes,” says Natt Summers, founder and owner of Accomplish Fitness in Hungerford, Berkshire.
Featured press releases
Zoom Media press release: Zoom Media expands partnership with Fitness4less
Zoom Media, the UK's leading provider of health and fitness digital media, has announced a new contract with Fitness4Less to deliver Out of Home advertising across its estate.
Directory
Spa software
SpaBooker: Spa software
Cryotherapy
Art of Cryo: Cryotherapy
Lockers
Fitlockers: Lockers
Flooring
Total Vibration Solutions / TVS Sports Surfaces: Flooring
salt therapy products
Saltability: salt therapy products
Snowroom
TechnoAlpin SpA: Snowroom
Property & Tenders
Loughton, IG10
Knight Frank
Property & Tenders
Grantham, Leicestershire
Belvoir Castle
Property & Tenders
Diary dates
22-24 Apr 2024
Galgorm Resort, York,
Diary dates
10-12 May 2024
China Import & Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou, China
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
19-19 Sep 2024
The Salil Hotel Riverside - Bangkok, Bangkok 10120, Thailand
Diary dates
01-04 Oct 2024
REVĪVŌ Wellness Resort Nusa Dua Bali, Kabupaten Badung, Indonesia
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
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