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FITNESS, HEALTH, WELLNESS

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Seventy-five members of the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) are taking part in a pilot
Six one-day courses offered by the Life Fitness training academy have been awarded CPD status.
Fitness instructor organisation, Multitrax UK, has appointed Chris Palmer as its managing director. Palmer will
Key players in the health and fitness industry will soon be able to obtain current,
A new gym concept for under-16-year-olds is to be rolled out across Esporta sites in
Last month, South Lanarkshire Leisure unveiled two new junior Shokk gyms – at Blantyre Leisure
Innovatise UK Ltd
Innovatise UK Ltd
Following a hugely successful event last year in Split, Croatia, a W3Fit EMEA, is heading
Scotland’s First Minister, Jack McConnell, officially opened The Robert Gordon University’s new £11m sports centre
Freedom Leisure, the community leisure trust operating in Sussex, has announced membership growth of 10.3
Pent Valley Leisure Centre was officially opened last month by Olympian Colin Jackson and Paralympian
Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust has relaunched Hindley Pool as a centre providing specialist facilities
Charitable trust SOLL Leisure, which manages 10 leisure sites in Oxfordshire in partnership with Oxfordshire
Members at Slough Community Leisure's Synergy fitness sites are covering the distance from Land's End
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As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
A report into healthy eating by UK-based market research company Key Note has claimed that
Private equity investor Sovereign Capital – owner of local authority leisure centre management company DC
Belgrave Baheno, the Asian Womens Organisation, has announced the development of the £16m Peepul Centre
The Hilton Group has dismissed media reports that it is looking to sell the LivingWell
Irish health and leisure company Jackie Skelly Fitness (JSF) has announced a 10m euro (£6.8m)
Pilates teachers and instructors are being urged to take part in a national consultation process
Join us at Elevate from 12-13 June in London for a special one-off live recording
World-class swimmer James Hickman will be the keynote speaker at the Register of Exercise Professionals
The Keep Fit Association (KFA) is looking forward to promoting a new programme of training
Amid speculation that Whitbread could be broken up in a venture capitalist takeover valuing the
Leisure Connection has renegotiated a contract with East Cambridgeshire District Council to manage its Paradise
Next month will see the launch of the third Charters Health Club from the Watford
A planning application has been made to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council for an £11m public-private
Health and fitness professionals can now receive childhood obesity prevention training thanks to a new
The Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI) has praised a training provider for the high level of
The council-run Profiles Plus fitness suite at Luton Regional Sports Centre is to undergo a
Edinburgh Leisure has teamed up with Scottish Swimming to offer recreational swimmers a more structured
David Lloyd Leisure is to reposition its Maidstone and Maidenhead clubs in an effort to
LivingWell has pledged to shape its service to suit the individual fitness needs of members
Team Bath, based at the University of Bath and open to students, athletes and members
David Lloyd Leisure is due to open its first Spanish club, David Lloyd Turó in
The Aspria Group has opened its flagship site in Brussels following an investment of 26m
The Dutch chain, Sport and Leisure Group, foresees steady growth in 2005, after reporting a
Deloitte has issued its latest analysis of results for the German health and fitness market,
More than 60 health and fitness operators and suppliers from throughout Europe attended the SIBECEU05
LA Fitness has reported major improvements in productivity and significant cost savings across the group
Chelmsford Borough Council has opened its new £4m swimming and sports facility at South Woodham
More than 700 people took part in the eighth David Lloyd Great Mile Run in
Formal recognition of registers of exercise professionals operating in the UK, Australia and New Zealand
12,300
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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
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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
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The New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride data to life to engage and delight members
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Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter and more productive workforce, one membership at a time 
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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
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Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal trainers in your club, with the ground-breaking Brawn platform.
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Francesca Cooper-Boden says health assessment services can boost health club retention
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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
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Everyone's talking about
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
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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
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Letters
Fuel the debate about issues and opportunities across the industry. We’d love to hear from you – [email protected]
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Life lessons
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
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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
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News report
Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
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Research
A new study from researchers at Yale shows HIIT can reverse nerve damage caused by Parkinson’s
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HCM People

Cristiano Ronaldo

Footballer and entrepreneur
Taking care of your physical and mental health is essential for a fulfilling life
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Dr Jonathan Leary

Founder, Remedy Place
It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time
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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
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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
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We’ve had an outstanding year, with record revenues of €77m and €31m in EBITDA in 2023.
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Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –  is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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As health club operators move to incorporate recovery into their offerings to meet growing consumer demand, Steph Eaves takes a look at what cryotherapy and ice bathing can add to the equation
HCM magazine
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
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Fuel the debate about issues across the industry and share your ideas and experiences. We’d love to hear from you. [email protected]
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McFit, the original budget gym is undergoing a transformation with a new look and estate-wide overhaul, as Liz Terry reports
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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
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Catalogue Gallery
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Featured press releases
Greenwich Leisure Limited press release: Innovative new partnership will see national roll-out of VR Esports Platform across UK leisure centres
Active Reality, a leader in Virtual Reality Freeroam Esports Arenas and GLL, the UK’s largest operator of municipal leisure centres, have today (3rd May 24) announced an innovative new partnership that will see a national roll out of gaming technologies within leisure centres across the country.
Featured press releases
KeepMe press release: Keepme unveils Fitness Marketers' Cheat Sheet containing AI strategies for fitness professionals
Keepme has announced the release of its newest addition to its Best Practice Series: the "Fitness Marketers' Cheat Sheet."
Directory
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Flooring
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Property & Tenders
Loughton, IG10
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Grantham, Leicestershire
Belvoir Castle
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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
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30 May - 02 Jun 2024
Rimini Exhibition Center, Rimini, Italy
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Worldwide, Various,
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11-13 Jun 2024
Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore, Singapore
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ExCeL London, London, United Kingdom
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03-05 Sep 2024
IMPACT Exhibition Center, Bangkok, Thailand
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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
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22-25 Oct 2024
Messe Stuttgart, Germany
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24-24 Oct 2024
QEII Conference Centre, London, United Kingdom
Diary dates
04-07 Nov 2024
In person, St Andrews, United Kingdom
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Latest news

Seventy-five members of the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) are taking part in a pilot
Six one-day courses offered by the Life Fitness training academy have been awarded CPD status.
Fitness instructor organisation, Multitrax UK, has appointed Chris Palmer as its managing director. Palmer will
Key players in the health and fitness industry will soon be able to obtain current,
A new gym concept for under-16-year-olds is to be rolled out across Esporta sites in
Last month, South Lanarkshire Leisure unveiled two new junior Shokk gyms – at Blantyre Leisure
Innovatise UK Ltd
Innovatise UK Ltd
Following a hugely successful event last year in Split, Croatia, a W3Fit EMEA, is heading
Scotland’s First Minister, Jack McConnell, officially opened The Robert Gordon University’s new £11m sports centre
Freedom Leisure, the community leisure trust operating in Sussex, has announced membership growth of 10.3
Pent Valley Leisure Centre was officially opened last month by Olympian Colin Jackson and Paralympian
Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust has relaunched Hindley Pool as a centre providing specialist facilities
Charitable trust SOLL Leisure, which manages 10 leisure sites in Oxfordshire in partnership with Oxfordshire
Members at Slough Community Leisure's Synergy fitness sites are covering the distance from Land's End
Elevate
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As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
A report into healthy eating by UK-based market research company Key Note has claimed that
Private equity investor Sovereign Capital – owner of local authority leisure centre management company DC
Belgrave Baheno, the Asian Womens Organisation, has announced the development of the £16m Peepul Centre
The Hilton Group has dismissed media reports that it is looking to sell the LivingWell
Irish health and leisure company Jackie Skelly Fitness (JSF) has announced a 10m euro (£6.8m)
Pilates teachers and instructors are being urged to take part in a national consultation process
Join us at Elevate from 12-13 June in London for a special one-off live recording
World-class swimmer James Hickman will be the keynote speaker at the Register of Exercise Professionals
The Keep Fit Association (KFA) is looking forward to promoting a new programme of training
Amid speculation that Whitbread could be broken up in a venture capitalist takeover valuing the
Leisure Connection has renegotiated a contract with East Cambridgeshire District Council to manage its Paradise
Next month will see the launch of the third Charters Health Club from the Watford
A planning application has been made to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council for an £11m public-private
Health and fitness professionals can now receive childhood obesity prevention training thanks to a new
The Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI) has praised a training provider for the high level of
The council-run Profiles Plus fitness suite at Luton Regional Sports Centre is to undergo a
Edinburgh Leisure has teamed up with Scottish Swimming to offer recreational swimmers a more structured
David Lloyd Leisure is to reposition its Maidstone and Maidenhead clubs in an effort to
LivingWell has pledged to shape its service to suit the individual fitness needs of members
Team Bath, based at the University of Bath and open to students, athletes and members
David Lloyd Leisure is due to open its first Spanish club, David Lloyd Turó in
The Aspria Group has opened its flagship site in Brussels following an investment of 26m
The Dutch chain, Sport and Leisure Group, foresees steady growth in 2005, after reporting a
Deloitte has issued its latest analysis of results for the German health and fitness market,
More than 60 health and fitness operators and suppliers from throughout Europe attended the SIBECEU05
LA Fitness has reported major improvements in productivity and significant cost savings across the group
Chelmsford Borough Council has opened its new £4m swimming and sports facility at South Woodham
More than 700 people took part in the eighth David Lloyd Great Mile Run in
Formal recognition of registers of exercise professionals operating in the UK, Australia and New Zealand
10801 - 10815 of 12,300
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
We want our future sports centre to act as a co-location for health and wellbeing services, furthering our connections with GP referrals and digital health platforms
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 partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
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
The New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride data to life to engage and delight members
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
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
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
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
HCM People

Dr Jonathan Leary

Founder, Remedy Place
It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time
HCM magazine
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
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
We’ve had an outstanding year, with record revenues of €77m and €31m in EBITDA in 2023.
HCM magazine
Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –  is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
HCM magazine
As health club operators move to incorporate recovery into their offerings to meet growing consumer demand, Steph Eaves takes a look at what cryotherapy and ice bathing can add to the equation
HCM magazine
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
Fuel the debate about issues across the industry and share your ideas and experiences. We’d love to hear from you. [email protected]
HCM magazine
McFit, the original budget gym is undergoing a transformation with a new look and estate-wide overhaul, as Liz Terry reports
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
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Sue Anstiss' Game Changers podcast headed for Elevate 2024
Join us at Elevate from 12-13 June in London for a special one-off live recording of The Game Changers Podcast with Sue Anstiss, CEO of Fearless Women.
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: W3Fit EMEA’s innovative programme sets sail for Sardinia, Italy
Following a hugely successful event last year in Split, Croatia, W3Fit EMEA, is heading to the Chia Laguna resort in Sardinia from 8-11 October.
Company profiles
Company profile: Power Plate
Power Plate is owned, manufactured and distributed by Northbrook, Ill.- based Performance Health Systems LLC, ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Active IQ
The UK’s leading Ofqual-recognised awarding organisation for the physical activity sector, we offer over 100 ...
Supplier Showcase
Supplier showcase - Jon Williams
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Greenwich Leisure Limited press release: Innovative new partnership will see national roll-out of VR Esports Platform across UK leisure centres
Active Reality, a leader in Virtual Reality Freeroam Esports Arenas and GLL, the UK’s largest operator of municipal leisure centres, have today (3rd May 24) announced an innovative new partnership that will see a national roll out of gaming technologies within leisure centres across the country.
Featured press releases
KeepMe press release: Keepme unveils Fitness Marketers' Cheat Sheet containing AI strategies for fitness professionals
Keepme has announced the release of its newest addition to its Best Practice Series: the "Fitness Marketers' Cheat Sheet."
Directory
Snowroom
TechnoAlpin SpA: Snowroom
Flooring
Total Vibration Solutions / TVS Sports Surfaces: Flooring
Cryotherapy
Art of Cryo: Cryotherapy
salt therapy products
Saltability: salt therapy products
Spa software
SpaBooker: Spa software
Lockers
Fitlockers: Lockers
Property & Tenders
Loughton, IG10
Knight Frank
Property & Tenders
Grantham, Leicestershire
Belvoir Castle
Property & Tenders
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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