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FITNESS, HEALTH, WELLNESS

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Center Parcs shares dropped sharply following the UK holiday village operator announcing that rising energy
The chairman of LA Fitness, Peter Jacobs, has confirmed that the company is reviewing a
New members of LivingWell health and fitness clubs will get their money back if they
Irish health and fitness club chain Jackie Skelly Fitness is to invest 3m euros (£2m)
Sedgefield Borough Council will ban smoking in all of its leisure centres from 2 January
The development of Robert Gordon University’s (RGU) £10.7m new sports facility is nearly complete. Due
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Panatta will consolidate its global presence throughout 2024 by attending a host of major industry
Martin Corbishley has been appointed head of property services to sport and leisure management company
Health and fitness club operator Esporta has sold three non-core sites to Virgin Active as
Calls for increased activity among members of the public, the introduction of NHS health trainers
Celebrity trainer Kevin Barclay-Webb is expanding his Fitness Lounge concept overseas following its UK debut.
The Aspria Group will officially take over a Champneys Club in Brussels in January 2005.
Employers are being urged to ensure their fitness staff have up-to-date registration on the Register
Questex/McLean Events (Spatec/SIBEC)
Questex/McLean Events (Spatec/SIBEC)
Experience the pinnacle of fitness and luxury at the premier industry event, Sibec EMEA, set
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has opened its first health and fitness club in Belgium, in
As the largest qualification-based fitness organisation in the world, the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs)
The US Surgeon General, Richard Carmona, has warned that half of all Americans over the
The owner of the Norwegian health club, Arena Sport and Fitness, is to open his
Olympic sports psychologist Chris Shambrook – who was part of the winning Great Britain rowing
The national governing body for yoga, the British Wheel of Yoga (BWY), is to offer
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
The San Babila Sport Club has opened in Milan. Owned by Alessandro Tavallini, the club
Russian fitness chain Planet Fitness is to open the first of a number of clubs
The Wright Foundation is to introduce seven advanced courses in key areas of exercise referral
Russian fitness chain Strata Partners has opened another of its CityFitness clubs, which launched earlier
Oase Health & Sports Club in Bochum, Germany has invested 2m euros (£1.4m) in a
A fitness equipment supplier has become one of the first companies in Turkey to enter
Swiss operator Migros has opened another of its Fitnesspark sites in Greifensee. The two-story sport,
Kenneth Cooper, founder and chairman of the Cooper Aerobics Center, has announced plans to open
The Marriot Hotel in Amman, Jordan, has refurbished its 80sq m health and fitness club
Fitness equipment supplier Star Trac has strengthened its distribution in Europe with the acquisition of
Premier Occupational Healthcare and Working Health has developed a bespoke training workshop for health and
LivingWell, the health and fitness division of Hilton Group, has launched its own dedicated recruitment
According to a study by Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, many British parents are failing to
De Vere Hotels is to opens a 3,500 capacity health club at its £16m Village
COMO hotels and resorts group has fully opened the Uma Paro hotel and spa in
The Sawgrass Marriott Resort in America will be opening a 20,000sq ft (1,858sq m) spa
Sports minister Richard Caborn was at Gateshead International Stadium on Friday (26 November) to mark
Health club chain énergie Fitness Clubs has won the New Business of the Year award
Singapore-based hotel owner and operator Raffles International has opened its first resort in the Caribbean
Corporate health club management company Neal Training is to develop its executive club concept after
Manchester health club GL-14, winner of the 2004 FIA Flame Club of the Year (under
Charitable organisation Coventry Sports Foundation has upgraded its health club facilities at Centre AT7, The
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Francesca Cooper-Boden says health assessment services can boost health club retention
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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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GymNation is pioneering the future of fitness with software specialist Perfect Gym providing a scalable tech platform to power and sustain its growth
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University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
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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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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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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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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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Debate
Although there’s much talk about working with health services, research from SLC suggests there’s much work to do before the sector is ready for the challenge. Kath Hudson asks the experts to identify barriers and solutions
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Insight
Liz Terry looks at which operators are most recognised by consumers, using Kantar’s latest brand insight
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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
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Opinion
Dr Paul Bedford talks to Jak Phillips about the double-edged sword of the strength training trend and his ambitions for the sector
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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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Research
A new study from researchers at Yale shows HIIT can reverse nerve damage caused by Parkinson’s
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We are the new youth club, a social space for young people to connect
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
Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
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HCM People

Dr Jonathan Leary

Founder, Remedy Place
It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time
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New research has found BMI to be a highly inaccurate measure of childhood obesity, leading current thinking and policy based on it into question
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Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s new strategy for 2024, as Kath Hudson reports
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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
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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
HCM magazine
Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –  is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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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
Fuel the debate about issues and opportunities across the industry. We’d love to hear from you – [email protected]
HCM magazine
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Webinar: Building a new energy future for the leisure sector
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Panatta will consolidate its global presence throughout 2024 by attending a host of major industry events around the globe.
Company profiles
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Company profile: The Health and Fitness Institute
All fitness education providers currently out there are one and the same. They vary in ...
Supplier Showcase
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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
Cryotherapy
Art of Cryo: Cryotherapy
Spa software
SpaBooker: Spa software
Snowroom
TechnoAlpin SpA: Snowroom
Flooring
Total Vibration Solutions / TVS Sports Surfaces: Flooring
salt therapy products
Saltability: salt therapy products
Lockers
Fitlockers: Lockers
Property & Tenders
Loughton, IG10
Knight Frank
Property & Tenders
Grantham, Leicestershire
Belvoir Castle
Property & Tenders
Diary dates
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
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30 May - 02 Jun 2024
Rimini Exhibition Center, Rimini, Italy
Diary dates
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
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

Latest news

Center Parcs shares dropped sharply following the UK holiday village operator announcing that rising energy
The chairman of LA Fitness, Peter Jacobs, has confirmed that the company is reviewing a
New members of LivingWell health and fitness clubs will get their money back if they
Irish health and fitness club chain Jackie Skelly Fitness is to invest 3m euros (£2m)
Sedgefield Borough Council will ban smoking in all of its leisure centres from 2 January
The development of Robert Gordon University’s (RGU) £10.7m new sports facility is nearly complete. Due
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Panatta will consolidate its global presence throughout 2024 by attending a host of major industry
Martin Corbishley has been appointed head of property services to sport and leisure management company
Health and fitness club operator Esporta has sold three non-core sites to Virgin Active as
Calls for increased activity among members of the public, the introduction of NHS health trainers
Celebrity trainer Kevin Barclay-Webb is expanding his Fitness Lounge concept overseas following its UK debut.
The Aspria Group will officially take over a Champneys Club in Brussels in January 2005.
Employers are being urged to ensure their fitness staff have up-to-date registration on the Register
Questex/McLean Events (Spatec/SIBEC)
Questex/McLean Events (Spatec/SIBEC)
Experience the pinnacle of fitness and luxury at the premier industry event, Sibec EMEA, set
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has opened its first health and fitness club in Belgium, in
As the largest qualification-based fitness organisation in the world, the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs)
The US Surgeon General, Richard Carmona, has warned that half of all Americans over the
The owner of the Norwegian health club, Arena Sport and Fitness, is to open his
Olympic sports psychologist Chris Shambrook – who was part of the winning Great Britain rowing
The national governing body for yoga, the British Wheel of Yoga (BWY), is to offer
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
The San Babila Sport Club has opened in Milan. Owned by Alessandro Tavallini, the club
Russian fitness chain Planet Fitness is to open the first of a number of clubs
The Wright Foundation is to introduce seven advanced courses in key areas of exercise referral
Russian fitness chain Strata Partners has opened another of its CityFitness clubs, which launched earlier
Oase Health & Sports Club in Bochum, Germany has invested 2m euros (£1.4m) in a
A fitness equipment supplier has become one of the first companies in Turkey to enter
Swiss operator Migros has opened another of its Fitnesspark sites in Greifensee. The two-story sport,
Kenneth Cooper, founder and chairman of the Cooper Aerobics Center, has announced plans to open
The Marriot Hotel in Amman, Jordan, has refurbished its 80sq m health and fitness club
Fitness equipment supplier Star Trac has strengthened its distribution in Europe with the acquisition of
Premier Occupational Healthcare and Working Health has developed a bespoke training workshop for health and
LivingWell, the health and fitness division of Hilton Group, has launched its own dedicated recruitment
According to a study by Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, many British parents are failing to
De Vere Hotels is to opens a 3,500 capacity health club at its £16m Village
COMO hotels and resorts group has fully opened the Uma Paro hotel and spa in
The Sawgrass Marriott Resort in America will be opening a 20,000sq ft (1,858sq m) spa
Sports minister Richard Caborn was at Gateshead International Stadium on Friday (26 November) to mark
Health club chain énergie Fitness Clubs has won the New Business of the Year award
Singapore-based hotel owner and operator Raffles International has opened its first resort in the Caribbean
Corporate health club management company Neal Training is to develop its executive club concept after
Manchester health club GL-14, winner of the 2004 FIA Flame Club of the Year (under
Charitable organisation Coventry Sports Foundation has upgraded its health club facilities at Centre AT7, The
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HCM promotional features
Sponsored
The data in the asset management software is invaluable when we implement transformation projects at sites across our estate
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
The New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride data to life to engage and delight members
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Francesca Cooper-Boden says health assessment services can boost health club retention
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
University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
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
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
HCM magazine
We are the new youth club, a social space for young people to connect
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
Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson 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
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
Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s new strategy for 2024, as Kath Hudson reports
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
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
Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –  is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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
Fuel the debate about issues and opportunities across the industry. We’d love to hear from you – [email protected]
HCM magazine
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Webinar: Building a new energy future for the leisure sector
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical challenge in balancing net zero goals, funding and increased costs.
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Panatta to showcase innovation at major fitness and bodybuilding events in 2024
Panatta will consolidate its global presence throughout 2024 by attending a host of major industry events around the globe.
Company profiles
Company profile: Spivi
Spivi is an immersive fitness gamification platform that helps gym operators to achieve better retention ...
Company profiles
Company profile: The Health and Fitness Institute
All fitness education providers currently out there are one and the same. They vary in ...
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
Cryotherapy
Art of Cryo: Cryotherapy
Spa software
SpaBooker: Spa software
Snowroom
TechnoAlpin SpA: Snowroom
Flooring
Total Vibration Solutions / TVS Sports Surfaces: Flooring
salt therapy products
Saltability: salt therapy products
Lockers
Fitlockers: Lockers
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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