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29 Sep 2021
A group of leading health and fitness companies in Romania have joined forces to launch
27 Sep 2021
Boxing-inspired fitness operator Rumble has signed a master franchise agreement in Australia, which could see
27 Sep 2021
Hotel giant Accor has launched a new bespoke, premium fitness service for its upmarket Pullman
23 Sep 2021
People should concentrate on exercise and staying fit – rather than dieting and weight loss
22 Sep 2021
Sibec Europe, scheduled to take place in Cologne, Germany, from 2 to 5 November 2021,
22 Sep 2021
Swim England has warned that 2,000 swimming pools could be lost forever unless the government
04 Aug 2021
People's fitness goals are extremely diverse – ranging from an elite athlete focused on the
22 Sep 2021
Sports Minister, Nigel Huddleston, has joined gym-goers this morning to kick-off the annual National Fitness
21 Sep 2021
A new high-end workspace, designed for the use of personal trainers, coaches and other health
21 Sep 2021
VAT reform, adjustments in business rates and a fitness-led high street regeneration push could see
20 Sep 2021
Peloton has completed the merging of its commercial operations with Precor, the equipment brand it
20 Sep 2021
Half of UK adults aren't happy with their physical fitness levels, according to a study
17 Sep 2021
Temporary measures brought in to support businesses in the UK from insolvency during the pandemic
12 Oct 2021
FitnessOnDemand (FOD) [IHRSA BOOTH 1509] the leader in on-demand content from the world’s most innovative
17 Sep 2021
Nadine Dorries has replaced Oliver Dowden as the Secretary of State for Digital, Media, Culture
16 Sep 2021
In a major move against the gym market, Apple has revealed a number of upgrades
15 Sep 2021
Physical activity professionals in England will soon be able to access free, one-to-one learning with
14 Sep 2021
Fitness equipment giant Nautilus has acquired VAY, a firm specialising in AI and motion technology.
14 Sep 2021
An award celebrating outstanding individuals in the fitness sector is to be named in honour
09 Sep 2021
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has reorganised its top team in order to expand its estate
09 Aug 2021
Power Plate has teamed up with Myzone to provide its community with new class experiences
09 Sep 2021
Downtown Miami’s upcoming mixed-use development Legacy Hotel & Residences has signed a joint venture deal
08 Sep 2021
Colin Waggett has revealed that the recent deal, which saw KSL Capital Partners acquire a
08 Sep 2021
3d Leisure has acquired franchised studio operator Yourzone45 from Elms Fitness Group for an undisclosed
07 Sep 2021
A new, one-day conference will create a platform for a debate on how the global
03 Sep 2021
The Gym Group says it intends to exploit "the most favourable property market in its
02 Sep 2021
New data from the ukactive Research Institute shows that for every 100,000 visits to UK
01 Sep 2021
The basal metabolic rate at which a body burns calories peaks at a much earlier
01 Sep 2021
Rainer Schaller's RSG Group has set 20 September as the opening date for its first
31 Aug 2021
Fitness is the world's most popular physical activity and more than 50 per cent of
27 Aug 2021
Shares in Peloton have fallen after the company revealed fourth-quarter losses. It also said that
27 Aug 2021
PureGym says it is looking to expand its operations beyond Europe, after experiencing a strong
26 Aug 2021
Johnson Health Tech (JHT) has acquired its distributor, Matrix Fitness South Africa. Following the deal,
26 Aug 2021
A consultation has been launched to review the current provision of fitness and leisure facilities
25 Aug 2021
EXCLUSIVE Fitness marketplace Hussle has signed a partnership deal with McDonald's, which will see it
19 Aug 2021
1Rebel, which has been partly dependent on commuter business in its central London locations, has
18 Aug 2021
The 17th World Leisure Congress will take place in Dunedin, New Zealand, from 12 to
18 Aug 2021
A number of US cities have begun announcing vaccine mandates for indoor facilities, including health
17 Aug 2021
The UK government is to invest £338m in transforming active travel through infrastructure upgrades, changes
16 Aug 2021
The Global Health and Fitness Alliance (GHFA) has commissioned Deloitte to produce a major new
16 Aug 2021
Boutique chain Barry's has entered the digital fitness market with Barry's X, offering community-driven workouts.
13 Aug 2021
OnePT Rochdale has been named as club of the year at this year's ukactive Awards,
11 Aug 2021
David Beckham has been named the new global partner for F45 Training. The partnership will
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Insight
“Class occupancy has reached 120% of pre-pandemic levels in markets where capacity restrictions have been lifted”
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Everyone’s talking about
In the last issue of HCM, we checked with big box operators in the UK to see how
trading has been going since restrictions were lifted. This month we turn our attention
to boutiques and urban studios to find out how they’re faring. Kath Hudson reports
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Interview
The co-founder of The Great Outdoor Gym Company has a vision to
inspire communities to become healthy and sustainable, both
environmentally and personally. She speaks to Kate Cracknell
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Supplier launch
Life Fitness introduces Integrity SL, the next-generation LED console with intuitive functionality and digital connectivity
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Insight
Dr Davina Deniszczyc talks us through the findings of the first
Nuffield Healthier Nation Index, which has benchmarked activity
levels and attitudes to exercise among the UK population
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Research
Changes to DNA which occur during exercise give protection against a wide range of diseases, according to new research from the Univesity of Copenhagen
HCM Magazine
Everyone’s talking about
Booming membership sales, busy suburban clubs and members visiting during
the working day. Operators are reporting it’s good to be back. Kath Hudson finds
out what business has been like since the re-set button was pressed
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In this issue, we’re focusing on sharing insights and thought leadership to highlight opportunities for the development of the sector in terms of both markets and offerings, says Liz Terry, HCM editor
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HCM People
Tim Mayer
MDL Fitness“Screens display power generated from each piece of equipment, allowing people to compete against each other for kilowatt hours produced”
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This year’s edition of the IHRSA Global Report which addresses performance from 2020, is a valuable record of the tremendous impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sector, creating a benchmark from which to understand the recovery. Kristen Walsh reports for HCM
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Research confirms the role health clubs can play in supporting
people in nurturing their mental health, as Victor Brick explains
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HCM People
Danielle Obe
Chair, The Black Swimming Association“Our vision is a future with ethnic diversity in aquatics”
HCM magazine
David Minton says the healthy movement industry
is ten times bigger than the health club sector,
and the care industry four times bigger and
ask why we’re not rushing to collaborate?
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Focusing on dieting has failed to offset the rising tide of obesity, say researchers from the Universities of Arizona and Virginia. A focus on fitness gives better health outcomes
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“I’d like to see the gym sector help champion the social prescribing agenda, as a route to getting more people engaged in physical activity”
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Featured supplier news
Life Fitness has unveiled the new Integrity SL, its connected LED console designed for the
Integrity Series cardio portfolio.
Featured supplier news
Despite the Prime Minister’s claims that trade with the EU would be tariff-free post-Brexit,
the reality has become very different when importing gym equipment from the EU.
Featured operator news
Parkwood Leisure, one of the UK’s leading public leisure facilities operators, helped
prevent more than 7,000 cases of stroke, dementia, depression and type 2 diabetes in 2019,
saving the NHS £16 million, a new social value report has shown.
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