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HCM news

Two staff were injured and Twenty Six GLL leisure facilities had to close their doors
Industry body, UK Active, has revealed a new council to represent the voice of members
Caoimhe Bamber, co-founder of Digme Fitness, has described a recent Daily Telegraph article which claimed
Customer demand for health clubs and gyms in the UK was ‘back to normal' during
Rob Barker has stepped down from his roles at Precor and Peloton with immediate effect.
An international team of scientists has carried out a study to help gauge how and
Innovatise UK Ltd
Innovatise UK Ltd
Following a hugely successful event last year in Split, Croatia, a W3Fit EMEA, is heading
Boutique boxing gym brand BXR London will open its second full-service club in London next
Planet Fitness has signed an agreement to acquire Sunshine Fitness – an operator of 114
People living in London have been advised to avoid or reduce strenuous exercise today (Friday
The UK government should encourage – and make it easier – for doctors and other
Myzone has secured a US$17.2m worth of investment from growth capital investor BGF – a
HCM has confirmed that the UK government's £1bn support package for the hospitality and leisure
Elevate
Elevate
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
UK Active has sent letters to three government departments, asking for them to provide the
The UK government's working from home guidelines are threatening the financial future of city centre
Pure Gym has dropped plans for an IPO which it revealed in August, opting instead
New research suggests that COVID-19 infects fat cells, explaining why overweight and obese are at
Industry reports show that when gyms reopened, fitness enthusiasts flocked back to their local gyms.
Increases in COVID-19 cases across Europe are forcing governments to introduce restrictions, which is having
Join us at Elevate from 12-13 June in London for a special one-off live recording
Total Fitness plans to launch a new-style health club model, with plans already in the
Luxury health club operator, Third Space, has opened the doors to its latest club in
Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) Training will drive secondary revenue and increase PT penetration. It will
A partnership with FunXtion and its MultiScreen Solution software has allowed 1Rebel to enhance its
A "significant majority" of the UK's swimming teachers and aquatic professionals feel that swimming excludes
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
Anthony Hamilton, the father of F1 racing driver Lewis Hamilton, is launching a fitness equipment
The first énergie Fitness club has opened in Spain as part of a push for
FunXtion has upgraded its White Label Member App with a raft of new features to
Tanni Grey-Thompson has announced she will hand over her role as ukactive chair in August
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has reorganised its top team in order to expand its estate
Colin Waggett has revealed that the recent deal, which saw KSL Capital Partners acquire a
A new, one-day conference will create a platform for a debate on how the global
New data from the ukactive Research Institute shows that for every 100,000 visits to UK
Rainer Schaller's RSG Group has set 20 September as the opening date for its first
Johnson Health Tech (JHT) has acquired its distributor, Matrix Fitness South Africa. Following the deal,
EXCLUSIVE Fitness marketplace Hussle has signed a partnership deal with McDonald's, which will see it
A number of US cities have begun announcing vaccine mandates for indoor facilities, including health
Russell Barnes, CEO of David Lloyd Leisure (DLL), has told HCM the company has 'smashed'
Harrogate Borough Council has launched a community health and wellbeing company to manage its portfolio
A cross-party DCMS Committee in the UK has called on the government to launch a
12,300
HCM promotional features
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We saw a 58 per cent growth in companies launching one of our schemes from 2022 to 2023, which demonstrates prioritisation of employee health and wellbeing
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
Francesca Cooper-Boden says health assessment services can boost health club retention
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
The New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride data to life to engage and delight members
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
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
University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
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
HCM People
Footballer and entrepreneur
Ronaldo is estimated to command up to $3.23 million per Instagram post
HCM magazine
Insight
Liz Terry looks at which operators are most recognised by consumers, using Kantar’s latest brand insight
HCM magazine
Opinion
Dr Paul Bedford talks to Jak Phillips about the double-edged sword of the strength training trend and his ambitions for the sector
HCM magazine
HCM People

Jennifer Maanavi

Founder, Physique 57
Our ‘why?’ is to improve the lives of our clients, not to make them feel defeated
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
Recovery
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
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
Letters
Fuel the debate about issues and opportunities across the industry. We’d love to hear from you – [email protected]
HCM magazine
Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s new strategy for 2024, as Kath Hudson 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
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
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
McFit, the original budget gym is undergoing a transformation with a new look and estate-wide overhaul, as Liz Terry 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
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
HCM People

Dr Jonathan Leary

Founder, Remedy Place
It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time
HCM magazine
I would say those results, along with the team’s total lack of complacency – their desire to keep improving – have been the two big highlights of my first year
HCM magazine
Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –  is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Group exercise complaints now a thing of the past for Reynolds Group
Complaints about group exercise have become a thing of the past for the Reynolds Group thanks to its partnership with CoverMe, a digital platform that simplifies group exercise and PT management for clubs and instructors.
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: Places Leisure
Places Leisure aims to enlighten our communities about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle in ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Speedflex (UK & Ireland) Limited
Speedflex offers safe and effective, high intensity but low impact HIIT training in a variety ...
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
Lockers
Fitlockers: Lockers
Cryotherapy
Art of Cryo: Cryotherapy
Flooring
Total Vibration Solutions / TVS Sports Surfaces: Flooring
Spa software
SpaBooker: Spa software
salt therapy products
Saltability: salt therapy products
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

HCM news

Two staff were injured and Twenty Six GLL leisure facilities had to close their doors
Industry body, UK Active, has revealed a new council to represent the voice of members
Caoimhe Bamber, co-founder of Digme Fitness, has described a recent Daily Telegraph article which claimed
Customer demand for health clubs and gyms in the UK was ‘back to normal' during
Rob Barker has stepped down from his roles at Precor and Peloton with immediate effect.
An international team of scientists has carried out a study to help gauge how and
Innovatise UK Ltd
Innovatise UK Ltd
Following a hugely successful event last year in Split, Croatia, a W3Fit EMEA, is heading
Boutique boxing gym brand BXR London will open its second full-service club in London next
Planet Fitness has signed an agreement to acquire Sunshine Fitness – an operator of 114
People living in London have been advised to avoid or reduce strenuous exercise today (Friday
The UK government should encourage – and make it easier – for doctors and other
Myzone has secured a US$17.2m worth of investment from growth capital investor BGF – a
HCM has confirmed that the UK government's £1bn support package for the hospitality and leisure
Elevate
Elevate
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
UK Active has sent letters to three government departments, asking for them to provide the
The UK government's working from home guidelines are threatening the financial future of city centre
Pure Gym has dropped plans for an IPO which it revealed in August, opting instead
New research suggests that COVID-19 infects fat cells, explaining why overweight and obese are at
Industry reports show that when gyms reopened, fitness enthusiasts flocked back to their local gyms.
Increases in COVID-19 cases across Europe are forcing governments to introduce restrictions, which is having
Join us at Elevate from 12-13 June in London for a special one-off live recording
Total Fitness plans to launch a new-style health club model, with plans already in the
Luxury health club operator, Third Space, has opened the doors to its latest club in
Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) Training will drive secondary revenue and increase PT penetration. It will
A partnership with FunXtion and its MultiScreen Solution software has allowed 1Rebel to enhance its
A "significant majority" of the UK's swimming teachers and aquatic professionals feel that swimming excludes
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
Anthony Hamilton, the father of F1 racing driver Lewis Hamilton, is launching a fitness equipment
The first énergie Fitness club has opened in Spain as part of a push for
FunXtion has upgraded its White Label Member App with a raft of new features to
Tanni Grey-Thompson has announced she will hand over her role as ukactive chair in August
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has reorganised its top team in order to expand its estate
Colin Waggett has revealed that the recent deal, which saw KSL Capital Partners acquire a
A new, one-day conference will create a platform for a debate on how the global
New data from the ukactive Research Institute shows that for every 100,000 visits to UK
Rainer Schaller's RSG Group has set 20 September as the opening date for its first
Johnson Health Tech (JHT) has acquired its distributor, Matrix Fitness South Africa. Following the deal,
EXCLUSIVE Fitness marketplace Hussle has signed a partnership deal with McDonald's, which will see it
A number of US cities have begun announcing vaccine mandates for indoor facilities, including health
Russell Barnes, CEO of David Lloyd Leisure (DLL), has told HCM the company has 'smashed'
Harrogate Borough Council has launched a community health and wellbeing company to manage its portfolio
A cross-party DCMS Committee in the UK has called on the government to launch a
266 - 290 of 12,300
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
We saw a 58 per cent growth in companies launching one of our schemes from 2022 to 2023, which demonstrates prioritisation of employee health and wellbeing
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
Francesca Cooper-Boden says health assessment services can boost health club retention
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
The New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride data to life to engage and delight members
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
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
University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
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
Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s new strategy for 2024, as Kath Hudson 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
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
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
McFit, the original budget gym is undergoing a transformation with a new look and estate-wide overhaul, as Liz Terry 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
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
HCM People

Dr Jonathan Leary

Founder, Remedy Place
It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time
HCM magazine
I would say those results, along with the team’s total lack of complacency – their desire to keep improving – have been the two big highlights of my first year
HCM magazine
Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –  is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Group exercise complaints now a thing of the past for Reynolds Group
Complaints about group exercise have become a thing of the past for the Reynolds Group thanks to its partnership with CoverMe, a digital platform that simplifies group exercise and PT management for clubs and instructors.
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: Places Leisure
Places Leisure aims to enlighten our communities about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle in ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Speedflex (UK & Ireland) Limited
Speedflex offers safe and effective, high intensity but low impact HIIT training in a variety ...
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
Lockers
Fitlockers: Lockers
Cryotherapy
Art of Cryo: Cryotherapy
Flooring
Total Vibration Solutions / TVS Sports Surfaces: Flooring
Spa software
SpaBooker: Spa software
salt therapy products
Saltability: salt therapy products
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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