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FITNESS, HEALTH, WELLNESS

Membership news

Following a period of intense expansion, Sona Positive Health, the UK provider of wellbeing facilities
The introduction of US style tax breaks in the UK could provide a welcome boost
Horizons Health and Leisure is in the advanced stages of acquiring a health club and
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) last night unveiled the winners in its annual Quorn™ Commit
Health and fitness club operator, LA Fitness, has announced results for the year to 31
Chief amongst the highlights of GreenSpace's 2002/2003 recent annual report was its change of name
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
LivingWell, the health club division of Hilton Group, has launched a new membership category to
LivingWell, the health club division of Hilton Group, has launched a new membership category to
Sona Positive Health plans to open three wellness facilities in Germany in the next six
Sports and Leisure Group starts pre-sales on its newest club in Duiven, The Netherlands, next
Dutch health and fitness company Sportfondsen has opened a club in Velzen, near Amsterdam and
A former senior manager with easyJet is bringing his experience to the health and fitness
Elevate
Elevate
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
Crown Sports has reported a 53 per cent increase in operating profits in its interim
When the Malrite Company, creator and owner of Washington DC’s International Spy Museum, was conducting
The National Trust’s annual report has highlighted huge levels of public support for the organisation’s
John O’Donohue TD, Irish minister for arts, sport and tourism, has officially reopened the Ennis
The Burnt Oak Leisure Centre opens this month in Barnet. The £3.4m facility will be
24 Hour Fitness, the fitness chain with more than 300 sites in the USA and
Experience the pinnacle of fitness and luxury at the premier industry event, Sibec EMEA, set
The Scottish leisure group, Vida Sports, is set to enter the health club market, opening
England National Football Team manager, Sven Göran Eriksson officially opened the new gym at The
Revenue at Bally Total Fitness rose 4 per cent to $505m in the first six
A health club for children is due to launch next month in Maidstone, Kent. The
Irish golf resort, The K Club, is to begin work on a new 18,000sq ft
Leisure company Whitbread will be rolling out its David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) brand to Spain
Fast food chains in the United States are tieing up with health clubs to distance
A new British-based hotel guide, called Mr & Mrs Smith, will be published by Spy
Leisure company Whitbread will be rolling out its David Lloyd Leisure brand to Spain as
A new, international pressure group has been formed from nearly 30 gaming industry organisations to
£2m gym concept, Gymbox, will be opening in London’s Holborn area on 1 September, the
Health and fitness operator, LA Fitness, has issued a positive trading statement ahead of the
LA Fitness has announced that trading in the second half has been in line with
The Independent has teamed up with health and fitness group, Fitness First, to offer all
The National Trust’s annual report released on 23 July has reported "unprecedented levels of public
London-based fitness group Soho Gyms has announced it will be “ready for substantial growth in
One effect of the fall of the Taliban in Kabul has been the rise in
Xpect Leisure has opened its latest health and fitness club in Braintree, Essex. The £2.5m
Orchard Road, Singapore’s lively shopping district, will be home to a Fitness First health club
Sheffield International Venues (SIV) says its Golfit scheme – combining fitness with golf – has
The Grove, part of the ancestral home of the Earls of Clarendon, set in 300
A Rocco Forte hotel, the Hotel de Russie in Rome, has become the seventh member
12,300
HCM promotional features
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No matter how many gyms we open, Perfect Gym can support our growth
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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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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 partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
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
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
Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter and more productive workforce, one membership at a time 
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
Letters
This programme provides a clear pathway from a health service to a leisure centre
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

Dr Jonathan Leary

Founder, Remedy Place
It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time
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
Insight
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
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
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
HCM magazine
Letters
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
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
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
Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –  is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
HCM magazine
Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
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
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
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
Go Fit’s value proposition is overwhelming. It makes us very attractive to a lot of people
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
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.
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.
Company profiles
Company profile: TANITA
TANITA is the founder of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) being the first to bring a ...
Company profiles
Company profile: TVS Group
The TVS Group supply and install sports and fitness flooring to a wide range of ...
Supplier Showcase
Supplier showcase - Jon Williams
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
FIBO press release: FIBO 2024: Billion-euro fitness market continues to grow
11 to 14 April saw the fitness industry impressively demonstrate just how innovative it is in fulfilling its responsibility for a healthy society at FIBO in Cologne. Over 1,000 exhibitors and partners generated boundless enthusiasm among 129,668 visitors from 114 countries.
Featured press releases
Technogym press release: DESIGN TO MOVE exhibition celebrates 40 years of Technogym with 40 unique creations by 40 designers
At 2024 Milan Design Week, Technogym celebrated its 40 years with the special exhibition "Design to Move”, featuring 40 unique Technogym Benches – one of the brand's iconic products – designed by 40 different international designers and artists from all over the world.
Directory
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Salt therapy products
Himalayan Source: Salt therapy products
Snowroom
TechnoAlpin SpA: Snowroom
Spa software
SpaBooker: Spa software
Cryotherapy
Art of Cryo: Cryotherapy
Flooring
Total Vibration Solutions / TVS Sports Surfaces: Flooring
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

Membership news

Following a period of intense expansion, Sona Positive Health, the UK provider of wellbeing facilities
The introduction of US style tax breaks in the UK could provide a welcome boost
Horizons Health and Leisure is in the advanced stages of acquiring a health club and
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) last night unveiled the winners in its annual Quorn™ Commit
Health and fitness club operator, LA Fitness, has announced results for the year to 31
Chief amongst the highlights of GreenSpace's 2002/2003 recent annual report was its change of name
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
LivingWell, the health club division of Hilton Group, has launched a new membership category to
LivingWell, the health club division of Hilton Group, has launched a new membership category to
Sona Positive Health plans to open three wellness facilities in Germany in the next six
Sports and Leisure Group starts pre-sales on its newest club in Duiven, The Netherlands, next
Dutch health and fitness company Sportfondsen has opened a club in Velzen, near Amsterdam and
A former senior manager with easyJet is bringing his experience to the health and fitness
Elevate
Elevate
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
Crown Sports has reported a 53 per cent increase in operating profits in its interim
When the Malrite Company, creator and owner of Washington DC’s International Spy Museum, was conducting
The National Trust’s annual report has highlighted huge levels of public support for the organisation’s
John O’Donohue TD, Irish minister for arts, sport and tourism, has officially reopened the Ennis
The Burnt Oak Leisure Centre opens this month in Barnet. The £3.4m facility will be
24 Hour Fitness, the fitness chain with more than 300 sites in the USA and
Experience the pinnacle of fitness and luxury at the premier industry event, Sibec EMEA, set
The Scottish leisure group, Vida Sports, is set to enter the health club market, opening
England National Football Team manager, Sven Göran Eriksson officially opened the new gym at The
Revenue at Bally Total Fitness rose 4 per cent to $505m in the first six
A health club for children is due to launch next month in Maidstone, Kent. The
Irish golf resort, The K Club, is to begin work on a new 18,000sq ft
Leisure company Whitbread will be rolling out its David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) brand to Spain
Fast food chains in the United States are tieing up with health clubs to distance
A new British-based hotel guide, called Mr & Mrs Smith, will be published by Spy
Leisure company Whitbread will be rolling out its David Lloyd Leisure brand to Spain as
A new, international pressure group has been formed from nearly 30 gaming industry organisations to
£2m gym concept, Gymbox, will be opening in London’s Holborn area on 1 September, the
Health and fitness operator, LA Fitness, has issued a positive trading statement ahead of the
LA Fitness has announced that trading in the second half has been in line with
The Independent has teamed up with health and fitness group, Fitness First, to offer all
The National Trust’s annual report released on 23 July has reported "unprecedented levels of public
London-based fitness group Soho Gyms has announced it will be “ready for substantial growth in
One effect of the fall of the Taliban in Kabul has been the rise in
Xpect Leisure has opened its latest health and fitness club in Braintree, Essex. The £2.5m
Orchard Road, Singapore’s lively shopping district, will be home to a Fitness First health club
Sheffield International Venues (SIV) says its Golfit scheme – combining fitness with golf – has
The Grove, part of the ancestral home of the Earls of Clarendon, set in 300
A Rocco Forte hotel, the Hotel de Russie in Rome, has become the seventh member
2841 - 2880 of 12,300
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
No matter how many gyms we open, Perfect Gym can support our growth
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
University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
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
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
Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter and more productive workforce, one membership at a time 
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
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
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
Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –  is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
HCM magazine
Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
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
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
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
Go Fit’s value proposition is overwhelming. It makes us very attractive to a lot of people
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
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.
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.
Company profiles
Company profile: TANITA
TANITA is the founder of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) being the first to bring a ...
Company profiles
Company profile: TVS Group
The TVS Group supply and install sports and fitness flooring to a wide range of ...
Supplier Showcase
Supplier showcase - Jon Williams
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
FIBO press release: FIBO 2024: Billion-euro fitness market continues to grow
11 to 14 April saw the fitness industry impressively demonstrate just how innovative it is in fulfilling its responsibility for a healthy society at FIBO in Cologne. Over 1,000 exhibitors and partners generated boundless enthusiasm among 129,668 visitors from 114 countries.
Featured press releases
Technogym press release: DESIGN TO MOVE exhibition celebrates 40 years of Technogym with 40 unique creations by 40 designers
At 2024 Milan Design Week, Technogym celebrated its 40 years with the special exhibition "Design to Move”, featuring 40 unique Technogym Benches – one of the brand's iconic products – designed by 40 different international designers and artists from all over the world.
Directory
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Salt therapy products
Himalayan Source: Salt therapy products
Snowroom
TechnoAlpin SpA: Snowroom
Spa software
SpaBooker: Spa software
Cryotherapy
Art of Cryo: Cryotherapy
Flooring
Total Vibration Solutions / TVS Sports Surfaces: Flooring
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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