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FITNESS, HEALTH, WELLNESS

lockdown news

A significant proportion of leisure facilities in England have not reopened since lockdown measures were
Industry body, ukactive, has questioned the decision to close gyms and health clubs as part
New Living Spaces screens could be of interest to spas going the extra mile to
Planet Fitness' share price on the New York Stock Exchange has remained steady at between
Two of the largest health club operators in the US have announced that members and
British natural skincare and spa brand, ilā, is launching Maison ilā, Le Trésor – a
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Join us at Elevate from 12-13 June in London for a special one-off live recording
The UK government has postponed the reopening of saunas, steamrooms and the recommencement of close-contact
If you're a personal trainer working in the UK, you can now get online PT
A member of SAGE, the government’s independent group of scientific advisers, has said gyms, pubs
Europe's largest gym chain, Basic-Fit, has provided the European fitness sector with some optimism, after
The American Council on Exercise (ACE) is urging US Congress to pass a new law
Leisure operator Everyone Active has launched a new digital offering, to run alongside its bricks
Innovatise UK Ltd
Innovatise UK Ltd
Following a hugely successful event last year in Split, Croatia, a W3Fit EMEA, is heading
JD Gyms has acquired the gym estate of Xercise4Less, following the budget chain calling in
ukactive has questioned the Scottish government's handling of the lockdown, following reports of a delayed
Bans on meal deals, stricter rules on food advertising and printing calorie contents on menus
Health clubs, swimming pools, leisure centres and other indoor sports facilities have reopened to the
Les Mills will launch a new global campaign in September, celebrating the return of fitness
Fitness sessions with Joe Wicks, that defined lockdown mornings for many families, have finally come
Complaints about group exercise have become a thing of the past for the Reynolds Group
A privately-owned gym in New Jersey, US, is defying an official edict by the state
The Wellness Tourism Association’s (WTA) recent survey results reveal that time in nature and improving
Paul McPartlan has moved from Nuffield Health to take up the role of CEO of
With new government guidelines shifting how spas operate, it is important to use a system
The organisers of the World Spa and Wellness Convention, have announced the event will go
In response to the COVID-19 crisis garden screen and accessories brand Screen With Envy has
The UK's industry's leading trade associations have united to call for a major review of
The team at Reed Exhibitions has announced FIBO Köln will not run as a live
Industry figure, Helena Field, is launching a new initiative called Action Wellbeing, designed to provide
During lockdown, people all around the world turned to the arts to take sanctuary from
During today’s (17 July) COVID-19 briefing, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that close-contact services
First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, has given the go-ahead for all Scottish sectors of
Luxury eco-spa resort, Lefay Resort & Spa Lago Di Garda, in Italy, has reopened with
A set of posters created by a fitness studio manager, mimicking the government's COVID-19 NHS
Italian destination spa and hotel, Preidlhof, in South Tyrol, has reopened with new measures and
Ayurveda aromatherapy product house, Subtle Energies, has developed two programmes for people coming out of
Publicly listed operator, The Gym Group (TGG) says it has retained 80 per cent of
PureGym's operations in Europe have helped the business through the UK lockdown, according to CEO
England and Scotland have become the most recent countries to announce their spas will reopen,
The UK's fitness industry can finally get back to business on Saturday 25 July, following
A free-to-access training platform has launched to help the sport and fitness workforce confidently return
The government of Dubai has announced that spas and massage centres across the emirate can
12,300
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Recent work includes a gym refurb for a number of Everyone Active sites and a full range of merchandise for the Oxford vs Cambridge Boat Race
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
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
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
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
Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter and more productive workforce, one membership at a time 
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HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
News report
Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s new strategy for 2024, as Kath Hudson reports
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
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
Research
A new study from researchers at Yale shows HIIT can reverse nerve damage caused by Parkinson’s
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
Specifier
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
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
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
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
Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –  is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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
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
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
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
The goal is for all new centres to be Net Zero. Sustainability is something we’re investing heavily in across the business
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
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: 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.
Company profiles
Company profile: GLL
GLL
As the UK’s leading provider of both leisure centres and libraries, GLL operate nearly 400 ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Spivi
Spivi is an immersive fitness gamification platform that helps gym operators to achieve better retention ...
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
Cryotherapy
Art of Cryo: Cryotherapy
Salt therapy products
Himalayan Source: Salt therapy products
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Snowroom
TechnoAlpin SpA: Snowroom
Flooring
Total Vibration Solutions / TVS Sports Surfaces: Flooring
Spa software
SpaBooker: Spa software
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

lockdown news

A significant proportion of leisure facilities in England have not reopened since lockdown measures were
Industry body, ukactive, has questioned the decision to close gyms and health clubs as part
New Living Spaces screens could be of interest to spas going the extra mile to
Planet Fitness' share price on the New York Stock Exchange has remained steady at between
Two of the largest health club operators in the US have announced that members and
British natural skincare and spa brand, ilā, is launching Maison ilā, Le Trésor – a
Elevate
Elevate
Join us at Elevate from 12-13 June in London for a special one-off live recording
The UK government has postponed the reopening of saunas, steamrooms and the recommencement of close-contact
If you're a personal trainer working in the UK, you can now get online PT
A member of SAGE, the government’s independent group of scientific advisers, has said gyms, pubs
Europe's largest gym chain, Basic-Fit, has provided the European fitness sector with some optimism, after
The American Council on Exercise (ACE) is urging US Congress to pass a new law
Leisure operator Everyone Active has launched a new digital offering, to run alongside its bricks
Innovatise UK Ltd
Innovatise UK Ltd
Following a hugely successful event last year in Split, Croatia, a W3Fit EMEA, is heading
JD Gyms has acquired the gym estate of Xercise4Less, following the budget chain calling in
ukactive has questioned the Scottish government's handling of the lockdown, following reports of a delayed
Bans on meal deals, stricter rules on food advertising and printing calorie contents on menus
Health clubs, swimming pools, leisure centres and other indoor sports facilities have reopened to the
Les Mills will launch a new global campaign in September, celebrating the return of fitness
Fitness sessions with Joe Wicks, that defined lockdown mornings for many families, have finally come
Complaints about group exercise have become a thing of the past for the Reynolds Group
A privately-owned gym in New Jersey, US, is defying an official edict by the state
The Wellness Tourism Association’s (WTA) recent survey results reveal that time in nature and improving
Paul McPartlan has moved from Nuffield Health to take up the role of CEO of
With new government guidelines shifting how spas operate, it is important to use a system
The organisers of the World Spa and Wellness Convention, have announced the event will go
In response to the COVID-19 crisis garden screen and accessories brand Screen With Envy has
The UK's industry's leading trade associations have united to call for a major review of
The team at Reed Exhibitions has announced FIBO Köln will not run as a live
Industry figure, Helena Field, is launching a new initiative called Action Wellbeing, designed to provide
During lockdown, people all around the world turned to the arts to take sanctuary from
During today’s (17 July) COVID-19 briefing, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that close-contact services
First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, has given the go-ahead for all Scottish sectors of
Luxury eco-spa resort, Lefay Resort & Spa Lago Di Garda, in Italy, has reopened with
A set of posters created by a fitness studio manager, mimicking the government's COVID-19 NHS
Italian destination spa and hotel, Preidlhof, in South Tyrol, has reopened with new measures and
Ayurveda aromatherapy product house, Subtle Energies, has developed two programmes for people coming out of
Publicly listed operator, The Gym Group (TGG) says it has retained 80 per cent of
PureGym's operations in Europe have helped the business through the UK lockdown, according to CEO
England and Scotland have become the most recent countries to announce their spas will reopen,
The UK's fitness industry can finally get back to business on Saturday 25 July, following
A free-to-access training platform has launched to help the sport and fitness workforce confidently return
The government of Dubai has announced that spas and massage centres across the emirate can
321 - 360 of 12,300
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Recent work includes a gym refurb for a number of Everyone Active sites and a full range of merchandise for the Oxford vs Cambridge Boat Race
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
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
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
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
Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter and more productive workforce, one membership at a time 
HCM promotional features
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
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
Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –  is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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
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
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
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
The goal is for all new centres to be Net Zero. Sustainability is something we’re investing heavily in across the business
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
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: 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.
Company profiles
Company profile: GLL
GLL
As the UK’s leading provider of both leisure centres and libraries, GLL operate nearly 400 ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Spivi
Spivi is an immersive fitness gamification platform that helps gym operators to achieve better retention ...
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
Cryotherapy
Art of Cryo: Cryotherapy
Salt therapy products
Himalayan Source: Salt therapy products
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Snowroom
TechnoAlpin SpA: Snowroom
Flooring
Total Vibration Solutions / TVS Sports Surfaces: Flooring
Spa software
SpaBooker: Spa software
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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