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elite sport news

David Lloyd Leisure plans German opening, elite sport faces funding changes, Bamford Haybarn spa launches
The way elite sport is being funded in the UK could be facing a shake-up,
At EXF our functional training rigs are anything but ordinary. With 28 years of expertise
UK-based flooring company EXF Fitness has announced that it will debut its new collection of
The number of spectators attending women's elite sports events in the UK is set to
Registration to attend the Elevate exhibition on 9-10 May at London’s ExCeL is reported to
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As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
2016 Premier League champion Leicester City Football Club (LCFC) has revealed plans to build a
Elite sports centres Lilleshall, Bisham Abbey and the National Water Sports Centre have announced plans
Technogym has signed a five-year contract with Loughborough University to supply its Powerbase gym on
A state-of-the-art outdoor cycle track will become the first of its kind in Scotland as
Tove Okunniwa, the former head of marketing for BBC Sport, has been announced as the
UK Sport’s ‘no compromise’ approach to funding elite sport “needs a rethink”, according Baroness Tanni
Questex/McLean Events (Spatec/SIBEC)
Questex/McLean Events (Spatec/SIBEC)
Join us at Elevate from 12-13 June in London for a special one-off live recording
A day of mass participation running is being organised by UK Sport and parkrun to
Former England cricket coach Andy Flower is among the second group of coaches to graduate
Sporting Future, the first piece of major sports policy in over a decade, will be
Manifestos launched by the major political parties ahead of the 2017 General Election have set
UK Sport has dismissed criticisms that it has failed in its duty of care to
Sport Ireland has distributed €10.8m between 58 national governing bodies as part of its latest
Following a hugely successful event last year in Split, Croatia, a W3Fit EMEA, is heading
UK Sport has decided against funding wheelchair tennis’ world-class programme ahead of the 2020 Olympic
Seven national governing bodies will take a share of £27.1m (US$33.9m, €31.4m) after Sport England
In an attempt to keep up the momentum with its women’s football strategy, the Football
Loughborough University has been named as the world’s best sporting university. The East Midlands-based institution
The chief executive of the organisation that runs some of Sheffield’s key leisure, wellbeing and
A report suggesting that the vast majority of the British public was not inspired by
UK Sport has rejected representations made by six Olympic sports for Tokyo 2020 funding –
The sport sector needs to be more proactive in analysing whether athletes are being pushed
The English Institute of Sport (EIS) – the government-funded elite sports performance organisation – has
More than £5m (US$6.1m, €5.8m) in funding has been earmarked for potential British Tokyo 2020
The national governing bodies (NGB) for basketball, handball and volleyball have joined forces to call
UK Sport’s decision to cut funding to badminton’s elite programme has been labeled “incomprehensible” and
Elite sports funding body UK Sport has left four Olympic sports – archery, badminton, fencing
A course for retired Olympic athletes looking to take the next step in their careers
Three flagship Taekwondo competitions will be staged in England over the next three years following
Ian Drake, the man who has overseen the most successful period in British Cycling’s history,
Brexit is unlikely to have a detrimental impact on sport, and could even help small
Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged that the government will honour the financial commitment made
Twenty-seven grassroots cycling facilities will be developed across the UK following Yorkshire’s successful bid to
The organisation tasked with preparing Team England for the 2018 Commonwealth Games has been boosted
Culture secretary Karen Bradley has batted away criticisms about the lack of government funding for
Sport Wales is launching a bespoke mentoring programme for its performance directors (PDs), to enable
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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 New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride data to life to engage and delight members
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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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Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter and more productive workforce, one membership at a time 
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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
HCM promotional features
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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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Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten years, ensuring the equipment in its clubs is commercially optimised
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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
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News report
Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –  is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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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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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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Editor's letter
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
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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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News report
Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s new strategy for 2024, as Kath Hudson reports
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Fuel the debate about issues across the industry and share your ideas and experiences. We’d love to hear from you. [email protected]
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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
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Go Fit’s value proposition is overwhelming. It makes us very attractive to a lot of people
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McFit, the original budget gym is undergoing a transformation with a new look and estate-wide overhaul, as Liz Terry reports
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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
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Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
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HCM People

Cristiano Ronaldo

Footballer and entrepreneur
Taking care of your physical and mental health is essential for a fulfilling life
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
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
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
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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.
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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.
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Featured press releases
Everyone Active press release: Amazing Jane Activewear and Everyone Active announce strategic partnership to empower women
In a groundbreaking collaboration, innovative UK-based activewear brand Amazing Jane, is thrilled to announce its partnership with Everyone Active, the premier operator of community leisure facilities in the UK.
Featured press releases
Alliance Leisure Services (Design, Build and Fund) press release: Alliance Leisure transforms under-utilised space into dynamic training hub
Working in close partnership with a number of specialist providers, Alliance Leisure were appointed by East Renfrewshire Council to transform a low occupancy martial arts studio into a high energy functional training arena. The space, branded The Grid, will be used for individual and group training and will enhance the current fitness offering for the community.
Directory
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Flooring
Total Vibration Solutions / TVS Sports Surfaces: Flooring
Cryotherapy
Art of Cryo: Cryotherapy
Property & Tenders
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China Import & Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou, China
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Large Hall of the Chamber of Commerce (Erbprinzenpalais), Wiesbaden, Germany
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Rimini Exhibition Center, Rimini, Italy
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Worldwide, Various,
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Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore, Singapore
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ExCeL London, London, United Kingdom
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03-05 Sep 2024
IMPACT Exhibition Center, Bangkok, Thailand
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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
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22-25 Oct 2024
Messe Stuttgart, Germany
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24-24 Oct 2024
QEII Conference Centre, London, United Kingdom
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04-07 Nov 2024
In person, St Andrews, United Kingdom
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elite sport news

David Lloyd Leisure plans German opening, elite sport faces funding changes, Bamford Haybarn spa launches
The way elite sport is being funded in the UK could be facing a shake-up,
At EXF our functional training rigs are anything but ordinary. With 28 years of expertise
UK-based flooring company EXF Fitness has announced that it will debut its new collection of
The number of spectators attending women's elite sports events in the UK is set to
Registration to attend the Elevate exhibition on 9-10 May at London’s ExCeL is reported to
Elevate
Elevate
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
2016 Premier League champion Leicester City Football Club (LCFC) has revealed plans to build a
Elite sports centres Lilleshall, Bisham Abbey and the National Water Sports Centre have announced plans
Technogym has signed a five-year contract with Loughborough University to supply its Powerbase gym on
A state-of-the-art outdoor cycle track will become the first of its kind in Scotland as
Tove Okunniwa, the former head of marketing for BBC Sport, has been announced as the
UK Sport’s ‘no compromise’ approach to funding elite sport “needs a rethink”, according Baroness Tanni
Questex/McLean Events (Spatec/SIBEC)
Questex/McLean Events (Spatec/SIBEC)
Join us at Elevate from 12-13 June in London for a special one-off live recording
A day of mass participation running is being organised by UK Sport and parkrun to
Former England cricket coach Andy Flower is among the second group of coaches to graduate
Sporting Future, the first piece of major sports policy in over a decade, will be
Manifestos launched by the major political parties ahead of the 2017 General Election have set
UK Sport has dismissed criticisms that it has failed in its duty of care to
Sport Ireland has distributed €10.8m between 58 national governing bodies as part of its latest
Following a hugely successful event last year in Split, Croatia, a W3Fit EMEA, is heading
UK Sport has decided against funding wheelchair tennis’ world-class programme ahead of the 2020 Olympic
Seven national governing bodies will take a share of £27.1m (US$33.9m, €31.4m) after Sport England
In an attempt to keep up the momentum with its women’s football strategy, the Football
Loughborough University has been named as the world’s best sporting university. The East Midlands-based institution
The chief executive of the organisation that runs some of Sheffield’s key leisure, wellbeing and
A report suggesting that the vast majority of the British public was not inspired by
UK Sport has rejected representations made by six Olympic sports for Tokyo 2020 funding –
The sport sector needs to be more proactive in analysing whether athletes are being pushed
The English Institute of Sport (EIS) – the government-funded elite sports performance organisation – has
More than £5m (US$6.1m, €5.8m) in funding has been earmarked for potential British Tokyo 2020
The national governing bodies (NGB) for basketball, handball and volleyball have joined forces to call
UK Sport’s decision to cut funding to badminton’s elite programme has been labeled “incomprehensible” and
Elite sports funding body UK Sport has left four Olympic sports – archery, badminton, fencing
A course for retired Olympic athletes looking to take the next step in their careers
Three flagship Taekwondo competitions will be staged in England over the next three years following
Ian Drake, the man who has overseen the most successful period in British Cycling’s history,
Brexit is unlikely to have a detrimental impact on sport, and could even help small
Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged that the government will honour the financial commitment made
Twenty-seven grassroots cycling facilities will be developed across the UK following Yorkshire’s successful bid to
The organisation tasked with preparing Team England for the 2018 Commonwealth Games has been boosted
Culture secretary Karen Bradley has batted away criticisms about the lack of government funding for
Sport Wales is launching a bespoke mentoring programme for its performance directors (PDs), to enable
41 - 80 of 12,300
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
InBody logged an amazing 100,000 scans in January 2024 alone
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 New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride data to life to engage and delight members
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
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
The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
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
Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten years, ensuring the equipment in its clubs is commercially optimised
HCM promotional features
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
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
Go Fit’s value proposition is overwhelming. It makes us very attractive to a lot of people
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
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
Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
Company profiles
Company profile: We Work Well Inc
We Work Well is a global premier hosted buyer event company, connecting high-level executives from ...
Company profiles
Company profile: CET Ltd
The focus for two decades was low temperature saltwater hydrotherapy, in particular the CryoSpa Sport ...
Supplier Showcase
Supplier showcase - Jon Williams
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Everyone Active press release: Amazing Jane Activewear and Everyone Active announce strategic partnership to empower women
In a groundbreaking collaboration, innovative UK-based activewear brand Amazing Jane, is thrilled to announce its partnership with Everyone Active, the premier operator of community leisure facilities in the UK.
Featured press releases
Alliance Leisure Services (Design, Build and Fund) press release: Alliance Leisure transforms under-utilised space into dynamic training hub
Working in close partnership with a number of specialist providers, Alliance Leisure were appointed by East Renfrewshire Council to transform a low occupancy martial arts studio into a high energy functional training arena. The space, branded The Grid, will be used for individual and group training and will enhance the current fitness offering for the community.
Directory
Snowroom
TechnoAlpin SpA: Snowroom
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Spa software
SpaBooker: Spa software
Salt therapy products
Himalayan Source: Salt therapy products
Flooring
Total Vibration Solutions / TVS Sports Surfaces: Flooring
Cryotherapy
Art of Cryo: Cryotherapy
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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