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FITNESS, HEALTH, WELLNESS

lobbying news

Speaking to HCM, Brent Darden, the new interim CEO and president of IHRSA, says the
Close-contact services, including facials, can recommence in England as of Saturday 15 August, following a
Gyms will be free to open on high streets across England from September 1, following
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
Boutique gym operator, Gymbox, faced threats of legal action over its bid to reopen on
Elevate
Elevate
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
Almost half of all public health and fitness, leisure and community facilities in the UK,
Momentum is gathering pace in the push for a U-turn on the government's decision to
Gyms in the UK could reopen by mid-July, according to a tweet, just posted by
Journalists on The Times are reporting today that they’ve seen a leaked document confirming how
A new report has revealed the likely timescales and shape of the UK fitness market's
Gyms in England could be open in July if lobbying by the fitness industry comes
Questex/McLean Events (Spatec/SIBEC)
Questex/McLean Events (Spatec/SIBEC)
Experience the pinnacle of fitness and luxury at the premier industry event, Sibec EMEA, set
Glenn Earlam, CEO of David Lloyd Leisure (DLL), says the operator is reopening 26 of
The UK government has given the go-ahead for one-to-one personal training outdoors, as part of
Governments have begun easing their COVID-19 lockdown measures, resulting in the gradual reopening of health
The UK Spa Association (UKSA) is conducting an industry survey to gather information to lobby
Good news for the US health club sector, as clubs are put at the front
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered all UK gyms, health clubs, leisure centres and restaurants
Jenny Waldman has been named the successor to Stephen Deuchar, as Art Fund director, with
Gyms, health clubs, sports facilities and swimming pools across Italy have been forced to close
Premier League giants Manchester United have tabled plans to create a safe-standing area at its
Industry veteran Deborah Szekely has reached out for donations to support the community of Tecate
Investing in culture and cultural heritage has been included in the EU's new strategic agenda,
Real estate developer Qatari Diar Europe is to break ground on the fourth phase of
Prime Minister Theresa May has revealed a new long-term plan for the NHS, saying that
Meadowbank Stadium and sports centre in Edinburgh, which hosted the Commonwealth Games in 1970, is
Conservative MP Steve Double has been elected chair of the cross-party Parliamentary group responsible for
Employees using in-house corporate gyms may be about to lose a benefit allowing them to
English Heritage has launched a campaign to turn one of its most popular summertime events
The government has been asked to lobby for the inclusion of squash as an Olympic
Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has reappointed Lis Astall and Sarah Springman to the board of
The Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) has issued a defiant rebuttal to online rumours that
Supporters of Premier League clubs have been given a boost after the league agreed to
Male teams competing in next year’s ICC Twenty20 World Cup stand to earn 93 per
The government’s decision to delay its decision on where to expand London airport capacity prioritises
Elite sport quango, UK Sport, will receive a 29 per cent increase in government funding
Government cuts will be “devastating” to grassroots sport and will banish the legacy of the
Pure Gym founder and executive chair Peter Roberts has called on the government to abolish
Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) director Bernard Donoghue has been elected chair of the
Plans to redevelop two existing stadiums in Sydney, Australia could be scrapped and replaced by
12,300
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
We want our future sports centre to act as a co-location for health and wellbeing services, furthering our connections with GP referrals and digital health platforms
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
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
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
Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal trainers in your club, with the ground-breaking Brawn platform.
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
The New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride data to life to engage and delight members
HCM promotional features
HCM magazine
Opinion
The industry is missing a trick in failing to engage with people who are new to exercise. We’re lacking when it comes to onboarding
HCM magazine
Interview
Go Fit is spreading its wings, with a five-year plan for growth and new projects already under construction in Italy. Its new CEO speaks to Kate Cracknell
HCM magazine
Everyone's talking about
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
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
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
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
Research
A new study from researchers at Yale shows HIIT can reverse nerve damage caused by Parkinson’s
HCM magazine
Everyone's talking about
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
HCM People

Dr Jonathan Leary

Founder, Remedy Place
It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time
HCM magazine
Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson 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
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
Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s new strategy for 2024, 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
Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –  is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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
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
McFit, the original budget gym is undergoing a transformation with a new look and estate-wide overhaul, as Liz Terry 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: 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: GANTNER
GANTNER optimizes and simplifies the organisation of fitness clubs....
Company profiles
Company profile: seca Ltd
As the world market leader of medical measuring and weighing we take body composition analysis ...
Supplier Showcase
Supplier showcase - Jon Williams
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Greenwich Leisure Limited press release: ‘FAB’ freebies for Barnet carers!
Being a carer – whether that’s looking after a young person, a senior citizen or someone with a long-term illness or disability – can be rewarding but stressful at times. These responsibilities may also limit the carer’s ability to find paid employment.
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.
Directory
Cryotherapy
Art of Cryo: Cryotherapy
Salt therapy products
Himalayan Source: Salt therapy products
Snowroom
TechnoAlpin SpA: Snowroom
Flooring
Total Vibration Solutions / TVS Sports Surfaces: Flooring
Spa software
SpaBooker: Spa software
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
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

lobbying news

Speaking to HCM, Brent Darden, the new interim CEO and president of IHRSA, says the
Close-contact services, including facials, can recommence in England as of Saturday 15 August, following a
Gyms will be free to open on high streets across England from September 1, following
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
Boutique gym operator, Gymbox, faced threats of legal action over its bid to reopen on
Elevate
Elevate
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
Almost half of all public health and fitness, leisure and community facilities in the UK,
Momentum is gathering pace in the push for a U-turn on the government's decision to
Gyms in the UK could reopen by mid-July, according to a tweet, just posted by
Journalists on The Times are reporting today that they’ve seen a leaked document confirming how
A new report has revealed the likely timescales and shape of the UK fitness market's
Gyms in England could be open in July if lobbying by the fitness industry comes
Questex/McLean Events (Spatec/SIBEC)
Questex/McLean Events (Spatec/SIBEC)
Experience the pinnacle of fitness and luxury at the premier industry event, Sibec EMEA, set
Glenn Earlam, CEO of David Lloyd Leisure (DLL), says the operator is reopening 26 of
The UK government has given the go-ahead for one-to-one personal training outdoors, as part of
Governments have begun easing their COVID-19 lockdown measures, resulting in the gradual reopening of health
The UK Spa Association (UKSA) is conducting an industry survey to gather information to lobby
Good news for the US health club sector, as clubs are put at the front
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered all UK gyms, health clubs, leisure centres and restaurants
Jenny Waldman has been named the successor to Stephen Deuchar, as Art Fund director, with
Gyms, health clubs, sports facilities and swimming pools across Italy have been forced to close
Premier League giants Manchester United have tabled plans to create a safe-standing area at its
Industry veteran Deborah Szekely has reached out for donations to support the community of Tecate
Investing in culture and cultural heritage has been included in the EU's new strategic agenda,
Real estate developer Qatari Diar Europe is to break ground on the fourth phase of
Prime Minister Theresa May has revealed a new long-term plan for the NHS, saying that
Meadowbank Stadium and sports centre in Edinburgh, which hosted the Commonwealth Games in 1970, is
Conservative MP Steve Double has been elected chair of the cross-party Parliamentary group responsible for
Employees using in-house corporate gyms may be about to lose a benefit allowing them to
English Heritage has launched a campaign to turn one of its most popular summertime events
The government has been asked to lobby for the inclusion of squash as an Olympic
Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has reappointed Lis Astall and Sarah Springman to the board of
The Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) has issued a defiant rebuttal to online rumours that
Supporters of Premier League clubs have been given a boost after the league agreed to
Male teams competing in next year’s ICC Twenty20 World Cup stand to earn 93 per
The government’s decision to delay its decision on where to expand London airport capacity prioritises
Elite sport quango, UK Sport, will receive a 29 per cent increase in government funding
Government cuts will be “devastating” to grassroots sport and will banish the legacy of the
Pure Gym founder and executive chair Peter Roberts has called on the government to abolish
Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) director Bernard Donoghue has been elected chair of the
Plans to redevelop two existing stadiums in Sydney, Australia could be scrapped and replaced by
41 - 80 of 12,300
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
We want our future sports centre to act as a co-location for health and wellbeing services, furthering our connections with GP referrals and digital health platforms
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
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
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
Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal trainers in your club, with the ground-breaking Brawn platform.
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
The New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride data to life to engage and delight members
HCM promotional features
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
Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson 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
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
Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s new strategy for 2024, 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
Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –  is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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
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
McFit, the original budget gym is undergoing a transformation with a new look and estate-wide overhaul, as Liz Terry 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: 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: GANTNER
GANTNER optimizes and simplifies the organisation of fitness clubs....
Company profiles
Company profile: seca Ltd
As the world market leader of medical measuring and weighing we take body composition analysis ...
Supplier Showcase
Supplier showcase - Jon Williams
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Greenwich Leisure Limited press release: ‘FAB’ freebies for Barnet carers!
Being a carer – whether that’s looking after a young person, a senior citizen or someone with a long-term illness or disability – can be rewarding but stressful at times. These responsibilities may also limit the carer’s ability to find paid employment.
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.
Directory
Cryotherapy
Art of Cryo: Cryotherapy
Salt therapy products
Himalayan Source: Salt therapy products
Snowroom
TechnoAlpin SpA: Snowroom
Flooring
Total Vibration Solutions / TVS Sports Surfaces: Flooring
Spa software
SpaBooker: Spa software
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
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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