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11 Apr 2021
A major new initiative will look to strengthen and unite the fitness industry's voice in
09 Apr 2021
A parliamentary report is calling for a £3bn intervention fund to build back better health
30 Mar 2021
The UK government has launched a new Office for Health Promotion, designed to lead efforts
24 Mar 2021
It is unlikely that the UK will see a Work Out to Help Out scheme
22 Mar 2021
The UK parliament will today (22 March) debate the merits of a Work Out to
19 Mar 2021
The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has unveiled a new Sleep Initiative, just in time for
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
17 Mar 2021
The government has said it has no plans to fund a Work Out to Help
17 Mar 2021
Budget fitness operator The Gym Group has generated £1.8bn in social value since 2016. Pre-pandemic,
10 Mar 2021
At least one of the vaccines approved for use against COVID-19 could be less effective
05 Mar 2021
The UK government is exploring whether incentivising people financially to take part in physical activity
25 Feb 2021
What are the effects on public health of gyms and leisure centres being shut during
19 Feb 2021
Excess body fat and obesity are likely to have contributed to more deaths in England
Panatta will consolidate its global presence throughout 2024 by attending a host of major industry
17 Feb 2021
People aged 40 living with Type 2 diabetes face a "disproportionately increased risk of dying
15 Feb 2021
Spanish capital Madrid has been hailed as an example of a city which understands the
15 Feb 2021
ukactive has published six 'policy calls', which it says are crucial in order to help
28 Jan 2021
Everyone Active is offering a month’s free trial of its digital Everyone On Demand service
26 Jan 2021
Sport England has vowed to tackle inequality and create a nation of "more equal, inclusive
22 Jan 2021
The failure to tackle the UK's obesity crisis is down to successive governments being guilty
Elevate, the premier event in the physical activity, fitness, sports therapy and performance sector, is
13 Jan 2021
An England-wide survey of over 5,000 adults found that 80 per cent of people aged
07 Jan 2021
The closing of gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools under COVID-19 restrictions is costing the
05 Jan 2021
Therapeutic fasting and medi-wellness clinic Buchinger Wilhelmi in Germany is helping its guests to live
18 Dec 2020
A Swedish study has shown that people with type 2 diabetes are much more likely
08 Dec 2020
Global wellness real estate and technology company Delos is collaborating with TPP Capital Management Group
03 Dec 2020
PureGym will take its budget fitness concept to Saudi Arabia, after securing a franchise partnership
02 Dec 2020
Gyms, health clubs, leisure centres and fitness studios in England are back in business today
23 Nov 2020
Gyms, health clubs and leisure centres will be able to open their doors when the
18 Nov 2020
Thousands of COVID-related deaths could be prevented if successive governments had tackled the country's obesity
05 Nov 2020
Investigations by HCM have revealed a correlation between countries with lower obesity rates and those
31 Oct 2020
As England counts down to lockdown this Thursday, HCM editor Liz Terry, has penned an
21 Oct 2020
Gyms in Liverpool,UK, have been given the go-ahead to reopen, following a dramatic week of
20 Oct 2020
Persistent and rising levels of lifestyle disease across the world have exacerbated the effects of
15 Oct 2020
"Dozens" of gyms in Liverpool, UK, have defied the government and stayed open for business
05 Oct 2020
The pandemic’s outbreak caused many people to use time in nature as a coping mechanism
10 Sep 2020
Lefay Resort and Spa Lago di Garda in Italy has introduced five new treatment packages
07 Sep 2020
Gyms and health clubs are a cornerstone of the global recovery from COVID-19 – and
02 Sep 2020
In response to the UK government’s Eat Out To Help Out scheme, Myzone has launched
01 Sep 2020
UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has hired a personal trainer to help him get fit
24 Aug 2020
Speaking to HCM, Brent Darden, the new interim CEO and president of IHRSA, says the
21 Aug 2020
As the government announced its new obesity strategy to limit the impact of a potential
09 Aug 2020
A significant proportion of leisure facilities in England have not reopened since lockdown measures were
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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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Fuel the debate about issues and opportunities across the industry. We’d love to hear from you – [email protected]
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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
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“I’ve grown a massive affinity for franchising. It’s so exciting to be able to provide the platform and toolkit for people to have their own successful businesses”
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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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HCM People
Jennifer Maanavi
Founder, Physique 57“Our ‘why?’ is to improve the lives of our clients, not to make them feel defeated”
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Liz Terry looks at which operators
are most recognised by consumers,
using Kantar’s latest brand insight
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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
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You might be tempted to skip a service, but
experts say it will cost you in the long run.
Providers tell Steph Eaves why they their work
is important to the management of assets
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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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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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