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KSL-owned Third Space has unveiled its latest club in Wimbledon, south-west London. The development marks
Mexican beachfront resort Esperanza, Auberge Resorts Collection, has unveiled its revamped award-winning spa, complete with
A new boutique fitness operator launches in London in February 2024 in the form of
One&Only One Za’abeel, a striking upcoming urban vertical resort in Dubai, will be home to
American men are more than twice as likely as women to increase exercise frequency in
International luxury wellness brand Como Shambhala will unveil its largest-ever urban flagship in Singapore on
Elevate
Elevate
Following a hugely successful event last year in Split, Croatia, a W3Fit EMEA, is heading
Aman’s sister brand Janu will launch its flagship property in Tokyo in March 2024, complete
Global workout specialist, Les Mills, which owns and operates health clubs in its home country
The Fortis Championships, the interclub fitness competition at Everyone Active, enjoyed a second successful year
The first edition of the Wellness Hospitality Conference (WHC), co-organised by Teamwork Hospitality and InSpaTime,
London has gained a substantial new urban spa in Belgravia following The Peninsula London’s grand
Xponential Fitness has acquired metabolic health business, Lindora, as its eleventh brand from Solis Capital
Innovatise UK Ltd
Innovatise UK Ltd
Join us at Elevate from 12-13 June in London for a special one-off live recording
Sony Pictures is set to launch an immersive indoor entertainment park at Oakbrook Center in
Xponential Fitness, the largest global franchisor of boutique fitness brands, has announced the opening of
Luxury hotel and spa operator Mandarin Oriental’s second London hotel will launch next January with
UK operator, Bannatyne Group, has revisited one of its classic brands to launch a budget
Spanish wellness brand SHA Wellness will open its Latin American flagship in January in Costa
Everlast Gyms today (16 November) opened a new flagship property at the Metro Centre in
Complaints about group exercise have become a thing of the past for the Reynolds Group
There are now more than 300 boutique fitness studios across London – an increase of
CORRECTION A previous version of this story reported that the UK operations of Xtrafit were
The first ever Siro hotel, marketed as the "ultimate fitness and recovery hotel", is now
US-based operator Life Time has opened a luxury wellness lifestyle apartment complex in Boston as
Tom Dowd, recently appointed CEO of F45, said he remains optimistic the business can be
Virgin Active has opened the doors to its Wimbledon club following a comprehensive redevelopment and
Demand for yoga is alive and kicking across Britain as the exercise discipline diversifies to
Gymbox has introduced a series of new classes dedicated to improving mental health. The new
Merlin Entertainments has announced a multi-million pound and multi-territory partnership with immersive group gaming platform Immersive
JRA has appointed Matt Dawson, a former VP at experience design company Forrec, as its
Nike, which teased a possible foray into the strength training market six weeks ago, via
Les Mills is jumping into Mixed Reality with the launch of the Bodycombat XR workout,
Fitness entrepreneurs Jon Williams, CEO, and Tom Edwards, COO, have co-founded a new high-end club
Blk Box, a leading strength equipment manufacturer known for creating and delivering world-class training facilities,
Kintsugi, a new private wellness club concept, will launch its flagship destination on Abu Dhabi’s
Interactive Strength, maker of fitness screen FORME, has revealed plans to acquire vertical climber brand
Sauna specialist Klafs and design firm Studio F. A. Porsche have joined forces to realise
Las Vegas is set to gain a major new wellness facility by the end of
Premium health club operator, Life Time, has opened its first ever property in the state
Spa, leisure and hospitality figure Stuart Angus has been tasked with the strategic growth of
FastFit EMS – a rapidly expanding chain of EMS (electrical muscle stimulation) studios in the
A new Miraval Resorts & Spas wellness destination has opened in San Diego, California, within
12,300
HCM promotional features
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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
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
Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal trainers in your club, with the ground-breaking Brawn platform.
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 New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride data to life to engage and delight members
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
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
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
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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
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
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Letters
Fuel the debate about issues and opportunities across the industry. We’d love to hear from you – [email protected]
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Insight
Liz Terry looks at which operators are most recognised by consumers, using Kantar’s latest brand insight
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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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Opinion
Dr Paul Bedford talks to Jak Phillips about the double-edged sword of the strength training trend and his ambitions for the sector
HCM magazine
Research
A new study from researchers at Yale shows HIIT can reverse nerve damage caused by Parkinson’s
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
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
HCM People

Cristiano Ronaldo

Footballer and entrepreneur
Taking care of your physical and mental health is essential for a fulfilling life
HCM magazine
Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s new strategy for 2024, 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
We are the new youth club, a social space for young people to connect
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
Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson 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
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
Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –  is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
HCM magazine
Featured supplier news
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Company profiles
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Company profiles
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Supplier Showcase
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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
Flooring
Total Vibration Solutions / TVS Sports Surfaces: Flooring
Snowroom
TechnoAlpin SpA: Snowroom
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Cryotherapy
Art of Cryo: Cryotherapy
Spa software
SpaBooker: Spa software
Salt therapy products
Himalayan Source: Salt therapy products
Property & Tenders
Loughton, IG10
Knight Frank
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Grantham, Leicestershire
Belvoir Castle
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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,
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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

studio news

KSL-owned Third Space has unveiled its latest club in Wimbledon, south-west London. The development marks
Mexican beachfront resort Esperanza, Auberge Resorts Collection, has unveiled its revamped award-winning spa, complete with
A new boutique fitness operator launches in London in February 2024 in the form of
One&Only One Za’abeel, a striking upcoming urban vertical resort in Dubai, will be home to
American men are more than twice as likely as women to increase exercise frequency in
International luxury wellness brand Como Shambhala will unveil its largest-ever urban flagship in Singapore on
Elevate
Elevate
Following a hugely successful event last year in Split, Croatia, a W3Fit EMEA, is heading
Aman’s sister brand Janu will launch its flagship property in Tokyo in March 2024, complete
Global workout specialist, Les Mills, which owns and operates health clubs in its home country
The Fortis Championships, the interclub fitness competition at Everyone Active, enjoyed a second successful year
The first edition of the Wellness Hospitality Conference (WHC), co-organised by Teamwork Hospitality and InSpaTime,
London has gained a substantial new urban spa in Belgravia following The Peninsula London’s grand
Xponential Fitness has acquired metabolic health business, Lindora, as its eleventh brand from Solis Capital
Innovatise UK Ltd
Innovatise UK Ltd
Join us at Elevate from 12-13 June in London for a special one-off live recording
Sony Pictures is set to launch an immersive indoor entertainment park at Oakbrook Center in
Xponential Fitness, the largest global franchisor of boutique fitness brands, has announced the opening of
Luxury hotel and spa operator Mandarin Oriental’s second London hotel will launch next January with
UK operator, Bannatyne Group, has revisited one of its classic brands to launch a budget
Spanish wellness brand SHA Wellness will open its Latin American flagship in January in Costa
Everlast Gyms today (16 November) opened a new flagship property at the Metro Centre in
Complaints about group exercise have become a thing of the past for the Reynolds Group
There are now more than 300 boutique fitness studios across London – an increase of
CORRECTION A previous version of this story reported that the UK operations of Xtrafit were
The first ever Siro hotel, marketed as the "ultimate fitness and recovery hotel", is now
US-based operator Life Time has opened a luxury wellness lifestyle apartment complex in Boston as
Tom Dowd, recently appointed CEO of F45, said he remains optimistic the business can be
Virgin Active has opened the doors to its Wimbledon club following a comprehensive redevelopment and
Demand for yoga is alive and kicking across Britain as the exercise discipline diversifies to
Gymbox has introduced a series of new classes dedicated to improving mental health. The new
Merlin Entertainments has announced a multi-million pound and multi-territory partnership with immersive group gaming platform Immersive
JRA has appointed Matt Dawson, a former VP at experience design company Forrec, as its
Nike, which teased a possible foray into the strength training market six weeks ago, via
Les Mills is jumping into Mixed Reality with the launch of the Bodycombat XR workout,
Fitness entrepreneurs Jon Williams, CEO, and Tom Edwards, COO, have co-founded a new high-end club
Blk Box, a leading strength equipment manufacturer known for creating and delivering world-class training facilities,
Kintsugi, a new private wellness club concept, will launch its flagship destination on Abu Dhabi’s
Interactive Strength, maker of fitness screen FORME, has revealed plans to acquire vertical climber brand
Sauna specialist Klafs and design firm Studio F. A. Porsche have joined forces to realise
Las Vegas is set to gain a major new wellness facility by the end of
Premium health club operator, Life Time, has opened its first ever property in the state
Spa, leisure and hospitality figure Stuart Angus has been tasked with the strategic growth of
FastFit EMS – a rapidly expanding chain of EMS (electrical muscle stimulation) studios in the
A new Miraval Resorts & Spas wellness destination has opened in San Diego, California, within
66 - 90 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
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
Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal trainers in your club, with the ground-breaking Brawn platform.
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 New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride data to life to engage and delight members
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
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
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
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
HCM People

Cristiano Ronaldo

Footballer and entrepreneur
Taking care of your physical and mental health is essential for a fulfilling life
HCM magazine
Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s new strategy for 2024, 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
We are the new youth club, a social space for young people to connect
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
Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson 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
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
Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –  is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
HCM magazine
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.
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.
Company profiles
Company profile: The Health and Fitness Institute
All fitness education providers currently out there are one and the same. They vary in ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Keiser UK LTD
For more than four decades, Keiser has influenced the training of athletes, fitness enthusiasts and ...
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
Flooring
Total Vibration Solutions / TVS Sports Surfaces: Flooring
Snowroom
TechnoAlpin SpA: Snowroom
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Cryotherapy
Art of Cryo: Cryotherapy
Spa software
SpaBooker: Spa software
Salt therapy products
Himalayan Source: Salt therapy products
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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