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Tone Leisure, the leisure trust for Taunton Deane in Somerset, is launching an innovative programme
Just 18 months after launching, Sencio Community Leisure has seen centre and fitness membership levels
The Football Foundation has announced that a run-down sports ground in Southall is to receive
A centre combining health and community services has opened to combat the poor health record
A regeneration project in east London which cost an estimated £400m to complete will officially
Home Secretary Charles Clarke has accused pub companies of using ‘blackmail’ to ensure that extended
Elevate
Elevate
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
North Hertfordshire District Council has officially opened the £5m Royston Leisure Centre – the largest
Manchester’s urban culture museum, Urbis, has announced the appointment of a new chief executive, Vaughan
The government has announced dramatic changes to the structure of sport in the UK, with
Spirit Group has today announced that it is to sell 178 city centre pubs and
A £16m sports, health and lifestyle centre is to be built as a Private Finance
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) has called for the return of
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
Eddie The Eagle Edwards has helped kick-start a campaign to combat couch potato culture this
Dyrons Leisure Centre has reopened after a £2.7m redevelopment project as the Newton Abbot Leisure
The Pemberton Centre, run by Cultural Community Partnerships on behalf of East Northamptonshire Council, is
An aerial assault course has opened at the Whickham Thorns Outdoor Centre in Dunston. Called
Spanish entertainment complex Dinopolis – which combines dinosaur-inspired rides, exhibitions and a play area with
Neil Farmer, head of community services in East Dorset, has been appointed as the new
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
Whitburn Swimming Pool has reopened to the public following a £1.6m revamp. Rebranded as Xcite
Work is now underway at the £25m Turner Contemporary in Margate, in Kent, which is
Six local authorities in the UK have been chosen by the Department for Culture, Media
Wealdon District Council has given permission for Freedom Leisure to go ahead with plans to
National Museums of Liverpool (NML) in the UK has appointed US-based theme park and exhibition
Cardiff Council has invested £100,000 to develop a new specialist fitness facility at Llanishen Leisure
Casino operator Aspinalls has teamed up with community leaders in Newcastle to launch a committee
Azzura – a community residence set along the harbour in Marina del Rey, California –
The new £6.5m Palatine Leisure Centre, six years in the planning, has opened in Blackpool.
Judges in England and Wales have warned that the relaxation of licensing laws – set
A rural community scheme, designed to offer parish councils activity sessions organised by qualified coaches,
The Pemberton Centre in Rushden has introduced a Shokk Gym as part of an extension
Reading Borough Council has announced that Rivermead Leisure Complex is to be managed by Greenwich
The business community in downtown Toronto, Canada, has pulled together to enhance the experience of
The Central Council for Physical Recreation (CCPR) has announced that Brigid Simmonds and Tim Lamb
A partnership of five organisations led by the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS)
Leisure Connection has been selected as the preferred bidder to manage St Albans City and
A sports college relaunches as an Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) site this week (29 July),
Recently published figures from the UK's Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Sport
UK-based virtual museum, The 24 Hour Museum, has won the 2005 New Statesman New Media
Hackney Borough Council in London has ended its partnership with Leisure Connection, just three years
Freedom Leisure has been awarded the Hastings Borough Council leisure management contract following a tendering
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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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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
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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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Francesca Cooper-Boden says health assessment services can boost health club retention
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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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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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Say no to anything that isn’t critically important to executing your business strategy and be aware that rapid growth is overrated
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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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Research
A new study from researchers at Yale shows HIIT can reverse nerve damage caused by Parkinson’s
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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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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
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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
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Specifier
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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Insight
Liz Terry looks at which operators are most recognised by consumers, using Kantar’s latest brand insight
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Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s new strategy for 2024, as Kath Hudson reports
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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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I would say those results, along with the team’s total lack of complacency – their desire to keep improving – have been the two big highlights of my first year
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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
Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –  is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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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
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Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
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Dr Jonathan Leary

Founder, Remedy Place
It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time
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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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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
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
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Study Active acquires Premier Global name and select branding assets
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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
Power Plate UK press release: Power plate + red light therapy: life-changing ‘biostacking’
“We combine Power Plate and red light therapy in all our small group classes,” says Natt Summers, founder and owner of Accomplish Fitness in Hungerford, Berkshire.
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Zoom Media press release: Zoom Media expands partnership with Fitness4less
Zoom Media, the UK's leading provider of health and fitness digital media, has announced a new contract with Fitness4Less to deliver Out of Home advertising across its estate.
Directory
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Cryotherapy
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Property & Tenders
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Grantham, Leicestershire
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Galgorm Resort, York,
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China Import & Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou, China
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23-24 May 2024
Large Hall of the Chamber of Commerce (Erbprinzenpalais), Wiesbaden, Germany
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30 May - 02 Jun 2024
Rimini Exhibition Center, Rimini, Italy
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Worldwide, Various,
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11-13 Jun 2024
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
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01-04 Oct 2024
REVĪVŌ Wellness Resort Nusa Dua Bali, Kabupaten Badung, Indonesia
Diary dates
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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community news

Tone Leisure, the leisure trust for Taunton Deane in Somerset, is launching an innovative programme
Just 18 months after launching, Sencio Community Leisure has seen centre and fitness membership levels
The Football Foundation has announced that a run-down sports ground in Southall is to receive
A centre combining health and community services has opened to combat the poor health record
A regeneration project in east London which cost an estimated £400m to complete will officially
Home Secretary Charles Clarke has accused pub companies of using ‘blackmail’ to ensure that extended
Elevate
Elevate
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
North Hertfordshire District Council has officially opened the £5m Royston Leisure Centre – the largest
Manchester’s urban culture museum, Urbis, has announced the appointment of a new chief executive, Vaughan
The government has announced dramatic changes to the structure of sport in the UK, with
Spirit Group has today announced that it is to sell 178 city centre pubs and
A £16m sports, health and lifestyle centre is to be built as a Private Finance
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) has called for the return of
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
Eddie The Eagle Edwards has helped kick-start a campaign to combat couch potato culture this
Dyrons Leisure Centre has reopened after a £2.7m redevelopment project as the Newton Abbot Leisure
The Pemberton Centre, run by Cultural Community Partnerships on behalf of East Northamptonshire Council, is
An aerial assault course has opened at the Whickham Thorns Outdoor Centre in Dunston. Called
Spanish entertainment complex Dinopolis – which combines dinosaur-inspired rides, exhibitions and a play area with
Neil Farmer, head of community services in East Dorset, has been appointed as the new
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
Whitburn Swimming Pool has reopened to the public following a £1.6m revamp. Rebranded as Xcite
Work is now underway at the £25m Turner Contemporary in Margate, in Kent, which is
Six local authorities in the UK have been chosen by the Department for Culture, Media
Wealdon District Council has given permission for Freedom Leisure to go ahead with plans to
National Museums of Liverpool (NML) in the UK has appointed US-based theme park and exhibition
Cardiff Council has invested £100,000 to develop a new specialist fitness facility at Llanishen Leisure
Casino operator Aspinalls has teamed up with community leaders in Newcastle to launch a committee
Azzura – a community residence set along the harbour in Marina del Rey, California –
The new £6.5m Palatine Leisure Centre, six years in the planning, has opened in Blackpool.
Judges in England and Wales have warned that the relaxation of licensing laws – set
A rural community scheme, designed to offer parish councils activity sessions organised by qualified coaches,
The Pemberton Centre in Rushden has introduced a Shokk Gym as part of an extension
Reading Borough Council has announced that Rivermead Leisure Complex is to be managed by Greenwich
The business community in downtown Toronto, Canada, has pulled together to enhance the experience of
The Central Council for Physical Recreation (CCPR) has announced that Brigid Simmonds and Tim Lamb
A partnership of five organisations led by the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS)
Leisure Connection has been selected as the preferred bidder to manage St Albans City and
A sports college relaunches as an Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) site this week (29 July),
Recently published figures from the UK's Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Sport
UK-based virtual museum, The 24 Hour Museum, has won the 2005 New Statesman New Media
Hackney Borough Council in London has ended its partnership with Leisure Connection, just three years
Freedom Leisure has been awarded the Hastings Borough Council leisure management contract following a tendering
7641 - 7680 of 12,300
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
No matter how many gyms we open, Perfect Gym can support our growth
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
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
Sponsored
Francesca Cooper-Boden says health assessment services can boost health club retention
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
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
Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s new strategy for 2024, 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
I would say those results, along with the team’s total lack of complacency – their desire to keep improving – have been the two big highlights of my first year
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
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
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
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
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
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
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Study Active acquires Premier Global name and select branding assets
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets from Assessment Technologies Institute LLC, part of Ascend Learning in the US.
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Panatta to showcase innovation at major fitness and bodybuilding events in 2024
Panatta will consolidate its global presence throughout 2024 by attending a host of major industry events around the globe.
Company profiles
Company profile: Art of Cryo
Art of Cryo is a new division of a renowned family business with 30 years’ ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Pulse Fitness
With an award-winning portfolio of over 450 pieces of cutting-edge, premium fitness equipment, Pulse Fitness ...
Supplier Showcase
Supplier showcase - Jon Williams
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Power Plate UK press release: Power plate + red light therapy: life-changing ‘biostacking’
“We combine Power Plate and red light therapy in all our small group classes,” says Natt Summers, founder and owner of Accomplish Fitness in Hungerford, Berkshire.
Featured press releases
Zoom Media press release: Zoom Media expands partnership with Fitness4less
Zoom Media, the UK's leading provider of health and fitness digital media, has announced a new contract with Fitness4Less to deliver Out of Home advertising across its estate.
Directory
Snowroom
TechnoAlpin SpA: Snowroom
Cryotherapy
Art of Cryo: Cryotherapy
Spa software
SpaBooker: Spa software
Flooring
Total Vibration Solutions / TVS Sports Surfaces: Flooring
salt therapy products
Saltability: salt therapy products
Lockers
Fitlockers: Lockers
Property & Tenders
Loughton, IG10
Knight Frank
Property & Tenders
Grantham, Leicestershire
Belvoir Castle
Property & Tenders
Diary dates
22-24 Apr 2024
Galgorm Resort, York,
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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