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FITNESS, HEALTH, WELLNESS

Glasgow news

This month, a panel of UK industry leaders came together to select the winners of
Birmingham has officially been named the host city of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, beating competition
The World Gymnastics Championships could be coming to Liverpool after the city announced it will
Frank Reed’s gym chain Sweat! has received £3.75m (US$5m, €4.2m) worth of equity investment that
Hastings Pier by dRMM Architects has been announced as the winner of the 2017 RIBA
Abi Wright, the co-founder and managing director of Spabreaks.com, has been named as a finalist
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
Debenhams is partnering with former Virgin Active co-founder Frank Reed to launch in-store gyms as
A £200m masterplan to host a decade of the finest sporting events in the international
Scottish football club Celtic has been granted planning permission in principle for a hotel and
Aviva Premiership club Wasps has appointed events industry specialist Stuart Cain as its new commercial
VisitBritain as launched a UK-wide campaign to encourage the country’s young adult population to take
One of Scotland’s most important national sports facilities reopened yesterday (30 August) following a £12m
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As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
Glasgow’s Willow Tea Rooms Building, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, has received a £3.6m Heritage
Liverpool has been named as the UK’s ‘Greatest Sporting City’, giving a boost to its
Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS), the national development body for Scottish museums, will fund the creation
Apex City of London Hotel will open a Pure-branded spa in September, as part of
The Revolution Bars Group is preparing to establish several new locations across the UK as
A trio of leisure projects have made the shortlist for the prestigious 2017 Stirling Prize
West Bromwich Albion (WBA) has become the first Premier League football club to officially declare
Technogym has been appointed the official fitness equipment supplier for the Gold Coast 2018 (GC2018)
Construction company ISG has bagged a £5.5m contract to convert Glasgow’s Anchor Line building into
Pool and plant design expert World Leisure has bagged the contract to provide a 20m
Scottish tourism chiefs are hoping a film adaptation of Compton MacKenzie’s 1947 novel Whisky Galore
Australia, Canada and Malaysia will rival the UK as potential hosts for the 2022 Commonwealth
The UK government has ramped up its interest in hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games, urging
The popularity of attractions across the UK continues to rise, according to the annual report
Tick Tock Unlock, which operates a number of immersive escape room facilities in the UK,
Reiach and Hall, the architects behind Scotland's £33m Oriam sports centre, have been awarded the
David Lloyd Leisure has been named number 21 in the Sunday Times’ Top 30 Best
Scottish football club Celtic have announced plans for a hotel and museum complex to be
The soon-to-be-built Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid and the Olympic Stadium in the Azerbaijani capital Baku
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has exchanged contracts to buy 16 Virgin Active health clubs for
Birmingham will take a detailed look at its facilities and infrastructure after launching an investigation
A Health and Sport Committee set up by the Scottish Parliament has launched a public
Scotland’s tourism sector is outshining the rest of the UK when it comes to employment,
MPs have discussed the most effective ways to use cash raised from the soft drinks
Dippy - the iconic diplodocus that has welcomed visitors to London’s Natural History Museum (NHM)
A youth organisation has opened the “world’s first” train station football pitch at a site
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) will consider human and child rights before deciding on host
Tom Burstow, the head of sport for Unicef UK, has been appointed as the deputy
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Research
Where we would have expected to see a decline in the neuromelanin signals, we saw an increase in nine out of ten people
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Esther Fairfax

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My mother was the first person to take dance and create an exercise programme out of it
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Letters
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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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Life lessons
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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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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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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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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Dr Jonathan Leary

Founder, Remedy Place
It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time
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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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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –  is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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Glasgow news

This month, a panel of UK industry leaders came together to select the winners of
Birmingham has officially been named the host city of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, beating competition
The World Gymnastics Championships could be coming to Liverpool after the city announced it will
Frank Reed’s gym chain Sweat! has received £3.75m (US$5m, €4.2m) worth of equity investment that
Hastings Pier by dRMM Architects has been announced as the winner of the 2017 RIBA
Abi Wright, the co-founder and managing director of Spabreaks.com, has been named as a finalist
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
Debenhams is partnering with former Virgin Active co-founder Frank Reed to launch in-store gyms as
A £200m masterplan to host a decade of the finest sporting events in the international
Scottish football club Celtic has been granted planning permission in principle for a hotel and
Aviva Premiership club Wasps has appointed events industry specialist Stuart Cain as its new commercial
VisitBritain as launched a UK-wide campaign to encourage the country’s young adult population to take
One of Scotland’s most important national sports facilities reopened yesterday (30 August) following a £12m
Elevate
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As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
Glasgow’s Willow Tea Rooms Building, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, has received a £3.6m Heritage
Liverpool has been named as the UK’s ‘Greatest Sporting City’, giving a boost to its
Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS), the national development body for Scottish museums, will fund the creation
Apex City of London Hotel will open a Pure-branded spa in September, as part of
The Revolution Bars Group is preparing to establish several new locations across the UK as
A trio of leisure projects have made the shortlist for the prestigious 2017 Stirling Prize
West Bromwich Albion (WBA) has become the first Premier League football club to officially declare
Technogym has been appointed the official fitness equipment supplier for the Gold Coast 2018 (GC2018)
Construction company ISG has bagged a £5.5m contract to convert Glasgow’s Anchor Line building into
Pool and plant design expert World Leisure has bagged the contract to provide a 20m
Scottish tourism chiefs are hoping a film adaptation of Compton MacKenzie’s 1947 novel Whisky Galore
Australia, Canada and Malaysia will rival the UK as potential hosts for the 2022 Commonwealth
The UK government has ramped up its interest in hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games, urging
The popularity of attractions across the UK continues to rise, according to the annual report
Tick Tock Unlock, which operates a number of immersive escape room facilities in the UK,
Reiach and Hall, the architects behind Scotland's £33m Oriam sports centre, have been awarded the
David Lloyd Leisure has been named number 21 in the Sunday Times’ Top 30 Best
Scottish football club Celtic have announced plans for a hotel and museum complex to be
The soon-to-be-built Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid and the Olympic Stadium in the Azerbaijani capital Baku
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has exchanged contracts to buy 16 Virgin Active health clubs for
Birmingham will take a detailed look at its facilities and infrastructure after launching an investigation
A Health and Sport Committee set up by the Scottish Parliament has launched a public
Scotland’s tourism sector is outshining the rest of the UK when it comes to employment,
MPs have discussed the most effective ways to use cash raised from the soft drinks
Dippy - the iconic diplodocus that has welcomed visitors to London’s Natural History Museum (NHM)
A youth organisation has opened the “world’s first” train station football pitch at a site
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) will consider human and child rights before deciding on host
Tom Burstow, the head of sport for Unicef UK, has been appointed as the deputy
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No matter how many gyms we open, Perfect Gym can support our growth
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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 New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride data to life to engage and delight members
HCM promotional features
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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
HCM promotional features
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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
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
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
McFit, the original budget gym is undergoing a transformation with a new look and estate-wide overhaul, as Liz Terry reports
HCM magazine
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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: 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: ukactive
ukactive is the UK’s leading not-for-profit membership body for the physical activity sector, bringing together ...
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Company profile: Active IQ
The UK’s leading Ofqual-recognised awarding organisation for the physical activity sector, we offer over 100 ...
Supplier Showcase
Supplier showcase - Jon Williams
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Speedflex (Europe) Ltd. press release: Speedflex unveils revolutionary connected fitness zone at Everyone Active Fareham
Speedflex continue to make strides in the fitness space with their latest installation at Everyone Active Fareham. Two state-of-the-art Speedflex Blades were installed in their first ever dedicated connected fitness zone at the Fareham leisure centre.
Featured press releases
Power Plate UK press release: Whole body vibration as a platform for every class
Imagine a boutique group exercise studio in which every class takes place on a Power Plate platform. You’ve imagined Vibe Tribe in Beaconsfield.
Directory
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
Snowroom
TechnoAlpin SpA: Snowroom
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
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