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Interview
Muir Gray
Health Club Management 2026 issue 5
If the health service is to survive, we must recognise that it is a disease service – and that wellbeing rests with us, says the activity advocate and healthy ageing champion. He talks to Kate Cracknell
Health Club Management 2026 issue 5
For every member with a tripod and a big following, there are others irritated at the way equipment is being hogged or wary they’ll be in the background on someone’s Insta feed. Do influencers offer valuable, free marketing or are they just a nuisance? Kath Hudson finds out how operators are responding
HCM People
Jamie Clements
Health Club Management 2026 issue 5
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
HCM People
Stephen Price
Health Club Management 2026 issue 5
Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again
Health Club Management 2026 issue 4
UK market penetration has risen to 18 per cent – one of the highest globally, yet with 100 per cent of people seeing benefits when they exercise, how high could it go? Kath Hudson asks the experts…
HCM People
Deena Gillan
Health Club Management 2026 issue 4
There are so many dedicated people in the independent sector – they work hard because they’re passionate about changing lives
HCM People
Phillip Mills
Health Club Management 2026 issue 4
The Les Mills partnership with Hyrox is something I'm personally really excited about
Health Club Management 2026 issue 4
With corporately-owned clubs, franchise networks, investments and proprietary tech, Viva Leisure’s ecosystem is redefining how gyms scale and generate revenue. Its CEO speaks to Kate Cracknell
Health Club Management 2026 issue 3
Gains are made in recovery and more training doesn’t necessarily mean better results. Kath Hudson asks what’s happening in elite sport that could be brought to the gym floor
Interview
Mark Mastrov
Health Club Management 2026 issue 3
It’s said Mark Mastrov has invested in more health and fitness businesses than anyone else on the planet. Now he’s bought back 24-Hour Fitness, the company he started in 1983. He talks to Liz Terry
Health Club Management 2026 issue 3
When we began in 2002 the service cost the council £1m per year. Today we pay the council
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Dan Summerson
Health Club Management 2026 issue 3
We made a clean strategy to reinvest, add more value, then move the price point
Health Club Management 2026 issue 2
Research shows the sober curious movement is gaining momentum, presenting a perfect opportunity for health club operators to support people wanting to make the shift, as Kath Hudson reports
Interview
Ollie Marchon
Health Club Management 2026 issue 2
From professional rugby player and personal trainer to the founder of a global fitness brand that lives up to its ‘life without limits’ strapline. The founder of MARCHON speaks to Kate Cracknell
HCM People
Tianna Strateman
Health Club Management 2026 issue 2
We’re launching our first new class in seven years. It’s called Circuit and is more of an athletic circuit-based class
HCM People
Shamir Sidhu
Health Club Management 2026 issue 2
People are craving connection and the holistic approach that only yoga can provide
Health Club Management 2026 issue 1
The fitness industry has Gen Z pinned as a sober-curious, wellness-seeking, gym-loving bunch, but now there are baffling new kids on the block. How do we engage with Gen Alpha? asks Kath Hudson
Interview
Tom Dowd
Health Club Management 2026 issue 1
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Julie Allen
Health Club Management 2026 issue 1
Understanding people through their own voice is incredibly powerful
HCM People
Chris Rondeau
Health Club Management 2026 issue 1
We’re forming a ‘team of stars’ designed to make history in the Brazilian fitness market
Health Club Management 2025 issue 9
In an era of skills shortages, the challenge of attracting and retaining talent is greater than ever before, as Vicky Kiernander reports
Interview
Greg Oliver
Health Club Management 2025 issue 9
APAC expansion is on the cards for Fitness and Lifestyle Group as it restructures around a premium value market positioning. Its group CEO and MD speaks to Kate Cracknell
HCM people
Lafina Diamandis
Health Club Management 2025 issue 9
Our lifestyles can give us 80 per cent control over whether or not we develop an illness
Health Club Management 2025 issue 9
Our ambition is for Southwark to become one of the healthiest boroughs in London
HCM People
Rhys Jones
Health Club Management 2025 issue 8
When you want to work with the NHS, you need to create trust and don’t ask them for money, because the door will shut
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David Lloyd is stepping up its commitment to women’s health as it continues to explore what fit-for-purpose looks like for the female population
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Greg Bradley looks at the shift towards strength training in gyms and advises on how operators can create the ultimate training environment
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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
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Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
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The industry is embracing consumer-facing tech. Now it’s time to streamline back-of-house systems with Orbit4, says Daniel Jones
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Collaborations with the medical profession and greater aspirations around wellbeing are creating a need for more experts in our sector. It’s time to reboot our thinking around the workforce
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Strength training is evolving, driven by changing consumer preferences. Julie Cramer talks to innovators about how their products are meeting this demand
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Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
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Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
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If the health service is to survive, we must recognise that it is a disease service – and that wellbeing rests with us, says the activity advocate and healthy ageing champion. He talks to Kate Cracknell
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Low-cost gym operator, PureGym, is trialling recovery zones at two of its UK sites, democratising ...
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In a milestone moment, mental health has become a core part of CIMSPA’s occupational professional ...
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US high-value, low-price chain, Eos Fitness, has announced plans to pilot reformer Pilates in three ...
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Chequan Lewis is the new CEO of Crunch Fitness, taking over from Jim Rowley, who ...
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London-based high-performance fitness club, ONE LDN, is raising funds for a multi-site expansion across London, ...
Opinion
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Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.
Opinion: Building smarter strength spaces for today’s operators
Featured supplier news
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One of the biggest mistakes the fitness industry still makes is advertising almost exclusively to people who already look and live like gym members.
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Featured supplier news: CoverMe extends matching service to personal training, rewriting how members and personal trainers connect
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal training platform that connects the right personal trainer to the right client in under 10 seconds.
Company profiles
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Swim England has strengthened its sector-leading Business Solutions offer with the launch of its Learn to Swim Growth Plan, designed to help aquatic providers unlock sustainable programme growth.
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CoverMe Ltd press release: CoverMe and Jobs In. Fitness partner to create end-to-end talent solution
CoverMe, the UK’s leading fitness workforce management and recruitment platform, has partnered with Jobs In. Fitness, the specialist executive search and advisory firm for the fitness and wellbeing sector, to give operators a single route to talent at every level – from frontline staffing to C-suite.
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Hot tubs
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Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Property & Tenders
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The Langham Huntington Pasadena , Pasadena, United States
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06-08 Oct 2026
Messe Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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22-22 Oct 2026
QEII Conference Centre, London,
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people

Interview
Muir Gray
Health Club Management 2026 issue 5
If the health service is to survive, we must recognise that it is a disease service – and that wellbeing rests with us, says the activity advocate and healthy ageing champion. He talks to Kate Cracknell
Health Club Management 2026 issue 5
For every member with a tripod and a big following, there are others irritated at the way equipment is being hogged or wary they’ll be in the background on someone’s Insta feed. Do influencers offer valuable, free marketing or are they just a nuisance? Kath Hudson finds out how operators are responding
HCM People
Jamie Clements
Health Club Management 2026 issue 5
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
HCM People
Stephen Price
Health Club Management 2026 issue 5
Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again
Health Club Management 2026 issue 4
UK market penetration has risen to 18 per cent – one of the highest globally, yet with 100 per cent of people seeing benefits when they exercise, how high could it go? Kath Hudson asks the experts…
HCM People
Deena Gillan
Health Club Management 2026 issue 4
There are so many dedicated people in the independent sector – they work hard because they’re passionate about changing lives
HCM People
Phillip Mills
Health Club Management 2026 issue 4
The Les Mills partnership with Hyrox is something I'm personally really excited about
Health Club Management 2026 issue 4
With corporately-owned clubs, franchise networks, investments and proprietary tech, Viva Leisure’s ecosystem is redefining how gyms scale and generate revenue. Its CEO speaks to Kate Cracknell
Health Club Management 2026 issue 3
Gains are made in recovery and more training doesn’t necessarily mean better results. Kath Hudson asks what’s happening in elite sport that could be brought to the gym floor
Interview
Mark Mastrov
Health Club Management 2026 issue 3
It’s said Mark Mastrov has invested in more health and fitness businesses than anyone else on the planet. Now he’s bought back 24-Hour Fitness, the company he started in 1983. He talks to Liz Terry
Health Club Management 2026 issue 3
When we began in 2002 the service cost the council £1m per year. Today we pay the council
HCM People
Dan Summerson
Health Club Management 2026 issue 3
We made a clean strategy to reinvest, add more value, then move the price point
Health Club Management 2026 issue 2
Research shows the sober curious movement is gaining momentum, presenting a perfect opportunity for health club operators to support people wanting to make the shift, as Kath Hudson reports
Interview
Ollie Marchon
Health Club Management 2026 issue 2
From professional rugby player and personal trainer to the founder of a global fitness brand that lives up to its ‘life without limits’ strapline. The founder of MARCHON speaks to Kate Cracknell
HCM People
Tianna Strateman
Health Club Management 2026 issue 2
We’re launching our first new class in seven years. It’s called Circuit and is more of an athletic circuit-based class
HCM People
Shamir Sidhu
Health Club Management 2026 issue 2
People are craving connection and the holistic approach that only yoga can provide
Health Club Management 2026 issue 1
The fitness industry has Gen Z pinned as a sober-curious, wellness-seeking, gym-loving bunch, but now there are baffling new kids on the block. How do we engage with Gen Alpha? asks Kath Hudson
Interview
Tom Dowd
Health Club Management 2026 issue 1
HCM People
Julie Allen
Health Club Management 2026 issue 1
Understanding people through their own voice is incredibly powerful
HCM People
Chris Rondeau
Health Club Management 2026 issue 1
We’re forming a ‘team of stars’ designed to make history in the Brazilian fitness market
Health Club Management 2025 issue 9
In an era of skills shortages, the challenge of attracting and retaining talent is greater than ever before, as Vicky Kiernander reports
Interview
Greg Oliver
Health Club Management 2025 issue 9
APAC expansion is on the cards for Fitness and Lifestyle Group as it restructures around a premium value market positioning. Its group CEO and MD speaks to Kate Cracknell
HCM people
Lafina Diamandis
Health Club Management 2025 issue 9
Our lifestyles can give us 80 per cent control over whether or not we develop an illness
Health Club Management 2025 issue 9
Our ambition is for Southwark to become one of the healthiest boroughs in London
HCM People
Rhys Jones
Health Club Management 2025 issue 8
When you want to work with the NHS, you need to create trust and don’t ask them for money, because the door will shut
1 - 25 of 742
Latest News
People taking GLP-1 weight loss medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound may be ...
Latest News
Low-cost gym operator, PureGym, is trialling recovery zones at two of its UK sites, democratising ...
Latest News
In a milestone moment, mental health has become a core part of CIMSPA’s occupational professional ...
Latest News
US high-value, low-price chain, Eos Fitness, has announced plans to pilot reformer Pilates in three ...
Latest News
Preventive healthcare company Neko Health has added body composition analysis to its full-body health scan ...
Latest News
Chequan Lewis is the new CEO of Crunch Fitness, taking over from Jim Rowley, who ...
Latest News
Sea Lanes Canary Wharf has officially opened. The 50-metre, six-lane pool, which uses the natural ...
Latest News
London-based high-performance fitness club, ONE LDN, is raising funds for a multi-site expansion across London, ...
Latest News
A new brain clinic has opened in London, which uses non-invasive brain stimulation to treat ...
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Good Boost’s digital exercise programmes are helping adults with MSK at a lower cost than ...
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With Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, announcing his resignation this morning and Andy Burnham as a ...
Opinion
promotion
Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.
Opinion: Building smarter strength spaces for today’s operators
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Reaching the people most gyms miss: Bedford Gym & Swim Campaign delivers 410 new members
One of the biggest mistakes the fitness industry still makes is advertising almost exclusively to people who already look and live like gym members.
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: CoverMe extends matching service to personal training, rewriting how members and personal trainers connect
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal training platform that connects the right personal trainer to the right client in under 10 seconds.
Company profiles
Company profile: Output Sports
Output Sports provides performance technology for modern training facilities. Our integrated platform combines testing, monitoring ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Fitbench
Fitbench creates modular training solutions designed to support efficient, high-quality workouts in a wide range ...
Supplier Showcases
Supplier Showcase - From nightclub to health club
Supplier Showcases
Supplier Showcase - Future-proofing
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Swim England press release: Swim England launches new Learn to Swim Growth Plan to support aquatic programme expansion
Swim England has strengthened its sector-leading Business Solutions offer with the launch of its Learn to Swim Growth Plan, designed to help aquatic providers unlock sustainable programme growth.
Featured press releases
CoverMe Ltd press release: CoverMe and Jobs In. Fitness partner to create end-to-end talent solution
CoverMe, the UK’s leading fitness workforce management and recruitment platform, has partnered with Jobs In. Fitness, the specialist executive search and advisory firm for the fitness and wellbeing sector, to give operators a single route to talent at every level – from frontline staffing to C-suite.
Directory
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Spa and beauty equipment
Oakworks Inc: Spa and beauty equipment
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Aquaform s.r.l.: Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Property & Tenders
Stratford, East London.
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
Property & Tenders
Y Felinheli, LL56 4QN
Newmark
Property & Tenders
Diary dates
21-24 Sep 2026
The Langham Huntington Pasadena , Pasadena, United States
Diary dates
06-08 Oct 2026
Messe Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Diary dates
22-22 Oct 2026
QEII Conference Centre, London,
Diary dates
26-29 Oct 2027
Koelnmesse Exhibition Centre, Cologne, Germany
Diary dates
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