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Talking point
High street gyms
Health Club Management 2020 issue 8
Gym operators in the UK can now open on the high street, without planning permission. What impact will this have on the industry?
HCM People
Talilla Henchoz
Health Club Management 2020 issue 8
PT Talilla Henchoz has leveraged her social media following to create an online club based on five pillars of sustainable health
HCM People
Luca Maggiora
Health Club Management 2020 issue 8
The House of Wisdom co-founder tells us about the new wellness business in London dedicated to personal and spiritual development
Profile
Jamie Bunce
Health Club Management 2020 issue 7
The CEO of retirement village operator Inspired Villages tells HCM about these wellbeing-focused communities
Interview
Rob Copeland
Health Club Management 2020 issue 7
The Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre is working to improve population health. Director Rob Copeland tells us how...
Health Club Management 2020 issue 7
'Patients complain of feeling drained and report a tendency to adopt bad habits' says Dr Ursula Levine of Lanserhof at The Arts Club
HCM People
Mark Tweedie
Health Club Management 2020 issue 7
A third of leisure trusts will face ‘unviability’ in the next six months, says the CEO of Community Leisure UK
HCM People
Stuart Perrin
Health Club Management 2020 issue 7
Stuart Perrin, former COO of Xercise4Less, tells us about his new venture – Coach Gyms, and tells of his ambition to open 50 clubs in the UK
Health Club Management 2020 issue 7
FIBO event director Silke Frank and brand manager Florian Brauer tell us how these trade shows will begin to blend virtual and live events
Interview
Paul Bowman
Health Club Management 2020 issue 6
The CEO of Wexer says operators must adopt a hybrid physical/digital model to survive post-pandemic
The way I see it
Francesco Arlotti
Health Club Management 2020 issue 6
'Consumers are already digitally addicted. They're there, waiting for us to catch up' – Francesco Arlotti, Technogym
Health Club Management 2020 issue 6
Francis Ottevaere, CEO of JIMS Fitness, explains his post covid-19 lockdown reopening strategy, which sees new member sales up 200 per cent
HCM People
Dan Bond
Health Club Management 2020 issue 6
CrossFit Fort Ashton’s owner shares insights into how he built his tribe and got them through the COVID-19 lockdown
HCM People
Debra Wein
Health Club Management 2020 issue 6
"If individuals had more understanding of nutrition and healthy lifestyles, we could change lives," Debra Wein of @wllnswrkdys tells HCM
HCM People
Dave Courteen
Health Club Management 2020 issue 6
Dave Courteen's book, More To Gain Than Just The Game, has been shortlisted in the Telegraph Sports Book Awards.
Partner briefing
Mission active
Health Club Management 2020 issue 5
Outdoor fitness franchise BMF is launching a £1m initiative to help PTs and exercise professionals get back to work...
Interview
Steve Ward
Health Club Management 2020 issue 5
One year into the role and GO fit's chief transformation officer has found himself balancing long-term goals against the immediate impact of COVID-19. We talk to Steve Ward to find out more...
HCM People
Ben Lucas
Health Club Management 2020 issue 5
'We advise our Flow Athletes to complete classes at a ratio of one yoga class to one strength class to one cardio class. This combination has very positive effects' – Ben Lucas, founder of Flow Athletic, Sydney
HCM People
Jo Smallwood
Health Club Management 2020 issue 5
Oldham Leisure Centre has become the local foodbank operations hub during the COVID19 closures. Jo Smallwood, general manager of the centre, tells us more...
HCM People
Aaron Smith
Health Club Management 2020 issue 5
'We're not just a fitness studio. We change lives through changing bodies and changing minds'– Aaron Smith, KX Pilates
Interview
Nuffield Health
Health Club Management 2020 issue 4
"We impacted 1.5 million lives last year and every year we challenge ourselves to go further" – Chris Blackwell-Frost, Nuffield Health
Coronavirus
Pivot to digital
Health Club Management 2020 issue 4
Coronavirus has inspired a huge move to digital across the industry. These offerings were pulled together in lightning fast time...
Health Club Management 2020 issue 4
Healthworks pivoted to a brand new digital offering in just 10 days to keep revenue flowing through the COVID-19 crisis...
Coronavirus
In this together
Health Club Management 2020 issue 4
As clubs had to close, one response was to freeze memberships, but many operators found the community was willing to support them...
HCM People
Michael Ramsay
Health Club Management 2020 issue 4
"The combination of fast-twitch and slow-twitch fibres working together gives you an almost euphoric feeling at the end of every workout"
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
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
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Greg Bradley looks at the shift towards strength training in gyms and advises on how operators can create the ultimate training environment
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
HCM promotional features
Promotion
BLK BOX has been reimagining elite performance spaces for more than a decade. Founder and former athlete, Greg Bradley, tells us what it takes
HCM promotional features
Promotion
Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate, has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company
HCM promotional features
HCM magazine
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 magazine
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
HCM magazine
HCM People

Stephen Price

Founder, SP&Co Group
Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
Latest News
An ambitious women’s only strength and lifting studio concept is set to launch in Dallas this ...
Latest News
Finnish outdoor fitness equipment specialist, Omnigym, has partnered with charity, Emmaüs Solidarité, to launch an ...
Latest News
Virgin Active has officially opened its redesigned Mayfair club, unveiling its latest Social Wellness Club ...
Latest News
Europe’s largest low-cost operator, Basic-Fit, has agreed to acquire 41 Wellyou clubs in Germany for ...
Latest News
Longevity is the most important motivator for today’s exercisers and social connection is key, according ...
Latest News
Until has opened its fourth club at Canary Wharf, in the iconic YY London building. ...
Latest News
Ben Allen has been appointed managing director at Common Bond. Having set the company up ...
Latest News
Les Mills, whose name became synonymous with one of the world's leading fitness brands, has ...
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: Cornerstone Connect helps Active Blackpool tackle health inequalities
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple systems to be aggregated into one dataset, to support its focus on reducing health inequalities and improving healthy life expectancy.
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: Wattbike
Wattbike’s mission is to make Wattbike the ultimate training partner for improving health and performance. ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Gladstone Software
Gladstone’s software is built to streamline operations, reduce admin burden, and boost engagement. Operators can ...
Supplier Showcases
Supplier Showcase - Future-proofing
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Panatta press release: On Air Fitness chooses Panatta and its Made in Italy fitness equipment
French fitness chain On Air Fitness, with 113 clubs across France and internationally (Spain, Morocco and Portugal) and more than 430,000 members, has chosen to introduce Panatta equipment — a 12-machine circuit from the premium Free Weight Special line —
Featured press releases
ukactive press release: UK Active announces plans for National Fitness Day 2026
UK Active has announced the details of National Fitness Day 2026, with the flagship campaign set to take place on Wednesday 16 September 2026.
Directory
Spa and beauty equipment
Living Earth Crafts: Spa and beauty equipment
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Aquaform s.r.l.: Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
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

people

Talking point
High street gyms
Health Club Management 2020 issue 8
Gym operators in the UK can now open on the high street, without planning permission. What impact will this have on the industry?
HCM People
Talilla Henchoz
Health Club Management 2020 issue 8
PT Talilla Henchoz has leveraged her social media following to create an online club based on five pillars of sustainable health
HCM People
Luca Maggiora
Health Club Management 2020 issue 8
The House of Wisdom co-founder tells us about the new wellness business in London dedicated to personal and spiritual development
Profile
Jamie Bunce
Health Club Management 2020 issue 7
The CEO of retirement village operator Inspired Villages tells HCM about these wellbeing-focused communities
Interview
Rob Copeland
Health Club Management 2020 issue 7
The Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre is working to improve population health. Director Rob Copeland tells us how...
Health Club Management 2020 issue 7
'Patients complain of feeling drained and report a tendency to adopt bad habits' says Dr Ursula Levine of Lanserhof at The Arts Club
HCM People
Mark Tweedie
Health Club Management 2020 issue 7
A third of leisure trusts will face ‘unviability’ in the next six months, says the CEO of Community Leisure UK
HCM People
Stuart Perrin
Health Club Management 2020 issue 7
Stuart Perrin, former COO of Xercise4Less, tells us about his new venture – Coach Gyms, and tells of his ambition to open 50 clubs in the UK
Health Club Management 2020 issue 7
FIBO event director Silke Frank and brand manager Florian Brauer tell us how these trade shows will begin to blend virtual and live events
Interview
Paul Bowman
Health Club Management 2020 issue 6
The CEO of Wexer says operators must adopt a hybrid physical/digital model to survive post-pandemic
The way I see it
Francesco Arlotti
Health Club Management 2020 issue 6
'Consumers are already digitally addicted. They're there, waiting for us to catch up' – Francesco Arlotti, Technogym
Health Club Management 2020 issue 6
Francis Ottevaere, CEO of JIMS Fitness, explains his post covid-19 lockdown reopening strategy, which sees new member sales up 200 per cent
HCM People
Dan Bond
Health Club Management 2020 issue 6
CrossFit Fort Ashton’s owner shares insights into how he built his tribe and got them through the COVID-19 lockdown
HCM People
Debra Wein
Health Club Management 2020 issue 6
"If individuals had more understanding of nutrition and healthy lifestyles, we could change lives," Debra Wein of @wllnswrkdys tells HCM
HCM People
Dave Courteen
Health Club Management 2020 issue 6
Dave Courteen's book, More To Gain Than Just The Game, has been shortlisted in the Telegraph Sports Book Awards.
Partner briefing
Mission active
Health Club Management 2020 issue 5
Outdoor fitness franchise BMF is launching a £1m initiative to help PTs and exercise professionals get back to work...
Interview
Steve Ward
Health Club Management 2020 issue 5
One year into the role and GO fit's chief transformation officer has found himself balancing long-term goals against the immediate impact of COVID-19. We talk to Steve Ward to find out more...
HCM People
Ben Lucas
Health Club Management 2020 issue 5
'We advise our Flow Athletes to complete classes at a ratio of one yoga class to one strength class to one cardio class. This combination has very positive effects' – Ben Lucas, founder of Flow Athletic, Sydney
HCM People
Jo Smallwood
Health Club Management 2020 issue 5
Oldham Leisure Centre has become the local foodbank operations hub during the COVID19 closures. Jo Smallwood, general manager of the centre, tells us more...
HCM People
Aaron Smith
Health Club Management 2020 issue 5
'We're not just a fitness studio. We change lives through changing bodies and changing minds'– Aaron Smith, KX Pilates
Interview
Nuffield Health
Health Club Management 2020 issue 4
"We impacted 1.5 million lives last year and every year we challenge ourselves to go further" – Chris Blackwell-Frost, Nuffield Health
Coronavirus
Pivot to digital
Health Club Management 2020 issue 4
Coronavirus has inspired a huge move to digital across the industry. These offerings were pulled together in lightning fast time...
Health Club Management 2020 issue 4
Healthworks pivoted to a brand new digital offering in just 10 days to keep revenue flowing through the COVID-19 crisis...
Coronavirus
In this together
Health Club Management 2020 issue 4
As clubs had to close, one response was to freeze memberships, but many operators found the community was willing to support them...
HCM People
Michael Ramsay
Health Club Management 2020 issue 4
"The combination of fast-twitch and slow-twitch fibres working together gives you an almost euphoric feeling at the end of every workout"
Latest News
An ambitious women’s only strength and lifting studio concept is set to launch in Dallas this ...
Latest News
Finnish outdoor fitness equipment specialist, Omnigym, has partnered with charity, Emmaüs Solidarité, to launch an ...
Latest News
Virgin Active has officially opened its redesigned Mayfair club, unveiling its latest Social Wellness Club ...
Latest News
Europe’s largest low-cost operator, Basic-Fit, has agreed to acquire 41 Wellyou clubs in Germany for ...
Latest News
Longevity is the most important motivator for today’s exercisers and social connection is key, according ...
Latest News
Until has opened its fourth club at Canary Wharf, in the iconic YY London building. ...
Latest News
Ben Allen has been appointed managing director at Common Bond. Having set the company up ...
Latest News
Les Mills, whose name became synonymous with one of the world's leading fitness brands, has ...
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 ...
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: Cornerstone Connect helps Active Blackpool tackle health inequalities
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple systems to be aggregated into one dataset, to support its focus on reducing health inequalities and improving healthy life expectancy.
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: Wattbike
Wattbike’s mission is to make Wattbike the ultimate training partner for improving health and performance. ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Gladstone Software
Gladstone’s software is built to streamline operations, reduce admin burden, and boost engagement. Operators can ...
Supplier Showcases
Supplier Showcase - Future-proofing
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Panatta press release: On Air Fitness chooses Panatta and its Made in Italy fitness equipment
French fitness chain On Air Fitness, with 113 clubs across France and internationally (Spain, Morocco and Portugal) and more than 430,000 members, has chosen to introduce Panatta equipment — a 12-machine circuit from the premium Free Weight Special line —
Featured press releases
ukactive press release: UK Active announces plans for National Fitness Day 2026
UK Active has announced the details of National Fitness Day 2026, with the flagship campaign set to take place on Wednesday 16 September 2026.
Directory
Spa and beauty equipment
Living Earth Crafts: Spa and beauty equipment
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Aquaform s.r.l.: Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
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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