FIBO, took place last week from 16-19 April, attracting more than 175,000 visitors from 136 countries and more than 1,000 exhibitors from 54 countries.

Beyond Activ  APAC took place at the Crowne Conference Centre in Melbourne, Australia from 2- 3 December, 2025.

After a networking breakfast, Leisure Media CEO, Liz Terry and PureGym chair, Humphrey Cobbold, have just opened the HCM Summit at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre, London.

Independent Gyms are proud to announce the return of the Gym Operator Conference, taking place on Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th November 2025 at Cranmore Park, Solihull.

Dr Paul Bedford has announced the return of the Retention Convention, which will take place on Thursday, 25th September 2025, at The Slate Conference Centre, University of Warwick.

Luuk Melisse, founder of Sanctum, will take those quick enough to secure spots through a class this evening at the Holy Trinity Church, South Kensington in London, UK tonight.

The UK government is briefing journalists that a major pivot to prevention can be expected when the 10 Year Plan for the National Health Service is due unveiled on 3 July.

Top business leaders from all over the world have been confirmed as speakers for the all-keynote 2025 HCM Summit.

The event director for Elevate talks to HCM about launching the first B2B event for health and wellness in India

Tony de Leede is selling the Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat that sits on 320 acres of Australia’s Tallebudgera Valley after almost 20 years of operation.

HCM Handbook editorial director, Liz Terry and Kath Hudson predict key trends, influences and opportunities set to shape the sector, including vagus nerve resets, diagnostics and social prescribing.

Rimini Wellness has launched again this year in the Rimini Expo Centre, bringing wellness, fitness, healthy nutrition and sport professionals together until 1 June.

The 40th FIBO has taken place in Cologne, Germany, as Kath Hudson reports

Celebrating its 40th anniversary last week, FIBO – the world’s leading trade show for health, fitness and wellness – welcomed 1200 exhibitors to Köln.

Growing the Health and Fitness Sector Together was the theme of this year’s EuropeActive European Health and Fitness Forum (EHFF), which took place on 9 April in Köln.

FIBO 2025, which yesterday partnered with EuropeActive for the 12th European Health and Fitness Forum and the launch of the European Health and Fitness Market Report with Deloitte, opens its trade show today in Cologne Germany, with a record attendance expected across 11 halls of equipment and services.

NHS England has released a report, Harnessing the benefits of physical activity that suggests it is keen to collaborate with the physical activity sector.

Leading industry conference, Elevate will return to ExCeL London from 18-19 June 2025 as the UK’s leading trade event for physical activity, fitness and sports therapy.

Cliff Collins gives the historic background to the development of the health and fitness sector across the Continent

Don’t wait for the government, or the NHS, to provide the solutions or the budget, just get on with it was a key takeaway from this year's Active Uprising conference.

We’ve waited too long for governments to understand and support us, it’s time for the sector to set its own course and innovate to make an impact says Liz Terry

Mike Farrar is stepping down as chair of UK Active, after being appointed interim Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health in Northern Ireland.

Testosterone shots, GLP-1s and wellness – HCM talks to industry leaders about their plans for 2025 and examines current opportunites, threats and trends

PerformX Live, the UK's leading business conference and exhibition for the fitness and wellbeing industry, is set to unveil a series of groundbreaking changes for its 2025 event, including a move to NEC Birmingham.

Everything you need to know about the HCM Summit 2024, including click-to-play links to all the speaker presentations on-demand

The head of the Health & Fitness Association (formerly IHRSA) on the unexpected challenge of having to turn around a ‘virtually bankrupt’ organisation

News editor of HCM, Kath Hudson, taps the zeitgeist at the recent W3Fit EMEA industry event that was held in Sardinia, Italy

Planet Fitness has announced the appointment of Jay Stasz as chief financial officer and is raising its outlook for key financial targets as it unveils strong Q3 figures.

Social wellness pioneer, Remedy Place, has opened the doors to its third site. Soho is the second club in New York City and the largest, most elevated, club to date.

Respected retention expert, Dr Paul Bedford, will be continuing his popular tenetion event after a two-year break. The 2024 Retention Convention will take place on 5 December, with five sessions focused on practical approaches to increase lifetime value.