Vicky Kiernander talks to founders about how they were inspired to overcome trauma to achieve their goals

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.

Dr Tim Anstiss talks to HCM about the ‘coachbots’ he’s developing to help clubs successfully support behaviour change in members

What really needs to happen for the physical activity sector to effectively integrate with healthcare? Leaders in the field share their thoughts

HCM celebrated 300 issues last month. We share our postbag of verdicts from our readers

Industry body, ukactive, has published new data from the National ReferAll Database (NRD) – the UK’s first open access database for exercise referral schemes.

Power Plate UK's Davide Ferreira and ReferAll's Stuart Stokes write to HCM

Jo Cherrett on exercise and ageing and Stuart Stokes has advice on exercise referral

Refer-all, the software solutions specialist for exercise referrals, has added two new staff member to its customer support and integration teams.

What do health and fitness providers need to know before committing to an exercise referral scheme? We offer an overview of the key points to consider

What can health clubs and leisure centres do to improve their weight management offering?

Software provider Refer-all, which specialises in solutions to enhance the efficiency of exercise referrals from GP to leisure provider, has launched a new foundation designed to support leisure providers as they seek to work more closely with local authorities in the area of public health.

All Seasons Leisure Centre in Chorley is now fully open following a £1.2m refurbishment which has seen the gym double in size with £150,000-worth of new Precor equipment.