Group exercise specialists, Les Mills, questioned 10,000 consumers across five continents about their fitness habits in the 2026 Global Fitness Report. One of the key takeaways is that joy is a major motivator of making a fitness habit stick

The entrepreneur and athlete talks to Kath Hudson about tackling challenges, healing old wounds and creating his new Manhug initiative

Therme Group’s Romanian bathing resort Therme Bucharest is currently hosting its Herbarium Festival (4-17 May), offering guests a chance to explore sauna and steamroom experiences performed by 92 aufguss sauna masters and therapists from 26 countries.

A waterfall massage jet shower by Werner Dosiertechnik (WDT) enables operators to deliver cold therapy or contrast bathing.

We look at the latest club flooring upgrades, as suppliers give their advice

A series of studies about the mental and physical benefits of sauna bathing has found evidence that the emotional synchrony and rituals such as aufguss improve wellbeing and feelings of belonging.

Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate, has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company

The CEO of Freedom Leisure on the trust’s work with its 30 local authority partners and what developments lie ahead

Kath Hudson asks the experts what approaches in elite sports recovery could be successfully brought to the gym floor

As the sober curious movement grows, how can health clubs best support members wanting to make this shift?

Vibrating tendons before cycling allows people to push harder without feeling mental strain, according to a study.

New global consumer insight commissioned by Les Mills has identified what motivates consumers to exercise

Operators risk a fine if they don’t comply with new laws on membership payments

Some 10,000 consumers across five continents have been questioned about their fitness habits for the 2026 Global Fitness Report commissioned by Les Mills, revealing interesting insights about consumer behaviour.

It’s possible to reduce the running costs of swimming pools while also cutting their carbon footprint. Abi Harris reports

UK-born functional fitness competition, Athx Games is entering a new chapter with a landmark four-year global partnership with Adidas.

On unveiling the Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said there would be no return to austerity and that she would cut NHS waiting lists, debt and the cost of living.

London yoga studio operator, MoreYoga, teamed up with The Lonely Girls Club last month to offer a Winter Wind Down Workshop.

Encouraging members to walk or dance on non-gym days could be a great strategy for health club operators, says Muir Gray

As the popularity of ice bathing and sauna as a recovery tool grows, how can operators best embrace the trend? Kath Hudson reports

We’re in the middle of a 21st century Renaissance, driven by Gen Alpha, who are more focused on health and community, says analyst and founder of Leisure DB, David Minton

European operator, Go Fit has announced record profits and the investment of €150 million in eight facilities between 2026 and 2028.

The CEO of Plymouth Active on the area’s strategic plan to use physical activity with public health to tackle inequalities

With research showing how poor sleep can affect health and lifespan, is sleep finally getting the attention it deserves? Kath Hudson reports

Superusers (HVPs) are the key to success, according to new research from Les Mills

According to a study commissioned by GM Active, health intervention programmes provide more than £20,000 of social value per person and £5,600 worth of health improvements.

The UK health secretary, Wes Streeting, has said that if everyone who is overweight reduced their food intake by 216 calories a day (equivalent to a single bottle of fizzy drink), obesity rates would be halved, while cutting 50 calories a day would lift 340,000 children and two million adults out of obesity.

A driver of mental and physical health, vagus nerve protocols have huge potential to support health club members, as Kath Hudson discovers

Colin Waggett, Tom Leverton, Elaine Jobson and Liz Clark are among the line-up of CEOs giving their take on current issues, such as how to influence governments and whether the recovery trend is here to stay.

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.