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Nuffield Health’s brand doesn’t justify its price, while Everyone Active has a distinctive
personality according to brand experts, Kantar, which has undertaken consumer research into
some leading fitness companies.
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16 Mar 2024
Despite high inflation and energy costs, Basic-Fit lifted 2023 revenues by almost a third,
achieved a record number of club openings and is bullish about the future.
news •
14 Mar 2024
New legislation will change the way health clubs in the UK manage their membership
process, creating greater powers for consumers when it comes to contracts and
cancellations.
news •
11 Mar 2024
New legislation will change health club membership contracts, says Liz Terry
HCM issue 2 2024
Which health and fitness operators have the greatest brand awareness among consumers? Liz Terry reports on the latest insights from Kantar
HCM issue 2 2024
Is now a golden moment for health and fitness operators to secure favourable leases as desirable anchor tenants? Kath Hudson asks the experts
HCM issue 2 2024
As absenteeism continues to take a huge economic toll, with musculoskeletal problems and poor mental health the biggest issues, can workplace wellness really make a difference, asks Kath Hudson?
HCM issue 2 2024
US lobbying organisation for the health and fitness sector, IHRSA, has
announced a name
change today, becoming the Health & Fitness Association.
news •
07 Mar 2024
Technogym is launching Checkup, an assessment station which uses AI to
personalise training
programmes in order to create more effective workouts.
news •
06 Mar 2024
Global digital fitness and engagement platform, Fitness On Demand has
teamed up with world-
leading workout creator, Les Mills, to offer an omnichannel fitness solution.
news •
04 Mar 2024
Samsung has unveiled a smart ring, packed with innovative technologies to aid health
and wellbeing, which will be available later this year.
news •
29 Feb 2024
Orangetheory and Self Esteem Brands have revealed plans to merge 'as equals' creating a new company
with around US$3.5 billion a year in sales and 7,000 franchises in 50 countries.
news •
29 Feb 2024
“2024 is going to the be biggest year for Gymshark ever,” says CEO and founder, Ben Francis
following the release of year-end results that were up by 15 per cent.
news •
22 Feb 2024
Public health is in the spotlight and the sector must step up, says Liz Terry
HCM issue 1 2024
Members of HCM’s senior-level industry panel share their thoughts with Kath Hudson on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead
HCM issue 1 2024
New research into the digitisation of the health club sector has found both examples of best practice and room for improvement, as Dave Gerrish explains
HCM issue 1 2024
A powerful ESG strategy is essential when it comes to everything from recruitment to fundraising. Steph Eaves finds eco-procurement is another piece of the ESG jigsaw puzzle
HCM issue 1 2024
Xponential has passed ownership of Stride Fitness – the running brand it bought in January
2019 – to Shaun Grove, president of Rumble Boxing, with no payment changing hands.
news •
15 Feb 2024
Industry insiders have confirmed to HCM that parts of the US health and fitness sector
saw a
softening of demand in early 2024, but that the market quickly righted and was back on-
track
by the end of January.
news •
14 Feb 2024
Gold's Gym Thousand Oaks, in Southern California, has announced the completion of its remodel and
expansion.
news •
07 Feb 2024
Farrer tells government the physical activity sector is critical to fixing the UK’s sluggish economy
Mike Farrar, chair of UK Active, has called on the UK government to deploy the physical
activity sector to
support the NHS and tackle the UK’s pandemic of poor health and sluggish economy.
news •
01 Feb 2024
According to the annual US consumer health and wellness survey from Life
Time, people are placing increasing importance on their health and wellbeing.
news •
31 Jan 2024
Sportswear giant, Adidas, and social network app, Bumble for Friends, have
collaborated to help people find gym buddies.
news •
30 Jan 2024
According to McKinsey’s latest report, The trends defining the US$1.8 trillion global wellness
market in 2024, the market for wellness is being driven by consumers taking more control of
their health.
news •
24 Jan 2024
As the UK's political parties set their sights on the general election in 2024, UK Active CEO,
Huw Edwards, says there can be no economic growth without better health in the population.
news •
23 Jan 2024
People in the UK are getting the message that health clubs can support and protect their health
and now the government needs to get on board by delivering greater support for the sector,
says UK Active CEO, Huw Edwards.
news •
12 Jan 2024
Two new research reports have highlighted the impact of the UK's cost of living crisis on
people's physical activity levels.
news •
12 Jan 2024
Sennheiser has teamed up with Polar Electro for the launch of its Momentum Sport earbuds
which deliver Polar’s bio-sensing capabilities outside its own products for the first time.
news •
09 Jan 2024
TikTok, has launched into the fitness market with a new hub called #TikTokFitness and a
supporting consumer marketing push.
news •
05 Jan 2024
DiR, Spain’s largest health club operator has launched the second phase of its digitalisation with Fisikal, as co-director, Jordi Forns explains
HCM issue 11 2023
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GoCo Health Innovation City in Sweden plans to lead the world in delivering wellness and new science
A new urban city centre in Gothenburg, Sweden is in development with the aim of ...
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The first annual Private Sector Benchmarking report was released today (27 March). A collaboration between ...
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Egym snaps up Hussle as it moves to dominate the corporate wellness market with its Wellpass product
Egym, has signalled its intention to become a dominant force in the corporate wellness sector ...
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With a new master franchisee on board, the rollout of Anytime Fitness in the Middle ...
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Total Fitness has released results for its most recent financial year (to June 23), which ...
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Enjoy building your business because the journey can be as good or better than the ...
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Myzone is now available on smart watches, allowing Android and AppleWatch wearers to record workouts ...
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Egym, which raised €207 million last year in new investment, continues to build its top ...
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Liz Terry looks at which operators
are most recognised by consumers,
using Kantar’s latest brand insight
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“One exciting opportunity we have is to expand our presence in the healthcare market, due to all the data we collect”
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Absenteeism and presenteeism is
taking a huge economic toll, with
musculoskeletal problems and poor
mental health the biggest issues.
Can workplace wellness make
a difference? Kath Hudson investigates
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