The MD of Brio on investing in iconic facilities and delivering greater value for stakeholders

Viva Leisure’s CEO on global growth and redefining revenue generation

The University of Liverpool has partnered with Matrix Fitness to transform student wellbeing with a major gym revitalisation

Work has started on the £68.7 million refurbishment of the historic Kings Hall Leisure Centre in Hackney, with a planned reopening in early 2029.

Trafford, in Greater Manchester, UK, has a new wellbeing facility following a £20 million upgrade by operator Trafford Leisure, to improve provision and sustainability.

Fitness First Middle East has reopened its iconic Dubai Media City site, which closed in 2021, as a flagship wellness destination with fitness and recovery facilities.

The £14 million redevelopment of the iconic Doncaster Dome, one of the youngest listed buildings in the UK, has begun.

XF Gym has announced its second UK site, at St Johns Shopping Centre in Liverpool, taking over a former Wilko retail store.

The founder of Physique 57 talks about the global development of her barre-based wellness and lifestyle brand

The industry veteran and CEO of Mosaic Spa and Health Clubs talks about the challenges of being a high-end operator when budget clubs arrived on the scene

The launch of World Active as a representative body for the sector globally marks a milestone, says Liz Terry

The Heartcore founder talks about the evolution of her brand, expansion without VC backing and her global ambitions for growth

Formula Wellness and Spa in Odesa, Ukraine, is delivering a taste of normality amid the pressures of war

This Autumn, Pulse Fitness completed a £2m (US$2.4m, €2.3m) renovation project to re-open the Killamarsh Community Centre in Derbyshire that had sat closed and redundant since the pandemic.

UK Active’s Digital Futures initiative is reaping significant rewards for operators

The CEO of l’Orange Bleue talks to Frances Marcellin about its new-style gyms and preparing the company for European expansion

London South Bank University has completed a major renovation of its leisure facilities for the benefit of students, staff and the wider community

First a pandemic, then a war and now a cost of living and energy crisis. With incomes being squeezed, will gyms be budgeted out? We talk to our panel

Jak Phillips shares highlights from the Les Mills 2021 Global Fitness Report which identifies seven key trends which will shape the way workouts develop going forward

Parkwood Leisure, one of the UK’s leading leisure operators, has reached the milestone of teaching 100,000 children to swim through its Learn To Swim Programme.

We go behind the scenes of the biggest ever collaboration on COVID safety data. Lizzie Broughton tells the story

Yate Leisure is one of the largest sites in Circadian Trust’s portfolio, with around 4,000 members. Ben Beasley, director of commercial development, explains why they were an early adopter of Technogym Biocircuit, and how the offer has evolved

UK Active has released its final report on COVID-19 cases among health club, leisure centre and swimming pool customers.

As we celebrate the publication of the 300th edition of HCM, we invite industry experts to give their insights on the health and fitness sector: why they joined, the most exciting development to date, and what they think we’ll be reporting on in the next 300 issues

The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs across Europe continues to be at "extremely low levels".

The Gym Group has opened five clubs in one day to reach 200 sites in the UK.

The UK government's working from home guidelines are threatening the financial future of city centre health clubs and gyms, according to some operators.

Pure Gym has dropped plans for an IPO which it revealed in August, opting instead to raise £300m through an equity deal with investment firm, KKR.

The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs, leisure centres and swimming pools in the UK continues to be at "extremely low levels".

A return to 'normality' following the easing of lockdown restrictions has enabled European fitness giant Basic-Fit further recover and grow its membership levels.