US athletic country club operator Life Time says its 2026 growth strategy and outlook are on track after strong Q1 results.

Kath Hudson talks to the new chair of UK Active’s Independent Council

After celebrating its 25th anniversary last year, Fusion Lifestyle has called in administrators after a “prolonged period of financial difficulty.”

The founders of mindful fitness experience Sanctum – Luuk Melisse and Gab Olszewki – will lead a four-night residency called Wellness Within Sanctum at Cap Juluca, a Belmond Hotel in Anguilla on Maundays Bay, in the Eastern Caribbean.

Having invested in a wealth of health and fitness businesses, Mastrov tells Liz Terry why he’s bought back the company he started in 1983 – 24-Hour Fitness.

David Lloyd Clubs, Europe’s has announced plans to develop a premium, family-friendly club in Hampton Court, Surrey, at the site of the former Pavilion Club.

Racquet sports brand, Slazenger, has opened a new padel club in Blackburn and announces plans for 10 more this year. Owned by Everlast Gyms' parent, Frasers Group, Slazenger says it wants to make padel more accessible and cement Slazenger Padel as the leading name in one of the UK’s fastest growing sports. 

The entrepreneur and founder of the Urban Gym Group tells Kath Hudson how personal loss inspired her to open Europe’s first wellbeing club

The CEO of Kore Sandwell details the approach to elevating fitness in a deprived borough

Sandwell Leisure Trust launched its rebrand to Kore Sandwell on Monday 17 November.

Investment, leadership, consumer trends and growth were hot topics at our annual event for the industry. Click to watch the presentations in our report

"The fitness industry is facing an identity crisis," was Anna Bjustam's opening statement as she addressed delegates at the HCM Summit 2025 in London this afternoon.

The leisure business and commercial manager of Move Southwark talks to HCM about the experience of bringing leisure services back in-house

Construction has begun on David Lloyd Club’s latest site at St Neots in Cambridgeshire, UK and is expected to open in Q3 2026.

With padel and pickleball experiencing exponential growth, how can health clubs tap into this golden opportunity? Padel’s Luigi Carraro and pickleball’s Karen Mitchell explain

Operators interested in offering programmes to get people living with Parkinson’s disease active have until 2 October to apply for a grant from Parkinson’s UK.

Registered charity and leisure operator, BH Live has taken over the contract to run the leisure offering of Southampton City Council.

The operations manager of Mid Devon Leisure talks Kath Hudson through its rebrand to Active Mid Devon

Engineering entrepreneur, Matt Harford, has launched a new fitness, physical activity and community concept called Sostena, in Cornwall, Uk with plans to scale nationally.

The CEO of Mytime Active is delivering fitness and wellness interventions both within facilities and in the community. He explains all to Kate Cracknell.

The World Avocado Organisation (WAO) has warned Wimbledon that banning avocados from its menus will reinforce outdated misconceptions about the sustainability of the fruit.

Novak Djokovic, one of the most successful tennis players in history, is serving up an ace in the wellness world, backing an innovative wellbeing chamber set to hit the market soon.

Go Fit has invested more than €20 million in its latest development, a 22,000 square metre sports and wellness hub in Tenerife, next to Heliodoro Rodríguez López Stadium.

The UK fitness industry is growing in terms of members, market value and penetration, according to LeisureDB’s State of the UK Fitness Industry Report 2025.

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.

Luxury hospitality group Proper Hotels has launched its first health and fitness, wellness and athletic performance membership at the Santa Monica Proper Club in Los Angeles.

The CEO of Chelsea Piers Fitness gives insights into how the business has evolved since the 1990s and shares his vision for international growth

The Club Company, has kicked off 2025 with the acquisition of The Nottinghamshire Golf and Country Club.

David Lloyd Clubs launched its latest site at Bury St Edmunds, UK, yesterday (3 December,) which has been under construction since last year.

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