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Planet Fitness has become the subject of a hate campaign by certain groups of consumers and
seen share values slide, in the wake of a trans person having been photographed using the
women’s locker room at an Alaskan gym.
news •
13 Apr 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
CIMSPA has published its 2024-2030 strategy, Releasing the Power of Our Profession, which
sets out how the sector’s 600,000-strong workforce can be supported and professionally
recognised.
news •
20 Feb 2024
The legendary and much-loved CEO has forged a stellar career in finance and development, creating facilities that are changing lives and driving regeneration. She talks to Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 1 2024
A proposed change to the way councils organise the operation of their leisure facilities –
including gyms and health clubs – could see not-for-profit leisure trusts benefitting from up to
£78 million of VAT savings a year across the UK.
news •
08 Dec 2023
New legislation is changing import tax on goods and materials from outside Europe and will trigger a reorganisation of supply chains, says Liz Terry
HCM issue 8 2023
The EU is introducing laws to tax imports, with extra penalties for goods and materials from countries with lax eco standards. HCM’s panel explains
HCM issue 8 2023
The founder of GLL reflects on the challenges he faced setting up the UK’s first charitable trust for leisure services
HCM issue 7 2023
The president and co-founder of Self Esteem Brands tells Kate Cracknell the company is aiming to get to 10,000 locations in the next five years
HCM issue 7 2023
The three parent companies behind UFC Gym Australia have entered voluntary
administration
after being told to pay more than AU$5m in compensation to franchisee
owners who took them
to court.
news •
14 Jul 2023
The director of PSTax explains recent changes in the law related to VAT on gym membership for local authorities and how this will impact the sector
HCM issue 5 2023
Local authority leisure services could see hundreds of thousands of pounds of
extra revenues thanks to a change in the VAT treatment of in-house services.
news •
18 May 2023
New laws designed to step up protection against terrorism at the UK's leisure
facilities are to be published in early 2023.
news •
19 Dec 2022
Plans to shelve the UK's sugar tax (Soft Drinks Industry Levy) and other pieces of legislation designed to
tackle the obesity epidemic have hit legal hurdles and fierce resistance from both MPs and the medical
profession.
news •
20 Sep 2022
EuropeActive and the European Committee for Standardisation launch new benchmarks for health club operations. Cliff Collins explains
HCM issue 11 2021
The CEO of West Wood Clubs and chair of a resurgent IHRSA discusses the organisation’s plans and priorities
HCM issue 10 2021
Climate change is causing devastation. HCM talks to innovators across the sector about inspiring solutions
HCM issue 10 2021
Are collaborations with fast food brands, such as McDonald's, a smart marketing opportunity for operators and sector businesses, or are they a risk to reputation? Industry thought leaders give their views
HCM issue 10 2021
This year’s IHRSA Global Report is a record of the impact of the pandemic on the sector, creating a benchmark from which to understand the recovery
HCM issue 9 2021
The UK’s biggest marina operator is getting into fitness with the launch of a new eco-gym brand – MDL Fitness
HCM issue 9 2021
Despite the Prime Minister’s claims that trade with the EU would be tariff-free post-Brexit,
the reality has become very different when importing gym equipment from the EU.
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20 Sep 2021
Temporary measures brought in to support businesses in the UK from insolvency during the
pandemic will be phased out from 1 October, the government has confirmed.
news •
17 Sep 2021
Industry research showed independent gyms were more resilient in last year’s challenging conditions than some of the big operators, we find out why
HCM Handbook 2021
Katie Lewis on workplace mental health and Alan Cooper on Retrain
HCM issue 7 2021
The UK government has extended the ban on commercial evictions until 25 March 2022.
news •
16 Jun 2021
The US fitness industry is mobilising to support the Gym Mitigation and
Survival (GYMs) Act, which
could provide up to US$30bn in grants to health clubs and studios at risk of
closing their doors
permanently.
news •
28 May 2021
A major new initiative will look to strengthen and unite the fitness industry's voice in influencing
policy and policymakers in the US.
news •
11 Apr 2021
New tax law, IR35, is changing the way employers treat tax and national insurance payments for freelance staff such as PTs, explains Abi Harris
HCM issue 3 2021
When the government’s rent moratorium comes to an end, operators could face problems. We ask the experts how to resolve rent issue and avoid an economic ‘long COVID’
HCM issue 2 2021
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Following three disrupted lockdown years, the European fitness market bounced back in 2023, according to ...
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Charitable trust, Mytime Active, has removed all single-use plastic overshoes from its swimming pools and ...
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Community Leisure UK is helping the drive to Net Zero with the launch of a ...
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Operator Circadian Trust has launched a five-year growth drive designed to support health and wellbeing ...
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Norwegian health club operator, Treningshelse Holding, which owns the Aktiv365 and Family Sports Club fitness ...
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The HCM team were busy at the recent FIBO Global Fitness event in Cologne, Germany, ...
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Atlanta-based boutique fitness software company, Xplor Mariana Tek, has kicked off a push for international ...
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The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has released new data on the US’ wellness economy, valuing ...
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Francesca Cooper-Boden says
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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
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D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with
business growth. MD, John Lofting and operations
director, Matt Aynsley, explain the rationale
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Members are telling us they need support with their mental and spiritual health and the industry is starting to see this need. Now’s the time to fast-track our response
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Footballer and entrepreneur“Taking care of your physical and mental health is essential for a fulfilling life”
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Now mental health is the number one reason for people to join a
health club, do fitness professionals need a grounding in counselling
to offer a more holistic service? Kath Hudson asks the experts
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is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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