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The government has pledged £63m to support publicly-owned swimming pools and leisure
centres as part of a one-year scheme.
news •
15 Mar 2023
The Parkwood Group has taken over leisure management contracting
business 1Life Management Solutions Limited (1LMS Ltd), which trades as 1Life.
news •
14 Feb 2023
Another year of challenges lies ahead. Kath Hudson asks key players how they intend to optimise the opportunities presented by the market
HCM issue 1 2023
Everyone Active is spending £7.5m this year reimagining its health and fitness offering to bring all its wellness services under one roof
HCM issue 1 2023
A report issued by the UK Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee has accused Sport England
of
losing track of how £1.05bn in grants have been spent since 2016 and only accounting for
£450m.
news •
10 Jan 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
Much of the industry continues to fail when it comes to elevating women. Kath Hudson asks what can and should be done
HCM issue 11 2022
Sport England has released the Future of Public Sector Leisure report which looks at how to
evolve the sector from a traditional leisure service into one that is more focused on active
wellbeing.
news •
14 Dec 2022
A number of the UK's local authorities and their leisure management partners are in
crisis due to rising energy costs, with around 40 per cent saying leisure centres and swimming
pools will be closed or services reduced before March 2023 unless they receive immediate
confirmation of additional grants from the government.
news •
24 Nov 2022
Martyn Allison reviews the recent Chiles Webster Batson Commission report which casts light on the economic challenges faced by young people when it comes to getting access to exercise
HCM issue 10 2022
Saving money and the planet are huge incentives to decarbonise. Kath Hudson asks the experts about the practicalities
HCM issue 10 2022
Health and wellbeing are in retreat, stalling the UK’s economy says former Bank of England economist
The declining health of Britons is stalling the nation’s economic growth. This is the key
message from Andy Haldane, chief executive of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) and former
chief economist at the Bank of England, who spoke at The Health Foundation thinktank's
annual Real challenge lecture.
news •
14 Nov 2022
The sector is at a crossroads due to soaring energy prices. In this major case study, HCM looks at St Sidwell’s Point, Exeter – the first Passivhaus leisure centre – and talks to the team behind the project about achieving a transformational 70 per cent reduction in energy usage
HCM issue 9 2022
The UK government has announced it will subsidise energy bills by at least 50 per cent for businesses,
charities and public sector organisations for six months, starting from 1 October 2022.
news •
22 Sep 2022
The Tarka Leisure Centre in North Devon, which reopened in June after a £15m revamp,
welcomed 33,800 visitors in August – up 43 per cent from the previous year. Participation in
July had increased by 33 per cent from the same month in 2021.
news •
15 Sep 2022
As the UK’s new prime minister Liz Truss prepares an energy bailout, UK Active has sent a
letter to the government warning of a “major mental and physical crisis” if financial support is not
provided for the sector.
news •
12 Sep 2022
4 Global has expanded its Data Hub platform into Europe. The announcement was made at the
Europe Active-hosted Active Leadership Forum.
news •
07 Sep 2022
St Albans City and District Council has signed a ten-year deal with Sport and Leisure
Management (SLM) trading under the brand name Everyone Active.
product innovation •
02 Sep 2022
Alfonso Jimenez of Think Active is driving a global data programme to prove the impact of the sector, while Quest is launching new inclusivity assessments
HCM issue 7 2022
The global pandemic has dwarfed the impact of any recession, but how is the UK market bouncing back? LeisureDB does a deep dive into the numbers for businesses with members on Direct Debits, with the latest State of the Fitness Industry Report 2022
HCM Handbook 2022
Different customers, omnichannel fitness, the need for more data, continued lobbying and to address racism, cost barriers and health inequalities...
HCM Handbook 2022
David Minton presents the findings of LeisureDB’s State of the Fitness Industry Report 2022
HCM issue 5 2022
The CEO of Women in Sport talks about Big Sister, a new programme that’s working to overcome period poverty and support more adolescent girls to get and stay active
HCM issue 5 2022
The Gym Group’s (TGG) plans and profit forecasts were presented during the company’s recent
Capital Markets Day.
news •
25 May 2022
HCM celebrated 300 issues last month. We share our postbag of verdicts from our readers
HCM issue 4 2022
The health and fitness industry is eagerly awaiting the return of Elevate, which will take
place on 15-16 June 2022 at ExCeL London.
promotion •
05 May 2022
More than 100 industry delegates met in person at the annual active-net event at Eastwood
Hall in Nottingham on 23-24 March.
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06 Apr 2022
The new UK Leisure Framework has been set up to deliver £2bn of developments, as Paul Cluett, MD of Alliance Leisure explains
HCM issue 3 2022
With between 85 and 100 per cent of employers reporting staff shortages, is the UK fitness sector heading into a workforce employment crisis and what can be done about it? HCM reports
HCM issue 3 2022
A pioneering prehab exercise programme is expanding after helping thousands of UK cancer patients achieve better health and surgical outcomes
HCM issue 2 2022
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University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship
Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
HCM magazine
“We already have an incredible organisation, but we’re humble enough to recognise there are still areas for continued improvement”
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Industry suppliers are responding to the exponential increase in
consumer demand for strength training with a raft of new and
innovative launches and concepts, as Steph Eaves reports
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Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
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Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –
is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s
new strategy for 2024, as Kath Hudson reports
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