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The sale of 16 Virgin Active sites in the UK is the final step of the company's strategy to
focus its operations on metropolitan and commuter hubs in its key markets, the health
and fitness operator has said.
news •
07 Feb 2017
Ford Motor Company is leading the way in
supporting a fit and healthy workplace by
becoming the first UK corporate customer of Life
Fitness.
product innovation •
13 Jan 2017
A report by ukactive highlights the growth and exciting prospects for the fitness sector
HCM issue 11 2016
What’s driving the success of boutique studios, and what can other operators learn from their innovative approach?
HCM issue 11 2016
Physical activity has been made a clinical priority for GPs. One of the project’s clinical champions explains how it will work, and why it’s so important
HCM issue 10 2016
Practising mindfulness can help alleviate low back pain
the heart of training
HCM issue 8 2016
Do you know how to fully engage Millennials in your social media marketing? The experts share their advice
HCM issue 6 2016
A look at how How Inverclyde Leisure has driven business transformation, cut costs and grown revenues
HCM issue 6 2016
The global fitness market is primed for explosive growth over the next decade, as
accelerated digitalisation and a convergence of big brands into the sector will spawn a
billion global fitness users.
news •
09 May 2016
Fitness equipment supplier Anytime Leisure has rebranded this week under the name
Origin Fitness, as the Scottish-based company seeks to kickstart a significant international
expansion.
news •
20 Apr 2016
Gone are the days of overtly “selling stuff”. That was the message from Sid
Jatia, vice president of digital at Under Armour, at this week’s Millennial 20/20
Summit – an event that looked at all facets of doing business with the
younger generations.
news •
15 Apr 2016
Growth plans have fuelled the rebrand of equipment supplier Anytime Leisure to Origin Fitness
HCM issue 5 2016
A number of fitness brands changed the conversation in their New Year ad campaigns. Mark Hutcheon takes a closer look
HCM issue 4 2016
Among adults with chronic low back pain, both mindfulness-based stress reduction and
cognitive behavioural therapy resulted in greater improvement in back pain when compared with
usual care, according to a study appearing in the March
22/29 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association.
news •
24 Mar 2016
Pulse have signed a long-term agreement with leaders in
motivational fitness technology, Rugged Interactive. The
company have secured exclusive distribution of the
CardioWalls and TrailBlazer Traverse climbing walls to the
leisure, education and military markets.
product innovation •
24 Feb 2016
Fitness tracking devices are expected to remain the dominant force in the wearable tech
market over the next three years, according to new research, although smartwatches are
anticipated to gradually increase their market share.
news •
27 Jan 2016
Fitness First has sold its Queen’s Park health club in Bournemouth – the site on which the
gym chain’s 360-club global empire was founded.
news •
18 Jan 2016
Neil King, managing director of 1Life, explains the leisure operator’s root and branch transformation since 2013
HCM issue 1 2016
Former Fitness First CEO and current chair Andrew Cosslett has joined global private
equity firm Advent International as an operating partner, with a brief to advise on
investment opportunities in the leisure sector.
news •
27 Nov 2015
A design team led by Bystrup Architecture Design and Engineering has won a design
competition for central London’s first car-free bridge for cyclists and pedestrians.
news •
26 Nov 2015
The UK’s booming fitness franchise market is proving to be a big hit with investors from
outside of the industry, with licensed gyms offering a compelling investment opportunity
against a backdrop of low interest rates and limited options.
news •
19 Nov 2015
Technogym’s Pure Strength range allows regular members to train like elite sportspeople
HCM issue 11 2015
Sport England has announced that the latest tranche of National Lottery funding will see
£8.2m put towards helping disadvantaged communities get active.
news •
29 Oct 2015
Despite having greater access to exercise and wellness tools than ever before, barely half
of millennials rate their overall level of wellness as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’, according to new
research.
news •
16 Oct 2015
Speculation is mounting that Fitness First could soon be up for sale, with owner Oaktree
Capital Management said to be lining up a potential suitor for the gym chain.
news •
14 Oct 2015
Nuffield Health has announced that Steve Gray will replace David Mobbs as chief executive
when the charity’s longstanding leader stands down at the end of this year.
news •
01 Oct 2015
Scientists have called for a major rethink in the way we present and portion food, after
new research found that larger-sized portions may be playing a key role in fuelling the
obesity crisis.
news •
15 Sep 2015
Is your business ready for post-demographic consumerism? Trendwatching.com explains why the old consumer models must go
HCM issue 8 2015
Ray Algar reports on the rise of the small but perfectly formed boutique fitness operations, and considers the factors behind their success
HCM issue 7 2015
Boutique fitness studios pose a significant threat to traditional gyms, which have taken
their eye off the needs of consumers, warns respected fitness industry analyst Ray Algar
in a new report.
news •
27 May 2015
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University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship
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The Elevate trade show and conference comes to London next
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HCM magazine
“When it was founded, Snap Fitness was ground-breaking, but by 2020 the industry had evolved, but the brand hadn’t”
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HCM People
Belinda Steward
MD of leisure, health and wellbeing, Places Leisure Places Leisure“We need to make it automatic that when people go to their doctor, they’re offered exercise rather than medication where appropriate”
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Ross Stewart Campbell
CEO, BeyondActiv“We have a fantastic opportunity in front of us to realise our vision of a happier and healthier world”
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The European fitness sector is beating pre-pandemic numbers according to the 11th annual European Health & Fitness Market Report 2024 from Deloitte and EuropeActive, as Karsten Hollasch reports
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