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The coronavirus pandemic is presenting the global fitness industry with unprecedented challenges, but also highlighting the fundamental importance of health and wellbeing, says Helen Patenall, HCM Handbook editor
HCM Handbook 2020
Fitness software firm Transaction Services Group (TSG) is looking to expand its reach into
the boutique sector following its acquisition of TrueCoach, a software company specialising
in the personal trainer (PT) sector.
news •
29 Apr 2020
HCM magazine editor, Liz Terry, outlines the key trends, influences and opportunities set to shape health and fitness, from outdoor fitness to pandemic insurance
HCM Handbook 2020
The city of Prague signalled it will allow gyms to reopen after the government of the Czech
Republic decided to speed up its lockdown exit due to a decline in the country’s infection
rate.
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28 Apr 2020
There is no escaping the fact that we are operating in extraordinary times. Our physical
health clubs,
gyms and studios are closed and we’re trying to keep our membership engaged, fit and healthy
via online
and digital training.
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28 Apr 2020
High-end fitness operator Equinox will not rush to reopen its clubs and studios even if given
permission by authorities to do so, according to executive chair Harvey Spevak.
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28 Apr 2020
Nuffield Health, the UK's largest healthcare charity, has joined the increasing number of wellness
providers pivoting to digital with the launch of its own online fitness hub.
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28 Apr 2020
Commercial property landlords in the UK will no longer be able to take legal action against tenants
who have not paid their rent due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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27 Apr 2020
As gyms and health clubs around the world begin to consider their plans for reopening over the next
weeks and months, the International Health Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) has provided
a checklist for operators to consider.
news •
24 Apr 2020
Gympass, the world’s largest corporate fitness platform, has launched Gympass Plus to offer its
2,200 operator partners access to more than 500 workouts from 18 content providers – including
Zumba and Gaiam.
news •
24 Apr 2020
Plans have been revealed for a four-stage strategy to reopen the UK's physical activity sector, once
the government begins to ease the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
news •
23 Apr 2020
England's physical activity levels were on the rise in the run-up to the coronavirus (COVID-19)
outbreak, according to the latest Active Lives Adult Survey.
news •
23 Apr 2020
Paul Trendell, founder and CEO of boutique operator Victus Soul, has questioned the way
banks are
handling the government's Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).
news •
23 Apr 2020
Comedian Rosie Jones has found that just one of the three gyms she tried to train at, for a Channel
4 consumer rights programme, offered adequate accessibility and/or facilities for disabled users.
news •
22 Apr 2020
Regular exercise may reduce the risk of complications in people with COVID-19, as well as
offering the potential for alternative treatment approaches, according to new research by
professor Zhen Yan at the University of Virginia.
news •
20 Apr 2020
The US Army has put its new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) programme on hold, due to
widespread gyms closures caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.
news •
20 Apr 2020
Leisure operator GLL has partnered with digital fitness expert Wexer to launch an ‘any time,
anywhere’ virtual group exercise offering for its members across the UK.
news •
20 Apr 2020
Club closures, a squeeze on consumer spending and facilitating social distancing within a gym
environment are just some of the issues European fitness operators are likely to face once the
COVID-19 restrictions begin to lift.
news •
20 Apr 2020
Budget operator The Gym Group has raised around £41m through a share issue, in order to help it
weather the effects of the UK-wide shutdown of its sites.
news •
17 Apr 2020
Good news for the US health club sector, as clubs are put at the front of the queue
for reopening.
news •
17 Apr 2020
Providing digital fitness content is emerging as a critical value driver for health club
operators during
the coronavirus (COVID-19) shutdown, according to a wide-ranging study on the effects
of the
pandemic on the global fitness industry.
news •
17 Apr 2020
The restrictions on movement caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown are transforming the
UK's exercise habits, with home fitness workouts, cycling and walking now the most popular methods
of exercise, according to a Savanta ComRes study commissioned by Sport England.
news •
15 Apr 2020
Ross Kirton, head of leisure agency at Colliers International says landlords with portfolios
containing gyms should hold their nerve in the current climate when it comes to rent
payments, or risk long term damage to relationships with their tenants.
news •
14 Apr 2020
Health and fitness innovation firm Oxystrap is reconfiguring its production line, shifting from fitness
trackers to protective masks.
news •
14 Apr 2020
The legislation intended to protect commercial tenants from eviction during the coronavirus (COVID-
19) pandemic has a loophole, which could see hundreds of gyms and leisure centres being hit with
legal action by their landlords.
news •
13 Apr 2020
School closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic will exacerbate the epidemic of childhood
obesity in the US, according to public health scientists at Columbia University's Mailman
School of Public Health.
news •
12 Apr 2020
Social distancing measures for runners and cyclists need to be greater than for people
walking because of the effects of slipstream, according to a study by the Katholieke
Universiteit Leuven and Eindhoven University of Technology,
news •
09 Apr 2020
Duncan Bannatyne, CEO of Bannatyne Group, which runs spas, health clubs and hotels,
says the coronavirus shutdown could cost the company £30m.
news •
08 Apr 2020
Fitbit has launched its latest wearable – the Charge 4 tracker – offering a number of features which
will be useful for people looking to stay active while gyms remain closed.
news •
08 Apr 2020
Thousands of UK leisure and fitness facilities could close permanently, as operators struggle to deal
with the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown.
news •
08 Apr 2020
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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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When a hefty round of investment
coincided with the pandemic, the
CEO of Midtown Athletic Clubs
feared the company – founded by
his grandfather – would go down
on his watch. He talks to Kath
Hudson about the pressure to
keep the business afloat
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With the industry experiencing a huge swing towards strength training, researchers recommend continuing to make the case for cardio
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What needs to happen to integrate physical activity with
healthcare? Leaders in the sector share their thoughts
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