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The coronavirus pandemic has seen the fitness industry pivot to digital. We look at the longer-term implications
Fit Tech issue 1 2020
As aggregator PayAsUGym announces a rebrand, we talk to COO Neil Harmsworth about the move
HCM issue 5 2019
Aggregator services could be key to opening new
audiences and boosting penetration rates, but at what
cost? We ask the experts ...
HCM Handbook 2019
The co-founder of Bridges Fund
Management, which has backed The
Gym Group, Planet Fitness and Fitness
Hut tells Kate Cracknell every business
needs to think about social impact
HCM issue 1 2019
Mark Verstegen, founder and CEO of human performance specialist EXOS, has said that health clubs
and gyms need to become better at delivering results, if they are to attract modern consumers.
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21 Sep 2018
What’s driving the success of boutique studios, and what can other operators learn from their innovative approach?
HCM issue 11 2016
Bristol has around 300 fitness providers and over
265 of them are part of the MoveGB fitness
network.
product innovation •
19 May 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
Patricia Amend takes a look back at the main highlights from the 2016 IHRSA Convention & Trade Show in Florida
HCM issue 5 2016
Jon Nasta offers retention insight from the latest Listen360 analysis
HCM issue 4 2016
In many industries, it is now commonplace for consumers to
access the services they want in a way that suits them.
product innovation •
03 Nov 2015
Bryan K O’Rourke takes an in-depth look at beacon technology and considers its future implications for health and fitness clubs
HCM issue 10 2015
Predicting consumer behaviour based on demographic norms such as age, gender and
income, as a means to shape a business has become obsolete, according to global agency
trendwatching.com, which says it’s time for businesses to tear up the playbook.
news •
12 Aug 2015
Kristen Walsh looks forward to the IHRSA European Congress being held in Marseille, France, in October
HCM issue 8 2015
Is your business ready for post-demographic consumerism? Trendwatching.com explains why the old consumer models must go
HCM issue 8 2015
Fitness operators must be heretical towards their brand heritage, asking challenging questions about what they do – and, crucially, who for – says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 8 2015
Fitness First Group has announced plans to spend more than Rs160 crores
(US$26m, €21m, £16.4m) on its expansion in India, to open 30 new premium
fitness clubs in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore in the next five years.
news •
24 Nov 2014
Dutch health insurance provider Achmea has withdrawn from the fitness sector,
pulling the plug on its chain of Achmea Health Centers.
news •
21 Jul 2014
Eric Vandenbeele presents an overview of the Belgian market, while Kristen Walsh highlights IHRSA's new Trends Report
HCM issue 4 2014
Henry Mason of trendwatching.com outlines the key
consumer trends for the fitness sector to run with in 2014
HCM Handbook 2014
trendwatching.com's Henry Mason identifies some of the key consumer trends for the fitness sector to run with in 2014, from Crowd Shaping to The Internet of Caring Things
HCM issue 1 2014
Setting goals with members based on an understanding of their underlying motivations – their superordinate goals – is a vital to ensuring adherence, says Dr Paul Bedford
HCM issue 8 2013
New research carried out by consultants The Parthenon Group has suggested that the health and fitness sector may be facing a slow recovery from the recession.
news •
06 Apr 2010
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Barry’s – known for its HIIT workouts combining treadmills and weights – is thought to ...
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Consultancy and change architects, Miova, have welcomed industry veteran Mark Tweedie on board. Tweedie had ...
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US private equity fund, Providence Equity Partners, is acquiring a majority stake in VivaGym from ...
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The Bannatyne Group says it has officially bounced back from the pandemic, with both turnover ...
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There is speculation that Basic Fit will sell the five Spanish Holmes Place clubs it ...
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While British adults are the most active they’ve been in a decade, health inequalities remain ...
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Francesca Cooper-Boden says
health assessment services can
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Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal
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Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter
and more productive workforce, one membership at a time
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Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten
years, ensuring the equipment in its clubs is commercially optimised
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Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
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McFit, the original budget gym is undergoing
a transformation with a new look and
estate-wide overhaul, as Liz Terry reports
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New research has found BMI to be a highly inaccurate measure of childhood obesity, leading current thinking and policy based on it into question
HCM magazine
As health club operators move to incorporate recovery into their
offerings to meet growing consumer demand, Steph Eaves takes a
look at what cryotherapy and ice bathing can add to the equation
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