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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
Henry Mason of trendwatching.com outlines the key
consumer trends for the fitness sector to run with in 2014
HCM Handbook 2014
Geoff Bamber, founder of boutique fitness chain Digme, predicts that the industry will see a number
of pay-as-you-go operators entering the sector – in response to consumer demand for fitness offers
which fit individual lifestyles.
news •
17 Dec 2018
FitQuest, industry leaders in human performance monitoring, has joined forces with fitness
distibutors Gympac, I AM FIT in Portugal and Fitness Systems.
product innovation •
11 Oct 2018
Three health club operators have agreed to change their contract terms following an investigation by the
Office of Fair Trading (OFT), which deemed some of the practices used by the gym groups as 'unfair'.
news •
08 Mar 2013
Boutique fitness studio operator Digme Fitness will begin offering its business model to
franchisees, as it looks to grow its brand in the UK and internationally.
news •
27 Jun 2019
It’s time for health clubs to embrace activity tracking and not see it as a threat – but how many operators are achieving this?
HCM issue 4 2016
Low cost gym chain Xercise4Less has received a £5m investment to support the
group’s plan to roll out 50 new gyms across the country.
news •
18 Sep 2013
What's the future of member payments? Technology is moving fast, but is it helping operators to make more money? Kath Hudson asks the experts
HCM issue 7 2013
There’s a new mindset among consumers regarding how they want to consume fitness – and it means the health club sector will need to place greater emphasis on creating unique, engaging experiences, says Kate Cracknell
HCM Handbook 2016
Personal training is a hot topic, with a recent study by IHRSA shedding light on how health club members in the US use personal and small group training
HCM issue 4 2018
Mindbody has announced it's buying ClassPass, the consumer wellness subscription
service
which enables people to use a range of gyms, studios and wellness facilities for one
monthly
subscription.
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13 Oct 2021
Which health and fitness operators have the greatest brand awareness among consumers? Liz Terry reports on the latest insights from Kantar
HCM issue 2 2024
The latest numbers from the US show
health clubs had more members in 2017
than at any time since records began.
IHRSA’s Kristen Walsh reports
HCM issue 1 2019
Research from tech firm Mindbody gives insights into the US health and fitness market, as Lauren McAlister reports
HCM issue 11 2021
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
Athlo, an app enabling consumers to sell unwanted classes has soft-launched in the UK. The
platform was founded by Matthew Mansell to help consumers avoid wasting unwanted class
slots and to enable operators to take an additional slice of revenue from classes they've
already sold once.
news •
23 Sep 2022
Technogym’s head of digital solutions shares his thoughts on how operators can ensure their future success
HCM issue 6 2020
The fitness sector must support the new Fitcert.eu quality standard, says Liz Terry
HCM issue 11 2021
Peloton is launching in Australia, marking the brand's entry to the Asia Pacific region.
news •
10 Mar 2021
Wearable tech giant Fitbit is partnering with FibriCheck, a health screening and monitoring app, to
allow users to monitor their heart rhythm for irregularities.
news •
03 Oct 2019
UK consumer confidence has improved significantly since the beginning of the lockdown, with a
fifth of households now thinking they will be better off in the next 12 months.
news •
02 Jul 2020
There’s nothing quite like discovering a product that creates a huge impact in our life.
After all, isn’t that what we’re all searching for?
product innovation •
23 Feb 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.
product innovation •
20 Sep 2021
Is the sector doing everything it needs to do to engage with today's consumer, asks Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 2 2013
The number of people who own wearable tech in the UK is set to double in 2015
– from 6 to 13 per cent – as products make the leap from niche to mainstream.
news •
15 Oct 2014
Disability organisation Purple has claimed that health club operators and gyms are losing "millions of
pounds of revenue" every year by "turning their backs on disabled consumers".
news •
16 Sep 2019
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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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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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