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Pure Gym has emerged as the victor of the long-running race to acquire LA fitness.
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29 May 2015
Kristen Walsh looks ahead to the European Congress, being held in Amsterdam from 16–19 October
HCM issue 9 2014
Plans from ClassPass to charge 39 per cent more for its premium package went down like
a 50kg kettlebell among London users yesterday, who took to social media to vent their
fury.
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05 May 2016
Katie Lewis on workplace mental health and Alan Cooper on Retrain
HCM issue 7 2021
Paul Bedford and Jamie Owens discuss opportunities and tactics available to operators to regrow memberships
HCM issue 5 2021
The Fitness Industry Technology Council’s president,
Bryan O’Rourke, tells us about the impact of fitness and
heightened consumer expectations in this digital age
HCM Handbook 2018
Larissa Davies and Themis Kokolakakis summarise the
findings of the Active Lives Adult Survey linking sports and
physical activity with positive wellbeing outcomes
HCM Handbook 2019
The Gym Group has published its full-year results for 2021 and announced plans to open 28
new sites in 2022, including three gyms acquired this month from Fitness First in Haringey,
Leytonstone and Romford, strengthening its clusters of properties in this part of the UK.
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18 Mar 2022
Plans to shelve the UK's sugar tax (Soft Drinks Industry Levy) and other pieces of legislation designed to
tackle the obesity epidemic have hit legal hurdles and fierce resistance from both MPs and the medical
profession.
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20 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
Bouldering is emerging as a powerful partner in the fitness space, as the co-founders of French operator, Groupe Arkose, explain
HCM issue 1 2020
The director of PSTax explains recent changes in the law related to VAT on gym membership for local authorities and how this will impact the sector
HCM issue 5 2023
The founder of London-based luxury
boxing gym BXR discusses her journey
to creating a facility that would be good
enough for world heavyweight boxing
champion and investor Anthony Joshua
HCM issue 5 2019
PureGym is the second largest operator in Europe. Its CEO talks about expansion and influencing government policy
HCM issue 9 2020
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
Insurance companies are focusing on
fitness and rewarding healthy behaviours
in order to reduce claims
HCM issue 11 2018
Europe Active is working to unite the sector across the continent. CEO Andreas Paulsen reflects on the opportunities, directions and challenges faced by operators and policymakers and outlines key policies
HCM issue 9 2022
Research has cast doubt on the ability of existing technology to accurately track calories burned. But does pinpoint accuracy matter?
HCM issue 5 2015
In the second of his two-part series on behaviour change, Dr Tim Anstiss examines the powerful potential of wellbeing coaching
HCM issue 7 2013
Frame founders Pip Black and Joan
Murphy on why their brand is focused on
feelgood fitness rather than aesthetics
HCM issue 11 2017
The MD of Green Gym on his organisation’s belief in physical activity for a purpose
HCM issue 8 2016
According to ukactive’s Reimagining Ageing Report, ageing
is an issue that we simply cannot afford to ignore. Chris
Phillips from Datahub summarises the findings
HCM Handbook 2019
As the internet becomes more ‘human and physical’, should you be jumping on board the fast-moving metaverse train sooner rather than later?
HCM issue 7 2022
The CEO of David Lloyd Leisure talks
to HCM about new models, standalone
boutiques and growing the estate
HCM issue 3 2020
We dive into the State of the UK Swimming Industry Report 2023 by Leisure DB to see what challenges and opportunities lie ahead for the aquatics sector
HCM issue 7 2023
The CEO of fitness chain World Class Romania and chair of fitness association Romania Active talks to HCM about the country’s huge potential for market growth
HCM issue 4 2023
CEO of the Global Wellness Institute, Susie Ellis, led the recent Global Wellness Summit in Tel Aviv. Jane Kitchen was there for HCM
HCM issue 11 2022
As franchise business Orangetheory Fitness merges with Self Esteem Brands, its CEO tells Kate Cracknell about plans to expand to 10,000 units globally
HCM issue 2 2024
The London Boutique Studio Report 2023 from Leisure DB examines how the sector has emerged from the pandemic, as David Minton reports
HCM issue 10 2023
The CEO of the Body Fit Training franchise is pushing out globally – including a UK launch – following a major deal with Xponential Fitness
HCM issue 9 2022
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Speaking to HCM, global CEO of Lift Brands, Ty Menzies, has confirmed that the company ...
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Planet Fitness has announced the repurchase of 314,000 shares at a rate of US$20 million. ...
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Xponential Fitness today indefinitely suspended founder and CEO, Anthony Geisler, saying it had been notified ...
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Fast Fitness Japan, master franchisee of Anytime Fitness in Japan, has acquired Eighty-8 Health & ...
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Xplor Technologies has unveiled a financing solution for small businesses, which aims to counter the ...
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HoloBike, a holographic training bike that simulates trail rides in lifelike 3D, is aiming to ...
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University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship
Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
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D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with
business growth. MD, John Lofting and operations
director, Matt Aynsley, explain the rationale
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GymNation is pioneering the future of
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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
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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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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
HCM magazine
What needs to happen to integrate physical activity with
healthcare? Leaders in the sector share their thoughts
HCM magazine
With the industry experiencing a huge swing towards strength training, researchers recommend continuing to make the case for cardio
HCM magazine
Pilates is having a
moment. Steph Eaves
asks suppliers how
they’re responding
to the demand
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