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Is everyone who's using your club a fully paid-up member? Our panel of experts discuss the software systems that can help gyms prevent membership fraud
HCM issue 10 2013
Budget operator Pure Gym achieved double digit growth in revenue and profitability during 2018,
cementing its position as the UK's largest gym chain.
news •
25 Apr 2019
Free events and activities will take place across the UK on 30 September as part of the first National Fitness Day (NFD), which is designed to help promote healthier lifestyles.
news •
13 Sep 2011
A fitness club, which won the award for best health club in its region at the
2012 Members’ Choice Health Club Awards, has received a £100,000 (US$150,600,
€116,900) investment, allowing a relocation of its gym to larger facilities.
news •
23 May 2013
A new pilot workplace health programme - Workplace Activator - has been unveiled in London in a bid to encourage employees to become more physically active.
news •
16 Jun 2010
Independently-owned Reynolds Health & Fitness has re-branded its three clubs as Reynolds Fitness Spas.
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21 Oct 2010
Are tangible rewards the best way to get members to stick to their exercise regimes? We report on the growing category of exercise reward schemes
HCM issue 4 2016
Zak Pitt has been announced as the new managing director of Jordan Fitness, taking over
from founder Neil Jordan, who will remain as company chair.
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25 Aug 2015
Fitness providers could be doing more to engage with people who suffer from mental
health issues, according to the head of a leading charity.
news •
02 Mar 2017
The Gym Group experienced a 21 per cent year-on-year increase in the number of
member visits in during the first month of 2017, making it the firm’s busiest January ever.
news •
27 Feb 2017
People can feel real, powerful benefits from having a gym or health club membership even if
they never step inside the facility they are members of.
news •
13 Sep 2023
Hussle is offering operators the opportunity to take part in a pilot for its new MAP service to enable them to secure new members without upfront costs.
HCM issue 9 2020
Pure Gym has opened its latest location in the Middle East as part of a major rollout.
news •
17 Aug 2022
Could you lead the commoditisation of the spa industry in the UK? Massage Heights is looking for international expansion partners.
HCM issue 6 2016
Ex-members have previously bought into the idea of going to the gym, so how can we tempt them back again?
HCM issue 8 2014
Corporate health and wellbeing services provider Westfield Health has appointed David
Capper as its
CEO.
news •
21 Aug 2018
Private equity-owned gym chain LA Fitness has earmarked £30m for a comprehensive refurbishment programme of its 83-strong portfolio of health clubs in the UK.
news •
03 Nov 2009
Pure Gym posted a strong set of financial results today (30 March), revealing that group profits
for 2014 leapt 365 per cent to hit £10m.
news •
30 Mar 2015
The UK fitness industry has continued to grow in size and value, with the number of gyms
hitting 7,000 for the first time in history.
news •
16 May 2018
Encouraging outdoor and at-home workouts can benefit operators, says Lauretta Ihonor
HCM issue 8 2017
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
In positive news, people are becoming more active and exercising with their kids more while in lockdown
HCM issue 4 2020
HCM understands that Fitness International, which operates more than 700 health clubs under the LA Fitness,
Esporta Fitness and City Sports Club brands, is launching a new digital fitness platform.
news •
13 May 2021
Younger men at independent gyms are more likely than any other consumer group to accept
increases in their membership fees, while older women at leisure centres are least accepting of
price increases.
news •
18 Aug 2022
World Gym International has launched a strength-only gym concept, which it
says will cater for a
need to provide franchisees with the option of a smaller-sized footprint and
strong unit economics.
news •
14 Aug 2022
Post pandemic, technology continues to shape the way consumers access fitness. Apps
and wearables are helping people reach their goals while digital offerings – which
grew exponentially during lockdowns – continue to thrive.
product innovation •
15 Jul 2021
Typically, the festive period sees various ‘brain training’ games and gizmos come back into
vogue as cerebral stocking fillers, but it may well be that a gym membership is the
greatest gift for getting smarter this Christmas.
news •
30 Nov 2015
Low-cost gym chain Xercise4Less is collaborating with Lancashire Sport Partnership to help
people recovering from drug and alcohol dependency by providing them with free gym
memberships so they can incorporate regular physical activity into their daily routine.
news •
31 Aug 2017
Budget gym operator Xercise4Less has launched a £1 per month gym membership for a year for
NHS employees to help them stay fit.
news •
14 Dec 2016
The number of people who are members of a private health and fitness club reached a record-
breaking six million during 2019.
news •
13 Jan 2020
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Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten
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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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“Fitstop is growing well. In 2023 it added 45 locations and launched in New Zealand, Singapore and the US. It has grown sustainably and has great founder-led energy”
HCM magazine
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”
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
HCM People
Jen Holland
CEO: Edinburgh Leisure“Edinburgh Council will have a £143m budget shortfall by 2028/29 and so must find ways to become more efficient”
HCM magazine
What needs to happen to integrate physical activity with
healthcare? Leaders in the sector share their thoughts
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