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The coming together of sport and fitness – encapsulated in the new DCMS strategy – marks a huge opportunity for health clubs and leisure centres to play to their strengths and tap into new funding streams, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 2 2016
Ray Algar, managing director of business insight specialist Oxygen Consulting, has called
for
the leisure sector to get better at understanding the data they hold and to utilise the social
value they create.
news •
10 May 2018
Schools are not doing enough to promote careers in the health and fitness
industry to young people, according to research carried out by health and
education charity Central YMCA.
news •
18 Nov 2011
Gyms must protect themselves and their members when it comes to duty of care
and safety of their facilities, with evidence suggesting the compensation culture has
reached the fitness sector.
news •
07 Nov 2017
The health and fitness industry in Latin America generates US$6bn (£4.7bn, €5.5bn) each
year, according to the latest International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association
Latin American Report.
news •
12 May 2017
The potential takeover of Fitness First UK by Dave Whelan’s DW Sports would mark the
start of a mid-market fightback against the rise of the budget clubs, according to a well-
placed source.
news •
01 Jul 2016
UK Active has sent letters to three government departments, asking for them to provide the
fitness and physical activity sector with direct financial support.
news •
20 Dec 2021
The health and fitness sector has weathered the recession well, with public operators showing particular resilience, according to the 2011 FIA State of the UK Fitness Industry report.
news •
01 Jun 2011
The four words ‘everybody active, every day’ are more than just the name of PHE’s framework to combat inactivity: they’re also a rallying cry for our sector, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 1 2015
The new Sport England strategy is a huge triumph for ukactive, and an equally significant opportunity for the fitness sector, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 6 2016
US lobbying organisation for the health and fitness sector, IHRSA, has
announced a name
change today, becoming the Health & Fitness Association.
news •
07 Mar 2024
Junior equalities minister Lynne Featherstone has called for health club
operators to stop using "models with perfect bodies" in marketing materials as
it could potentially deter people from joining clubs.
news •
26 Oct 2011
Chinese health club chain Supermonkey has finalised a series E funding round, valuing the company
at nearly US$1bn.
news •
09 Jun 2021
Britain's Strongest Disabled Man has opened the revamped Bannatyne Health Club and Spa
in Milton Keynes after it underwent a £500,000 ($661,700, €559,200) facelift, with
technology at the forefront.
news •
02 Aug 2017
Gym and health club operators need to engage with their members and focus on customer service to
help them retain numbers.
news •
17 Aug 2017
In 2015, the fitness sector must see disruption as a positive chance to challenge itself, rethink its model and remain relevant
HCM Handbook 2015
More than half of people working in the sport, leisure and fitness industry feel as though
they have no opportunity for professional development, according to a study conducted by
Public Health England.
news •
11 May 2017
The UK fitness industry's market value has reached an all-time high, despite a
small drop in the number of health clubs.
news •
07 Jun 2023
Investor interest in fitness is booming. Jak Phillips gets expert tips for securing funding
HCM issue 3 2016
Operators need to do much more to help members understand nutrition and balancing calories for weight management, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 2 2015
Health clubs and leisure centres should embrace the commercial opportunity derived from being ‘socially useful’, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 11 2014
We talk to Joanne Mathews of Ten Health and Fitness about her journey from startup to successful boutique brand
HCM issue 4 2017
Prince Daniel of Sweden has sold his Balance chain of health clubs to Nordic gym giant SATS for an
undisclosed sum.
news •
03 Sep 2018
Cutting VAT for the pandemic-hit fitness industry could have saved businesses and jobs – just
as it did across the hospitality sector, according Marc Diaper, CEO of boutique fitness operator
Gymbox, which operates 11 studios across London.
news •
10 Feb 2022
L Catterton, the world’s largest consumer-focused private equity firm, has bought a minority
stake in luxury gym chain Equinox.
news •
21 Jul 2017
Oxygen Freejumping has set its sights on reaching 30 locations across the UK by 2018,
after securing £10m in funding to fuel growth.
news •
22 Feb 2016
Competition in the fitness trade show market has ramped up as a result of Leisure
Industry Week (LIW) rebranding as a pure fitness exhibition, while the parent company of
Professional Beauty has launched its own fitness-focused event.
news •
09 Jun 2017
Spren Vision transforms smartphone cameras into real-time biomarker sensors. It can connect any
app to the human body, opening up new possibilities for app providers across the fitness sector
to boost engagement and retention.
product innovation •
14 Dec 2022
An All Party Commission on Physical Activity has been established in an attempt
to help tackle levels of inactivity in the UK, with the commission set to release a
report featuring direct, policy-based recommendations in the spring of next
year.
news •
31 Oct 2013
Anytime Fitness says it's targeting 400 UK clubs within the next three years, as it continues with its
aggressive expansion plans.
news •
25 Aug 2017
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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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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
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
“Actually most people go to the gym to feel better and that’s far easier to achieve than losing 5kg”
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Consumers’ growing love of strength training is to be welcomed, as this long-neglected modality has a renaissance, however, it’s vital we continue to make the case for cardio
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