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Outdoor fitness franchise BMF is launching a £1m initiative to help PTs and exercise professionals get back to work
HCM issue 5 2020
Inspire Brands Asia has acquired Anytime Fitness Asia, signalling its belief that people will
return to gyms as they begin to reopen across the continent.
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09 Jun 2020
Budget fitness chain, Xercise4Less, is being sold off by its investors, directors and
shareholders, which include the BGF investment fund and Proventus Capital Partners,
HCM can reveal.
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13 May 2020
Deloitte’s Alicia Whistlecroft summarises findings from the State of the UK Fitness Industry Report. Budgets and boutiques are challenging the domestic status quo, throwing up a range of new opportunities
HCM Handbook 2020
According to the latest European Health & Fitness Market Report, the industry was showing signs of strong growth before the pandemic, bolstered by cutting-edge technology and new concepts. Realising a membership goal of 80 million in Europe by 2025 is now a challenge to tackle
HCM Handbook 2020
Independent operators are driving creativity in the delivery of a wide range of vibrant fitness businesses. We look at some of the best, from those catering for members with elite sporting backgrounds to inventive gym spaces
HCM Handbook 2020
What were we expecting for the industry in 2020 before the pandemic struck? According to our panel of experts, membership packages for Gen Z are ripe for a rethink, and savvy employers should be thinking about putting in place bespoke digital tools for staff wellbeing
HCM Handbook 2020
The franchise sector has investors keen to back businesses with the potential to grow
HCM Handbook 2020
High-end fitness operator Equinox will not rush to reopen its clubs and studios even if given
permission by authorities to do so, according to executive chair Harvey Spevak.
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28 Apr 2020
A personalised sexual wellness app has been launched with the aim of improving people’s sex lives
Fit Tech issue 1 2020
Nick Coutts and Kresten Juel Jensen on gamifying group fitness using the motion sensors in a smartphone
Fit Tech issue 1 2020
CEOs Humphrey Cobbold, of Pure Gym
and Clive Ormerod of Les Mills talk about
their initial response to COVID-19
HCM issue 3 2020
Tech firm Eight Sleep, which markets itself as "the world's first sleep fitness company", has signed a
deal with NBA star Danny Green which will see the basketball player become an investor and
ambassador for the company.
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05 Mar 2020
Amir Alroy, co-founder of Israeli wellness innovation hub, Welltech1, and Ömer Isvan, president
of Servotel Corporation, have been announced as co-chairs of the Global Wellness Summit
2020, which will be held in Tel Aviv, Israel from 10-13 November 2020.
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02 Mar 2020
Paul Bedford on the best ways to operate in an increasingly competitive market
HCM issue 1 2020
The corporate wellness market is growing fast. Kath Hudson rounds up the latest trends and investments coming to market
HCM issue 1 2020
Online fitness marketplace Hussle has reached overfunded status within days of
launching its first ever crowdfunding campaign.
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19 Nov 2019
The founder of R-Fitness on becoming the
first boutique fitness brand in Southeast
Asia to secure venture capital backing
HCM issue 10 2019
Equinox and Soul Cycle lost members
when it became known that the CEO of
their parent company hosted a fundraiser
for Donald Trump. What can we learn?
HCM issue 10 2019
Ross Kirton from Colliers outlines the
finding of recent research into health
and fitness real estate values which has
found people are prepared to pay more
for residential real estate with a gym
HCM issue 9 2019
The CEO of CHi Fitness, in Malaysia,
discusses turning the business around and
launching his latest new venture
HCM issue 8 2019
A new initiative looks to deliver innovation in the healthy ageing market as part of the
government's Industrial Strategy. In total, £12m worth of grants will be distributed to micro, small or
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and social enterprises which develop measures aiding healthy
ageing – including those involving physical activity.
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05 Aug 2019
Bridges Fund Management has completed a deal to buy franchise gym operator, énergie
Fitness.
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03 Aug 2019
Research from property experts at Colliers International suggests people are increasingly willing to pay more in
rent or mortgage to live near their favourite gym.
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09 Jul 2019
Is the UK boutique fitness sector capable
of attracting the funding it needs? Alicia
Whistlecroft from Deloitte takes a look
at the level of opportunity
HCM issue 7 2019
Over 300 delegates recently gathered
in Singapore for the inaugural World Fit
Summit conference. Steph Eaves attended
to talk to founder Ross Campbell about
what’s happening in Asian fitness
HCM issue 7 2019
The acquisition of commercial fitness equipment manufacturer Life Fitness by KPS Capital
Partners has completed, following the initial announcement of its sale in May this year.
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03 Jul 2019
Dance-based boutique studio operator AKT has revealed ambitious plans to grow its US
portfolio from the current 50 sites to 500 by 2021.
news •
12 Jun 2019
Indoor cycling giant Peloton has revealed plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO).
news •
06 Jun 2019
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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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D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with
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director, Matt Aynsley, explain the rationale
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Francesca Cooper-Boden says
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GymNation is pioneering the future of
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to power and sustain its growth
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Pilates is having a
moment. Steph Eaves
asks suppliers how
they’re responding
to the demand
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
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
HCM magazine
What needs to happen to integrate physical activity with
healthcare? Leaders in the sector share their thoughts
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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”
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