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HCM editor, Liz Terry, has called on the sector to step up to assist the NHS with stroke
rehabilitation to avoid millions being left with life-changing disabilities.
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09 Jan 2024
Return to in-person exercise is reflected in the results of the American College of Sport’s
Medicine (ACSM) trends list for 2024, with wearable technology top once again.
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05 Jan 2024
Although Legionnaires' disease isn’t common, it can be serious.
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05 Jan 2024
TikTok, has launched into the fitness market with a new hub called #TikTokFitness and a
supporting consumer marketing push.
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05 Jan 2024
Pocket Rocket Marketing has launched a training academy to deliver education to the health,
fitness and wellness industry.
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04 Jan 2024
Lifestyle work and wellness concept, Jesse’s House has told HCM it's gearing up to open in
spring 2024. This is the second site from Little Houses Group (LHG) in West London.
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02 Jan 2024
UK Active has launched a programme designed to support the physical activity sector as it
targets Net Zero.
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21 Dec 2023
Pulse Fitness is delighted to announce the return of Liam Lister to its team of industry
talent. He has joined as director of regional sales.
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21 Dec 2023
The Gym Group has become the first fitness operator in the world to have its Net-Zero targets
validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
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21 Dec 2023
With new stroke rehabilitation guideliness published in the US and the UK calling for more exercise interventions, Vicky Kiernander asks the experts how the health and fitness sector can intervene, to the benefit of patients, the sector and the medical profession
HCM issue 11 2023
The wellbeing referral manager at Edinburgh Leisure reveals the impact of digitalisation on exercise interventions in a city with high levels of deprivation
HCM issue 11 2023
With almost 20 per cent of the UK population living in the countryside, this marks the next
frontier for fitness industry expansion. The challenge is finding the right model.
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19 Dec 2023
The entrepreneurial founder of Move Technologies Group talks about creating MoveGB and the tech-based health-focused ventures that have followed
HCM issue 11 2023
New guidelines for stroke rehabilitation have created an opportunity for the sector to change lives, says Liz Terry
HCM issue 11 2023
Small group training is popular for its energy,
but must evolve to retain popularity, says
the director of training at Matrix Fitness
HCM issue 11 2023
Horizon Leisure is upgrading and investing in its new shopping-centre health hub – The
Wellbeing Hub in Havant, UK – by adding blood pressure checks to its list of services.
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15 Dec 2023
This summer's Nike’s Open Doors programme saved many children from a summer on the sofa
by providing inclusive opportunities during the summer holidays, according to new follow-up
insight.
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14 Dec 2023
Everyone Active has launched a new service offering access to medical appointments with
qualified doctors via its membership option, Everyone Wellness, which gives them tools to
support their overall health.
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13 Dec 2023
Men are more than twice as likely as women to increase exercise frequency in order to
increase
libido (20 per cent against 10 per cent,) as well as their sexual endurance (23 per cent
vs 10
per cent), according to a new research report from Peloton.
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13 Dec 2023
A proposed change to the way councils organise the operation of their leisure facilities –
including gyms and health clubs – could see not-for-profit leisure trusts benefitting from up to
£78 million of VAT savings a year across the UK.
news •
08 Dec 2023
Physical activity levels among children and young people have improved compared to five
years ago, according to Sport England’s Active Lives Children and Young People Report 22-23,
which was published today (7 December 2023).
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07 Dec 2023
Xponential Fitness has acquired metabolic health business, Lindora, as its eleventh brand from Solis Capital
Partners and Innovate Partners.
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04 Dec 2023
New insight from UK quango, Sport England has found that healthy life expectancy in England
– ie, the number of years people live without debilitating disease – can vary by up to 17 years,
depending on where they live.
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03 Dec 2023
UK-based retailer, John Lewis, is launching a service which will enable customers to be
proactive about managing their health, while also getting advice about exercise and nutrition.
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30 Nov 2023
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is everyone’s responsibility, especially given the industry’s
ambition to broaden its reach and benefit more people. To this end, UK Active is inviting operators to
engage with its new inclusion self-assessment tool.
news •
29 Nov 2023
The performance benefits of cold therapy have filtered from professional sports into the
mainstream consumer in recent years.
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29 Nov 2023
Physical activity is linked to a 43 per cent reduction in mental health symptoms such as depression, a recent study shows
HCM issue 10 2023
The 2023 IHRSA Global Report reveals a positive long-term outlook for the industry, as operators navigate challenges and embrace growth. Jeff Solsby reports
HCM issue 10 2023
The big challenge for the sector is reaching all populations to ensure everyone can get access to exercise in a way that works for them, says Liz Terry
HCM issue 10 2023
The Exercise for Health Summit (EfHS), organised by EuropeActive, kicked off
today at the Melia Castille in Madrid, with the timing designed to coincide with
the Spanish Presidency of the European Council, in the second half of 2023
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22 Nov 2023
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Consultancy and change architects, Miova, have welcomed industry veteran Mark Tweedie on board. Tweedie had ...
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US private equity fund, Providence Equity Partners, is acquiring a majority stake in VivaGym from ...
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The Bannatyne Group says it has officially bounced back from the pandemic, with both turnover ...
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There is speculation that Basic Fit will sell the five Spanish Holmes Place clubs it ...
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While British adults are the most active they’ve been in a decade, health inequalities remain ...
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Kerzner International has signed deals to operate two new Siro recovery hotels in Mexico and ...
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Francesca Cooper-Boden says
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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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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
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Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –
is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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Industry suppliers are responding to the exponential increase in
consumer demand for strength training with a raft of new and
innovative launches and concepts, as Steph Eaves reports
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Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s
new strategy for 2024, as Kath Hudson reports
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Members are telling us they need support with their mental and spiritual health and the industry is starting to see this need. Now’s the time to fast-track our response
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