CrossFit news & features
Which health and fitness operators have the greatest brand awareness among consumers? Liz Terry reports on the latest insights from Kantar
HCM issue 2 2024
Paul Bedford discusses the ‘double-edged sword’ of the growing trend for strength training, and his ambitions for the health and fitness sector
HCM issue 2 2024
As small group PT thrives, suppliers give their tips for keeping members engaged and making the most of your space
HCM issue 6 2023
Kate Cracknell talks to the serial fitness entrepreneurs behind the new Forest House concept and other innovative health and fitness brands
HCM issue 6 2023
The much-loved tennis star is building his Rafa Nadal Academy brand, combining education with training, fitness and sport, with the most recent opening in Kuwait
HCM issue 3 2023
Compassionate activity tracker Gentler Streak has been crowned Apple Watch App of the Year.
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07 Dec 2022
A list of 250 of the UK’s most popular gyms on Instagram has crowned Psycle in Oxford Circus
the most posted club. According to the list drawn up by Versaclimber UK, it has accrued 14,200
posts on the social media network.
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23 Nov 2022
The founder of The Shredquarters is growing a self-funded franchise business with the aim of making it affordable for franchisees
HCM issue 9 2022
The CEO of Body Action Gym in South Africa dabbled in the sector with a small corporate gym before getting the fitness bug and going large. Now he’s building a six-star health club chain and taking on some major competitors
HCM issue 9 2022
Mobility app Pliability has integrated with digital health and fitness tracker Whoop to create a
smart, personalised tool that helps users recover quicker and maintain optimal health based on
their body data.
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30 Sep 2022
Sency's motion analysis technology is allowing users to check their technique as they exercise
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
As we celebrate the publication of the 300th edition of HCM, we invite industry experts to give their insights on the health and fitness sector: why they joined, the most exciting development to date, and what they think we’ll be reporting on in the next 300 issues
HCM issue 3 2022
Logan Aldridge lost an arm at the age of 13,
but refused to let that determine his path, going on to become a Crossfit competitor, coach, and co-founder of the Adaptive Training Academy
HCM issue 2 2022
Carbon, creators of the first AI-powered at-home fitness mirror that tracks workouts
announces the launch of Carbon Trainer.
product innovation •
08 Sep 2020
The founder explains why this wearable tells you when not to train, and how it can detect illness before you feel unwell
Fit Tech issue 2 2020
CrossFit Fort Ashton’s owner shares insights into how he built his tribe and got them through lockdown
HCM issue 6 2020
The CEO of JIMS Fitness explains his reopening strategy, which sees new member sales up 200 per cent
HCM issue 6 2020
Combining fitness elements is making strength training more accessible
HCM issue 6 2020
David Minton and his team at The Leisure Database Company take a tour of the capital’s diverse and boutique sector to share their cream of the crop
HCM Handbook 2020
Bolto saw a need for a “bespoke, femalespecific,
results-driven boutique”
HCM issue 3 2020
The industry catalyst has released a new
book: Building a Badass Boutique
HCM issue 3 2020
IHRSA’s Kristen Walsh shares the most
interesting findings from the 2019 IHRSA
Health Club Consumer Report
HCM issue 11 2019
Check out innovative new products in
health and fitness
HCM issue 10 2019
The CEO of BMF talks about working
with Bear Grylls, launching a global
franchise business and his new nonexecutive
director, Jan Spaticchia
HCM issue 9 2019
Editor Helen Patenall rounds up the latest visionary
developments in health and fitness, ranging from new
start-ups to innovative flooring and clever use of colour
HCM Handbook 2019
Entrepreneurs on both sides of the
Atlantic – Cityrow’s Helaine Knapp in the
US and The Engine Room’s Chris Heron
in the UK – are building their boutiques by
sharing their passion for rowing
HCM issue 4 2019
The co-founder of Bridges Fund
Management, which has backed The
Gym Group, Planet Fitness and Fitness
Hut tells Kate Cracknell every business
needs to think about social impact
HCM issue 1 2019
The right gym flooring can put members
in the mood to move. We’ve rounded
up seven innovative projects that take
flooring to the next level
HCM issue 11 2018
The former music industry exec on
growing the Space lifestyle brand in Asia,
with backing from tech giant Alibaba
HCM issue 8 2018
As a Lagree studio opens at the Nobu
Hotel in London, the founder shares his
vision of creating a better world for all
through wellbeing and health
HCM issue 6 2018
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