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Many people living in rural areas are missing out on fitness. What can the public and private sectors do to broaden their customer reach?
HCM issue 10 2023
The MD of Benefit Systems tells Kate Cracknell how the company gives access to 5k facilities through its MultiSport card
HCM issue 8 2023
The head of the World Health Organization’s Physical Activity Unit talks to Kate Cracknell as part of HCM’s partnership with Europe Active
HCM issue 11 2022
Researchers examined the impact of £2.2bn of school sports funding following London 2012 and find the majority has gone to private contractors, with little upskilling happening in schools
HCM issue 7 2022
Sport England has launched its own on-demand fitness platform, with the hope of inspiring
teenage
girls to get active through digital physical education (PE) lessons.
news •
30 Sep 2021
A-Champs is using light, sound and vibration to make training more fun and effective
Fit Tech issue 2 2021
Dave Wright, CEO of
Myzone, talks about the world’s first
interchangeable heart rate monitor
that provides real-time feedback
HCM issue 4 2021
A third of leisure trusts will face ‘unviability’ in the next six months, says the CEO of Community Leisure UK
HCM issue 7 2020
COVID-19 has changed the world as we know it. We predict the top 20 trends in fitness for the coming year
HCM issue 7 2020
A look at some of the impressive digital offerings clubs have created in lightning fast time, to keep members active at home
HCM issue 4 2020
HCM magazine editor, Liz Terry, outlines the key trends, influences and opportunities set to shape health and fitness, from outdoor fitness to pandemic insurance
HCM Handbook 2020
The Global Wellness Institute’s Move to be Well: The Global Economy of Physical Activity report uncovers the activity segments that can deliver and monetise more participation. Leonor Stanton takes a look at the data for HCM.
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
A live workout streamed on YouTube, which looks to help keep families active during the coronavirus
outbreak, has gone global.
news •
23 Mar 2020
Members of Gen Z have come of age
and are now some of the most engaged
consumers of fitness. Researchers,
leisure-net, look at the numbers
HCM issue 9 2019
New funding will help ensure all children are able swimmers
HCM issue 11 2018
The MD of Virgin Active UK tells us about
his plans for making wellness and customer
service key priorities for the fitness brand
HCM issue 1 2018
Fledgling fit-tech startups will have their products and services nurtured in the second
round of ukactive’s ActiveLab programme.
news •
08 Nov 2017
Huw Edwards looks at the opportunities for our sector as Brexit negotiations begin
HCM issue 7 2017
The princess behind Saudi Arabia’s new
women-only health club chain
HCM issue 7 2017
The founders of iMoves and winners of ukactive's ActiveLab competition on providing PE and dance packages to schools
HCM issue 6 2017
Justine tells us about the Les Mills Born to Move programme, which aims to get children moving
HCM issue 6 2017
We speak to Instructability’s Hilary Farmiloe about ensuring disabled people are represented in the fitness workforce
HCM issue 2 2017
Leighton Park School and Queen Anne’s School are encouraging girls to develop lifelong fitness habits with new equipment from Matrix
HCM issue 1 2017
Kate Cracknell reviews the great strides forward taken by the sector in 2016, and the strong foundations laid for 2017
HCM issue 1 2017
Annie Holden, Everyone Health, preventative, prevention, Everyone Active, public health, Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 6 2016
How can clubs improve their performance in the critical area of yield management?
HCM issue 5 2016
Strictly Come Dancing’s Darcey Bussell tells us all about her new group exercise programme
HCM issue 2 2016
Is fitness testing in UK primary schools the answer to the ticking timebomb of childhood inactivity and soaring obesity rates?
HCM issue 9 2015
Steven Ward and Tanni Grey-Thomspon, executive director and chair of ukactive, are challenging the activity sector to strive for greater things. Kate Cracknell reports
HCM issue 9 2015
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