leisure operators news & features
Is now a golden moment for health and fitness operators to secure favourable leases as desirable anchor tenants? Kath Hudson asks the experts
HCM issue 2 2024
The ICO has ruled that eight leisure operators have been unlawfully processing the biometric
data of their employees to be used for attendance checks and the resulting salary payments.
news •
23 Feb 2024
The Life Leisure execs talk about their radical approach to the provision of physical activity in areas of deprivation
HCM issue 1 2024
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.
news •
15 Dec 2023
With the sector’s widespread view that the UK government’s new physical activity and sport strategy lacks vision, Martyn Allison dissects the finer details, while industry thought leaders also comment
HCM issue 9 2023
A stellar line up of industry thought leaders give their views on what might be coming down the tracks in the next 18 months and where to find the chinks of light in the current stormy landscape. Contributors include Liz Clarke, Huw Edwards, Tara Dillon and Martin Franklin.
HCM Handbook 2023
Quest has launched an Exercise Referral Standard which will enable operators to transact more effectively with the medical profession, as Abi Harris explains
HCM issue 1 2023
Everyone Active is spending £7.5m this year reimagining its health and fitness offering to bring all its wellness services under one roof
HCM issue 1 2023
The founder and CEO of Coach Core wants to join forces with operators to mentor kids from challenged backgrounds
HCM issue 11 2022
UK Active’s Digital Futures initiative is reaping significant rewards for operators
HCM issue 11 2022
UK Health and Fitness operators' level of engagement with technology has been researched for
the second year as part of a three-year study part funded by government quango, Sport
England and organised by UK Active.
news •
01 Dec 2022
Body scanning can improve the motivation and engagement of members, while providing a healthy source of secondary income for clubs. Frances Marcellin reports
HCM issue 8 2022
Alfonso Jimenez of Think Active is driving a global data programme to prove the impact of the sector, while Quest is launching new inclusivity assessments
HCM issue 7 2022
You want to refresh your lockers and changing rooms on a budget. HCM’s panel of experts advises
HCM issue 4 2022
Leisure operators should
embrace activity to engage
members says Jenny Patrickson,
managing director of Active IQ
HCM issue 11 2021
The CEO of The Great Outdoor Gym Company has been awarded an MBE. We find out about her work and vision
HCM issue 9 2021
The rollout of Moving Communities marks a watershed moment for data in the public sector. 4global’s Ed Hubbard talks us through the early insights and the impact this initiative will have
HCM Handbook 2021
With financial pressures brought on by the pandemic, will we see more local councils bringing the management of gym and leisure facilities back in-house?
HCM issue 7 2021
The pandemic has highlighted the fitness sector’s role in protecting the health service. How can the industry make the most of this opportunity?
HCM issue 4 2021
While leisure operators can generate interest and build an audience fairly easily, the
challenge is converting an audience into a paying, engaged community – and keeping them
there.
product innovation •
07 Dec 2020
The future of our industry is as a ‘national health service’, says the CEO of ukactive
HCM issue 8 2020
Five months after the start of lockdown, Leisure-net Solutions surveyed the public leisure sector to gauge how its faring
HCM issue 8 2020
As Governments turn attention to a lockdown exit strategy, the world is bracing itself for a ‘new norm’
where social distancing and heightened hygiene requirements become a part of daily life.
product innovation •
08 May 2020
As the sector grapples with the pressures of COVID-19, Duncan Wood-Allum presents a blueprint for a positive future
HCM issue 4 2020
Inspiring better health and
wellbeing for Suffolk communities
HCM issue 2 2020
Parkwood Leisure managing director
Glen Hall talks about putting the company
on a new path to fitness in recent years,
with customers and staff at its heart
HCM issue 2 2020
The pool is the most expensive facility in most clubs. HCM explores how it can be used for aqua rehab, to sweat the assets and offer a valuable service to customers
HCM issue 1 2020
Suppliers of member payment software
share the ways they’re helping clubs to
maximise revenue
HCM issue 7 2019
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