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The explosion in consumer demand for strength training is driving a raft of innovative new launches from equipment suppliers, as Steph Eaves report
HCM issue 3 2024
As absenteeism continues to take a huge economic toll, with musculoskeletal problems and poor mental health the biggest issues, can workplace wellness really make a difference, asks Kath Hudson?
HCM issue 2 2024
While there’s much talk of fitness and healthcare working closer together, research shows that there are still many barriers to overcome
HCM issue 2 2024
Creating great fitness spaces requires product knowledge, inspiration and an understanding of the psychology of exercise. We ask the experts about their creative process
HCM issue 11 2023
HCM gets the lowdown on the latest treadmill technology for health club operators who are looking to refresh their gym floor offering
HCM issue 11 2023
Google has just released Gemini, a new AI which is being billed as a "ChatGPT Killer".
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06 Dec 2023
Roland Omamor, Mike Lyons and Ken Masser talk about serving communities and building strategic partnerships in their letters to HCM
HCM issue 10 2023
Challenging the mind and body with functional movement, the skill-based training trend is gathering pace. Steph Eaves investigates
HCM issue 10 2023
We dive into the State of the UK Swimming Industry Report 2023 by Leisure DB to see what challenges and opportunities lie ahead for the aquatics sector
HCM issue 7 2023
The founder of GLL reflects on the challenges he faced setting up the UK’s first charitable trust for leisure services
HCM issue 7 2023
Peloton, which announced a major rebrand in May is also relaunching into the B2B market as Peloton
for Business, which it says will offer "a unified portfolio of B2B wellbeing solutions for enterprise
clients".
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18 Aug 2023
How can operators tap into growing and more diverse Pilates market segments by changing the way they connect with people?
HCM issue 7 2023
How can trainers balance strain with recovery to achieve the best health outcomes for members? Kath Hudson talks to the experts
HCM issue 7 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
Sport England research reveals how men enjoy physical activity more than women
HCM issue 6 2023
With the pandemic creating staffing challenges, we ask our experts how they’re responding
HCM issue 5 2023
Formula Wellness and Spa in Odesa, Ukraine, is delivering a taste of normality amid the pressures of war
HCM issue 2 2023
Another Round, the startup behind the AI-driven personal training app of the same name, has
developed a new B2B solution that it claims can enable personal trainers to work with more
than 50 clients over a 14-hour week.
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21 Feb 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
Athletes will be able to transform their hydration with Nix’s new Hydration
Biosensor sweat patch.
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11 Jan 2023
Octonic has released the 2.0 iteration of its VR treadmill running experience, which is compatible with 99
per cent of treadmills and now provides Bluetooth connectivity with over 400 treadmill models.
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22 Dec 2022
Peloton has called a stop to its disastrous attempt to rebrand Precor as Peloton Commercial,
announcing it will operate as Precor going forward and be constituted as a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Peloton.
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13 Dec 2022
Soul Cycle has signed a multi-year partnership with Class Pass making sessions accessible via
credits to all Class Pass users.
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07 Dec 2022
Myzone has worked with next-generation tech to unveil the MZ-Smart Station, a truly
effective circuit training solution.
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06 Dec 2022
One of Peloton’s investors, Krikor Arslanian, is suing Peloton leaders, including
CEO John Foley, for insider trading.
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01 Dec 2022
Duncan Anderson, CEO at South Downs Leisure, is transforming his operational outcomes by engaging his team in radical change based on people, planet and profit
HCM issue 10 2022
Driven by new tech and the lure of a zero salary bill, staffless gyms are on the rise. HCM looks at this game-changing trend
HCM issue 9 2022
The MD of DSruptive on how smart implants will change health and fitness
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
As the internet becomes more ‘human and physical’, should you be jumping on board the fast-moving metaverse train sooner rather than later?
HCM issue 7 2022
Research from a Melbourne University shows that heart patients can start benefitting from resistance training as little as two weeks on from their surgery to significantly shorten their recovery time
HCM issue 6 2022
All fitness education providers currently out there are one and the same. They vary in ...
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