2016 news & features
It seems the word on everyone’s lips at the moment is beacons. Partly because it’s fun to
say, but more so because these simple devices are being tipped as a potential
gamechanger for the leisure industry.
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19 Nov 2015
Kristen Walsh looks ahead to the 35th IHRSA Annual International Convention and Trade Show, being held in Florida for the very first time
HCM issue 11 2015
Precor is expanding its offering through new partnerships with Spinning and Queenax
HCM issue 11 2015
Technogym’s Pure Strength range allows regular members to train like elite sportspeople
HCM issue 11 2015
The new CEO of Barry’s Bootcamp talks to Kate Cracknell about growing its boutique club empire and building a global Barry’s community
HCM issue 11 2015
In the first of a two-part series, Stephen Tharrett and Mark Williamson of ClubIntel investigate the influence of the internet middlemen in the fitness market
HCM issue 11 2015
After years of hype and expectation, wearable technology will finally take its place in the
mainstream of fitness in 2016.
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27 Oct 2015
Amid the endless memes and awful puns, the standout feature of ‘Back to the Future Day’
was without doubt Nike fulfilling the film’s prophecy of self-lacing trainers.
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22 Oct 2015
Randi Zuckerburg has been announced as a keynote speaker for IHRSA 2016 and will offer
insight on the most exciting trends that can add value to a business.
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19 Oct 2015
With dementia a growing concern in our rapidly ageing society, fitness and leisure operators must learn to cater for people with this condition, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 9 2015
Bryan K O’Rourke takes an in-depth look at beacon technology and considers its future implications for health and fitness clubs
HCM issue 10 2015
Mobile developers and coding experts from across the UK are being invited to create an app that
“facilitates social change through sport” at the inaugural Sport England Sport Technology Awards
Hackathon.
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10 Aug 2015
After revealing plans for a bio-activated horror maze in the UK, interactive games
company Slingshot, has started a crowdfunding campaign to bring the concept to fruition.
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25 Jun 2015
The cyclist and Olympic gold medallist believes elite sport can enthuse the general public into activity
HCM issue 7 2015
Jim Graham, COO of The Gym Group, on how the low-cost pioneer is continuing its journey of innovation and success following a strategic review of its proposition
HCM issue 6 2015
Kate Cracknell talks to the CEO of the Pure Group – Asia’s leading lifestyle brand – about blending yoga, fitness, food and apparel
HCM issue 5 2015
The co-founder of Morning Gloryville on getting the world to rise and shine
HCM issue 3 2015
We round up the expansion plans of a selection of key private sector operators around the world, and offer a snapshot of upcoming UK public sector developments
HCM Handbook 2015
No longer will your phone running out of juice be a problem: providing you are
prepared to have a quick run. New gadget AMPY converts energy from motion into
battery life to charge any USB-powered device.
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20 Nov 2014
Games firm Nintendo is moving into the hardware market with a specific focus
on sleep tracking, following the company’s return to profitability after a period of
heavy losses.
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14 Nov 2014
The Rio 2016 Olympic Games Organising Committee has named US-based
Dow Chemical Company as its official carbon partner. The committee
announced that the partnership will result in "the most comprehensive carbon
mitigation programme in the history of the Olympic Games".
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23 Sep 2014
Launches of wearables from tech giants such as Apple have the potential to
revolutionise the fast-growing market and “reshape the way people think,”
according to a new report.
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01 Sep 2014
The 2014 final of what has been touted by football fans and media alike as the
greatest World Cup of all time, has been filmed using a pioneering 360° Ultra HD
viewing experience to debut in FIFA’s recently approved World Football Museum,
opening in 2016.
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14 Jul 2014
San Francisco 49ers has released a raft of new details ahead of the scheduled
opening of the team’s new US$1.2bn (€881m, £715m) Levi’s Stadium, including a new
museum dedicated to the team.
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04 Jun 2014
How Lizzy Yarnold's win at the Sochi Olympics is the result of a world class
technology partnership combined with an innovative talent identification
programme.
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17 Feb 2014
From activity trackers to fitness apps, we round up some of
the technology that's set to change the way we work out
HCM Handbook 2014
Bård Windingstad and Peter Byman, founders of Evo Fitness in Norway, explain to Kate Cracknell how personal training and IT lie at the very heart of their business model
HCM issue 10 2013
Aerospace giant BAE Systems will continue to act as UK Sport's official research
and innovation partner in the run up to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
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02 Sep 2013
ukactive CEO David Stalker reports on how the latest round of spending cuts are likely to affect the physical activity sector
HCM issue 8 2013
For over 50 years Les Mills has been leading the way in fitness to inspire ...
All fitness education providers currently out there are one and the same. They vary in ...