CIMSPA news & features
As the event draws nearer, we take a look at what attendees can expect from Elevate 2018, including conference speakers, seminar topics, exhibitors and award categories
HCM issue 4 2018
Exciting opportunities lie ahead for the
industry in 2018, says Lauretta Ihonor
HCM issue 11 2017
ukactive’s newly-appointed CEO, Steve
Ward, examines the many exciting
opportunities ahead for our sector
HCM issue 6 2017
Steven Ward, Executive Director of ukactive, is confident that 2017 will see our sector move forward at an increasingly fast pace
HCM Handbook 2017
In the first of a two-part series on the evolution of ukactive, the organisation’s executive director Steven Ward looks at what’s changed over recent years
HCM issue 2 2017
Matrix Fitness's first dedicated industry event offered a successful and lively mix of product demonstrations, trainings, seminar discussions and networking opportunities
HCM issue 11 2016
The workforce agenda is back on track, says public affairs director Huw Edwards
HCM issue 8 2016
Physical activity has been made a clinical priority for GPs, but if fitness – as a subset of activity – wants to benefit, it will need to up its game, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 8 2016
Sport England’s evolution – encapsulated in its new strategy – means sport and fitness are now on the same page, says ukactive’s Steven Ward
HCM issue 7 2016
As the former CEO of ukactive is freed from the shackles of office, he offers his frank opinions on the fitness sector
HCM issue 6 2016
Annie Holden, Everyone Health, preventative, prevention, Everyone Active, public health, Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 6 2016
Elevate takes place in May, bringing together experts from all disciplines for the UK’s largest physical activity trade event
HCM issue 4 2016
The Sport England CEO talks to Matthew Campelli about the government’s new sporting strategy, and the opportunities this presents all physical activity providers
HCM issue 3 2016
Steven Ward offers his views on what the new DCMS Sporting Future strategy means for the physical activity sector
HCM issue 2 2016
The National Living Wage is coming, and while it unquestionably presents challenges for the health and fitness sector, it also brings with it a great opportunity to upskill the sector and drive credibility, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 1 2016
Neil King, managing director of 1Life, explains the leisure operator’s root and branch transformation since 2013
HCM issue 1 2016
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
Leisure Industry Week relaunches this month having been acquired by BodyPower. We look ahead to what’s on offer this year
HCM issue 9 2015
ukactive chair Baroness Tanni-Grey Thompson on the move towards a new workforce development structure for the activity sector
HCM issue 8 2015
ukactive’s CEO David Stalker discusses the proposed move towards a single organisation covering all skills and workforce development for health and fitness
HCM issue 5 2015
ukactive CEO David Stalker outlines the work that lies ahead for the health and fitness industry as it progresses through 2015
HCM issue 2 2015
A bottom-up approach to risk management can work for clubs, says Right Directions’ Gill Twell in her step-by-step guide
HCM issue 10 2014
The Child Protection in Sport Unit is turning its attention to helping the leisure sector put safeguards in place
HCM issue 8 2014
Health clubs must invest in upskilling their managers if the sector is to gain credibility and build a strong future, says Liz Terry
HCM issue 1 2014
Katie Lewis reports on discussions at November's SIBEC Europe event, from functional training to price-cutting, and from centralised ad campaigns to 'exercise is medicine'
HCM issue 1 2014
All fitness education providers currently out there are one and the same. They vary in ...
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