COVID-19 news & features
Bring the outdoors into your health club, gym or fitness space with Hydrow, the leading connected rower
HCM issue 1 2022
The MD of Next Gen Australia talks about creating the ultimate destination lifestyle model, and what’s coming next in the company’s expansion
HCM issue 1 2022
Migros Zurich’s fitness veteran is pioneering a wellness first for Switzerland’s cooperative federation
HCM issue 1 2022
Boxing franchise, UBX, has ambitions to do for boxing what franchise F45 has done for functional training
HCM issue 1 2022
Covid-19 has accelerated digital transformation within the fitness industry, and there isn’t
a fitness brand or business that hasn’t been forced to adapt or pivot to digital.
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11 Jan 2022
4 Global – a partner in the Moving Communities initiative – has completed an initial public
offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market, valuing the
business at £24m.
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11 Jan 2022
Former Olympian and TV presenter Sharron Davies has launched a new online health and
fitness programme.
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11 Jan 2022
Wearable tech, outdoor exercise activities and strength training are among the trends
expected to shape the worldwide fitness industry during 2022.
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04 Jan 2022
Delegates gathered at Mindbody’s Bold conference in sunny San Diego to debate what the business of wellness could look like in a post-COVID world
HCM issue 2 2022
The CEO of Planet Fitness, Chris Rondeau, talks to Kate Cracknell about the franchise operator’s post-lockdown bounceback
HCM issue 11 2021
The founder of TRX talks about his new business venture – OutFit
HCM issue 11 2021
EuropeActive and the European Committee for Standardisation launch new benchmarks for health club operations. Cliff Collins explains
HCM issue 11 2021
What pricing models can operators deploy to rebuild business after lockdowns? Kath Hudson investigates
HCM issue 11 2021
Software suppliers tell Steph Eaves how they’ve upgraded to help health clubs rapidly adapt to the needs of consumers in a pandemic environment
HCM issue 11 2021
Nordic operator SATS is on a mission to get everyone into exercise, as its CEO explains to Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 11 2021
The CEO of Total Fitness talks about a tenure filled with dramatic growth, pandemic impact and a CVA
HCM issue 10 2021
Are collaborations with fast food brands, such as McDonald's, a smart marketing opportunity for operators and sector businesses, or are they a risk to reputation? Industry thought leaders give their views
HCM issue 10 2021
The co-founders of PT consultancy and training company, Future Practice, see an opportunity for fitness professionals to become stress management experts
HCM issue 10 2021
The Amsterdam-based duo explain their plans for growing the Urban Gym Group using a counter-cyclical investment strategy and multiple brands, while also holding the Benelux master franchise agreement for TRIB3
HCM issue 10 2021
A US study by ClubIntel for IHRSA and ABC Software highlights opportunities for operators to grow their businesses by engaging with key consumer groups
HCM issue 10 2021
Exos, the fitness coaching, club management and human performance specialist, is refreshing
its branding as part of a strategy to become an omnichannel fitness business with a strong
focus on the power of teams.
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01 Nov 2021
This year’s IHRSA Global Report is a record of the impact of the pandemic on the sector, creating a benchmark from which to understand the recovery
HCM issue 9 2021
Following our update on bounceback in the big-box market last month, we talk to studios about how they’re trading
HCM issue 9 2021
There are big opportunities emerging globally for the sector, says Liz Terry
HCM issue 9 2021
The UK’s biggest marina operator is getting into fitness with the launch of a new eco-gym brand – MDL Fitness
HCM issue 9 2021
Mindbody has announced it's buying ClassPass, the consumer wellness subscription
service
which enables people to use a range of gyms, studios and wellness facilities for one
monthly
subscription.
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13 Oct 2021
Research confirms the role health clubs can play in supporting
members to nurture their mental health. Victor Brick explains the outcomes of a new study by the John W Brick Foundation
HCM issue 9 2021
Qualtrics surveyed 12,157 consumers in 15 countries in seven languages to create the Les Mills 2021 Global Fitness Report, as Jak Phillips explains
HCM issue 9 2021
Pete Wells explains industry representation at COP26 and James Foley on lowering carbon emissions and saving cash and planet
HCM issue 9 2021
The director of personalised care for NHS England and CEO of the National Academy of Social Prescribing talks to HCM about the role of health clubs
HCM issue 9 2021
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