Health news & features
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) in the UK is expanding a pilot on suicide prevention,
using the Flow Neuroscience brain-stimulation headset, following remarkable early results.
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18 Sep 2025
A new report from the Health and Fitness Association in collaboration with Deloitte India shows the exciting potential of the Indian Fitness market
HCM issue 8 2025
Colets Health & Fitness is supporting active ageing with Technogym Biostrength
HCM issue 8 2025
Longevity is no longer an abstract concept—it’s a market force reshaping how people train,
recover, and live.
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18 Sep 2025
Ojmar has unveiled the world’s first batteryless smart locker lock with integrated online management
HCM issue 8 2025
Competitive fitness events are booming and the health clubs adapting to this demand
are creating highly-engaged communities, Dan Barker from BLK BOX explains
HCM issue 8 2025
Researchers at Leiden University in the Netherlands show that smartwatches fail to differentiate between excitement and stress
HCM issue 8 2025
With research showing how poor sleep can affect health and lifespan, is sleep finally getting the attention it deserves? Kath Hudson reports
HCM issue 8 2025
The CEO of Purpose Brands on the company’s ambitious goal to reach 10 million members globally by 2030
HCM issue 8 2025
With padel and pickleball experiencing exponential growth, how can health clubs tap into this golden opportunity? Padel’s Luigi Carraro and pickleball’s Karen Mitchell explain
HCM issue 8 2025
Validating the credentials of professionals in the industry must be a focus, says Liz Terry
HCM issue 8 2025
Disability sports lead at Matta, Marina Logacheva, outlines ways in which health club operators can better welcome people with disabilities
HCM issue 1 2026
The COO of Extraordinary Brands on recent acquisitions, supporting franchisees and expanding the company’s fitness portfolio
HCM issue 8 2025
Google has revealed a new, AI-powered personalised health coach for wearers of Fitbit and Pixel
trackers and smartwatches.
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11 Sep 2025
The McKinsey Health Institute has highlighted the ways in which various
stakeholders can play
their part in accelerating the science behind biomedical interventions that
affect the ageing
process and improve health outcomes.
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08 Sep 2025
Polar has launched Polar Loop, a screen-free wristband that tracks activity, recovery and
sleep, showing how every active choice contributes to overall health.
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03 Sep 2025
Health club management software house, ABC Fitness, has launched an integrated solution
called Click2Save.
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27 Aug 2025
A hospital redevelopment in the UK is set to create an age-friendly wellness neighbourhood
designed to support people as they get older and serve as a benchmark in the UK.
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26 Aug 2025
Smartwatches are consumer gadgets, not medical tools say researchers from Leiden
University,
after a study found that wearables can’t tell the difference between stress and excitement.
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26 Aug 2025
A new medical membership giving access to fitness facilities as well as GP appointments and
wellness tests has been launched by The Wave Active and South Downs Health and Care
partnership.
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19 Aug 2025
As access to medical memberships grows, Liz Terry says we must be ambitious in drawing on expertise from both the clinical and wellness worlds
HCM issue 7 2025
Fitness Worx and Core Health and Fitness are shaping the future
of independent gyms in the UK, with a partnership fuelled by passion
HCM issue 7 2025
Vicky Kiernander talks to founders about how they were inspired to overcome trauma to achieve their goals
HCM issue 7 2025
The industry veterans are gearing up to launch a longevity concept franchise called Zenergie, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM issue 7 2025
The new COO of Nuffield Health talks to Kate Cracknell about plans to take the brand’s current health and fitness estate to its highest level yet
HCM issue 7 2025
The immediate past CLOA chair explains how the Active Wellbeing Leadership Network is creating a movement for change
HCM issue 7 2025
Huw Edwards argues that school holiday schemes must be funded, while Natasha Jones celebrates the end of medical consultations before exercise
HCM issue 7 2025
Superusers (HVPs) are the key to success, according to new research from Les Mills
HCM issue 7 2025
Fit tech companies tell Julie Cramer how their latest personalisation tools are driving measurable results
HCM issue 7 2025
PSLT offer a range of new and refurbished fitness equipment being the UK supplier of ...
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