LED news & features
Gyms and health clubs in Queensland now have essential status. Barrie Elvish gives HCM the background.
HCM issue 11 2022
The founder and CEO of Coach Core wants to join forces with operators to mentor kids from challenged backgrounds
HCM issue 11 2022
CEO of the Global Wellness Institute, Susie Ellis, led the recent Global Wellness Summit in Tel Aviv. Jane Kitchen was there for HCM
HCM issue 11 2022
Zwift’s CEO, Eric Min, has announced Kurt Beidler has joined the company as co-CEO. Beidler
moves to Zwift after a 17-year stint at Amazon.
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07 Dec 2022
Lumen, a health tech company that analyses people’s metabolism based on the CO2 and
oxygen
in
their breath, has raised US$62m in Series B funding. The round was led by Pitango Venture
Capital,
with participating investors including, Hanwha Group, Resolute Ventures, RiverPark Ventures,
Unorthodox Ventures, Almeda Capital and Disruptive VC.
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05 Dec 2022
Aescape, a tech company building automated, data-driven massage tables that mimic human
touch, has announced a US$30m (£24.9m, €28.9m) Series A funding round.
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30 Nov 2022
Blok has launched a fundraising campaign on Crowdcube. The company’s goal is to reach
£500,000 – ahead of a possible funding round in 2023.
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29 Nov 2022
Black Friday, which falls on 25 November, will be one of the busiest retail days of 2022,
marking the start of this year’s Christmas shopping season. Now extending into ‘cyber week’
and finishing on Cyber Monday, it's a time when shops and companies offer significant
discounts on their products.
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24 Nov 2022
Research has found regular high-intensity exercise reduces the risk of metastatic cancer by 72 per cent
HCM issue 10 2022
Saving money and the planet are huge incentives to decarbonise. Kath Hudson asks the experts about the practicalities
HCM issue 10 2022
The CEO of Jetts Fitness Australia talks to Kate Cracknell about leading the recent MBO and the company’s plans for expansion driven by their culture of love
HCM issue 10 2022
We hear from DLL’s Russell Barnes, Andrew Power from Swim England and GLL’s Gareth Kirk
HCM issue 10 2022
The pandemic has prompted an escalation in eating disorders, with some sufferers over-exercising. Kath Hudson looks at how the industry can respond
HCM issue 10 2022
The PGA Catalunya resort in Spain has launched a 360-degree wellness programme based on a smart business model, as Neena Dhillon discovers
HCM issue 10 2022
Live Active Leisure commissioned Matrix to transform the sports hall at Bell’s Sports Centre into an impressive 126-station gym
HCM issue 9 2022
The CEO of the Body Fit Training franchise is pushing out globally – including a UK launch – following a major deal with Xponential Fitness
HCM issue 9 2022
The sector is at a crossroads due to soaring energy prices. In this major case study, HCM looks at St Sidwell’s Point, Exeter – the first Passivhaus leisure centre – and talks to the team behind the project about achieving a transformational 70 per cent reduction in energy usage
HCM issue 9 2022
The CEO of Body Action Gym in South Africa dabbled in the sector with a small corporate gym before getting the fitness bug and going large. Now he’s building a six-star health club chain and taking on some major competitors
HCM issue 9 2022
Korean scientists have developed a dynamic way of adjusting the difficulty of
video games – by estimating the players' emotions based on in-game data.
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03 Oct 2022
Therabody has launched eight product innovations and closed a growth equity round with backing
reaching US$165m. The investment was led by North Castle Partners, with additional financing from
Kevin Hart’s venture capital firm HartBeat Ventures and Rx3 Ventures.
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28 Sep 2022
In order to support gyms and health clubs in this difficult economic climate, Orbit4 is
helping operators by telling them the best time to trade in and buy new based on its
intelligence-led data and tech.
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23 Sep 2022
Workout Anytime's Greg Maurer and Virtuagym's Hugo Braam on creating a new app for the franchise
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
Blockchain can be a secret weapon for small sports teams, says Lars Rensing
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
Sam Cole, CEO of FitXR, is taking digital workouts to the next level with an immersive, VR fitness club
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
London South Bank University has completed a major
renovation of its leisure facilities for the benefit of
students, staff and the wider community
HCM issue 8 2022
The founder of the Bristol Co-operative Gym shows us how his club model is creating a more inclusive approach to community health and fitness
HCM issue 8 2022
The CEO of SP&Co tells us about how his growing business is working with Mandarin Oriental and driving the trend towards movement fitness
HCM issue 8 2022
Body scanning can improve the motivation and engagement of members, while providing a healthy source of secondary income for clubs. Frances Marcellin reports
HCM issue 8 2022
First a pandemic, then a war and now a cost of living and energy crisis. With incomes being squeezed, will gyms be budgeted out? We talk to our panel
HCM issue 8 2022
Orangetheory has introduced a new AI-powered heart-rate tracking system called MaxHR to
boost the personalisation and efficiency of members’ workouts.
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31 Aug 2022
Wattbike is chosen by the world’s top sporting teams, elite athletes, coaches, plus hundreds of ...
The TVS Group supply and install sports and fitness flooring to a wide range of ...