NHS news & features
How will facility provision change after lockdown? We ask the experts
HCM issue 5 2020
How can operators encourage women and beginners to try strength training?
HCM issue 5 2020
How can clubs generate income during the closures? We ask the experts
HCM issue 4 2020
The senior management team explain how they are developing a network of connected health across the UK
HCM issue 4 2020
Our news team at HCM rounds up some of the highlights from recent medical research in the health, fitness and wellbeing industry. Give your brain a boost, work out safely and tweet your fitness are just some of the insights
HCM Handbook 2020
Marcus Kingwell from EMD UK reports on Sweating Your Assets: The Value of Group Exercise. Together, UK local authorities, operators, the workforce and the industry can promote group exercise to bring about
a healthier nation
HCM Handbook 2020
This Warwickshire GP has launched a
virtual fitness club at his practice
HCM issue 2 2020
Inspiring better health and
wellbeing for Suffolk communities
HCM issue 2 2020
The pool is the most expensive facility in most clubs. HCM explores how it can be used for aqua rehab, to sweat the assets and offer a valuable service to customers
HCM issue 1 2020
HCM talks to Rasmus Ingerslev, Emma Barry, dave Stalker and Steven Scales about trends in the industry and what’s coming down the track for 2020 in terms of opportunities and threats
HCM issue 1 2020
Matrix Fitness is launching MX4 Active to engage the ageing and deconditioned populations.
We talk to Steve Barrett, director of global group education and training, to find out more
HCM issue 9 2019
Thousands of people at risk of Type 2 diabetes will be given digital support – including free fitness
trackers – to prevent them developing the condition.
news •
13 Aug 2019
Think tank: NHS should prescribe patients with fitness trackers to help prevent long-term conditions
Patients from low-income backgrounds should be prescribed fitness trackers on the NHS, in
order to help prevent the development of long-term health conditions.
news •
22 Jul 2019
Check out the most innovative
new products in health and fitness
from Keepme, RecoveRing, Jordan,
Firstbeat and Shapewatch
HCM issue 7 2019
Formerly the UK’s secretary of state
for health, now mayor of Greater
Manchester, Burnham has ambitious plans
to normalise physical activity and place it
at the heart of primary care
HCM issue 6 2019
The founder of the World Health
Innovation Summit explains his vision for
achieving a fit and healthy planet by using
a global knowledge-sharing platform
HCM issue 6 2019
Older people are less likely to exercise,
making them more prone to developing
long-term health conditions. How can
fitness providers reach people in their
50s, 60s, 70s and above?
HCM issue 5 2019
According to ukactive’s Reimagining Ageing Report, ageing
is an issue that we simply cannot afford to ignore. Chris
Phillips from Datahub summarises the findings
HCM Handbook 2019
Moving on after 12 years, the outgoing CEO reflects on his time at ukactive, where he started as an intern
HCM issue 3 2019
We meet the operators using functional fitness to aid rehab after surgery
HCM issue 3 2019
Set to open later this year, the Advanced
Wellbeing Research Centre aims to
improve population health
HCM issue 2 2019
Sir Muir Gray calls for an ‘active therapy
revolution’ in public health
HCM issue 2 2019
Health secretary Matt Hancock has
announced the government is changing
its focus from cure to prevention. Is his
plan deliverable? We ask the experts
HCM issue 1 2019
The co-founder of Bridges Fund
Management, which has backed The
Gym Group, Planet Fitness and Fitness
Hut tells Kate Cracknell every business
needs to think about social impact
HCM issue 1 2019
A record number of international startups have entered the ActiveLab accelerator programme –
strengthening the UK's reputation as a fitness tech hub.
news •
20 Dec 2018
A new report tells us that people should
be getting more active as they age,
not less. We take a closer look at the
facts and why we need to transform
perceptions of ageing
HCM issue 11 2018
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