Olympic news & features
We’re consistently wrong about how much physical activity people actually do – and it affects our own inclination to exercise. Hannah Shrimpton reports on the findings of Ipsos Mori’s research
HCM Handbook 2016
A new €4m high performance training facility – designed to help Ireland’s Olympic hopefuls win
medals at major events – will open its doors in Dublin next month (February 2016).
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08 Jan 2016
Richard Baker, commercial director of Wattbike, explains how the bikes will be making a contribution to the Olympic Games this year
HCM issue 1 2016
Physical Company has signed Dame Kelly Holmes MBE as an ambassador for its APEX gym floor training programmes
HCM issue 1 2016
Steven Ward, executive director of ukactive, gives his views on what’s in store for the UK fitness and physical activity sector in 2016 – including new technology, sector diversification and assisting with public health remits
HCM issue 1 2016
Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield has opened its upgraded multi-million
pound fitness facility, with technology taking centre stage.
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10 Dec 2015
A number of sports shown on the BBC are at risk of a drop in exposure and audience
figures as part of the broadcaster's plans for £150m worth of spending cuts.
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19 Nov 2015
Technogym’s Pure Strength range allows regular members to train like elite sportspeople
HCM issue 11 2015
New Pure Gym ambassador Sir Chris Hoy is on a mission to get the public moving
HCM issue 9 2015
Jak Phillips visits Olympian Daley Thompson’s new gym in Putney to see how he’s putting the fun and old-school values back into fitness
HCM issue 9 2015
The former triathlon and Ironman world champion talks to Kate Cracknell about her new role as part of the team at parkrun
HCM issue 10 2015
The cyclist and Olympic gold medallist believes elite sport can enthuse the general public into activity
HCM issue 7 2015
In just 20 minutes per week expect the unexpected with this EMS-based hybrid training method
HCM issue 6 2015
Gymbox Westfield Stratford in east London has inherited all the colour and buzz of its Olympic next-door neighbour, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 6 2015
Looking forward to FitPro LIVE, which takes place in London in July
HCM issue 5 2015
Olympic team pursuit gold medallist and England Rugby’s Tom Youngs explain why they use the Wattbike as part of their training regime
HCM issue 4 2015
Here come the girls – Matrix offers an overview of its initiatives to promote, develop and encourage women’s sport and activity
HCM issue 3 2015
Low-cost growth, public sector strength and the impact of technology. David Minton offers an overview of the fitness sector based on the latest TLDC State of the UK Fitness Industry report
HCM Handbook 2015
Nicky Jobson reports on all the news, excitement and product launches from this year’s Leisure Industry Week, which took place at the Birmingham NEC
HCM issue 11 2014
Vasper claims to reproduce the effects of intense anaerobic training in just 20 minutes. We report
HCM issue 10 2014
The Rio 2016 Olympic Games Organising Committee has named US-based
Dow Chemical Company as its official carbon partner. The committee
announced that the partnership will result in "the most comprehensive carbon
mitigation programme in the history of the Olympic Games".
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23 Sep 2014
How has Wattbike gained a foothold in both fitness and sport, and what lies ahead for the brand?
HCM issue 9 2014
David Thompson visits the new Athlete Lab cycle hub in London, to see how its team is putting a different spin on performance training
HCM issue 8 2014
The Child Protection in Sport Unit is turning its attention to helping the leisure sector put safeguards in place
HCM issue 8 2014
Software supplier Gladstone talks about completing the switch-over of Active Newham's three leisure centres in just six weeks
HCM issue 7 2014
CrossFit is a tough workout that gives fantastic results, but can it ever achieve mass market appeal?
HCM issue 5 2014
Whether for top athletes or recreational cyclists, the Wattbike offers benefits for both user and club
HCM issue 5 2014
With UK inactivity regularly making the headlines, Matrix Fitness puts its faith and finances into a two-wheeled solution
HCM issue 5 2014
Scientific and technological developments are becoming increasingly important
in contributing to the success of athletes, as recent medal triumphs in the Sochi
Winter Olympics have shown.
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25 Feb 2014
How Lizzy Yarnold's win at the Sochi Olympics is the result of a world class
technology partnership combined with an innovative talent identification
programme.
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17 Feb 2014
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