World Cup news & features
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
Testosterone shots, GLP-1s and wellness – HCM talks to industry leaders about their plans for 2025 and examines current opportunites, threats and trends
HCM issue 1 2025
The director of special projects for 4Global talks about the European DataHub and taking the company into the US market
HCM issue 11 2024
We talk to the former rugby player and World Cup hero about the launch of his new brand One Living, and mission to champion both physical and mental wellbeing
HCM issue 6 2024
The footballing legend is launching a wellness app to deliver wellbeing and health to his fans and followers
HCM issue 3 2024
Research from Stanford University shows palm
cooling during workouts can dramatically accelerate
results, making it the next big thing in recovery
HCM issue 2 2023
Kymira infrared technology-enabled sportswear uses Celliant’s textiles, which contain thermo-
reactive minerals and trace elements. These are either embedded into the yarn or applied
directly to the fabric, enabling body heat to be transformed into infrared energy.
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22 Feb 2023
Sport for Health, a collaboration between The World Health Organisation (WHO), FIFA and
Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health, has released
an app called GenMove Season 1, aimed at increasing physical activity among
children.
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22 Nov 2022
iCRYO Cryotherapy has announced it will open its first site in California, US, later this year.
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14 Feb 2020
Wales and Real Madrid star Gareth Bale has launched an esports team – the second leisure venture
the footballer has set up in the past 12 months.
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04 Feb 2020
The Rugby League World Cup 2021 organising committee (RLWC2021) has signed a
partnership deal with Deloitte and announced a strategic goal of being the most digitally-
connected sports entertainment event in 2021.
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07 May 2019
A team of engineers in Saudi Arabia has proposed how stadium seats in the near future
could be made more sustainably using the fibres of palm trees.
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25 Apr 2017
The vibration platform provider has rebranded, focusing on its value as a warm-up and cool-down tool
HCM issue 10 2016
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
This year’s new-look Leisure Industry Week had a strong focus on education. If you missed the keynotes, we have the low-down
HCM issue 11 2015
Leisure Industry Week relaunches this month having been acquired by BodyPower. We look ahead to what’s on offer this year
HCM issue 9 2015
England Rugby’s Tom Youngs looks ahead to the Rugby World Cup
HCM issue 8 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
Sepp Blatter has said a football TV referral system may be trialled in 2015,
allowing coaches to challenge a referee’s decision for the first time ever.
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09 Sep 2014
The 2014 final of what has been touted by football fans and media alike as the
greatest World Cup of all time, has been filmed using a pioneering 360° Ultra HD
viewing experience to debut in FIFA’s recently approved World Football Museum,
opening in 2016.
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14 Jul 2014
Exercise may reduce the risk of obesity thanks to its impact on good bacteria in the gut, says new research
HCM issue 7 2014
The joint MD of 3-1-5 Health Clubs talks to Julie Cramer about creating an exclusive family of X-Force ‘negative training' facilities in the UK
HCM issue 6 2014
A paraplegic teenager will officially kick-off this year's FIFA World Cup in Brazil,
showcasing new technology which could transform lives for millions of paralysed
people.
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27 May 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
IHRSA's expert panel on the forces that will shape the
fitness industry around the world in the coming year
HCM Handbook 2014
CEO David Stalker reports on a recent focus group examining children's activity and school sport
HCM issue 6 2013
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