boutique news & features
Technogym’s Skillmill puts power, speed, stamina and agility at the heart of training
HCM issue 8 2016
The co-founder of Heartcore talks about his passion for wellness, and his predictions for a shake-up in the boutique fitness market
HCM issue 7 2016
1Rebel is planning its own spin on active commuting with cycling studios on
London buses. So what’s the consensus on this eye-catching new idea?
HCM issue 6 2016
Innovative Wattbike training zones are transforming studios and gym floors across the country
HCM issue 6 2016
The health club market has shown robust growth across Europe, according to new research from Deloitte and EuropeActive
HCM issue 6 2016
Social media is everywhere – but are you harnessing the powers of the ‘influencers’?
HCM issue 4 2016
The outgoing IHRSA chair reflects on the learnings from her 12-month tenure, and challenges the fitness sector to think bigger and think differently
HCM issue 4 2016
Jon Nasta offers retention insight from the latest Listen360 analysis
HCM issue 4 2016
Patricia Amend takes a look back at the main highlights from the 2016 IHRSA Convention & Trade Show in Florida
HCM issue 5 2016
The demand for circuits and sustainability are fuelling a trend for self-powered equipment, with a number of major suppliers getting in on the act
HCM issue 5 2016
The CEO of Impuls talks about the roll-out of the operation across the Baltics
HCM issue 5 2016
Boutique fitness software solutions provider Glofox has secured a major cash injection as
the firm revs up for an expansion into the US market.
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08 Feb 2016
The Group CEO of Holmes Place talks to Kate Cracknell about the launch of its new gym-only Evo concept, the importance of brand identity, and plans to return to the UK
HCM issue 2 2016
Dance-based fitness classes are booming. Hayley Price takes a look at how health clubs and leisure operators are responding to the growing variety of offerings on the market
HCM issue 2 2016
There’s a new, more relaxed attitude among consumers in terms of loyalty, says Imke Schuller of The Futures Company
HCM Handbook 2016
Fitness start-up Dibs Technology has raised US$1m (€920,000, £687,000) in seed funding
as the fledgling business bids to expand the reach of its dynamic-pricing technology for
fitness classes.
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12 Jan 2016
In the second part of our internet middlemen series, Stephen Tharrett and Mark Williamson of ClubIntel ask whether ClassPass delivers on its brand promises
HCM issue 1 2016
A growing number of clubs across the UK are working with Ojmar to upgrade their traditional keyed locking systems to electronic solutions
HCM issue 1 2016
Neil King, managing director of 1Life, explains the leisure operator’s root and branch transformation since 2013
HCM issue 1 2016
The health and fitness industry has a huge opportunity to bridge the gap between illness and wellness, says Oliver Patrick, the co-founder of international health management business Viavi
HCM issue 1 2016
Les Mills outlines five steps to creating the best cycle experience
HCM issue 11 2015
The new CEO of Barry’s Bootcamp talks to Kate Cracknell about growing its boutique club empire and building a global Barry’s community
HCM issue 11 2015
The My Sportlady club has forged an invaluable place in the lives of women in Munich and beyond
HCM issue 11 2015
Your customers aren’t being disloyal if they don’t only use your gym, says Kate Cracknell. It’s time to recognise a growing desire for flexibility
HCM issue 11 2015
In the first of a two-part series, Stephen Tharrett and Mark Williamson of ClubIntel investigate the influence of the internet middlemen in the fitness market
HCM issue 11 2015
Why do you let your cycle studio lie empty? Les Mills has the solution
HCM issue 9 2015
An in-depth study of health club retention in North America identifies the factors that spell the difference between winning and losing
HCM issue 9 2015
Are ‘exercise passports’ the shake-up the industry needs to improve retention and market penetration?
HCM issue 10 2015
The health club of the future will have to be more flexible and adaptable, says Imke Schuller of The Futures Company
HCM issue 10 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
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