boutique news & features
Independent operators are driving creativity in the delivery of a wide range of vibrant fitness businesses. We look at some of the best, from those catering for members with elite sporting backgrounds to inventive gym spaces
HCM Handbook 2020
David Minton and his team at The Leisure Database Company take a tour of the capital’s diverse and boutique sector to share their cream of the crop
HCM Handbook 2020
The franchise sector has investors keen to back businesses with the potential to grow
HCM Handbook 2020
Finlay Macdonald from Les Mills explores how to make the most of your finest group exercise instructors. Armed with enough influence to positively boost membership numbers, it’s vital to reward, train and value your best in class
HCM Handbook 2020
What were we expecting for the industry in 2020 before the pandemic struck? According to our panel of experts, membership packages for Gen Z are ripe for a rethink, and savvy employers should be thinking about putting in place bespoke digital tools for staff wellbeing
HCM Handbook 2020
A wellness tech platform is offering boutique fitness studios and personal trainers the opportunity to
create their own, customised live-streaming services and apps.
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15 Apr 2020
Funxtion has created an immersive group exercise concept
Fit Tech issue 1 2020
This live-streaming platform brings boutique classes into people’s homes. We talk to its founder and CEO
Fit Tech issue 1 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has seen the fitness industry pivot to digital. We look at the longer-term implications
Fit Tech issue 1 2020
Nearly two thirds (64 per cent) of the world’s health and fitness clubs are currently closed either by
decree or voluntary arrangement.
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02 Apr 2020
The industry catalyst has released a new
book: Building a Badass Boutique
HCM issue 3 2020
Bolto saw a need for a “bespoke, femalespecific,
results-driven boutique”
HCM issue 3 2020
Charlie Bourne, MD of new luxury health
club Eden One, talks about developing a
new combination of facilities
HCM issue 3 2020
The CEO of David Lloyd Leisure talks
to HCM about new models, standalone
boutiques and growing the estate
HCM issue 3 2020
Get inspired by our round up of recent
high-end changing room installations
HCM issue 3 2020
The CEO and co-founder of BLOK
tells how he developed ‘one of
the coolest gyms in the world’
HCM issue 3 2020
With a longstanding professional career in the fitness industry, we talk to Dawn Faulkner Clark to find out more about her background and what the future holds for Be Fit Be You
HCM issue 3 2020
Vedere Ventures has announced today (4 March) that it is investing in new global fitness
data platform fitNdata.
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04 Mar 2020
Class Boutique Fitness has collaborated with Physical Company to create a boutique studio offering that’s as inclusive as it is effective
HCM issue 2 2020
The son of Basic-Fit founder,
Rene Moos, tells HCM how he’s
building and rolling out his own
boutique brand, Saints and Stars
HCM issue 2 2020
Everyone Active has launched a new
brand, FORTIS By Speedflex, as part
of a venture into branded studios
HCM issue 2 2020
Dutch boutique fitness brand Switch The Gym has launched its second studio in Eindhoven, The
Netherlands, just three months after opening its first site in the town of Veldhoven.
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06 Feb 2020
Biomedical tech specialist InBody USA is launching a network of body composition analysis testing
sites across the US.
news •
06 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.
news •
04 Feb 2020
Fitness equipment firm Freemotion has launched a new content-driven indoor bike, which it says will
deliver a "game-changing experience" for riders.
news •
03 Feb 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
New launches, new brands, acquisitions, diversification, expansion and franchising are driving the explosive growth of Evolution Wellness in Asia. The CEO talks to Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 1 2020
Les Mills is known globally for its workouts, nut in New Zealand, the company is also a major health club operator with new facilities launching. HCM investigates
HCM issue 1 2020
A top trend for 2020 is retreats, as fitness operators such as Third space and Dime partner with boutique travel operators to extend their relationship with members beyond the club
HCM issue 1 2020
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