boxing news & features
Fitness powerhouse Rainer Schaller, CEO of RSG Group, has opened Heimat in LA, combining a luxury gym with a private members’ club
HCM issue 7 2022
The founder of kickboxing franchise 9Round and IKF Light Middleweight Kickboxing Champion has expanded a single site to 20 countries and 600 locations
HCM issue 7 2022
The MD of Everlast Gyms is steering the business through a process of rebranding, with a hybrid model intended to take it to UK number one status
HCM issue 6 2022
The fitness entrepreneur and founder of Circuit Society tells us how he plans to bring a new style of neighbourhood-based micro studios to the market
HCM issue 6 2022
Fitness franchise companies are making deals and reporting brisk business. Kath Hudson finds out more
HCM Handbook 2022
HCM gives a briefing on Elevate as the UK industry welcomes the return of this health and fitness event to London’s Excel
HCM issue 5 2022
Can one operator succeed where another has failed? asks Liz Terry
HCM issue 4 2022
Pulse Fitness and Bolsover District Council have been collaborating for many years to deliver dedicated community activity spaces
HCM issue 4 2022
Liteboxer has launched a VR version of its at-home boxing workouts called Liteboxer VR. The
programme provides gaming-style boxing sessions through Meta’s Oculus Quest 2 system.
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14 Apr 2022
How do you create fitness spaces that keep customers coming back for more? Designers and suppliers share their secret design sauce
HCM issue 3 2022
Heart-rate monitoring is key to providing real-time feedback on members’ workout intensity,
allowing them to improve their fitness accountability and achieve their fitness goals.
promotion •
22 Mar 2022
As énergie Fitness ramps up its global expansion plans,
international development director, Rod Hill, explains
why he believes the multi-fitness concept is irresistible
HCM issue 2 2022
The MD of Fitness First talks to Kate Cracknell about creating new products, new motivations and a whole new vision, as he’s tasked with reinventing the brand as a standalone enterprise
HCM issue 2 2022
Boxing franchise, UBX, has ambitions to do for boxing what franchise F45 has done for functional training
HCM issue 1 2022
Fusing art, fitness and music, RSG Group’s flagship brand – John Reed – opens its first location in the UK. Liz Terry takes a tour
HCM issue 11 2021
The MD of Sweat by BXR on Middle East expansion, working with Anthony Joshua and upcoming openings in the UK and Greece
HCM issue 11 2021
Boxx has launched a new generation punch bag and smart punch trackers that work with an
app to bring expert training, tracking and studio-quality sessions into homes.
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01 Dec 2021
Armah Sports has opened the first of the B_fit chain of health clubs. Utilising AI, VR and the Internet of Things, it’s the first club in the world
to be Amazon Alexa-enabled
HCM issue 10 2021
Armah Sports has launched a new health club concept for the Middle Eastern market, which it
plans to roll out across the region – and beyond.
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04 Nov 2021
Sport England has launched its own on-demand fitness platform, with the hope of inspiring
teenage
girls to get active through digital physical education (PE) lessons.
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30 Sep 2021
Thought leader, Emma Barry, talks about the changes which have happened and how to adapt and move forward in the roaring 20s, including intoxicating solutions to motivate the unmotivated and addressing a wider demographic
HCM Handbook 2021
The founder and CEO of RSG Group talks to HCM about acquiring Gold’s Gym, continuing the global expansion of John Reed and dealing with COVID-19
HCM issue 7 2021
Black Box VR is the world’s first virtual reality gym. The co-founder explains how it can make people addicted to fitness
HCM issue 7 2021
The owners of Retrofit decided to build a facility that encompassed all the parts of different gyms they’ve loved
HCM issue 6 2021
The manager of SportCity’s first wellness club tells how adding holistic elements has attracted a different demographic
HCM issue 6 2021
Suppliers share new offerings that meet the evolving needs of consumers
HCM issue 6 2021
Digital meets personal with the new Virtual Player from FunXtion, experts in interactive
fitness, which allows clubs to stream and schedule world class virtual classes anytime,
providing an interactive workout experience on the gym floor, functional area or directly to
members at home via an app.
product innovation •
22 Jun 2021
The entrepreneur Ben Alderton is rolling out the Solo60 micro-gym concept
HCM issue 5 2021
Hussle has secured a deal to become the selected fitness partner of digital banking app Revolut.
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11 May 2021
Software is helping operators win during the pandemic. HCM takes a look at inspiring collaborations
HCM issue 4 2021
Xplor Gym is an all-in-one gym management software with embedded payments & integrated access control ...
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