fitness businesses news & features
Fit tech companies tell Julie Cramer how their latest personalisation tools are driving measurable results
HCM issue 7 2025
A deep dive into the Latin American market, courtesy of the Health & Fitness Association.
HCM Handbook 2025
Colin Waggett, Tom Leverton, Elaine Jobson and Liz Clark are among the line-up of CEOs giving their take on current issues, such as how to influence governments and whether the recovery trend is here to stay.
HCM Handbook 2025
The serial entrepreneur shares lessons learned in tough times with HCM
HCM issue 4 2025
Peloton has secured a critical US$1bn five-year loan to shore up its finances.
news •
24 May 2024
Peloton Interactive Inc is believed to be working to get its costs under control in a bid to align
with the expectations of private equity investors as it considers de-listing.
news •
08 May 2024
GymNation is pioneering the future of
fitness with software specialist Perfect
Gym providing a scalable tech platform
to power and sustain its growth
HCM issue 3 2024
Francesca Cooper-Boden says
health assessment services can
boost health club retention
HCM issue 3 2024
The London Boutique Studio Report 2023 from Leisure DB examines how the sector has emerged from the pandemic, as David Minton reports
HCM issue 10 2023
MyFitApp, a global leader in member mobile apps, has revealed that it has integrated with XN
Leisure Management Software.
product innovation •
14 Nov 2023
US health clubs and studios can quickly grow their business with better access to capital. Mindbody’s senior VP of payments tells us more
HCM issue 7 2023
Another Round, the startup behind the AI-driven personal training app of the same name, has
developed a new B2B solution that it claims can enable personal trainers to work with more
than 50 clients over a 14-hour week.
news •
21 Feb 2023
UK Health and Fitness operators' level of engagement with technology has been researched for
the second year as part of a three-year study part funded by government quango, Sport
England and organised by UK Active.
news •
01 Dec 2022
Virtuagym and benchmarking experts, Fitness KPI, have launched a new integration for UK
health club operators.
news •
19 Oct 2022
The CEO of SP&Co tells us about how his growing business is working with Mandarin Oriental and driving the trend towards movement fitness
HCM issue 8 2022
Global fitness technology provider Virtuagym has raised a new €3m investment from Icecat, an
Amsterdam-based technology company which invests in innovative technology organisations.
promotion •
04 May 2022
As we celebrate the publication of the 300th edition of HCM, we invite industry experts to give their insights on the health and fitness sector: why they joined, the most exciting development to date, and what they think we’ll be reporting on in the next 300 issues
HCM issue 3 2022
Migros Zurich’s fitness veteran is pioneering a wellness first for Switzerland’s cooperative federation
HCM issue 1 2022
Boxing franchise, UBX, has ambitions to do for boxing what franchise F45 has done for functional training
HCM issue 1 2022
Research from tech firm Mindbody gives insights into the US health and fitness market, as Lauren McAlister reports
HCM issue 11 2021
A US study by ClubIntel for IHRSA and ABC Software highlights opportunities for operators to grow their businesses by engaging with key consumer groups
HCM issue 10 2021
The former president and CEO of Gold’s Gym is now CEO of Intelivideo
Fit Tech issue 2 2021
Deloitte’s eighth annual report into the European health and fitness market has assessed the destruction of the pandemic. Liz Terry summarises some key findings
HCM Handbook 2021
Industry research showed independent gyms were more resilient in last year’s challenging conditions than some of the big operators, we find out why
HCM Handbook 2021
For this unprecedented year, we asked a stellar line up of industry big hitters, from around the globe, to give their thoughts on how COVID has shaped the health and fitness industry and where we go from here
HCM Handbook 2021
We take a look at highlights from Deloitte’s European Health & Fitness Market Report, which gives insights into the impact of the pandemic on the sector
HCM issue 6 2021
Glofox will begin offering health clubs, gyms and fitness studios instant access to financing, following
a deal struck with Stripe Capital.
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11 Jun 2021
Paul Bedford and Jamie Owens discuss opportunities and tactics available to operators to regrow memberships
HCM issue 5 2021
The combining of physical and digital has been playing an important role in membership-based
fitness businesses, according to a new global customer survey by Virtuagym.
news •
01 Jun 2021
Software is helping operators win during the pandemic. HCM takes a look at inspiring collaborations
HCM issue 4 2021
CoverMe Fitness, an app for seamless, on-demand management and cover solutions for sports and fitness ...
Power Plate's range of products include whole body vibration platforms, targeted vibration products and the ...
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