fitness news & features
Here come the girls – Matrix offers an overview of its initiatives to promote, develop and encourage women’s sport and activity
HCM issue 3 2015
Using technology to measure, test and track performance has become an essential consideration for many operators. Wattbike outlines its latest innovations in this area
HCM issue 3 2015
Physical inactivity is a major factor in lifestyle diseases like cancer and diabetes. Is it time for a top-down intervention to get people moving?
HCM issue 3 2015
ukactive CEO David Stalker outlines plans to drive the skills agenda back to the top of the priority list
HCM issue 3 2015
The new IHRSA Asia-Pacific report shows potential for growth in 13 markets across the region
HCM issue 3 2015
What do health and fitness providers need to know before committing to an exercise referral scheme? We offer an overview of the key points to consider
HCM issue 3 2015
Taking regular exercise has the power to actually change our DNA, according to the latest findings by researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden
HCM issue 3 2015
PAN Studio's Run An Empire app aims to bring sport to a gaming generation
HCM issue 3 2015
AMPY harnesses your own movement to charge your phone, as its co-founders explain
HCM issue 3 2015
Ninety per cent of exercisers say they prefer to work out in a group – ensure your group exercise timetable has pulling power, says Les Mills UK
HCM issue 3 2015
Video can ignite your social media, but you need to know how to use the medium to its best effect. Manraaj Sunner offers his advice
HCM issue 3 2015
The new CEO of Places for People Leisure talks to Kate Cracknell about the company becoming a social enterprise and rolling out a private community gym brand
HCM issue 3 2015
Wearable technology pioneers will launch the next generation of sports and fitness devices
at next month’s Wearable Technology Show, which takes place from 10-11 March at
ExCeL in London.
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20 Feb 2015
PayasUgym, the online gym pass provider, is trialling a programme that will see private
gyms receive GP-referred patients and help tackle the UK’s inactivity epidemic.
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20 Feb 2015
Nike has continued its realignment with the fitness software market through a long-
awaited link up with Apple HealthKit and a snub of its own Nike+ FuelBand hardware.
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18 Feb 2015
Fitbit activity trackers are to be used to measure exercise levels for a new study which
aims to use the data to help calculate a patient’s recovery time from spine surgery.
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16 Feb 2015
Sportswear giant Under Armour has made a major play into the fitness tracking sector,
acquiring popular apps Endomondo and MyFitnessPal.
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13 Feb 2015
We round up some of the latest news and product launches from the world of fitness club lockers and changing rooms
HCM issue 2 2015
The world’s largest health and fitness trade show takes place in Cologne, Germany, from 9–12 April, with the EHFF on 8 April
HCM issue 2 2015
The author, trendspotter and futurologist offers Kate Cracknell his thoughts on the future of the health and fitness industry
HCM issue 2 2015
With cycling one of the fastest-growing sports in the UK, and the public looking to use technology to maximise training benefits, demand for Wattbike has been growing strongly
HCM issue 2 2015
1Rebel is a newly-launched premium lifestyle microgym which has set out to be a ‘fitness market disruptor’. Julie Cramer speaks to the founders
HCM issue 2 2015
trendwatching.com’s Vicki Loomes offers six consumer trends for the health and fitness industry to consider harnessing in 2015
HCM issue 2 2015
Operators need to do much more to help members understand nutrition and balancing calories for weight management, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 2 2015
How much CV training do we need to do, and what’s the best way to do it? Lauren Chambers asks the experts for their advice
HCM issue 2 2015
Tom Walker talks to the digital health visionary about the likelihood of technology making GPs and fitness professionals redundant
HCM issue 2 2015
Kate Cracknell talks to the partner of investment firm Encore Capital about its plans to create London’s leading group of holistic health clubs
HCM issue 2 2015
With obesity a growing problem, should the industry be doing more to help members understand the calories in / calories out equation?
HCM issue 2 2015
Pools cost substantial amounts of money to run, so how can operators mitigate any losses, maximise ROI and safeguard the future of their swimming pools?
HCM issue 2 2015
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) fired the starter pistol on its new Immersive Fitness offering last
week, teaming up with creator Les Mills to launch the new range of group cycling
workouts.
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02 Feb 2015
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