footfall news & features
Greg Bradley looks at the shift towards strength training in gyms and advises on how operators can create the ultimate training environment
HCM issue 5 2026
We look at the latest club flooring upgrades, as suppliers give their advice
HCM issue 4 2026
Creating fitness spaces users love and keeping them running smoothly takes savvy use of tech, as Julie Cramer reports
HCM issue 1 2026
From getting sacked to risking it all, industry leaders share their learnings from tough times
HCM issue 12 2025
HCM Handbook editorial director, Liz Terry and Kath Hudson predict key trends, influences and opportunities set to shape the sector, including vagus nerve resets, diagnostics and social prescribing.
HCM Handbook 2025
The co-founder of Frame took the business through a pre-pack that meant a radical rebuild. She talks to Kath Hudson
HCM issue 2 2025
The MD of Everlast Gyms learned valuable lessons during his time at TRIB3, the boutique gym franchise he co-founded. He talks to Kath Hudson
HCM issue 1 2025
It’s time for the fitness, health and wellness sector to lobby in partnership with other service sectors, such as retail and hospitality, says Liz Terry
HCM issue 10 2024
Epassi UK enables health club operators to
gain new members via its corporate wellness
packages that tap growing consumer demand
HCM issue 8 2024
The sector has huge room to grow, the McKinsey global lead tells Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 7 2024
Despite high energy costs, inflation and interest rates, there’s evidence to show 2023 was the year the industry bounced back. A host of CEOs, talk about the current trading landscape and their plans for the next 18 months
HCM Handbook 2024
Life Fitness has reimagined cardio with the launch of its Symbio line which has been
designed with advanced biomechanics and offers deep levels of customisation
HCM issue 5 2024
Is now a golden moment for health and fitness operators to secure favourable leases as desirable anchor tenants? Kath Hudson asks the experts
HCM issue 2 2024
The creator of the UK Leisure Framework explains how he developed the concept and the impact it’s having
HCM issue 1 2024
Members of HCM’s senior-level industry panel share their thoughts with Kath Hudson on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead
HCM issue 1 2024
Many people living in rural areas are missing out on fitness. What can the public and private sectors do to broaden their customer reach?
HCM issue 10 2023
The booming market for strength training is driving growth in everything from hardware to programming, as Steph Eaves discovers
HCM issue 8 2023
Padel tennis and pickleball are taking the world by storm and finding a great fit with health clubs, as operators such as David Lloyd Leisure get on board
HCM issue 3 2023
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
Leisure operators should
embrace activity to engage
members says Jenny Patrickson,
managing director of Active IQ
HCM issue 11 2021
Suppliers share their most exciting products, launches and installations from 2021
HCM issue 11 2021
The CEO and chief experience officer of Until explain their plans to develop the first chain of members' clubs with workspace for fitness professionals
HCM issue 10 2021
Following our update on bounceback in the big-box market last month, we talk to studios about how they’re trading
HCM issue 9 2021
Gympass is helping énergie Fitness to rebuild, by winning new members
HCM issue 6 2021
An ongoing partnership between Active Leeds and Hussle has created exciting results in the form of increased usage and memberships
HCM issue 5 2021
More than 30,000 Hussle users
have been turned into direct
members in the last 18 months.
HCM issue 4 2021
HCM talks to suppliers and operators about how the aggregator market is changing in response to demand
HCM issue 2 2021
Policymakers and operators discuss trust and public sector pandemic responses
HCM issue 10 2020
Modelling by 4global shows what we can expect for UK public sector fitness
HCM issue 9 2020
Gym operators in the UK can now open on the high street, without planning permission. What impact will this have on the industry?
HCM issue 8 2020
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