franchise news & features
Part reformer, part rowing, Ramsay’s concept is high intensity and low impact
HCM issue 4 2020
The franchise sector has investors keen to back businesses with the potential to grow
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
Deloitte’s Alicia Whistlecroft summarises findings from the State of the UK Fitness Industry Report. Budgets and boutiques are challenging the domestic status quo, throwing up a range of new opportunities
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
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
HCM magazine editor, Liz Terry, outlines the key trends, influences and opportunities set to shape health and fitness, from outdoor fitness to pandemic insurance
HCM Handbook 2020
Bolto saw a need for a “bespoke, femalespecific,
results-driven boutique”
HCM issue 3 2020
The industry catalyst has released a new
book: Building a Badass Boutique
HCM issue 3 2020
iCRYO Cryotherapy has announced it will open its first site in California, US, later this year.
news •
14 Feb 2020
Everyone Active has launched a new
brand, FORTIS By Speedflex, as part
of a venture into branded studios
HCM issue 2 2020
Wellness tech platform Mindbody has signed a five-year partnership deal with fitness franchise F45.
news •
24 Jan 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
US fitness franchise StretchLab has revealed plans to add machines that identify movement inefficiencies into its
programming.
news •
08 Jan 2020
Franchised gym chain UFC Gym is introducing compression recovery systems at some of its sites.
news •
30 Dec 2019
Bodystreet, the global leader in Electro Muscle Stimulation training, has had a successful year in
2019, growing their reach across the UK. Master franchisor Mark Holland tells us more
HCM issue 11 2019
The creator and founder of Platefit, based
in Los Angeles, is dedicated to educating
people on the benefits of vibration training
HCM issue 10 2019
The CEO of BMF talks about working
with Bear Grylls, launching a global
franchise business and his new nonexecutive
director, Jan Spaticchia
HCM issue 9 2019
After reviving Fitness First Germany, Seibold
is building a portfolio of fitness brands
under new company, Life Fit Group
HCM issue 8 2019
EMS training is having a major impact on the studio and gym market and being used by athletes,
celebrities and also for rehabilitation
HCM issue 8 2019
From vegan gyms to balance training, HCM
editor Liz Terry looks at fitness trends that
could impact your business
HCM issue 8 2019
George Foreman III – son of the
heavyweight prizefighter – is expanding his
US-based boxing gym business, and plans
to have 20 sites open by 2020
HCM issue 7 2019
Exercising can be difficult with a new baby.
We look at the exercise concepts helping
new mums to stay active
HCM issue 7 2019
Is the UK boutique fitness sector capable
of attracting the funding it needs? Alicia
Whistlecroft from Deloitte takes a look
at the level of opportunity
HCM issue 7 2019
Check out the most innovative
new products in health and fitness
from Keepme, RecoveRing, Jordan,
Firstbeat and Shapewatch
HCM issue 7 2019
Over 300 delegates recently gathered
in Singapore for the inaugural World Fit
Summit conference. Steph Eaves attended
to talk to founder Ross Campbell about
what’s happening in Asian fitness
HCM issue 7 2019
The chair of Gym Plus tells how he’s taken
the brand from struggle to success
HCM issue 6 2019
Fitness software startup Glofox has secured a US$10m worth of Series A funding.
news •
14 May 2019
The 47-year-old Hollywood actor and
fitness enthusiast has recently invested in
Australian fitness concept F45
HCM issue 5 2019
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