functional news & features
We round up some of the newest functional fitness products to hit the market
HCM issue 7 2016
1Life’s brand transformation has helped it overcome adversity and win back business in the challenging Milton Keynes market
HCM issue 7 2016
The health club market has shown robust growth across Europe, according to new research from Deloitte and EuropeActive
HCM issue 6 2016
Nuffield Health has opened its first specialist sports performance lab at its flagship City
Fitness and Wellbeing gym in London, offering elite-level diagnostics to help clients
develop tailored exercise programmes.
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29 Apr 2016
Technogym has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire a majority stake in
Exerp – a global digital specialist in fitness club member engagement software, based in
Denmark.
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06 Apr 2016
Technogym introduces its new SKILLMILL, which has athletic performance training at its heart
HCM issue 4 2016
The joint CEO of Mrs.Sporty talks to Kate Cracknell about a new functional training model and international expansion
HCM issue 4 2016
The new Wattbike Hub app acts as a portable personal trainer, providing everything
from fitness tests to workouts, plans and analysis
HCM issue 4 2016
Elevate takes place in May, bringing together experts from all disciplines for the UK’s largest physical activity trade event
HCM issue 4 2016
The demand for circuits and sustainability are fuelling a trend for self-powered equipment, with a number of major suppliers getting in on the act
HCM issue 5 2016
The CEO of Impuls talks about the roll-out of the operation across the Baltics
HCM issue 5 2016
We take a look at the latest breed of animal movement-based workouts
HCM issue 3 2016
Nottingham University’s new SYNRGY-based Active Trail is proving a hit with students and staff alike
HCM issue 2 2016
The European fitness market continues its strong growth, with the total number of health and fitness club members now exceeding 50 million, according to the latest European Health & Fitness Market Report
HCM Handbook 2016
Fitbug Holdings has secured the services of innovation specialist and former Nokia high
flyer Dr Mark Ollila as a non-executive director.
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14 Jan 2016
The CEO of Jatomi Fitness talks to Kate Cracknell about building a business around the consumer, and the lessons fitness can take from the fast food sector
HCM issue 1 2016
The health and fitness industry has a huge opportunity to bridge the gap between illness and wellness, says Oliver Patrick, the co-founder of international health management business Viavi
HCM issue 1 2016
Following the lead of the US and Australia, trampolining parks are springing up all over the UK and Europe. So what’s all the fuss about, and how do these centres sit alongside other fitness operations?
HCM issue 1 2016
Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield has opened its upgraded multi-million
pound fitness facility, with technology taking centre stage.
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10 Dec 2015
Precor is expanding its offering through new partnerships with Spinning and Queenax
HCM issue 11 2015
Technogym’s Pure Strength range allows regular members to train like elite sportspeople
HCM issue 11 2015
The survival expert and TV presenter talks to Magali Robathan about the launch of his new BG Epic workouts and studio franchise model
HCM issue 11 2015
Leisure Industry Week relaunches this month having been acquired by BodyPower. We look ahead to what’s on offer this year
HCM issue 9 2015
Cybex unveils its new Sparc Trainer – the next evolution of high intensity training
HCM issue 9 2015
Jak Phillips visits Olympian Daley Thompson’s new gym in Putney to see how he’s putting the fun and old-school values back into fitness
HCM issue 9 2015
Operators with limited space can still create viable thermal areas that generate a healthy revenue
HCM issue 8 2015
Kate Cracknell speaks to the team responsible for the turnaround and future growth of the Total Fitness health club chain
HCM issue 8 2015
After revealing plans for a bio-activated horror maze in the UK, interactive games
company Slingshot, has started a crowdfunding campaign to bring the concept to fruition.
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25 Jun 2015
What are the hot products in functional training? We round up some of the latest launches
HCM issue 7 2015
The European fitness market continues its strong growth, according to the latest EuropeActive/Deloitte market report for 2015
HCM issue 7 2015
Orbit4 is a digital operations platform designed to help fitness and leisure operators manage assets, ...
Taylor Made Designs offer health clubs a fully-managed end-to-end service. From garment design to sourcing, ...
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