gyms news & features
The global pandemic has dwarfed the impact of any recession, but how is the UK market bouncing back? LeisureDB does a deep dive into the numbers for businesses with members on Direct Debits, with the latest State of the Fitness Industry Report 2022
HCM Handbook 2022
The body composition specialists are showing no signs of slowing down, with new leadership and launches for 2022
HCM issue 5 2022
HCM gives a briefing on Elevate as the UK industry welcomes the return of this health and fitness event to London’s Excel
HCM issue 5 2022
David Minton presents the findings of LeisureDB’s State of the Fitness Industry Report 2022
HCM issue 5 2022
The co-founder of W3 Fit on the return of live industry events, and why they’re key to growing business relationships
HCM issue 5 2022
As we face a global energy crisis, experts give their views on the drive towards decarbonisation, and how businesses can tackle steeply rising costs
HCM issue 5 2022
Strength training startup Grndhouse has launched a new app following 18 months of
development.
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05 Jun 2022
The company behind fitness aggregator Hussle – Sandcroft Avenue Ltd – has collapsed,
owing
£5,362,000.
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30 May 2022
Ness, a US startup that is developing a range of wellness-driven credit cards, has launched its
first product, the Ness Rewards app, with longer-term plans to deliver health insurance in the
US via its credit cards.
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19 May 2022
With a focus on globalisation, Magicline has officially launched its software in the UK. As
Europe’s leading gym management software company, the company strives to provide the best
tools for gym owners to be successful, win new members and elevate their businesses.
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13 May 2022
Karsten Hollasch reports on the ninth European Health and Fitness Market Report from Deloitte and Europe Active
HCM issue 4 2022
ACTIV, a gym chain in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which operates separate gyms for men and women,
has partnered with digital management solution expert Fisikal to create a custom branded
experience for its members.
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09 May 2022
The serial entrepreneur and founder of Feel Electric talks about bringing his new chain of EMS studios to the UK
HCM issue 4 2022
We go behind the scenes of the biggest ever collaboration on COVID safety data. Lizzie Broughton tells the story
HCM issue 4 2022
F45’s new chief of athletics on developing exclusive new workouts for the brand
HCM issue 4 2022
The industry veteran and new chair of the UK Active Membership Council shares insights into growing his business over 35 years and reveals his aims for his new role at UK Active
HCM issue 4 2022
The Grndhouse co-founder tells us how his brand plans to dominate the strength training space in the UK, and beyond
HCM issue 4 2022
Leading software specialists reveal how they’ve solved specific tech challenges for individual health clubs
HCM issue 4 2022
Members of the United States Congress and Washington DC staff are competing against each
other in this year’s Congressional Physical Activity Challenge.
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05 May 2022
Fitness tech firm Egym has acquired French corporate fitness and wellbeing business Gymlilb
for what has been described as a 'high double-digit million' purchase price.
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27 Apr 2022
Cross-platform fit tech business Fiit, has hit a £1 million crowdfunding target in seven days.
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11 Apr 2022
A comparison of numbers for the German market gives an insight into the fitness industry’s
challenges over the last two years.
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08 Apr 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
Four operators share their insights into how
Technogym’s Mywellness has transformed their
operations, as well as customer and team engagement
HCM issue 3 2022
HCM is celebrating 300 issues this month and reflecting on the journey so far, says Liz Terry
HCM issue 3 2022
There are signs the mid market is back with a vengeance. Or did it never really go away? We ask the experts
HCM issue 3 2022
With between 85 and 100 per cent of employers reporting staff shortages, is the UK fitness sector heading into a workforce employment crisis and what can be done about it? HCM reports
HCM issue 3 2022
The Gym Group has published its full-year results for 2021 and announced plans to open 28
new sites in 2022, including three gyms acquired this month from Fitness First in Haringey,
Leytonstone and Romford, strengthening its clusters of properties in this part of the UK.
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18 Mar 2022
Pure Gym has launched in the US under the brand Pure Fitness, with the first three locations
having opened in the Washington DC area as part of a cluster rollout.
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16 Mar 2022
Industry reports show that when gyms reopened, fitness enthusiasts flocked back to their
local gyms.
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08 Mar 2022
TANITA is the founder of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) being the first to bring a ...
Perfect Gym is a global software provider specialising in fitness and recreation facility management solutions. ...