heart-rate news & features
As more gyms invest in data-driven cardio
training, is the gym-floor PT likely to
become a thing of the past?
HCM issue 1 2018
Luxury London spa ESPA Life at Corinthia
recently launched a tech-centred hybrid
fitness and wellness concept: BodySPace.
We meet the duo behind it
HCM issue 11 2017
How can instructors prioritise safety in
group exercise classes without having to
compromise on the fun experience and
great results participants expect?
HCM issue 10 2017
The latest virtual reality innovations
providing exercisers with an engaging and
entertaining approach to working out
HCM issue 10 2017
Is the HIIT trend putting instructors and members at risk of serious injury?
HCM issue 9 2017
Is tracking member activity and
performance during group exercise
classes always a good thing?
HCM issue 9 2017
Stylus’ Laura Swain explores the industry
innovations that are making it easier than
ever before to keep fit on-the-go
HCM issue 9 2017
LIVunLtd’s fitness director wants to
reinvent residential gyms
HCM issue 9 2017
The Olympic rowing champion discusses his new gym – Zacs Fitness – which provides functional training in small groups
HCM issue 6 2017
Technogym’s new Skillrow is changing the indoor rowing workout and creating a new type of group class
HCM issue 4 2017
Aerobic fitness is on the verge of inclusion in medical examinations – a huge opportunity for the fitness sector on all fronts, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 2 2017
UK’s flagship carrier British Airways (BA) is developing an ingestible “wellness pill”, which
would allow the airline to monitor passengers’ health information during flights.
news •
09 Dec 2016
The vibration platform provider has rebranded, focusing on its value as a warm-up and cool-down tool
HCM issue 10 2016
How Holmes Place Portugal linked up with the Portuguese Cardiology Foundation to raise the issue of inactivity
HCM issue 10 2016
Johnny G, the creator of Spinning and Kranking, talks about his new mind-body creation: In-Trinity
HCM issue 9 2016
If you want to offer HIIT training in your health club, Wattbike is the perfect tool
HCM issue 8 2016
Les Mills is to embark on a new partnership with wearable tech giant Polar which aims to
help fitness fans get the most from their favourite group exercise workouts.
news •
06 Jul 2016
Is heart rate training the magic bullet for all members to get results?
HCM issue 7 2016
It’s time for health clubs to embrace activity tracking and not see it as a threat – but how many operators are achieving this?
HCM issue 4 2016
Fitbit, the world’s biggest seller of wearable technology, is being sued in the US over
claims that its heart rate monitors are inaccurate and place exercisers at risk.
news •
08 Jan 2016
Having been named the biggest fitness trend of 2016 by the ACSM recently, wearable tech
is continuing to dominate proceedings at the annual CES technology show which is now
underway in Las Vegas.
news •
07 Jan 2016
Two new pieces of research show the benefits of high intensity interval training (HIIT) both for diabetes sufferers, and for improving endurance
HCM issue 1 2016
High intensity interval training proves to be the fitness trend which doesn’t tire, says Speedflex, which offers a HIIT group exercise concept
HCM issue 1 2016
Three quarters of online consumers are likely to purchase health and fitness technology in
the next 12 months, with a third of these expected to buy a smartwatch, according to new
research from the organisers of global consumer electronics and consumer technology
tradeshow CES.
news •
15 Dec 2015
Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield has opened its upgraded multi-million
pound fitness facility, with technology taking centre stage.
news •
10 Dec 2015
Exercise professionals need better training to be able to adequately advise their clients on
the booming wearable tech market, according to the American Council on Exercise (ACE).
news •
21 Sep 2015
Several international pilot studies look at the link between exercise and dementia across a lifetime
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
A ‘wellness ring’ that uses health stats to make lifestyle suggestions has taken
crowdfunding website Kickstarter by storm, raising more than double its US$100,000
(€88,601, £63,737) target in a matter of days.
news •
24 Aug 2015
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