initiative news & features
The founder of the World Health
Innovation Summit explains his vision for
achieving a fit and healthy planet by using
a global knowledge-sharing platform
HCM issue 6 2019
Formerly the UK’s secretary of state
for health, now mayor of Greater
Manchester, Burnham has ambitious plans
to normalise physical activity and place it
at the heart of primary care
HCM issue 6 2019
Self-knowledge, a customer-focused
company culture and utilising your data
are key to retaining members, say experts
at this year’s Retention Convention
HCM issue 6 2019
The Moving Medicine initiative and Wattbike were among the winners of this year's Elevate
Innovation Awards.
news •
10 May 2019
Legend announces the industry’s first open leisure
management platform for all 2,000 of its clients
HCM issue 5 2019
With one in six people expected to
suffer from some form of mental health
issue each year, should our industry be
training staff as mental first aiders?
HCM issue 5 2019
Vince Mayne from BUCS reports on the importance of
Higher Education influencing students to get active and
boost their mental wellbeing and perceptions of attainment
HCM Handbook 2019
According to ukactive’s Reimagining Ageing Report, ageing
is an issue that we simply cannot afford to ignore. Chris
Phillips from Datahub summarises the findings
HCM Handbook 2019
Sir Muir Gray calls for an ‘active therapy
revolution’ in public health
HCM issue 2 2019
Health secretary Matt Hancock has
announced the government is changing
its focus from cure to prevention. Is his
plan deliverable? We ask the experts
HCM issue 1 2019
After a career with Virgin Active,
Fitness First and WeWork, Gaunt has
devised and launched a new fitness
business called Hero. He explains
the concept to Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 1 2019
Serco Leisure's fitness staff will be offered a new training initiative focusing on the use of digital
technology.
news •
30 Nov 2018
New funding will help ensure all children are able swimmers
HCM issue 11 2018
The Open Active initiative sees ukactive,
Sport England, the Open Data Institute
and Legend Club Management systems
working to enable better data-sharing
HCM issue 11 2018
Blackburn with Darwen’s healthy living and
sports manager on the re:fresh initiative
HCM issue 11 2018
Legend Club Management Systems will enable all of its customers to have the ability to open their
data for collaboration with third parties.
news •
16 Nov 2018
SIV, the charity which runs activity in
Sheffield, has created a fitness membership
category which includes mental health
support. We talk to the CEO and also SIV
delivery partner, Westfield Health
HCM issue 10 2018
Evidence shows we can transform the
lives of young offenders through exercise.
Kate Cracknell talks to Rosie Meek
HCM issue 10 2018
With a burgeoning fitness chain in the
Baltics, the CEO of MyFitness is tackling
the low market penetration rates in this
part of the world with great success
HCM issue 10 2018
The CEO of fitness operator Sweat! tells
us about partnering with Debenhams to
create a chain of in-store gyms
HCM issue 9 2018
Sport England has launched its new OpenActive Accelerator, which will see 10 startups
working towards creating ready-to-market digital products and services that make it easier
for
people to be regularly active.
news •
02 May 2018
The Fitness Industry Technology Council’s president,
Bryan O’Rourke, tells us about the impact of fitness and
heightened consumer expectations in this digital age
HCM Handbook 2018
Iberian fitness operator GO Fit is developing a low-cost, personalised gym offering based on the latest exercise science from academia
HCM issue 4 2018
The president of España Activa
Foundation explains how the
not-for-profit is addressing Spain’s
inactivity problem
HCM issue 3 2018
Tom Walker asks if fitness and sports
science principles hold the key to
boosting workforce productivity among
corporate as well as fitness companies
HCM issue 2 2018
Britain’s oldest female Ironman triathlete on
how to best engage the older market
HCM issue 11 2017
Fledgling fit-tech startups will have their products and services nurtured in the second
round of ukactive’s ActiveLab programme.
news •
08 Nov 2017
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