leisure centres news & features
A growing number of clubs across the UK are working with Ojmar to upgrade their traditional keyed locking systems to electronic solutions
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
Neil King, managing director of 1Life, explains the leisure operator’s root and branch transformation since 2013
HCM issue 1 2016
Executive director of ukactive, Steven Ward, presents a sneak preview of the Flame survey findings, which will form part of the inaugural Consumer Insight report due this September
HCM issue 9 2015
Are ‘exercise passports’ the shake-up the industry needs to improve retention and market penetration?
HCM issue 10 2015
Chris Wilcox looks at the importance of sound in creating brand consistency in your club
HCM issue 8 2015
The easier it is to pay, the more we spend. So how is technology like online wallets and SMS payments impacting the fitness industry?
HCM issue 7 2015
The ability to buy online is key for consumers – so how should membership sales be managed in this context?
HCM issue 7 2015
The founder of Run2Work has a mission to get a million more people running regularly by 2020
HCM issue 7 2015
Full-body wearable simulations could help leisure operators understand the challenges older people face when moving around their facilities
HCM issue 7 2015
MoveGB’s innovative membership model is a risk-free and lucrative proposition for operators, says MD Justin Mendleton
HCM issue 6 2015
Pulse has appointed Paul Shinners as director of
interactive products to spearhead the company’s
expansion into the interactive fitness market.
news •
30 Apr 2015
Adopting a more intelligent approach to energy usage can save thousands of pounds a year without compromising service. Consultant Simon Wright shares his top tips
HCM issue 5 2015
ukactive CEO David Stalker outlines plans to drive the skills agenda back to the top of the priority list
HCM issue 3 2015
The new CEO of Places for People Leisure talks to Kate Cracknell about the company becoming a social enterprise and rolling out a private community gym brand
HCM issue 3 2015
ukactive CEO David Stalker outlines the work that lies ahead for the health and fitness industry as it progresses through 2015
HCM issue 2 2015
Pools cost substantial amounts of money to run, so how can operators mitigate any losses, maximise ROI and safeguard the future of their swimming pools?
HCM issue 2 2015
Will 2015 prove to be a turning point for the health and physical activity sector? ukactive CEO David Stalker offers his thoughts
HCM Handbook 2015
The latest HAFOS survey gains insight into consumers’ views of budget clubs and microgyms
HCM Handbook 2015
An analysis of potential growth areas for the fitness sector, based on the latest Mintel research
HCM Handbook 2015
The four words ‘everybody active, every day’ are more than just the name of PHE’s framework to combat inactivity: they’re also a rallying cry for our sector, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 1 2015
Will 2015 prove to be a turning point for the fitness and physical activity sector? ukactive CEO David Stalker offers his thoughts
HCM issue 1 2015
Health clubs rise and fall on the strength of their financial control and keeping the confidence of stakeholders, says Katherine Selby
HCM issue 11 2014
Michael Oliver analyses the findings of Mintel’s 2014 Health and Fitness Clubs industry report
HCM issue 10 2014
Online gym pass provider PayasUgym has continued its busy start to September
by adding Everyone Active clubs to its growing network – which comprises more
than a third of the UK’s 6,000 gyms.
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16 Sep 2014
CEO David Stalker looks ahead to National Fitness Day, which swings into action this September
HCM issue 8 2014
The Child Protection in Sport Unit is turning its attention to helping the leisure sector put safeguards in place
HCM issue 8 2014
The CEO of Life Leisure talks to Kate Cracknell about challenging the public health commissioners, and about totally rethinking the model of fitness facilities
HCM issue 8 2014
Software supplier Gladstone talks about completing the switch-over of Active Newham's three leisure centres in just six weeks
HCM issue 7 2014
Key topics of discussion from this year's SIBEC UK event
HCM issue 7 2014
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