participation news & features
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
Every local authority will qualify for a free review funded by Sport England as part of Moving Communities
HCM issue 2 2022
The big mission at the Global Health & Fitness Alliance? Getting health clubs recognised as an essential service. The Fitness & Lifestyle Group CEO explains
HCM issue 2 2022
The team behind new report, Benefits Outweigh the Risks, report that exercise is safe for the vast majority of people
HCM issue 1 2022
What can the fitness industry and the weight management sector learn from each other? Our experts discuss
HCM issue 1 2022
Hybrid fitness platform FitLab has closed its Series A financing, bringing total capital raised to
more
than US$15m.
news •
20 Jan 2022
4 Global – a partner in the Moving Communities initiative – has completed an initial public
offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market, valuing the
business at £24m.
news •
11 Jan 2022
The CEO and chief experience officer of Until explain their plans to develop the first chain of members' clubs with workspace for fitness professionals
HCM issue 10 2021
The chair of the Black Swimming Association on how operators can support people of colour in getting fitter
HCM issue 9 2021
This year’s IHRSA Global Report is a record of the impact of the pandemic on the sector, creating a benchmark from which to understand the recovery
HCM issue 9 2021
Physical activity professionals in England will soon be able to access free, one-to-one
learning with Google to get their digital marketing strategies in line with current trends.
news •
15 Sep 2021
The rollout of Moving Communities marks a watershed moment for data in the public sector. 4global’s Ed Hubbard talks us through the early insights and the impact this initiative will have
HCM Handbook 2021
One legacy of the pandemic is the extra support the nation now needs to get healthy, as well as rehabilitation support for long COVID sufferers. Kate Cracknell looks at the early response from the industry with some of the programmes underway
HCM Handbook 2021
For this unprecedented year, we asked a stellar line up of industry big hitters, from around the globe, to give their thoughts on how COVID has shaped the health and fitness industry and where we go from here
HCM Handbook 2021
The results from the first Moving Communities Customer Experience Survey show users are satisfied with local authority health and fitness facilities
HCM issue 7 2021
Government interventions are shaping the industry, says Liz Terry
HCM issue 6 2021
A new report from ukactive sets out ways in which the health and fitness sector can engage the over 55s in exercise
HCM issue 6 2021
Active Nation’s MD and commercial director say they want to be influencers of activity, focusing on social impact
HCM issue 6 2021
Martyn Allison says the sector is comfortable when data confirms how good things are, but less comfortable when it exposes our weaknesses
HCM issue 5 2021
Hamilton City Council in New Zealand is putting play at the heart of an ambitious strategy to get residents active
HCM issue 4 2021
Founders of The Well on helping women thrive, plus cover star Jessica Ennis-Hill launches Cyclemapping
HCM issue 4 2021
The pandemic has highlighted the fitness sector’s role in protecting the health service. How can the industry make the most of this opportunity?
HCM issue 4 2021
The University of Stirling has transformed its
fitness offering with world-class performance sport
and fitness facilities powered by Technogym
HCM issue 3 2021
Sport England’s new monitoring and insight study will track the impact of the National Leisure Recovery Fund and its impact on communities, says Mike Hill
HCM issue 3 2021
The industry is eagerly awaiting the reopening of health clubs and leisure centres in
another
year affected by COVID-19, where the only thing that’s been certain is uncertainty.
product innovation •
30 Mar 2021
Fitness tech startup Motosumo has secured a Series A funding round, which it will use to expand and
develop its at-home indoor cycling platform.
news •
26 Mar 2021
A new digital fitness platform provides the social aspect of a boutique studio at
home.
news •
11 Mar 2021
A new report shows how the pandemic is shifting consumer behaviours in fitness, sport
and physical
activity – and how those changes are likely to be permanent when it comes to the
consumption of
goods and digital services.
news •
11 Mar 2021
Technogym’s Live and
On-Demand solution is
transformational for its clients
HCM issue 2 2021
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