performance news & features
Suppliers share their most exciting products, launches and installations from 2021
HCM issue 11 2021
Fusing art, fitness and music, RSG Group’s flagship brand – John Reed – opens its first location in the UK. Liz Terry takes a tour
HCM issue 11 2021
The MD of Sweat by BXR on Middle East expansion, working with Anthony Joshua and upcoming openings in the UK and Greece
HCM issue 11 2021
The CEO of Planet Fitness, Chris Rondeau, talks to Kate Cracknell about the franchise operator’s post-lockdown bounceback
HCM issue 11 2021
EuropeActive and the European Committee for Standardisation launch new benchmarks for health club operations. Cliff Collins explains
HCM issue 11 2021
3d Leisure is celebrating its 30th anniversary. We talk growth, regrets and business success with the MD
HCM issue 11 2021
Software suppliers tell Steph Eaves how they’ve upgraded to help health clubs rapidly adapt to the needs of consumers in a pandemic environment
HCM issue 11 2021
Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) Training will drive secondary revenue and increase PT
penetration. It will accelerate and improve outcomes for users as well as build confidence
with people who are struggling to get back to training post lockdown.
product innovation •
23 Nov 2021
Life Fitness is introducing a new range of Hammer Strength anaerobic equipment to complement its legendary strength training range
HCM issue 10 2021
A new app called Trakk, from Pulse Fitness, promises
triple benefits to operators, says Chris Johnson
HCM issue 10 2021
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
Technogym’s Biocircuit offers a range of time-controlled
and time-free circuits using the Biostrength line, with its
Biodrive AI technology, delivering customised workouts
HCM issue 10 2021
Indoor cycling classes can be intimidating to the uninitiated. Suppliers share their tips on how to encourage beginners into the cycling studio
HCM issue 10 2021
The co-founders of PT consultancy and training company, Future Practice, see an opportunity for fitness professionals to become stress management experts
HCM issue 10 2021
Armah Sports has opened the first of the B_fit chain of health clubs. Utilising AI, VR and the Internet of Things, it’s the first club in the world
to be Amazon Alexa-enabled
HCM issue 10 2021
Armah Sports has launched a new health club concept for the Middle Eastern market, which it
plans to roll out across the region – and beyond.
news •
04 Nov 2021
Exos, the fitness coaching, club management and human performance specialist, is refreshing
its branding as part of a strategy to become an omnichannel fitness business with a strong
focus on the power of teams.
news •
01 Nov 2021
Anthony Hamilton, the father of F1 racing driver Lewis Hamilton, is launching a fitness
equipment brand that will target both the commercial and at-home markets.
news •
25 Oct 2021
Virtuagym has launched a Video Workout platform which is natively integrated into its existing suite
of products.
news •
18 Oct 2021
Research confirms the role health clubs can play in supporting
members to nurture their mental health. Victor Brick explains the outcomes of a new study by the John W Brick Foundation
HCM issue 9 2021
Qualtrics surveyed 12,157 consumers in 15 countries in seven languages to create the Les Mills 2021 Global Fitness Report, as Jak Phillips explains
HCM issue 9 2021
FitnessOnDemand (FOD) [IHRSA BOOTH 1509] the leader in on-demand content from the world’s
most innovative fitness brands and celebrity trainers, this month introduces a new platform
evolution for all club operators and their customers.
product innovation •
12 Oct 2021
A-Champs is using light, sound and vibration to make training more fun and effective
Fit Tech issue 2 2021
Red light therapy promises faster recovery, skin healing and better endurance. Is it too good to be true?
Fit Tech issue 2 2021
Hyperice is using its recent acquisition of mental wellness company Core to create a new brand
identity that will position it as a holistic, high-performance wellness brand.
news •
13 Sep 2021
Whoop has raised US$200m in a Series F funding round, resulting in the tech start-up
being valued
at US$3.6bn.
news •
01 Sep 2021
Les Mills is launching a new digital network called
Les Mills Connect to help clubs build back better and
emerge from the pandemic with a stronger business
HCM issue 8 2021
Billed as the ‘2021 Experience Tour’, Egym has taken its
connected gym floor experience on the road around the UK
HCM issue 8 2021
Andy Janes and Jamie Whisken explain the vision behind
R1SE Bournemouth, and why Technogym was their choice
of partner in delivering their unique fusion boutique
HCM issue 8 2021
New from Life Fitness this month is the Intergrity SL Console, a new LED display
HCM issue 8 2021
Taylor Made Designs (TMD) is a ‘leisure specialist’ provider of bespoke leisure workwear, plus branded ...
Xplor Gym is an all-in-one gym management software with embedded payments & integrated access control ...