physically active news & features
Researchers in Canada have found that fear of death is the greatest motivator to exercise
HCM issue 10 2021
Fitness apps that emphasise death-related messaging are more effective in getting people
physically active.
news •
28 Oct 2021
Matt Stebbings of SLT talks about the creation of their community portal
Fit Tech issue 2 2021
The co-founder of Auro on why audio-only is best
Fit Tech issue 2 2021
A round-up of some of the most illuminating research into how being inactive impacts Covid outcomes and how physical activity boosts the immune response
HCM Handbook 2021
A selection of stats to illustrate how the pandemic has impacted our industry
HCM Handbook 2021
Lockdown wasn’t good for the nation’s health, and the bad habits forged in lockdown one have endured. Dr Felix Naughton talks to Kath Hudson about the findings from the UEA’s research
HCM Handbook 2021
Exercise had to move outside last year, but what was born out of necessity looks set to become an enduring trend. Kath Hudson looks at some of the innovative concepts, including yoga on the beach and pop ups in marquees
HCM Handbook 2021
GM Active has launched a transformational leadership programme, designed to empower staff to play a greater role in wellness services
HCM issue 7 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
One of the world’s largest corporate wellbeing platforms Gympass has gained a new partner
every month since the start of 2021, taking its total to more than 2,600 bricks and mortar
UK
gym facilities.
product innovation •
12 May 2021
Chronic pain sufferers should be prescribed exercise, not painkillers, says the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. We find out more
HCM issue 4 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
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
The paralympic champion is backing Sheffield City Region’s proposals to create safe, active travel routes
HCM issue 2 2021
The Bicycle Mayor of Coventry talks about bikes and public health challenges
HCM issue 1 2021
The pandemic is driving a mental health crisis. Industry experts explore the scope of the challenge and open the conversation about what can be done
HCM issue 1 2021
Places Leisure’s Bulmershe Leisure Centre is providing its community with new fitness kit in a major upgrade
HCM issue 10 2020
Steve Ward celebrates how the industry has come together in the pandemic
HCM issue 10 2020
Given their support for the NHS, should gyms and leisure centres be classified as essential services? And how do we get it reclassified? Experts discuss
HCM issue 10 2020
Anytime Fitness, the UK’s leading 24/7 high-spec gym operator, has partnered with Gympass to
give its corporate members access to over 170 clubs across UK and Ireland.
product innovation •
18 Nov 2020
The CEO of The Club Company is working to rebuild and expand the business by fusing fitness and hospitality
HCM issue 9 2020
Wattbike’s lead sport scientist
Eddie Fletcher discusses the importance
of health assessments, changes in
consumer behaviour post-lockdown and
the latest UK government strategy
HCM issue 8 2020
The future of our industry is as a ‘national health service’, says the CEO of ukactive
HCM issue 8 2020
Wearable tech firm Formsense has secured a technology partnership with an inter-interdisciplinary
team of researchers looking to help stroke survivors be more physically active.
news •
15 Sep 2020
The Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre is working to improve population health
HCM issue 7 2020
The former COO of Xercise4Less on his new venture – Coach Gyms, and his ambition to open 50 clubs in the UK
HCM issue 7 2020
Gyms must be recognised as a cornerstone of our global recovery from COVID-19, says Phillip Mills
HCM issue 7 2020
This charitable initiative is supporting people with health conditions and disabilities to get into physical activity
HCM issue 6 2020
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