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The Heartcore founder talks about the evolution of her brand, expansion without VC backing and her global ambitions for growth
HCM issue 3 2023
We hear about LifeFit Group’s ambitious plans and preparations for a sale from Oaktree Capital Management
HCM issue 3 2023
Clive Ormerod and Aimee Arana explain the shared purpose behind the new partnership between Les Mills and Adidas to inspire more consumers to exercise
HCM issue 3 2023
What pricing lessons can the industry learn from travel and hospitality and how can it best apply these?
HCM issue 3 2023
Formula Wellness and Spa in Odesa, Ukraine, is delivering a taste of normality amid the pressures of war
HCM issue 2 2023
Garmin has released its Connect Fitness Report for 2022, which shows that users of its tech
have returned to their pre-pandemic fitness habits.
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21 Dec 2022
Gyms and health clubs in Queensland now have essential status. Barrie Elvish gives HCM the background.
HCM issue 11 2022
Blok has launched a fundraising campaign on Crowdcube. The company’s goal is to reach
£500,000 – ahead of a possible funding round in 2023.
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29 Nov 2022
The co-founder of Reset in Cádiz, Spain, says the club has been designed as an escape, to enable members to follow a more balanced way of life
HCM issue 9 2022
The CEO of Body Action Gym in South Africa dabbled in the sector with a small corporate gym before getting the fitness bug and going large. Now he’s building a six-star health club chain and taking on some major competitors
HCM issue 9 2022
Xponential Fitness has entered a five-year licensing agreement with Princess
Cruises that gives
guests access to its boutique fitness classes and workout channel, XPlus. The
tie-up is
managed by OneSpaWorld and also launches Xponential’s first corporate
wellbeing offering,
which provides subscription platform XPass to 30,000 employees at a
discounted rate.
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07 Oct 2022
Centred Wellness – a travel and lifestyle platform connecting members with
health and wellness
services and products – has acquired Bua Fit, a UK marketplace providing
outdoor and online fitness
classes. The companies claim that the combined entity is estimated to be
worth around US$25m.
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04 Oct 2022
Amanda Rees founded Bold, digital strength and balance training for older people
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
Armah Sports CEO introduces his new smart club, B_fit, which uses AI, VR and Amazon Alexa
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
The CEO of SP&Co tells us about how his growing business is working with Mandarin Oriental and driving the trend towards movement fitness
HCM issue 8 2022
The GM of Nobu Hotel London Portman Square talks about the creation of its new Fitness and Wellness Space, which is open to the community
HCM issue 7 2022
From a boom in VR to deeper client personalisation, Lauren McAlister takes a look at trends the industry can expect to see accelerating as we head into 2023
HCM issue 7 2022
Fitness powerhouse Rainer Schaller, CEO of RSG Group, has opened Heimat in LA, combining a luxury gym with a private members’ club
HCM issue 7 2022
Small group training is more popular than ever, driven by supply-side innovation and consumer choice, as Frances Marcellin discovers
HCM issue 6 2022
Fitness franchise companies are making deals and reporting brisk business. Kath Hudson finds out more
HCM Handbook 2022
The inimitable Emma Barry, author of Building a Badass Boutique, gives us the benefit of her insights into customer behaviour and how it will shape trends; including hyper personalisation and micro segmentation
HCM Handbook 2022
A round up of recent research into mental health and highlights from the gamechanging Move Your Mental Health Report from the John W Brick Mental Health Foundation
HCM Handbook 2022
HCM gives a briefing on Elevate as the UK industry welcomes the return of this health and fitness event to London’s Excel
HCM issue 5 2022
Can one operator succeed where another has failed? asks Liz Terry
HCM issue 4 2022
As we celebrate the publication of the 300th edition of HCM, we invite industry experts to give their insights on the health and fitness sector: why they joined, the most exciting development to date, and what they think we’ll be reporting on in the next 300 issues
HCM issue 3 2022
Thrive Gym is the UK’s first commercial gym to
offer fitness experiences from Freemotion and iFIT,
which offer connected experiences for members
HCM issue 3 2022
How do you create fitness spaces that keep customers coming back for more? Designers and suppliers share their secret design sauce
HCM issue 3 2022
Xponential Fitness has launched X Pass, a package that allows subscribers to book classes across its entire
portfolio of brands, essentially aggregating its own portfolio.
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07 Mar 2022
The MD of Fitness First talks to Kate Cracknell about creating new products, new motivations and a whole new vision, as he’s tasked with reinventing the brand as a standalone enterprise
HCM issue 2 2022
Bring the outdoors into your health club, gym or fitness space with Hydrow, the leading connected rower
HCM issue 1 2022
Panatta's mission is to create machines that are aesthetically pleasing, functional and competitive in price ...
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