Kath Hudson talks to the new chair of UK Active’s Independent Council

Viva Leisure’s CEO on global growth and redefining revenue generation

The CEO of Freedom Leisure on the trust’s work with its 30 local authority partners and what developments lie ahead

Kath Hudson asks the experts what approaches in elite sports recovery could be successfully brought to the gym floor

Having invested in a wealth of health and fitness businesses, Mastrov tells Liz Terry why he’s bought back the company he started in 1983 – 24-Hour Fitness.

Creating fitness spaces users love and keeping them running smoothly takes savvy use of tech, as Julie Cramer reports

Innovation is sweeping through the swimming sector, improving career prospects and operational efficiency

Sport England releases the latest Active Lives Children and Young People Report for 24-25, as Kath Hudson reports

Alliance Leisure utilised its extensive industry expertise and proven resilience to deliver Clay Cross Active, an end-to-end health and wellness facility in Derbyshire

It’s possible to reduce the running costs of swimming pools while also cutting their carbon footprint. Abi Harris reports

As the popularity of ice bathing and sauna as a recovery tool grows, how can operators best embrace the trend? Kath Hudson reports

Workplace wellness schemes now go well beyond gym memberships, with increasingly-aware employees looking for wider wellbeing services

The leisure business and commercial manager of Move Southwark talks to HCM about the experience of bringing leisure services back in-house

Huw Edwards argues that school holiday schemes must be funded, while Natasha Jones celebrates the end of medical consultations before exercise

The operations manager of Mid Devon Leisure talks Kath Hudson through its rebrand to Active Mid Devon

The new COO of Nuffield Health talks to Kate Cracknell about plans to take the brand’s current health and fitness estate to its highest level yet

The CEO of Mytime Active is delivering fitness and wellness interventions both within facilities and in the community. He explains all to Kate Cracknell.

Duncan Wood-Allum says the UK’s plans for local government reorganisation will open up huge opportunities for the sector

The CEO of The Club Company, the UK’s largest country club operator, talks to Kate Cracknell about forging a new model based on fitness, sport and wellness

HCM Handbook editorial director, Liz Terry and Kath Hudson predict key trends, influences and opportunities set to shape the sector, including vagus nerve resets, diagnostics and social prescribing.

The CEO of Chelsea Piers Fitness gives insights into how the business has evolved since the 1990s and shares his vision for international growth

Operators tell Julie Cramer how they stay on top of trends and what criteria they use when it comes to choosing new equipment

The climber and ice swimmer talks about the benefits of wild swimming and how health club operators can inspire members to harness the power of nature

The recent refurbishment of York Sport Village with Technogym has modernised the university campus facilities and addressed training trends

News editor of HCM, Kath Hudson, taps the zeitgeist at the recent W3Fit EMEA industry event that was held in Sardinia, Italy

Developments in technology are helping to power immersive, multi-sensory experiences. We look at the benefits for both members and operators

What can health and fitness providers, employers and employees expect to gain from the expanding world of workplace wellbeing? Julie Cramer reports

The global CEO of Virgin Active and healthy food brand Kauai talks to Liz Terry about combining both operations in a high-value wellness business

Health club software outfit, BRP Systems – which took on a new majority investor in the form of Nordic Capital in May – has revealed a refreshed board of directors.

Liz Clark outlines the H&FA’s response to GLP-1 medication, Cliff Collins responds on defibrillators and David Goldblatt untangles investment policy