pools news & features
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
Policymakers and operators discuss trust and public sector pandemic responses
HCM issue 10 2020
The founder of CPASE talks about opening her five-star luxe boutique
HCM issue 9 2020
'Emerging successfully out of a crisis as significant as this pandemic requires visionary leadership, creative thinking and innovative collaboration' says David Stalker
HCM issue 9 2020
The CEO of The Club Company is working to rebuild and expand the business by fusing fitness and hospitality
HCM issue 9 2020
The senior management team at GymNation saw the need for an affordable offering in Dubai and are rolling out 50,000sq ft gyms
HCM issue 8 2020
The CEO of Midtown Athletic Clubs tells of the brand’s rollercoaster journey throughout the COVID-19 pandemic
HCM issue 8 2020
The CEO of retirement village operator Inspired Villages tells HCM about the wellbeing-focused communities
HCM issue 7 2020
COVID-19 has changed the world as we know it. We predict the top 20 trends in fitness for the coming year
HCM issue 7 2020
A new digital platform has been launched to help gyms, pools and leisure facilities re-open safely.
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29 Jul 2020
Software will power reopening – we look at new COVID-19 functionality
HCM issue 5 2020
A Datahub report has used modelling to predict what the next 12 months will look like for the UK fitness industry
HCM issue 5 2020
How Chinese operators Life Turbo and Will’s Gym tackled reopening
HCM issue 5 2020
As the sector grapples with the pressures of COVID-19, Duncan Wood-Allum presents a blueprint for a positive future
HCM issue 4 2020
What were we expecting for the industry in 2020 before the pandemic struck? According to our panel of experts, membership packages for Gen Z are ripe for a rethink, and savvy employers should be thinking about putting in place bespoke digital tools for staff wellbeing
HCM Handbook 2020
HCM magazine editor, Liz Terry, outlines the key trends, influences and opportunities set to shape health and fitness, from outdoor fitness to pandemic insurance
HCM Handbook 2020
Parkwood Leisure managing director
Glen Hall talks about putting the company
on a new path to fitness in recent years,
with customers and staff at its heart
HCM issue 2 2020
The pool is the most expensive facility in most clubs. HCM explores how it can be used for aqua rehab, to sweat the assets and offer a valuable service to customers
HCM issue 1 2020
The ex-Special Forces Navy diver and
Army fitness instructor tell how their
backgrounds inspired EMF Fitness
HCM issue 11 2019
The artificial intelligence revolution
is ramping up across many industries.
Experts discuss how the fitness industry
can best utilise these new technologies
HCM issue 11 2019
The senior management team at
Places Leisure discuss commercial
diversification and reveal a new launch
HCM issue 10 2019
University is where young people
discover lifelong passions. Check out
some of the new facilities promoting
activity and wellness on campus
HCM issue 7 2019
The chair of Gym Plus tells how he’s taken
the brand from struggle to success
HCM issue 6 2019
Leisure trust GLL and Belfast City
Council will invest £105m over the next
decade. We talk to the chair about the
impact of the social enterprise model
HCM issue 5 2019
According to ukactive’s Reimagining Ageing Report, ageing
is an issue that we simply cannot afford to ignore. Chris
Phillips from Datahub summarises the findings
HCM Handbook 2019
A look at the latest innovations in health and fitness from Agmis, Body bike, Hydrow and Aqua Physical
HCM issue 3 2019
These industry veterans are one of the
largest Planet Fitness franchisees. They
tell us the secret to their success
HCM issue 2 2019
Our panel of experts share ideas for
making your pools more profitable – and
useful for your members
HCM issue 8 2018
The science of floatation and how
introducing this mindful practice could add
a wellness element to your health club and
tie in with your mind:body programme
HCM issue 8 2018
The MD of Europa Park – one of Europe’s
biggest theme parks – on why he bought
a local gym, relocated it to the park and is
investing in the fitness business
HCM issue 8 2018
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