resources news & features
Achieving success takes tenacity. The right partners and processes are vital. What do
successful gyms and fitness clubs have in common? Let’s take a look.
promotion •
20 Feb 2023
It all started with a gym and now the sector is part of one of the biggest movements on earth
HCM issue 11 2022
The founder and CEO of Coach Core wants to join forces with operators to mentor kids from challenged backgrounds
HCM issue 11 2022
UK Active’s Digital Futures initiative is reaping significant rewards for operators
HCM issue 11 2022
Gen Z’s attitude to fitness is changing the game when it comes to engagement with exercise, as Miranda Markham reports
HCM issue 11 2022
We hear from Ian Fytche on the power of active lifestyles, Mel Spooner who’s championing exercise for cancer recovery and Marc Jones who’s cautious about staffless gyms
HCM issue 11 2022
The head of the World Health Organization’s Physical Activity Unit talks to Kate Cracknell as part of HCM’s partnership with Europe Active
HCM issue 11 2022
CEO of the Global Wellness Institute, Susie Ellis, led the recent Global Wellness Summit in Tel Aviv. Jane Kitchen was there for HCM
HCM issue 11 2022
UK Health and Fitness operators' level of engagement with technology has been researched for
the second year as part of a three-year study part funded by government quango, Sport
England and organised by UK Active.
news •
01 Dec 2022
Research has found regular high-intensity exercise reduces the risk of metastatic cancer by 72 per cent
HCM issue 10 2022
Europe Active is working to unite the sector across the continent. CEO Andreas Paulsen reflects on the opportunities, directions and challenges faced by operators and policymakers and outlines key policies
HCM issue 9 2022
The CEO of the Body Fit Training franchise is pushing out globally – including a UK launch – following a major deal with Xponential Fitness
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
The founder of the Brawn app explains how this new tech will increase participation in powerlifting
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
The MD of DSruptive on how smart implants will change health and fitness
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
First a pandemic, then a war and now a cost of living and energy crisis. With incomes being squeezed, will gyms be budgeted out? We talk to our panel
HCM issue 8 2022
Corporate wellbeing platform Gympass has launched personal training service Trainiac in the
UK.
Already live in Brazil and the US, it matches members with a certified coach who supports
them
on
their wellbeing journey.
news •
23 Aug 2022
Colin Milner, CEO of the International Council on Active Aging, reveals new research highlighting the need for a more effective approach to fitness and ageing
HCM issue 7 2022
Alfonso Jimenez of Think Active is driving a global data programme to prove the impact of the sector, while Quest is launching new inclusivity assessments
HCM issue 7 2022
The UK’s National Audit Office has published findings of its investigation into the sector, indicating new policies are needed. Martyn Allison does a review
HCM issue 7 2022
As the internet becomes more ‘human and physical’, should you be jumping on board the fast-moving metaverse train sooner rather than later?
HCM issue 7 2022
Global gym software company ABC Fitness Solutions has entered an agreement to acquire
boutique fitness management platform Glofox. The merger will extend ABC Fitness Solutions’
reach to 31m members in around 24,000 locations worldwide. The deal is expected to
complete before the end of the year.
news •
03 Aug 2022
Fibr, a new social platform connecting fitness professionals with each other and potential
employers has launched.
news •
01 Aug 2022
In just over two years, the fitness industry has experienced major disruptions to gyms, a
boom in at-home fitness and the return of in-person workouts.
promotion •
18 Jul 2022
The founder of Parkour Generations discusses the company’s partnership with Gymbox – the first of its kind – and why other operators might want to consider movement-based programmes
HCM issue 6 2022
Lower socio-economic status is a determinant of many of the health problems which emerge at older ages.
HCM Handbook 2022
Although 70 per cent of people with
disabilities say they want to be more
active, they are put off by the physical,
logistical and psychological barriers
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
The CEO of Women in Sport talks about Big Sister, a new programme that’s working to overcome period poverty and support more adolescent girls to get and stay active
HCM issue 5 2022
The TVS Group supply and install sports and fitness flooring to a wide range of ...
TANITA is the founder of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) being the first to bring a ...