sports facilities news & features
BLK BOX has been reimagining elite performance
spaces for more than a decade. Founder and
former athlete, Greg Bradley, tells us what it takes
HCM issue 3 2026
Heart rate training and gamified technology are creating uplifting fitness experiences that keep members coming back for more, as Julie Cramer reports
HCM issue 11 2025
The UK government has got behind Joe Wicks’ latest initiative – Activate, a new animated
series of five minute workouts for kids.
news •
17 Jul 2025
BLK BOX is moving into the US market and continuing its expansion into
Europe. We meet the new recruits who’ll be helping power this growth
HCM issue 5 2025
As European fitness businesses head to the FIBO 2025 in Germany, Kath Hudson rounds up some of the key deals that have happened across Europe during the past year
HCM issue 3 2025
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.
news •
12 Oct 2024
The new CEO of Edinburgh Leisure talks about plans to build active and thriving communities against a backdrop of council funding shortfalls
HCM issue 4 2024
The MD of Benefit Systems tells Kate Cracknell how the company gives access to 5k facilities through its MultiSport card
HCM issue 8 2023
The new chair of UK Active talks to Kate Cracknell about his vision for the sector and opening up his address book to connect with senior players in health
HCM issue 2 2023
The sector is at a crossroads due to soaring energy prices. In this major case study, HCM looks at St Sidwell’s Point, Exeter – the first Passivhaus leisure centre – and talks to the team behind the project about achieving a transformational 70 per cent reduction in energy usage
HCM issue 9 2022
A new report by Deloitte highlights the far-reaching impact of the fitness industry on the global economy and GDP and on people’s health outcomes
HCM issue 6 2022
A comparison of numbers for the German market gives an insight into the fitness industry’s
challenges over the last two years.
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08 Apr 2022
Magicline gym management software – the system used by RSG Group – has been
launched globally in English by owner, The Sport Alliance Group.
news •
06 Jul 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
'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
Welcome to the world of creative fitness, where exercise and fun merge to change the way we train.
HCM issue 8 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 time has come for government to
act with urgency and focus for the health
of the nation, says the ukactive chair
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
Vince Mayne from BUCS reports on the importance of
Higher Education influencing students to get active and
boost their mental wellbeing and perceptions of attainment
HCM Handbook 2019
Set to open later this year, the Advanced
Wellbeing Research Centre aims to
improve population health
HCM issue 2 2019
Health secretary Matt Hancock has
announced the government is changing
its focus from cure to prevention. Is his
plan deliverable? We ask the experts
HCM issue 1 2019
A new report tells us that people should
be getting more active as they age,
not less. We take a closer look at the
facts and why we need to transform
perceptions of ageing
HCM issue 11 2018
The right gym flooring can put members
in the mood to move. We’ve rounded
up seven innovative projects that take
flooring to the next level
HCM issue 11 2018
The president of España Activa
Foundation explains how the
not-for-profit is addressing Spain’s
inactivity problem
HCM issue 3 2018
Leighton Park School and Queen Anne’s School are encouraging girls to develop lifelong fitness habits with new equipment from Matrix
HCM issue 1 2017
The first 12 physical activity disruptors to benefit from the ActiveLab startup mentoring
scheme have been named.
news •
25 Nov 2016
Gladstone’s MobilePro helps savvy operators stay connected to their customers
HCM issue 10 2016
Education and knowledge sharing is the name of the game at this year’s event
HCM issue 9 2016
A 2,000sq ft (186sq m) curved LED screen will be one of the features of a giant stylised
ship which is due to be built outside the home of the Minnesota Vikings.
news •
20 Nov 2015
Matrix provides equipment to facilities in all market sectors including private health clubs, residential housing, ...
PSLT offer a range of new and refurbished fitness equipment being the UK supplier of ...
22-23 Sep 2026
Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River, Bangkok , Thailand



