strength news & features
Adding EGYM’s easy onboarding, personalised workouts and progress-tracking
is driving retention and engagement at Vivacity Premier Fitness
HCM issue 6 2024
UK Active has initiated a new research project with Savanta to dive deeper into what truly motivates today’s consumers
HCM issue 6 2024
The co-founder of boutique fitness brand 1Rebel talks to Kath Hudson about navigating the COVID years, climbing mountains and how the company is poised to expand its unique blend of fitness and entertainment both in the UK and overseas, thanks to fresh investment
HCM issue 6 2024
As strength training booms, a study from Iowa State University shows it’s important to have a mixed programme, as cardio training brings important health benefits
HCM Handbook 2024
Musculoskeletal issues are one of the biggest causes of workplace absenteeism, coming at a huge personal cost to individuals and causing an economic drag. How can the health club sector make an impact?
HCM Handbook 2024
Despite high energy costs, inflation and interest rates, there’s evidence to show 2023 was the year the industry bounced back. A host of CEOs, talk about the current trading landscape and their plans for the next 18 months
HCM Handbook 2024
HCM Handbook editorial director, Liz Terry, predicts key trends, influences and opportunities set to shape the sector, including nocturnal living, gesture tech, brain training and small cost concepts
HCM Handbook 2024
Recent research by Nuffield Health and Sport England shows women are less active than men. Kath Hudson looks at some of the work underway to close the enjoyment gap
HCM Handbook 2024
Founder of Trouble Global, Emma Barry, says it’s time to stop romanticising about a return to pre-COVID times and get ChatGPT to write a new playbook
HCM Handbook 2024
Some of the biggest players in the global fitness, health and wellness industry are embracing franchising to achieve their growth ambitions. Kath Hudson rounds up recent activity
HCM Handbook 2024
Apple has previewed the upcoming watchOS 11, which has more health and fitness insights
and offers more personalisation than ever before.
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12 Jun 2024
We all know we need to stand more. Now an exciting new partnership between Physical and Teca Fitness expands this thinking into UK gyms and beyond
HCM issue 5 2024
A major refurbishment of Sport Ireland Fitness by Technogym has
created a world-class public gym at the home of Irish sport
HCM issue 5 2024
At the heart of the Sydney Swans new headquarters in Australia is an elite player-focused training facility by strength equipment specialist BLK BOX
HCM issue 5 2024
The founder of Trauma Informed Weight Lifting talks to HCM about supporting people who’ve experienced trauma to move past it
HCM issue 5 2024
Matrix Fitness has partnered with Aberystwyth University
to create a self-powered eco-gym in its new sports dome
HCM issue 5 2024
Steph Eaves looks at how health assessment devices are being reinvented to keep up with industry trends and rising consumer expectations
HCM issue 5 2024
Sustainability in the fitness industry is coming on in leaps and bounds as more operators refurbish their gym equipment to save money and the planet
HCM issue 5 2024
The MD of Jims explains to Kate Cracknell how Colruyt, an €11 billion a year retailer, got into wellness to put healthy living at the heart of its customer-centric ecosystem
HCM issue 5 2024
It’s time to break the taboo about pelvic health, which affects the health of men and women of all ages
HCM issue 5 2024
Research from the University of South Australia has found cardiorespiratory fitness is the most important for good health
HCM issue 4 2024
We’re having a cardio crisis says Liz Terry, and it’s time for the industry to take charge
HCM issue 4 2024
With a rumours of a downturn in indoor cycling in some parts of the sector, we get expert viewpoints from operators and suppliers in this space
HCM issue 4 2024
Snap Fitness is seeking a new investor to help achieve its goal of 35 per cent growth by 2028. We talk to the CEO of Lift Brands, to find out more
HCM issue 4 2024
As Pilates moves into the mainstream, we ask suppliers how they’re responding to the increasing demand for kit and training
HCM issue 4 2024
The explosion in consumer demand for strength training is driving a raft of innovative new launches from equipment suppliers, as Steph Eaves report
HCM issue 3 2024
The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
HCM issue 3 2024
University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship
Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
HCM issue 3 2024
Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal trainers in your club, with the ground-breaking Brawn platform.
HCM issue 3 2024
The original low-cost gym concept is getting its third major makeover since being established in 1996, with the first club opening in Cologne. Liz Terry takes a look
HCM issue 3 2024
In today's rapidly evolving fitness industry, where many online courses promise secret
formulas for entrepreneurial success, the reality is that few provide the necessary
knowledge to thrive in this fast-changing profession.
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