studio news & features
A growing number of traditional operators are dipping a toe in the boutique market
HCM issue 8 2016
A club-within-a-club is an exciting new trend offering opportunities for all parties
HCM issue 8 2016
If you want to offer HIIT training in your health club, Wattbike is the perfect tool
HCM issue 8 2016
Technogym’s Skillmill puts power, speed, stamina and agility at the heart of training
HCM issue 8 2016
The co-founder of Heartcore talks about his passion for wellness, and his predictions for a shake-up in the boutique fitness market
HCM issue 7 2016
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) is working to ramp up its group exercise offering with the
introduction of virtual fitness studios across nearly 60 of its 83 UK health clubs.
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13 Jun 2016
1Rebel is planning its own spin on active commuting with cycling studios on
London buses. So what’s the consensus on this eye-catching new idea?
HCM issue 6 2016
Innovative Wattbike training zones are transforming studios and gym floors across the country
HCM issue 6 2016
Attendance is sky-high at Les Mills’ latest club in New Zealand – and virtual classes are playing a starring role
HCM issue 6 2016
Nuffield Health has opened its first specialist sports performance lab at its flagship City
Fitness and Wellbeing gym in London, offering elite-level diagnostics to help clients
develop tailored exercise programmes.
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29 Apr 2016
Rounding up some of the latest product launches for your group exercise studio
HCM issue 5 2016
The outgoing IHRSA chair reflects on the learnings from her 12-month tenure, and challenges the fitness sector to think bigger and think differently
HCM issue 4 2016
Jon Nasta offers retention insight from the latest Listen360 analysis
HCM issue 4 2016
Social media is everywhere – but are you harnessing the powers of the ‘influencers’?
HCM issue 4 2016
The CEO of Impuls talks about the roll-out of the operation across the Baltics
HCM issue 5 2016
We take a look around Philippe Starck’s Le Nuage ‘inflatable’ health club in France
HCM issue 3 2016
Former Apprentice candidate Katie Bulmer-Cooke offers her advice to operators wanting to get the most out of social media
HCM issue 3 2016
Boutique fitness software solutions provider Glofox has secured a major cash injection as
the firm revs up for an expansion into the US market.
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08 Feb 2016
The latest access control systems not only keep on top of who’s coming in and out of your health club, but also show you what members are doing once they’re in your facility. Rhianon Howells reports
HCM issue 2 2016
Dance-based fitness classes are booming. Hayley Price takes a look at how health clubs and leisure operators are responding to the growing variety of offerings on the market
HCM issue 2 2016
The European fitness market continues its strong growth, with the total number of health and fitness club members now exceeding 50 million, according to the latest European Health & Fitness Market Report
HCM Handbook 2016
It’s understood that IMAX, which specialises in creating immersive 3D and 4D cinematic experiences,
is looking to move into the US health and fitness industry.
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25 Jan 2016
In the second part of our internet middlemen series, Stephen Tharrett and Mark Williamson of ClubIntel ask whether ClassPass delivers on its brand promises
HCM issue 1 2016
The CEO of Jatomi Fitness talks to Kate Cracknell about building a business around the consumer, and the lessons fitness can take from the fast food sector
HCM issue 1 2016
A growing number of clubs across the UK are working with Ojmar to upgrade their traditional keyed locking systems to electronic solutions
HCM issue 1 2016
Following the lead of the US and Australia, trampolining parks are springing up all over the UK and Europe. So what’s all the fuss about, and how do these centres sit alongside other fitness operations?
HCM issue 1 2016
The value of exercise for mental health, and maintaining personal connections with members in a virtual era – these were some of the topics discussed at the panel debate that kicked off SIBEC Europe 2015 on the Costa Blanca, Spain, in November
HCM issue 1 2016
Neil King, managing director of 1Life, explains the leisure operator’s root and branch transformation since 2013
HCM issue 1 2016
It seems the word on everyone’s lips at the moment is beacons. Partly because it’s fun to
say, but more so because these simple devices are being tipped as a potential
gamechanger for the leisure industry.
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19 Nov 2015
Les Mills outlines five steps to creating the best cycle experience
HCM issue 11 2015
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