The MD of Everlast Gyms is steering the business through a process of rebranding, with a hybrid model intended to take it to UK number one status

Small group training is more popular than ever, driven by supply-side innovation and consumer choice, as Frances Marcellin discovers

How can operators ensure members feel a continual sense of improvement that keeps them coming back for more?

Music service provider Rehegoo (pronounced Reh-air-go) has launched a streaming service for health clubs, gyms, studios, spas and other businesses that need to play music in a physical space.

Fitness franchise companies are making deals and reporting brisk business. Kath Hudson finds out more

F45 will be launching its first studio in a hotel in Q3 2022, following a partnership agreement with Hilton Austin. The 1,236 square foot/114 square metre studio will provide the 45-minute circuit workouts for which the brand is renowned.

Ready to revolutionise your indoor cycling offer? Today’s bikes offer smarter, more advanced features than ever before

Mars Athletic and Life Fitness have built a powerful partnership

HCM gives a briefing on Elevate as the UK industry welcomes the return of this health and fitness event to London’s Excel

Strength training startup Grndhouse has launched a new app following 18 months of development.

The Grndhouse co-founder tells us how his brand plans to dominate the strength training space in the UK, and beyond

Leading software specialists reveal how they’ve solved specific tech challenges for individual health clubs

The industry veteran and new chair of the UK Active Membership Council shares insights into growing his business over 35 years and reveals his aims for his new role at UK Active

Cross-platform fit tech business Fiit, has hit a £1 million crowdfunding target in seven days.

A comparison of numbers for the German market gives an insight into the fitness industry’s challenges over the last two years.

As we celebrate the publication of the 300th edition of HCM, we invite industry experts to give their insights on the health and fitness sector: why they joined, the most exciting development to date, and what they think we’ll be reporting on in the next 300 issues

How do you create fitness spaces that keep customers coming back for more? Designers and suppliers share their secret design sauce

Matrix Fitness has introduced a new immersive cycling experience, says Rob Knox

Europe Active has reinvented itself over the pandemic, rallying the sector, progressing the public health agenda, and opening itself up to global collaboration. Its CEO talks to Kate Cracknell

The Gym Group has published its full-year results for 2021 and announced plans to open 28 new sites in 2022, including three gyms acquired this month from Fitness First in Haringey, Leytonstone and Romford, strengthening its clusters of properties in this part of the UK.

Xponential Fitness has launched X Pass, a package that allows subscribers to book classes across its entire portfolio of brands, essentially aggregating its own portfolio.

BH Live has overhauled its Pyramids Centre in Portsmouth with support from Technogym, creating the area’s most cutting edge venue

As énergie Fitness ramps up its global expansion plans, international development director, Rod Hill, explains why he believes the multi-fitness concept is irresistible

As Pure Gym expands into the US under the name Pure Fitness, its chief strategy officer talks about the opening of the first three budget clubs in Washington, DC

Body Fit Training (BFT), the Australian fitness franchise, has successfully defended a court action brought by F45 in the Australian Federal Court.

The MD of Next Gen Australia talks about creating the ultimate destination lifestyle model, and what’s coming next in the company’s expansion

Bring the outdoors into your health club, gym or fitness space with Hydrow, the leading connected rower

As 2022 kicks off, HCM talks to operators about key areas for growth and innovation, as well as shifting consumer expectations

Keeping members actively engaged has never been more important. Abi Harris reports on the latest ideas and inspiration from the Retention Convention

Accor’s global VP of wellbeing is building a hotel wellness portfolio to rival that of the most sophisticated health club offerings