swimming news & features
Everlast Gyms+ in Chiswick is working with Core Health
and Fitness to raise the bar for fitness in London
HCM issue 4 2026
All the news from the show, as it gets set to mark its 10th anniversary
HCM issue 4 2026
Kath Hudson talks to the new chair of UK Active’s Independent Council
HCM issue 4 2026
Viva Leisure’s CEO on global growth and redefining revenue generation
HCM issue 4 2026
The CEO of Freedom Leisure on the trust’s work with its 30 local authority partners and what developments lie ahead
HCM issue 3 2026
How can the sector best attract and engage with the tech-savvy Gen Alpha?
HCM issue 1 2026
Innovation is sweeping through the swimming sector, improving career prospects and operational efficiency
HCM issue 1 2026
Sport England releases the latest Active Lives Children and Young People Report for 24-25, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM issue 1 2026
The CEO of Kore Sandwell details the approach to elevating fitness in a deprived borough
HCM issue 11 2025
It’s possible to reduce the running costs of swimming pools while also cutting their carbon footprint. Abi Harris reports
HCM issue 11 2025
The leisure business and commercial manager of Move Southwark talks to HCM about the experience of bringing leisure services back in-house
HCM issue 9 2025
Broken hearts are real and exercise, such as swimming and cycling, can help heal them, says a research team from the University of Aberdeen
HCM issue 9 2025
The CEO of Plymouth Active on the area’s strategic plan to use physical activity with public health to tackle inequalities
HCM issue 8 2025
A new medical membership giving access to fitness facilities as well as GP appointments and
wellness tests has been launched by The Wave Active and South Downs Health and Care
partnership.
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Huw Edwards argues that school holiday schemes must be funded, while Natasha Jones celebrates the end of medical consultations before exercise
HCM issue 7 2025
The new COO of Nuffield Health talks to Kate Cracknell about plans to take the brand’s current health and fitness estate to its highest level yet
HCM issue 7 2025
Duncan Wood-Allum says the UK’s plans for local government reorganisation will open up huge opportunities for the sector
HCM issue 6 2025
The CEO of The Club Company, the UK’s largest country club operator, talks to Kate Cracknell about forging a new model based on fitness, sport and wellness
HCM issue 5 2025
A driver of mental and physical health, vagus nerve protocols have huge potential to support health club members, as Kath Hudson discovers
HCM issue 5 2025
Active Insight’s Julie Allen talks us through the results of the UK’s Moving Communities Customer Experience Survey.
HCM Handbook 2025
A deep dive into the Latin American market, courtesy of the Health & Fitness Association.
HCM Handbook 2025
HCM Handbook editorial director, Liz Terry and Kath Hudson predict key trends, influences and opportunities set to shape the sector, including vagus nerve resets, diagnostics and social prescribing.
HCM Handbook 2025
Physiologist, wellbeing expert and co-founder of Future Practice and Pillar Wellbeing, Oli Patrick, gives his view on what the industry should be focusing moving forwards, in order to meet the wants and needs of consumers.
HCM Handbook 2025
The CEO of Chelsea Piers Fitness gives insights into how the business has evolved since the 1990s and shares his vision for international growth
HCM issue 4 2025
With a mental health crisis among young people, how can the industry help? Kath Hudson asks the experts
HCM issue 4 2025
The climber and ice swimmer talks about the benefits of wild swimming and how health club operators can inspire members to harness the power of nature
HCM issue 1 2025
Angela Brown explains Freedom Leisure’s decarbonisation commitments and Tash Fleming is delivering swimming for people with disabilities through WeSwim
HCM issue 1 2025
Trade body, UK Active, and its partners have launched The Active Standard, a consumer-facing quality marque for members, as Paul Crane explains
HCM issue 1 2025
Michael Whitelock, children’s activities manager at Horizon Leisure tells HCM how the operator is supporting home-schooled children
HCM issue 11 2024
The team at industry research outfit, Active Insight, celebrate 25 years of advisory work and outline their succession plan to Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 11 2024
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22-23 Sep 2026
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