the UK news & features
Validating the credentials of professionals in the industry must be a focus, says Liz Terry
HCM issue 8 2025
Disability sports lead at Matta, Marina Logacheva, outlines ways in which health club operators can better welcome people with disabilities
HCM issue 1 2026
With padel and pickleball experiencing exponential growth, how can health clubs tap into this golden opportunity? Padel’s Luigi Carraro and pickleball’s Karen Mitchell explain
HCM issue 8 2025
A hospital redevelopment in the UK is set to create an age-friendly wellness neighbourhood
designed to support people as they get older and serve as a benchmark in the UK.
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26 Aug 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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19 Aug 2025
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
Dave Gerrish asks what’s next for digital in the physical activity sector
HCM issue 7 2025
Pulse Fitness and EGYM have teamed up in a mission to deliver cutting-edge, connected
training
environments to keep users engaged and motivated.
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15 Aug 2025
Fitness Worx and Core Health and Fitness are shaping the future
of independent gyms in the UK, with a partnership fuelled by passion
HCM issue 7 2025
Fit tech companies tell Julie Cramer how their latest personalisation tools are driving measurable results
HCM issue 7 2025
Vicky Kiernander talks to founders about how they were inspired to overcome trauma to achieve their goals
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
The industry veterans are gearing up to launch a longevity concept franchise called Zenergie, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM issue 7 2025
Music tech suppliers give their advice for creating perfect in-club sounds
HCM issue 7 2025
The Everything App has launched aimed at getting UK health workers and their families active with
on-demand, live-streamed and in-person fitness and wellbeing activities.
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21 Jul 2025
The UK government has got behind Joe Wicks’ latest initiative – Activate, a new animated
series of five minute workouts for kids.
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17 Jul 2025
The industry has a role to play in helping young people with positive phone use
HCM issue 6 2025
The CEO of Mytime Active is delivering fitness and wellness interventions both within facilities and in the community. He explains all to Kate Cracknell.
HCM issue 6 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
Tech innovations are handing operators powerful tools, finds Julie Cramer
HCM issue 6 2025
As the UK government reveals its intention to pivot health services to prevention, Liz Terry asks what role the physical activity sector can play
HCM issue 6 2025
A ten-year plan for health has been published for the UK, with a pivot to prevention at its heart. Kath Hudson gives a briefing and also reports on Joe Wicks’ allied kids’ fitness initiative
HCM issue 6 2025
The event director for Elevate talks to HCM about launching the first B2B event for health and wellness in India
HCM issue 5 2025
Gyms are becoming essential to employee
benefit strategies, says Epassi, an expert
in employee wellbeing schemes
HCM issue 5 2025
The CoverMe app has transformed class management for Total Fitness, with
huge time savings, stronger compliance and better talent management
HCM issue 5 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
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
EGYM is refining its product
line-up while also launching a new
Business Suite to connect its entire
ecosystem, creating a centralised,
data-driven management platform
HCM issue 5 2025
Combining step-tracking with mindfulness training boosts long-term motivation to exercise, according to a new study from the University of Bath
HCM issue 5 2025
CET have developed ice baths specifically for the fitness and wellness sectors in addition to ...
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