trends news & features
Wearable tech, outdoor exercise activities and strength training are among the trends
expected to shape the worldwide fitness industry during 2022.
news •
04 Jan 2022
Software suppliers tell Steph Eaves how they’ve upgraded to help health clubs rapidly adapt to the needs of consumers in a pandemic environment
HCM issue 11 2021
Armah Sports has opened the first of the B_fit chain of health clubs. Utilising AI, VR and the Internet of Things, it’s the first club in the world
to be Amazon Alexa-enabled
HCM issue 10 2021
Armah Sports has launched a new health club concept for the Middle Eastern market, which it
plans to roll out across the region – and beyond.
news •
04 Nov 2021
GLL and its app partner Innovatise (myFitApp) have today announced the Better UK App has
been
downloaded over 1 million times since it was launched in November 2019.
product innovation •
21 Oct 2021
Qualtrics surveyed 12,157 consumers in 15 countries in seven languages to create the Les Mills 2021 Global Fitness Report, as Jak Phillips explains
HCM issue 9 2021
Physical activity professionals in England will soon be able to access free, one-to-one
learning with Google to get their digital marketing strategies in line with current trends.
news •
15 Sep 2021
Les Mills is launching a new digital network called
Les Mills Connect to help clubs build back better and
emerge from the pandemic with a stronger business
HCM issue 8 2021
The CEO of Third Space talks about the company’s recent deal with KSL and plans for growth
HCM issue 8 2021
Cesar Carvalho shares insights about recovery in sectors of the global gym market, as well as employee wellbeing scheme data from a recent Gympass study
HCM issue 8 2021
There are no official numbers indicating how operators are faring after lockdown. In the first part of this special report, HCM talks to big box operators. Next issue we talk to the boutiques
HCM issue 8 2021
The Leisure Database Company’s David Minton says change should be considered the new norm in his industry analysis. Going forward, operators should be broadening their offerings to incorporate nature and targeting older people
HCM Handbook 2021
The rollout of Moving Communities marks a watershed moment for data in the public sector. 4global’s Ed Hubbard talks us through the early insights and the impact this initiative will have
HCM Handbook 2021
“A great atmosphere is just as important to the fitness journey as the right workout routine, says LEDSnaps’ CEO, Ian Kirby
HCM issue 7 2021
Life Fitness has launched the Official Hammer Strength Box: a unique and complete small group training offering from Hammer Strength
HCM issue 7 2021
Fifty-eight percent of US households have a smartwatch or fitness tracker, and 39 per cent of
consumers own one personally.
news •
03 Jul 2021
Technogym has announced the appointment of Giovanni Simoni as its new UK
managing director. He succeeds Steve Barton, who served as MD for the last five years.
news •
01 Jul 2021
The pandemic has led to an increase in the popularity of bite-sized workouts that can be fit in between Zoom calls. But will this trend endure?
HCM issue 6 2021
With the refurbishment of the former Xercise4Less estate well underway, the MD of JD Gyms says growth plans have been accelerated by three years
HCM issue 6 2021
The CEO of the Bricks Group talks about growing a portfolio of wellness offerings and launching a new gym chain in the UK
HCM issue 5 2021
We’re used to digitised cardio equipment, but now strength is catching up, with the launch of new connected lines, as HCM reports
HCM issue 5 2021
China’s fitness market is increasingly attractive to investors says Deloitte
HCM issue 4 2021
On the launch of You Fit’s hotel health club and spa contract management service
HCM issue 4 2021
Fitbit is introducing stress management tools to millions of its users by bringing them to its activity
trackers for the first time.
news •
24 Apr 2021
Will social distancing mean changing rooms will need a redesign?
HCM issue 3 2021
Denbighshire Leisure MD Jamie Groves, explains how a partnership
with Technogym and Alliance Leisure has led
to the creation of a raft of new offerings
HCM issue 3 2021
A new report shows how the pandemic is shifting consumer behaviours in fitness, sport
and physical
activity – and how those changes are likely to be permanent when it comes to the
consumption of
goods and digital services.
news •
11 Mar 2021
Fitness apps find it easy to collect new users, but can they keep them? Retention expert Bob Lawson gives his tips
Fit Tech issue 1 2021
The president of CoachMePlus on how this software helps coaches and athletes work together to reach their fitness goals
Fit Tech issue 1 2021
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