yoga news & features
Stephen Tharrett and Mark Williamson of brand insights firm ClubIntel share a glimpse into the work and resulting outcomes of the recent 2015 International Fitness Industry Trend report - What’s All the Rage
HCM Handbook 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
Fitness start-up Dibs Technology has raised US$1m (€920,000, £687,000) in seed funding
as the fledgling business bids to expand the reach of its dynamic-pricing technology for
fitness classes.
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12 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
TV presenter and fitness trainer Charlie Webster is to launch a series of live and on-
demand running classes on Body.Network, the new streaming service for personal fitness
training developed by celebrity trainer Matt Roberts.
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23 Dec 2015
Fitness entrepreneur Matt Roberts has launched a new on-demand digital workout channel
which he hopes will become the 'Netflix for Fitness'.
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12 Nov 2015
Year-round exercise could be the key to fighting asthma, with the frequency of physical activity being more important than intensity, according to new research
HCM issue 11 2015
The survival expert and TV presenter talks to Magali Robathan about the launch of his new BG Epic workouts and studio franchise model
HCM issue 11 2015
In the first of a two-part series, Stephen Tharrett and Mark Williamson of ClubIntel investigate the influence of the internet middlemen in the fitness market
HCM issue 11 2015
The Sears Institute for Anti-Aging Medicine, a 17,000sq ft (1,579sq m) facility in Royal
Palm Beach, Florida, opened recently within The Sears Wellness Center.
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26 Oct 2015
The creator of Flow Play explains how music impacts the brain, and why music selection for yoga classes is so important
HCM issue 9 2015
Stephen Tharrett of ClubIntel shares the findings from the 2015 International Fitness Industry Trend Report
HCM issue 10 2015
Are ‘exercise passports’ the shake-up the industry needs to improve retention and market penetration?
HCM issue 10 2015
It’s often said that you get what you pay for, and it seems that fitness apps which cost
nothing provide little more than that, according to a new study.
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12 Aug 2015
Conceived by fashion designer Donna Karan, the Urban Zen Integrative Therapy programme is bringing the medical and complementary worlds together
HCM issue 8 2015
Is your business ready for post-demographic consumerism? Trendwatching.com explains why the old consumer models must go
HCM issue 8 2015
Fitness operators must be heretical towards their brand heritage, asking challenging questions about what they do – and, crucially, who for – says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 8 2015
Michelle Segar PhD explores how health clubs can retain members by helping them find joy in exercise, both inside and outside the gym
HCM issue 8 2015
How can health clubs broaden the appeal of indoor cycling? Kath Hudson asks the experts involved in this ever-growing sector
HCM issue 8 2015
Elle Matthews, founder of the Township Yogi Project, talks to Kate Cracknell about how the non-profit is changing lives through yoga
HCM issue 7 2015
MoveGB’s innovative membership model is a risk-free and lucrative proposition for operators, says MD Justin Mendleton
HCM issue 6 2015
Kate Cracknell talks to the CEO of the Pure Group – Asia’s leading lifestyle brand – about blending yoga, fitness, food and apparel
HCM issue 5 2015
The fitness industry should tap into scientific research, to find new messages that appeal to a broader range of people, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 5 2015
Through its mobile apps and website, Strava has created a global concept that’s inspiring people to get out and push themselves, both on their bikes and now also running
HCM issue 5 2015
How can gyms better position the popular discipline to appeal to male clients? We talk to the operators who are having success in this area
HCM issue 3 2015
Do we need legislation to get people moving, and if so are we looking for fitness’ equivalent of the smoking ban? Kate Cracknell offers her thoughts
HCM issue 3 2015
The co-founder of Morning Gloryville on getting the world to rise and shine
HCM issue 3 2015
1Rebel is a newly-launched premium lifestyle microgym which has set out to be a ‘fitness market disruptor’. Julie Cramer speaks to the founders
HCM issue 2 2015
Will 2015 prove to be a turning point for the health and physical activity sector? ukactive CEO David Stalker offers his thoughts
HCM Handbook 2015
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