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5 Editor's letter

Political engagement

As the UK government reveals its intention to pivot health services to prevention, Liz Terry asks what role the physical activity sector can play

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12 Feedback

HCM Forum

Europe Active’s Kai Troll gives a briefing on an EU obesity initiative and Paul Batman calls for a new focus on achievable exercise

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18 Zeitgeist

HCM trends and news

HCM highlights emerging trends from GymNation’s ice workout and Life Time’s sports racing concept, to the launch of Re:Set by Pure and the growth of robot massage

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22 HCM news

Everlast will roll out 60 Hyrox Performance Centres in the UK, Planet Fitness may be stalking Basic-Fit, Gurner Group is going global and Mark Diaper is new CEO of Fitness first UK

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26 HCM Buzz

Urban Gym Group opens a new Gymbox in London, Go Fit reveals a ‘health factory’ in Tenerife and Third Space launches Performance Lab

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32 HCM People

Sarah Luna

The former president of Xponential and founder of Club Pilates is back with Pilates Addiction and focused on rapid growth, as she explains to Kath Hudson

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38 HCM people

Brittany LeBoeuf

The exercise physiologist and research scientist is leading on brain health at Orangetheory. She talks to Kath Hudson

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44 Profile

Steve May

The CEO of Mytime Active is delivering fitness and wellness interventions both within facilities and in the community. He explains all to Kate Cracknell.

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54 Sponsored

Technogym – prepare to be amazed

Southampton Sport has reinforced its commitment to inclusivity with a £36m extension of its Jubilee Sports and Recreation Centre

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56 Life lessons

Chuck Runyon

The co-founder of Anytime Fitness talks about building Self Esteem Brands and his partnership with Dave Mortensen

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60 Talking point

Everyone’s talking about ... the place-based model

Public sector leisure and physical activity services in the UK are increasingly being customised to local needs via place-based initiatives, we talk to those driving change

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On the cover | Sarah Luna: Roars back with Pilates Addiction

66 Sponsored

Orbit4 – Setting a new standard

Orbit4 and GymNation have partnered to drive tech innovation into the heart of the businesses, transforming operations

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68 Policy

New dawn

Duncan Wood-Allum says the UK’s plans for local government reorganisation will open up huge opportunities for the sector

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74 Policy

Pivot to prevention

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

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84 Software

Systems upgrade

Tech innovations are handing operators powerful tools, finds Julie Cramer

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94 Fitness-kit.net

Product innovations

Julie Cramer rounds up the latest health, fitness and wellness kit from leading suppliers

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96 Reader services

HCM Directory

If you’re in procurement, HCM Directory is part of a network of resources designed for you that includes www.HCMmag.com/CompanyProfiles

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98 Research

Phones for good

The industry has a role to play in helping young people with positive phone use

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FEATURED SUPPLIERS

CoverMe extends matching service to personal training, rewriting how members and personal trainers connect

CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal training platform that connects the right personal trainer to the right client in under 10 seconds. [more...]

Cornerstone Connect helps Active Blackpool tackle health inequalities

Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple systems to be aggregated into one dataset, to support its focus on reducing health inequalities and improving healthy life expectancy. [more...]

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EP 2025 issue 6

Download PDF

View digital edition

Magazine archive

5 Editor's letter

Political engagement

As the UK government reveals its intention to pivot health services to prevention, Liz Terry asks what role the physical activity sector can play

View in digital edition
View online

12 Feedback

HCM Forum

Europe Active’s Kai Troll gives a briefing on an EU obesity initiative and Paul Batman calls for a new focus on achievable exercise

View in digital edition
View online

18 Zeitgeist

HCM trends and news

HCM highlights emerging trends from GymNation’s ice workout and Life Time’s sports racing concept, to the launch of Re:Set by Pure and the growth of robot massage

View in digital edition

22 HCM news

26 HCM Buzz

Urban Gym Group opens a new Gymbox in London, Go Fit reveals a ‘health factory’ in Tenerife and Third Space launches Performance Lab

View in digital edition

32 HCM People

Sarah Luna

The former president of Xponential and founder of Club Pilates is back with Pilates Addiction and focused on rapid growth, as she explains to Kath Hudson

View in digital edition
View online

38 HCM people

Brittany LeBoeuf

The exercise physiologist and research scientist is leading on brain health at Orangetheory. She talks to Kath Hudson

View in digital edition
View online

44 Profile

Steve May

The CEO of Mytime Active is delivering fitness and wellness interventions both within facilities and in the community. He explains all to Kate Cracknell.

View in digital edition
View online

54 Sponsored

Technogym – prepare to be amazed

Southampton Sport has reinforced its commitment to inclusivity with a £36m extension of its Jubilee Sports and Recreation Centre

View in digital edition
View online

56 Life lessons

Chuck Runyon

The co-founder of Anytime Fitness talks about building Self Esteem Brands and his partnership with Dave Mortensen

View in digital edition
View online

60 Talking point

Everyone’s talking about ... the place-based model

On the cover | Sarah Luna: Roars back with Pilates Addiction

66 Sponsored

Orbit4 – Setting a new standard

Orbit4 and GymNation have partnered to drive tech innovation into the heart of the businesses, transforming operations

View in digital edition
View online

68 Policy

New dawn

Duncan Wood-Allum says the UK’s plans for local government reorganisation will open up huge opportunities for the sector

View in digital edition
View online

74 Policy

Pivot to prevention

84 Software

Systems upgrade

Tech innovations are handing operators powerful tools, finds Julie Cramer

View in digital edition
View online

94 Fitness-kit.net

Product innovations

Julie Cramer rounds up the latest health, fitness and wellness kit from leading suppliers

View in digital edition

96 Reader services

HCM Directory

If you’re in procurement, HCM Directory is part of a network of resources designed for you that includes www.HCMmag.com/CompanyProfiles

View in digital edition

98 Research

Phones for good

The industry has a role to play in helping young people with positive phone use

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View online

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PureGym pilots touchless Recovery Zones in London and Manchester

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New CIMSPA standards upskill coaches and swimming teachers in mental health

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EoS Fitness is the next budget chain to offer reformer Pilates

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