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7 Editor's letter

Female focus

Female health and customised exercise programmes are now firmly part of the mainstream, says Liz Terry

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14 Feedback

HCM Forum

Children’s fitness and GLP-1 customers are this month’s topics for discussion

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18 HCM Zeitgeist

Top trends and fresh ideas

Growing trends in the market include medical weight loss programmes and targeted programmes for older adults

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22 HCM News

Deals, developments, insights and appointments

First Six Senses Place gears up for opening, Go Fit partners with Atlético de Madrid and Club Pilates heads to Thailand

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28 HCM Buzz

Exciting launches and innovation

The latest business moves from David Lloyd Leisure and PureGym

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34 HCM Collabs

Partnerships transforming the sector

Gymbox teams up with The Well HQ, while Australian franchisor BeWell Brands forms joint venture with Fitesque

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36 HCM People

Heather Mckee

We talk to the behaviour change specialist on what more the industry can be doing to motivate its members

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40 HCM People

Ryan and Brittany Brown

The Higher Order founders talk to HCM about their new social wellness concept in West Palm Beach, Florida

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46 Interview

Alun Peacock

The CEO of JD Gyms reflects on the brand’s development and outlines plans for growth, as it opens its 100th club

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58 Sponsored

Myzone

Myzone is expanding its ecosystem with the launch of Myzone Go

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60 Opinion

Everyone's talking about ... contrast therapy

As the popularity of ice bathing and sauna as a recovery tool grows, how can operators best embrace the trend? Kath Hudson reports

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70 Sponsored

Core Health and Fitness - Showcasing elevation

Everlast Gyms is accelerating innovation to elevate its sites to new levels in partnership with Core Health and Fitness

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On the cover | Alun Peacock: On JD Gym's sector-leading performance
72 Health

Let's walk more

Encouraging members to walk or dance on non-gym days could be a great strategy for health club operators, says Muir Gray

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76 Event report

HCM Summit 2025

Investment, leadership, consumer trends and growth were hot topics at our annual event for the industry. Click to watch the presentations in our report

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88 Sponsored

Epassi – The silver shift

Epassi is delivering partnerships that offer growth opportunities for health clubs operators

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90 Concepts

Design for success

Julie Cramer looks at recent health club projects where the combination of expert-led design and functionality have elevated the offering

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106 Event report

W3Fit – working well

Gen Alpha, and Chinese and Indian imports were talking points at this year’s W3Fit, held in Spain

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112 fitness-kit.net

Product innovations

We take a look at the latest health, fitness and wellness equipment

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114 Reader services

HCM directory

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

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116 Research

Calorie burn

Researchers find the limits for calorie burn during exercise

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CoverMe extends matching service to personal training, rewriting how members and personal trainers connect
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Cornerstone Connect helps Active Blackpool tackle health inequalities
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EP 2025 issue 10
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Magazine archive
7 Editor's letter

Female focus

Female health and customised exercise programmes are now firmly part of the mainstream, says Liz Terry

View in digital edition
View online
14 Feedback

HCM Forum

Children’s fitness and GLP-1 customers are this month’s topics for discussion

View in digital edition
View online
18 HCM Zeitgeist

Top trends and fresh ideas

Growing trends in the market include medical weight loss programmes and targeted programmes for older adults

View in digital edition

22 HCM News

Deals, developments, insights and appointments

First Six Senses Place gears up for opening, Go Fit partners with Atlético de Madrid and Club Pilates heads to Thailand

View in digital edition

28 HCM Buzz

Exciting launches and innovation

The latest business moves from David Lloyd Leisure and PureGym

View in digital edition

34 HCM Collabs

Partnerships transforming the sector

Gymbox teams up with The Well HQ, while Australian franchisor BeWell Brands forms joint venture with Fitesque

View in digital edition

36 HCM People

Heather Mckee

We talk to the behaviour change specialist on what more the industry can be doing to motivate its members

View in digital edition
View online
40 HCM People

Ryan and Brittany Brown

The Higher Order founders talk to HCM about their new social wellness concept in West Palm Beach, Florida

View in digital edition
View online
46 Interview

Alun Peacock

The CEO of JD Gyms reflects on the brand’s development and outlines plans for growth, as it opens its 100th club

View in digital edition
View online
58 Sponsored

Myzone

Myzone is expanding its ecosystem with the launch of Myzone Go

View in digital edition
View online
60 Opinion

Everyone's talking about ... contrast therapy

As the popularity of ice bathing and sauna as a recovery tool grows, how can operators best embrace the trend? Kath Hudson reports

View in digital edition
View online
70 Sponsored

Core Health and Fitness - Showcasing elevation

Everlast Gyms is accelerating innovation to elevate its sites to new levels in partnership with Core Health and Fitness

View in digital edition
View online
On the cover | Alun Peacock: On JD Gym's sector-leading performance
72 Health

Let's walk more

Encouraging members to walk or dance on non-gym days could be a great strategy for health club operators, says Muir Gray

View in digital edition
View online
76 Event report

HCM Summit 2025

Investment, leadership, consumer trends and growth were hot topics at our annual event for the industry. Click to watch the presentations in our report

View in digital edition
View online
88 Sponsored

Epassi – The silver shift

Epassi is delivering partnerships that offer growth opportunities for health clubs operators

View in digital edition
View online
90 Concepts

Design for success

Julie Cramer looks at recent health club projects where the combination of expert-led design and functionality have elevated the offering

View in digital edition
View online
106 Event report

W3Fit – working well

Gen Alpha, and Chinese and Indian imports were talking points at this year’s W3Fit, held in Spain

View in digital edition
View online
112 fitness-kit.net

Product innovations

We take a look at the latest health, fitness and wellness equipment

View in digital edition

114 Reader services

HCM directory

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

View in digital edition

116 Research

Calorie burn

Researchers find the limits for calorie burn during exercise

View in digital edition
View online
LATEST NEWS
Industry veterans partner to launch women-only strength brand, LiftHer
An ambitious women’s-only strength and lifting studio concept is set to launch in Dallas this September, with a wider US rollout already in active development.
Omnigym collaborates on an outdoor gym for homeless people
Finnish outdoor fitness equipment specialist, Omnigym, has partnered with charity, Emmaüs Solidarité, to launch an outdoor gym installation at a homeless shelter in Paris.
Virgin Active opens social wellness club in London's Mayfair
Basic-Fit expands German footprint with €52m Wellyou acquisition
Europe’s largest low-cost operator Basic-Fit has agreed to acquire 41 Wellyou clubs in Germany for €52m.
Myzone report shows importance of longevity and social connection
Longevity is the most important motivator for today’s exercisers and social connection is key, according to a report by Myzone.
Until combines multiple disciplines at new Canary Wharf club
Until has opened its fourth club at Canary Wharf, in the iconic YY London building.
Ben Allen appointed managing director at Common Bond
Ben Allen has been appointed managing director at Common Bond. Having set the company up for growth, Robert Rowland now steps into an advisory role.
Industry mourns the loss of Les Mills, a founding father of fitness
Les Mills, whose name became synonymous with one of the world's leading fitness brands, has passed away peacefully at the age of 91.
HCM News: Taking GLP-1s is linked to a decline in physical activity
People taking GLP-1 weight loss medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound may be losing weight, but they’re also becoming less physically active, according to new research presented at the ENDO 2026 annual meeting of the Endocrine Society
PureGym pilots touchless Recovery Zones in London and Manchester
Low-cost gym operator, PureGym, is trialling recovery zones at two of its UK sites, democratising what was previously a premium experience.
New CIMSPA standards upskill coaches and swimming teachers in mental health
In a milestone moment, mental health has become a core part of CIMSPA’s occupational professional standards.
EoS Fitness is the next budget chain to offer reformer Pilates
US high-value, low-price chain, Eos Fitness, has announced plans to pilot reformer Pilates in three locations this year.
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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...]
+ More featured suppliers  
COMPANY PROFILES
Perfect Gym Solutions S.A.

Perfect Gym, part of the Sport Alliance group, is a global software provider specialising in fitness [more...]
+ More profiles  
CATALOGUE GALLERY
+ More catalogues  

DIRECTORY
+ More directory  
DIARY

 

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World Championship in Massage

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