Kate Cracknell news

JD Gyms is delivering 'sector-leading metrics' as well as record pre-tax profits, turnover and EBITDA CEO, Alun Peacock, has told HCM. Interviewed in the latest ... More

Physiologist and co-founder of Future Practice and Pillar Wellbeing, Oli Patrick opened the HCM Summit in London this morning with an inspiring talk about consumer ... More

Greg Oliver, CEO of Fitness & Lifestyle Group (FLG), has just spoken live at the HCM Summit. Interviewed on-stage by HCM editor-at-large Kate Cracknell, Oliver ... More

After a networking breakfast, Leisure Media CEO, Liz Terry and PureGym chair, Humphrey Cobbold, have just opened the HCM Summit at the Queen Elizabeth II ... More

As health clubs prepare for reopening, some are introducing programmes designed to help people recovering from the effects of COVID-19. In the latest issue of ... More

Studio subscription service ClassPass is to cap the maximum number of visits its members can make to its network of boutique studios to just 10 ... More

The £15m Crewe Lifestyle Centre, designed to be accessible for people with special needs and dementia, has been officially opened by the president of the ... More

Freedom Leisure has become the latest operator to join the Dementia Friendly Swimming programme, with the scheme being rolled out at the famous K2 Crawley ... More

As Strava today (10 May) kicks off its first ever Global Bike to Work Day, the cycling app has revealed that more than 70 cities ... More

The fast-approaching National Living Wage is either a great opportunity for the fitness industry to up-skill or a massive threat to the quality of staff, ... More

Transport for London (TfL) has come up with a novel way to promote active commuting while taking in the sights of the city: following the ... More

Work is moving forward on a new £15m lifestyle facility in Crewe, with spring 2016 slated as the opening date. The 7,800sq m (83,959sq ft) ... More

Predicting consumer behaviour based on demographic norms such as age, gender and income, as a means to shape a business has become obsolete, according to ... More

Despite the social media furore over Protein World’s recent ‘beach body ready’ campaign, the fitness industry needs to stand strong and continue to challenge the ... More

New research has reinforced the long-held view that cities which strive to promote physical activity gain a significant economic advantage. The findings, presented this week ... More

High streets in the North and Midlands are most likely to feature businesses that are harmful to the public’s health, with Preston crowned Britain’s unhealthiest ... More

Efforts to overcome physical inactivity need to driven by positive changes that embed activity into our daily lives, rather than simply providing information and expecting ... More

The owner of Sports Leisure Management (SLM) has acquired wellness intervention provider Weight Management Centre as it bids to cement its position as a leading ... More

Employers across Europe may be forced to make adjustments to work environments to accommodate overweight employees, after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that ... More

Media organisations need to provide responsible health reporting to avoid compounding the UK’s growing obesity and inactivity epidemic, says Health Club Management editor Kate Cracknell. ... More

A new piece of wearable kit has been developed to stop people from overeating, with the Bite Counter looking to provide a remedy to the ... More

Interval training could prove to be more beneficial for glucose control in sufferers of type 2 diabetes than continuous amounts of exercise, according to the ... More

Around 12,000 cases of cancer each year are caused by people being overweight or obese, according to a new study published in The Lancet medical ... More

Accepting obesity as something to be catered for, rather than a tide to be turned, would go against everything the health and industry believes in, ... More

The Reebok Sports Club in London’s Canary Wharf – the UK’s ‘largest luxury health club’ – has announced a £6.5m makeover that will complete the ... More