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22 Apr 2024
Following three disrupted lockdown years, the European fitness market bounced back in 2023, according to
19 Apr 2024
The HCM team were busy at the recent FIBO Global Fitness event in Cologne, Germany,
10 Apr 2024
Industry experts are gathering in Cologne for today's European Health & Fitness Forum (EHFF), followed
16 May 2023
The European fitness market has experienced a "strong recovery" after two difficult years that saw
14 Apr 2023
European fitness operators have seen a strong return to growth, with member numbers and income
Questex’s Sibec Europe|UK, Europe’s leading one-to-one event for the fitness industry, takes place next week
Phil Heath, professional athlete, bodybuilder and 7x Mr. Olympia, has fielded a lot of questions
07 Sep 2022
4 Global has expanded its Data Hub (DataHub) platform into Europe. The announcement was made
06 Apr 2022
The number of people with a gym membership in Europe increased by 1 million (or
06 Apr 2022
The ninth European Health & Fitness Forum (EHFF) has kicked off at the Koelnmesse in
09 Mar 2022
Basic-Fit has revealed plans to enter the German fitness market during 2022. The European fitness
On the 6th April, the day before the FIBO international trade show officially begins, the
23 Dec 2021
The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs across Europe
In the dynamic world of indoor cycling, Schwinn has consistently been at the forefront of
10 Dec 2021
The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs, leisure centres
10 Nov 2021
EuropeActive has announced it will trial a new consumer health club certification scheme, to be
29 Oct 2021
A return to 'normality' following the easing of lockdown restrictions has enabled European fitness giant
26 Jul 2021
The world's largest fitness trade fair, FIBO, has been rescheduled again and will now take
23 Jun 2021
The number of active memberships across European health clubs fell by roughly 10 million –
29 Mar 2021
Rainer Schaller's RSG Group has opened a John Reed Fitness club in downtown Los Angeles
Complaints about group exercise have become a thing of the past for the Reynolds Group
17 Jan 2021
Virtuagym, a leading provider of fitness technology for gyms and trainers, has announced the launch
20 Nov 2020
A new, Europe-wide initiative will look to chart the case rates for COVID-19 across European
27 Oct 2020
Europe's largest gym chain, Basic-Fit, has published its trading update for the first nine months
09 Oct 2020
A new fitness industry event is looking to challenge the likes of FIBO with a
30 Sep 2020
Industry body EuropeActive has published a sectoral manifesto which outlines the aims and objectives of
30 Sep 2020
European fitness operators will face increased consolidation, accelerated digitalisation and the new reality of creating
04 Sep 2020
EuropeActive has released its latest information and insight paper, focusing on how digital solutions are
03 Aug 2020
Europe's largest gym chain, Basic-Fit, has provided the European fitness sector with some optimism, after
09 Jun 2020
Basic-Fit has launched a new share issue as it restarts its growth plans for the
30 May 2020
The fitness industry in Europe is uniting today (30 May) to launch #beactivehour, a free
27 Apr 2020
The European fitness industry is slowly beginning to prepare itself for the journey back to
20 Apr 2020
Club closures, a squeeze on consumer spending and facilitating social distancing within a gym environment
02 Apr 2020
Although the facts may seem less relevant now due to the coroavirus pandemic, new numbers
12 Mar 2020
The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) has cancelled its forthcoming convention and trade
07 Nov 2019
Low-cost operator Basic-Fit is set to speed up its expansion plans across the European market.
08 Apr 2019
As reported in HCM earlier this month, the European health and fitness market continued to
03 Apr 2019
The European fitness market continues to grow at a steady rate, according to the latest
28 Dec 2018
European fitness leaders are "extremely confident" about the current economic and marketplace conditions for the
23 Apr 2018
A 4 per cent increase in the number of people having health club memberships helped
31 Jan 2018
Staff retention, leadership culture, professionalisation and quality standards will come under the microscope at this
23 Nov 2017
Around 35 per cent of European fitness operators believe PTs are not trained with the
20 Oct 2017
UK exercise professionals who are members of CIMSPA have more freedom to work across Europe,
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D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with
business growth. MD, John Lofting and operations
director, Matt Aynsley, explain the rationale
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Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten
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Ross Stewart Campbell
CEO, BeyondActiv“We have a fantastic opportunity in front of us to realise our vision of a happier and healthier world”
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With the industry experiencing a huge swing towards strength training, researchers recommend continuing to make the case for cardio
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Belinda Steward
MD of leisure, health and wellbeing, Places Leisure Places Leisure“We need to make it automatic that when people go to their doctor, they’re offered exercise rather than medication where appropriate”
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The European fitness sector is beating pre-pandemic numbers according to the 11th annual European Health & Fitness Market Report 2024 from Deloitte and EuropeActive, as Karsten Hollasch reports
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When a hefty round of investment
coincided with the pandemic, the
CEO of Midtown Athletic Clubs
feared the company – founded by
his grandfather – would go down
on his watch. He talks to Kath
Hudson about the pressure to
keep the business afloat
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Jen Holland
CEO: Edinburgh Leisure“Edinburgh Council will have a £143m budget shortfall by 2028/29 and so must find ways to become more efficient”
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Speaking on the LIFTS podcast recently, Xponential Fitness CEO Anthony Geisler said participation in studio cycling is down globally. Kath Hudson decided to investigate
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Consumers’ growing love of strength training is to be welcomed, as this long-neglected modality has a renaissance, however, it’s vital we continue to make the case for cardio
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The Elevate trade show and conference comes to London next
month. HCM gives the low down on what to look out for
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What needs to happen to integrate physical activity with
healthcare? Leaders in the sector share their thoughts
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