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14 Mar 2024
Despite high inflation and energy costs, Basic-Fit lifted 2023 revenues by almost a third, achieved
29 Jan 2024
Europe’s largest fitness chain, Basic-Fit, has consolidated its position in France with the launch of
22 Dec 2023
Basic-Fit has acquired RSG Group’s Spanish portfolio of 47 clubs for €50m. RSG had signalled
25 Jul 2023
Basic-Fit experienced strong growth in clubs and members during the first six months of 2023.
13 Mar 2023
Basic-Fit has released its results for 2022 which show strong club and membership growth, a
31 Oct 2022
Basic-Fit is set to continue its ambitious growth and expansion plans in Europe, following a
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09 Jun 2022
Basic-Fit has opened its 600th club in France in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, in the Pays de la
03 May 2022
Basic-Fit opened a record number of 72 clubs in the first quarter of 2022. Fifty-five
09 Mar 2022
Basic-Fit has revealed plans to enter the German fitness market during 2022. The European fitness
29 Oct 2021
A return to 'normality' following the easing of lockdown restrictions has enabled European fitness giant
11 Oct 2021
Basic-Fit has officially opened its 1,000th club, with the launch of a new site in
22 Apr 2021
Basic-Fit lost 10 per cent of its members during Q1 2021, as 94 per cent
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
10 Mar 2021
Rene Moos, CEO of European health club giant Basic-Fit, has described 2020 as the most
27 Oct 2020
Europe's largest gym chain, Basic-Fit, has published its trading update for the first nine months
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
02 Sep 2019
FitNation, the new premier event about innovation in the fitness industry, will kick-off in Amsterdam
29 Aug 2019
FitNation, the new premier event about innovation in the fitness industry, will kick-off in Amsterdam
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
02 Jul 2019
Basic-Fit, one of the biggest fitness operators in Europe, has confirmed the completion of its
14 Mar 2018
Health club operator Basic-fit has seen revenue and profits increase by more than a quarter,
03 Nov 2017
Increased memberships from club openings have helped boost revenues at Europe’s largest fitness operator, Basic-Fit.
18 Aug 2017
European low-cost gym chain Basic-Fit is on target to open 100 clubs this year after
11 May 2017
René Moos's gym chain Basic-Fit reported revenues of €76.9m (US$83.6m, £64.8m) in the first three
04 Apr 2017
Ronald van der Vis, chairman of low-cost European fitness firm Basic-Fit, will step down next
23 Mar 2017
A record number of new club openings helped low-cost European fitness operator Basic-Fit increase its
10 Jun 2016
Basic-Fit enjoyed a bumpy start to life on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange today (10 June)
18 May 2016
Europe’s largest budget health club chain Basic-Fit has announced it is planning to float on
25 Nov 2013
International investor, 3i Group plc, has agreed to invest in European budget gym operator, Basic
12 Jul 2011
HealthCity and Fitness First have announced a proposed takeover by HealthCity of all 45 Fitness
27 May 2011
Netherlands-based HealthCity has secured a deal for the takeover of all 45 Fitness First clubs
06 Jan 2011
Fitness First is expected to complete the sale of its Benelux business to HealthCity International
02 Nov 2010
UK-based health club operator Fitness First is to sell its Benelux business to HealthCity International.
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D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with
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Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
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Industry suppliers are responding to the exponential increase in
consumer demand for strength training with a raft of new and
innovative launches and concepts, as Steph Eaves reports
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Dr Jonathan Leary
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McFit, the original budget gym is undergoing
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estate-wide overhaul, as Liz Terry reports
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Now mental health is the number one reason for people to join a
health club, do fitness professionals need a grounding in counselling
to offer a more holistic service? Kath Hudson asks the experts
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As health club operators move to incorporate recovery into their
offerings to meet growing consumer demand, Steph Eaves takes a
look at what cryotherapy and ice bathing can add to the equation
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New research has found BMI to be a highly inaccurate measure of childhood obesity, leading current thinking and policy based on it into question
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Cristiano Ronaldo
Footballer and entrepreneur“Taking care of your physical and mental health is essential for a fulfilling life”
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Members are telling us they need support with their mental and spiritual health and the industry is starting to see this need. Now’s the time to fast-track our response
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Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –
is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s
new strategy for 2024, as Kath Hudson reports
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