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15 Apr 2024
Having redefined the model of public-private collaboration in Spain, Go Fit is now expanding into
26 Mar 2024
Total Fitness has released results for its most recent financial year (to June 23), which
16 Mar 2024
Will Orr, CEO of The Gym Group, has revealed the company’s full-year results for 2023,
13 Mar 2024
North Herts District Council has entered into a ten-year partnership with Everyone Active to run
08 Feb 2024
Iberian operator, Go fit, has confirmed its plans to move into the Italian market next
11 Jan 2024
The Gym Group has announced its positive H1 trading trends have continued, with year end
Panatta will consolidate its global presence throughout 2024 by attending a host of major industry
20 Dec 2023
The UK’s most recently-formed local government body – North Yorkshire Council – is making wellbeing
24 May 2023
Jack Shakespeare, UK Active's director of research, policy and communications, is leaving the organisation to
14 Apr 2023
European fitness operators have seen a strong return to growth, with member numbers and income
16 Feb 2023
As the physical activity sector works to deepen its relationship with the health sector, a
24 Nov 2022
A number of UK local authorities and their leisure management partners are in crisis due
07 Sep 2022
4 Global has expanded its Data Hub (DataHub) platform into Europe. The announcement was made
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08 Jul 2022
A coalition of leading organisations across the physical activity sector has called for radical reform
29 Mar 2022
Sports data analysis and consultancy firm 4Global has appointed Kerstin Obenauer as chief customer officer
18 Mar 2022
The Gym Group has published its full-year results for 2021 and announced plans to open
22 Dec 2021
HCM has confirmed that the UK government's £1bn support package for the hospitality and leisure
21 Sep 2021
VAT reform, adjustments in business rates and a fitness-led high street regeneration push could see
04 Jun 2021
New images have been released of what will become the first new public park in
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
18 Mar 2021
The Gym Group saw its revenues cut by nearly half during the pandemic, a direct
17 Mar 2021
Budget fitness operator The Gym Group has generated £1.8bn in social value since 2016. Pre-pandemic,
08 Feb 2021
Ingesport – which operates the GO fit chain in Spain and Portugal – reports that
01 Feb 2021
Wigan Council in the UK will take back the management of all its leisure centres
25 Jan 2021
Knowledge, insights and analysis platform, Well Intelligence, is hosting a six-week masterclass series focused on
07 Jan 2021
The closing of gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools under COVID-19 restrictions is costing the
02 Oct 2020
Up to 48 per cent of public leisure facilities could close by the end of
23 Jul 2020
Paul McPartlan has moved from Nuffield Health to take up the role of CEO of
24 Jun 2020
Momentum is gathering pace in the push for a U-turn on the government's decision to
22 Jun 2020
Leisure trust Vivacity, which terminated its contract with Peterborough City Council council last week, has
23 Apr 2020
Plans have been revealed for a four-stage strategy to reopen the UK's physical activity sector,
08 Apr 2020
Thousands of UK leisure and fitness facilities could close permanently, as operators struggle to deal
07 Feb 2020
A new service aims to offer sports organisations the opportunity to accurately assess, record and
23 Jan 2020
Sheffield Hallam University’s Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC) will officially open on 24 January. The
04 Nov 2019
Swim England has called on the government and healthcare professionals to "maximise the benefits" of
25 Jun 2019
Creating opportunities for older people to get physically active represents a major driver for growth
02 May 2019
Every £1 invested in sport in Wales creates a return of £2.88, according to a
06 Jul 2018
The secretary of state for arts, heritage and tourism, Michael Ellis, has thrown his weight
10 May 2018
Ray Algar, managing director of business insight specialist Oxygen Consulting, has called for the leisure
30 Jan 2018
Health club operators will benefit from the type of insights used by supermarkets to plan
06 Nov 2017
A landmark study of the wider social value of public leisure facilities in Britain has
01 Nov 2017
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has called on the government to help make physical activity a ‘national
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GymNation is pioneering the future of
fitness with software specialist Perfect
Gym providing a scalable tech platform
to power and sustain its growth
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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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Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal
trainers in your club, with the ground-breaking Brawn platform.
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The New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride
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Francesca Cooper-Boden says
health assessment services can
boost health club retention
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Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter
and more productive workforce, one membership at a time
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Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten
years, ensuring the equipment in its clubs is commercially optimised
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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
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“Go Fit’s value proposition is overwhelming. It makes us very attractive to a lot of people”
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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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Imposter syndrome about a promotion taught the
CEO of SATS that behaving authentically is the most
important part of leadership. He talks to Kath Hudson
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Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
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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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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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Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s
new strategy for 2024, as Kath Hudson reports
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Dr Jonathan Leary
Founder, Remedy Place“It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time”
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Liz Terry looks at which operators
are most recognised by consumers,
using Kantar’s latest brand insight
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Although there’s much talk about working with
health services, research from SLC suggests
there’s much work to do before the sector is
ready for the challenge. Kath Hudson asks the
experts to identify barriers and solutions
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