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27 Oct 2020
Europe's largest gym chain, Basic-Fit, has published its trading update for the first nine months
02 Sep 2020
Announcing the company's half-year results today (2 September), Richard Darwin, CEO of The Gym Group
03 Aug 2020
Europe's largest gym chain, Basic-Fit, has provided the European fitness sector with some optimism, after
13 Jul 2020
PureGym's operations in Europe have helped the business through the UK lockdown, according to CEO
09 Jun 2020
Basic-Fit has launched a new share issue as it restarts its growth plans for the
20 Apr 2020
Club closures, a squeeze on consumer spending and facilitating social distancing within a gym environment
PerformX Live, the premier business of fitness event, has announced Dr Jonathan Leary, founder and
02 Apr 2020
Although the facts may seem less relevant now due to the coroavirus pandemic, new numbers
17 Mar 2020
The leisure industry is increasingly feeling the pressure as countries introduce measures to tackle the
07 Nov 2019
Low-cost operator Basic-Fit is set to speed up its expansion plans across the European market.
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
02 Jul 2019
Basic-Fit, one of the biggest fitness operators in Europe, has confirmed the completion of its
Elevate, the premier event in the physical activity, fitness, sports therapy and performance sector, is
08 Apr 2019
As reported in HCM earlier this month, the European health and fitness market continued to
14 Mar 2018
Health club operator Basic-fit has seen revenue and profits increase by more than a quarter,
31 Jan 2018
Staff retention, leadership culture, professionalisation and quality standards will come under the microscope at this
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
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21 Apr 2017
Low-cost European fitness operator Basic-Fit has teamed up with TomTom in a deal that will
05 Apr 2017
Low-cost gyms and boutique operations helped the European fitness market grow in 2016 as membership
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
29 Oct 2015
Health and fitness software provider Virtuagym is targeting significant international growth after securing €2.1m (US$2.3m,
05 Dec 2014
Health and fitness software provider Virtuagym has launched a new app enabling personal trainers (PTs)
16 Oct 2014
The 14th IHRSA European Congress gets underway in Amsterdam today (16 October) with delegates arriving
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Absenteeism and presenteeism is
taking a huge economic toll, with
musculoskeletal problems and poor
mental health the biggest issues.
Can workplace wellness make
a difference? Kath Hudson investigates
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Fuel the debate about issues and opportunities across the industry. We’d love to hear from you – [email protected]
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Remember when there was mass hostility about London hosting the 2012 Olympics? Huw Edwards, CEO of UK Active, was there. He talks to Kath Hudson about the lessons he learned
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“I’ve grown a massive affinity for franchising. It’s so exciting to be able to provide the platform and toolkit for people to have their own successful businesses”
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New laws are about to come into force that will oblige health club operators to offer consumers better membership terms. It will be disruptive, but tackled well, will change the sector for the better
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HCM People
Jennifer Maanavi
Founder, Physique 57“Our ‘why?’ is to improve the lives of our clients, not to make them feel defeated”
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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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You might be tempted to skip a service, but
experts say it will cost you in the long run.
Providers tell Steph Eaves why they their work
is important to the management of assets
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Property experts say it’s a golden moment for health and fitness operators
to secure leases, as the sector has come through the pandemic with its
reputation largely intact and clubs are seen as desirable anchor tenants.
Kath Hudson finds out why landlords want to talk
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HCM People
Esther Fairfax
Founder, The Lotte Berk Foundation“My mother was the first person to take dance and create an exercise programme out of it”
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