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Budget gym news
12 Jan 2024
Two new research reports have highlighted the impact of the UK's cost of living crisis
21 Nov 2023
UK operator, Bannatyne Group, has revisited one of its classic brands to launch a budget
31 May 2022
Medicover, the private medical insurance provider, has acquired the Polish network of budget gym mega-brand
21 Apr 2022
Pure Gym has revealed it's planning to double the number of clubs in its portfolio,
25 Nov 2021
Total Fitness plans to launch a new-style health club model, with plans already in the
27 Jul 2021
The Gym Group has extended its partnership with digital fitness platform Fiit, becoming the first
PerformX Live, the premier business of fitness event, has announced Dr Jonathan Leary, founder and
23 Jul 2021
Rainer Schaller, founder of budget gym megabrand McFIT, says that the global fitness industry will
29 Mar 2021
Rainer Schaller's RSG Group has opened a John Reed Fitness club in downtown Los Angeles
02 Sep 2020
Announcing the company's half-year results today (2 September), Richard Darwin, CEO of The Gym Group
14 Jul 2020
Rainer Schaller, the founder of budget gym megabrand McFIT, has added iconic franchised chain Gold's
19 Jun 2020
Budget gym operator Fitness4Less has revealed that it will not be reopening its Bristol club
26 Nov 2019
Evolution Wellness has developed a new low cost gym concept, which it hopes can tap
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
06 Nov 2019
A multidisciplinary design studio called Stock-a-Studio has created a temporary gym in a shopfront that
13 Aug 2019
Leisure trust Active Nation has expanded its portfolio of budget gyms with the acquisition of
24 May 2019
Female-friendly fitness operator Sweat! has closed its doors, just nine months after it revealed ambitious
10 May 2019
Group exercise is being presented as a solution to two of society's growing problems –
29 Mar 2019
Gyms and boutique studios will need to marry elements such as gamification and virtual reality
28 Feb 2019
PureGym has partnered with Wattbike to open its first dedicated Wattbike Zone at its site
Panatta will consolidate its global presence throughout 2024 by attending a host of major industry
12 Jul 2018
Polish low-cost operator CityFit is expanding its portfolio with the addition of two new sites
15 Jun 2018
Budget gym operator Xercise4Less has opened a club in Chesterfield, taking the number of clubs
03 May 2018
The finalists for this year's ukactive Awards have been revealed. The 2018 award categories have
16 Jan 2018
The Gym Group has increased its share of the budget gym sector by opening two-thirds
06 Dec 2017
Celebrity personal trainer Mark Anthony has sold his flagship budget gym in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, to
05 Dec 2017
Frank Reed’s gym chain Sweat! has received £3.75m (US$5m, €4.2m) worth of equity investment that
15 Aug 2017
Outdoor activities and budget gyms have possibly led to fewer people willing to use local
11 Jul 2017
With networked fitness the norm and technology at the heart of every modern gym’s offering,
11 Jul 2017
Pure Gym has appointed Rebecca Passmore as its director of operations, replacing Jacques de Bruin,
19 Jun 2017
Premium Russian fitness operator World Class plans to build a budget gym brand and grow
30 May 2017
Budget gym chain Xercise4Less is planning to expand its Xercise4Perks initiative to include discounts at
05 Apr 2017
Low-cost gyms and boutique operations helped the European fitness market grow in 2016 as membership
02 Mar 2017
The "annihilation" of mid-market fitness operators has been the biggest major change in the industry
03 Feb 2017
Budget gym chain Xercise4Less finished 2016 as the top ranking private fitness brand on social
09 Jan 2017
Budget gym operator Xercise4Less has become the latest firm to turn to Icon to provide
09 Jan 2017
Budget gym operators with premises in Central London are paying 19 per cent more rent
15 Dec 2016
Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) has grown its network of Better gyms with the purchase of
15 Dec 2016
Oneone fitness, UK developer of software based solutions, is changing the gym floor experience with
14 Dec 2016
Budget gym operator Xercise4Less has launched a £1 per month gym membership for a year
14 Dec 2016
Budget gym chain, Xercise4Less, has made The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 list for the
08 Dec 2016
The growth in participation for hockey, netball and gymnastics has boosted the number of women
05 Oct 2016
Budget gym chain Xercise4Less has partnered with app provider Virtuagym to create a fitness, nutrition
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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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“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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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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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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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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Fuel the debate about issues and opportunities across the industry. We’d love to hear from you – [email protected]
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Dr Paul Bedford talks
to Jak Phillips about
the double-edged
sword of the strength
training trend and his
ambitions for the sector
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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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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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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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