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Gold’s Gym UK is being investigated about hidden online costs by the UK's Competition
16 Sep 2019
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the US Department of Justice have given
05 Jun 2017
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has acquired The Park Club – one of the most exclusive
25 May 2017
Two of the 16 health clubs which David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) intended to acquire from
29 Mar 2017
South African investment group Brait, which owns a controlling stake in Virgin Active, has scrapped
06 Mar 2017
TDR Capital, the owner of the David Lloyd gyms, is gearing up to sell the
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
03 Oct 2016
Around 750,000 gym users have saved £37m (US$48.1m, €42.9m) as a consequence of interventions by
02 Sep 2016
The long-running saga of the sale of Fitness First’s UK clubs looks to be in
04 Jul 2016
Pure Gym is to put its planned IPO on ice amid the ongoing market turbulence
01 Jul 2016
The potential takeover of Fitness First UK by Dave Whelan’s DW Sports would mark the
04 Nov 2015
DW Fitness has bought seven former LA fitness sites from Pure Gym, Health Club Managment
18 Aug 2015
Pure Gym’s takeover of LA fitness and its 42 gyms has been cleared by the
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
03 Aug 2015
The Gym Group’s chief operating officer Jim Graham has poured cold water on press reports
25 Jun 2015
Six time Olympic gold medal winner Sir Chris Hoy has invested in Pure Gym and
29 May 2015
Pure Gym has emerged as the victor of the long-running race to acquire LA fitness.
16 Apr 2015
Fitness First remains firmly in the running for the £80m race to capture LA fitness,
18 Aug 2014
The Gym Group is “positively exploring” foreign markets and engaging in discussions with a number
24 Jul 2014
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) decision to refer the proposed merger of The Gym
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
17 Jul 2014
Low cost operator Pure Gym plans to banish the blues of its failed merger with
16 Jul 2014
Low cost health club operators Pure Gym and The Gym Group have announced the termination
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Greg Bradley looks at the shift towards strength training in gyms and advises on how operators can create the ultimate training environment
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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David Lloyd is stepping up its commitment to women’s health as it continues to explore what fit-for-purpose looks like for the female population
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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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BLK BOX has been reimagining elite performance
spaces for more than a decade. Founder and
former athlete, Greg Bradley, tells us what it takes
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Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
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For every member with a tripod and a big following, there are others irritated at the way equipment is being hogged or wary they’ll be in the background on someone’s Insta feed. Do influencers offer valuable, free marketing or are they just a nuisance? Kath Hudson finds out how operators are responding
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As the entrepreneur who started Wexer, Fresh Fitness, Fitness DK and Repeat, as well as being a former elite athlete, Rasmus Ingerslev’s life looked perfect from the outside, but onthe inside it was a different story. He talks to Kath Hudson about healing old wounds
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Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
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If the health service is to
survive, we must recognise
that it is a disease service
– and that wellbeing rests with
us, says the activity advocate
and healthy ageing champion.
He talks to Kate Cracknell
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Founder, SP&Co Group“Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again”
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Collaborations with the medical profession and greater aspirations around wellbeing are creating a need for more experts in our sector. It’s time to reboot our thinking around the workforce
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Jamie Clements
The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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Strength training is evolving,
driven by changing consumer
preferences. Julie Cramer talks
to innovators about how their
products are meeting this demand
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UK market penetration has risen to 18 per cent – one of the highest
globally, yet with 100 per cent of people seeing benefits when they
exercise, how high could it go? Kath Hudson asks the experts…
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Vicci Wells shares insights from the
recent Class of 2035 report into
physical activity in Generation Alpha
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