Dave Whelan news
14 Jul 2023
Fitness First has filed a Court Order for restructuring at Companies House in the UK
03 May 2023
Fitness First UK has confirmed to HCM that it's in the process of restructuring, citing
27 Oct 2021
Fitness First UK has changed its pricing structure and is now offering a flexible membership
24 Aug 2020
Billionaire Mike Ashley's Frasers Group has acquired the fitness assets of DW Sports for £37m.
08 May 2017
Martin Seibold, the managing director of Fitness First UK, has left the company eight months
30 Sep 2016
DW Sports has become one of the largest health club operators in the UK in
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
02 Sep 2016
The long-running saga of the sale of Fitness First’s UK clubs looks to be in
01 Sep 2016
DW Sports owner Dave Whelan expects to take over 63 Fitness First gyms within the
31 Aug 2016
The Gym Group has exchanged contracts to take over four sites from another operator –
28 Aug 2016
The fate of Fitness First looks likely to be settled within weeks. Industry sources indicate
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
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
16 Sep 2013
Health and fitness club operators LA Fitness and Dave Whelan Sports (DWS) and gym management
07 Jan 2013
DW Sports Fitness Club is set to launch a new £3m gym in Lincoln, UK
12 Jan 2010
DW Sports Fitness, the health club chain owned by former JJB founder Dave Whelan, has
06 Jan 2010
Jayne Best, daughter of leisure entrepreneur Dave Whelan, has acquired the St. Brelade's Bay Hotel
20 Oct 2009
A DW Sports Fitness health club is set to open in Carlisle in January. The
06 May 2009
Barry Aspinall the managing director of DW Sports and Fitness, formerly JJB Fitness Clubs, has
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
26 Mar 2009
Dave Whelan, the founder of JJB Sports, has secured the acquisition of the troubled company's
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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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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Pulse Fitness has created a
new health club delivering an
elevated wellness experience
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has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company
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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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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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Stephen Price
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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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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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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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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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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New insight from Deloitte and Grant Thornton shows record growth, but the real shift is towards identity and perceived value, revealing opportunities to deepen engagement with members
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Designing multi-functional
spaces can lead to
fewer bottlenecks at
peak times. Julie Cramer
investigates the latest kit
and inspiring installations
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