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14 Apr 2023
European fitness operators have seen a strong return to growth, with member numbers and income
14 Apr 2023
Fitness franchise operator Anytime Fitness has launched a new app, offering members 24/7 engagement with
21 Apr 2022
After a three-year hiatus, FIBO’s return on 7-10 April 2022 heralded a strong restart for
06 Apr 2022
The number of people with a gym membership in Europe increased by 1 million (or
06 Apr 2022
The ninth European Health & Fitness Forum (EHFF) has kicked off at the Koelnmesse in
On the 6th April, the day before the FIBO international trade show officially begins, the
Introducing Sprung Gym-Flooring, where innovation meets excellence in the world of flooring and sports solutions.
22 Sep 2021
Sibec Europe, scheduled to take place in Cologne, Germany, from 2 to 5 November 2021,
26 Jul 2021
The world's largest fitness trade fair, FIBO, has been rescheduled again and will now take
07 Apr 2021
Questex, owner of industry buyer event, Sibec EU, has announced it will partner with FIBO
25 Feb 2021
The world's largest fitness trade fair, FIBO, has been rescheduled to November. The event will
16 Dec 2020
FIBO has announced its 2021 show will be postponed due to increasing concerns in Germany
30 Sep 2020
Industry body EuropeActive has published a sectoral manifesto which outlines the aims and objectives of
Elevate, the premier event in the physical activity, fitness, sports therapy and performance sector, is
30 Sep 2020
European fitness operators will face increased consolidation, accelerated digitalisation and the new reality of creating
21 Jul 2020
The team at Reed Exhibitions has announced FIBO Köln will not run as a live
22 May 2020
HCM can report that Europe Active's annual thought-leader conference, the European Health and Fitness Forum
05 Mar 2020
The FIBO team has announced new dates for the global fitness behemoth, following its postponement
28 Feb 2020
The Cologne edition of FIBO, the world's largest trade show for fitness, wellness and health,
03 Apr 2019
The European fitness market continues to grow at a steady rate, according to the latest
PerformX Live, the premier business of fitness event, has announced Dr Jonathan Leary, founder and
07 Mar 2018
Reed Exhibitions has confirmed the dates and venue for the first ever FIBO USA fitness
31 Jan 2018
Staff retention, leadership culture, professionalisation and quality standards will come under the microscope at this
12 Apr 2016
The organisers of FIBO 2016 have hailed its “exceptional position” in the health and fitness
12 Apr 2016
The European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport told delegates at last week’s European
06 Apr 2016
The budget gym sector increased its dominance in the European fitness market in 2015, according
06 Apr 2016
FIBO, the world's largest trade show for fitness, wellness and health, kicks off this morning
30 Mar 2016
The European Health & Fitness Forum (EHFF), the annual curtain raiser for FIBO, will take
20 Oct 2015
“Driving membership growth through innovation in fitness” will be the theme for the third European
23 Jun 2015
Fitness First has abandoned plans to sell off its German division after offers failed to
13 Apr 2015
Last week’s FIBO trade show for fitness, wellness and health in Germany’s Cologne attracted a
10 Apr 2015
The sale of Fitness First Germany is still alive, according to its managing director Stefan
09 Apr 2015
The rapid advance of technology is democratising fitness, giving consumers more choice than ever before
08 Apr 2015
Not-for-profit wellness provider Nuffield Health will make its customised wellbeing memberships a core focus of
08 Apr 2015
The health club sector is becoming an increasingly attractive prospect for investors, as evidenced by
08 Apr 2015
FIBO week got underway in Cologne, Germany, this morning (8 April) with the start of
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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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A new study from researchers at Yale shows HIIT can reverse nerve damage caused by Parkinson’s
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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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Liz Terry looks at which operators
are most recognised by consumers,
using Kantar’s latest brand insight
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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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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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“For 2024 our European growth will be focused on Spain and the UK and in 2025, Japan”
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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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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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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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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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