European Health and Fitness Forum news
15 Apr 2026
EuropeActive CEO, Kai Troll, opened the European Health and Fitness Forum (EHFF) in Cologne this
07 May 2025
Nordic operator, SATS continues its run of strong results, reporting a solid start to 2025
16 Apr 2025
Growing the Health and Fitness Sector Together was the theme of this year’s EuropeActive European
10 Apr 2025
FIBO 2025, which yesterday partnered with EuropeActive for the 12th European Health and Fitness Forum
03 Apr 2025
The UK health and fitness industry is growing exponentially, with revenue up by 8.8 per
22 Apr 2024
Following three disrupted lockdown years, the European fitness market bounced back in 2023, according to
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
19 Apr 2024
The HCM team were busy at the recent FIBO Global Fitness event in Cologne, Germany,
08 Feb 2024
Iberian operator, Go fit, has confirmed its plans to move into the Italian market next
14 Apr 2023
European fitness operators have seen a strong return to growth, with member numbers and income
07 Sep 2022
4 Global has expanded its Data Hub (DataHub) platform into Europe. The announcement was made
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
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
German software giant Magicline is shaking up the global fitness market and actively working on
07 Mar 2022
In celebration of International Women’s Day, WIFA launches the most significant global advocacy campaign for
07 Apr 2021
Questex, owner of industry buyer event, Sibec EU, has announced it will partner with FIBO
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
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
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
05 Apr 2017
Low-cost gyms and boutique operations helped the European fitness market grow in 2016 as membership
09 Apr 2014
EuropeActive (formerly EHFA – European Health and Fitness Association) has set itself the ambitious goal
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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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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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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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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spaces for more than a decade. Founder and
former athlete, Greg Bradley, tells us what it takes
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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Researchers have long known that the brain changes as a result of exercise. Now researchers believe this process is actually driven by the brain
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Deena Gillan
Chair of UK Active’s Independent Council and GM at 3-1-5“There are so many dedicated people in the independent sector – they work hard because they’re passionate about changing lives”
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Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing
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