European fitness news
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
09 Mar 2022
Basic-Fit has revealed plans to enter the German fitness market during 2022. The European fitness
On the 6th April, the day before the FIBO international trade show officially begins, the
23 Dec 2021
The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs across Europe
10 Dec 2021
The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs, leisure centres
EGYM has announced an integration with a leading UK-based software company Fisikal to enhance its
10 Nov 2021
EuropeActive has announced it will trial a new consumer health club certification scheme, to be
29 Oct 2021
A return to 'normality' following the easing of lockdown restrictions has enabled European fitness giant
26 Jul 2021
The world's largest fitness trade fair, FIBO, has been rescheduled again and will now take
23 Jun 2021
The number of active memberships across European health clubs fell by roughly 10 million –
29 Mar 2021
Rainer Schaller's RSG Group has opened a John Reed Fitness club in downtown Los Angeles
17 Jan 2021
Virtuagym, a leading provider of fitness technology for gyms and trainers, has announced the launch
Questex’s Sibec Europe-UK, Europe’s leading hosted buyer event for the fitness industry, will take place
20 Nov 2020
A new, Europe-wide initiative will look to chart the case rates for COVID-19 across European
27 Oct 2020
Europe's largest gym chain, Basic-Fit, has published its trading update for the first nine months
09 Oct 2020
A new fitness industry event is looking to challenge the likes of FIBO with a
30 Sep 2020
Industry body EuropeActive has published a sectoral manifesto which outlines the aims and objectives of
30 Sep 2020
European fitness operators will face increased consolidation, accelerated digitalisation and the new reality of creating
04 Sep 2020
EuropeActive has released its latest information and insight paper, focusing on how digital solutions are
Expert comment from Ernst De Neef, CEO, Funxtion In just over two years, the fitness
03 Aug 2020
Europe's largest gym chain, Basic-Fit, has provided the European fitness sector with some optimism, after
09 Jun 2020
Basic-Fit has launched a new share issue as it restarts its growth plans for the
30 May 2020
The fitness industry in Europe is uniting today (30 May) to launch #beactivehour, a free
27 Apr 2020
The European fitness industry is slowly beginning to prepare itself for the journey back to
20 Apr 2020
Club closures, a squeeze on consumer spending and facilitating social distancing within a gym environment
02 Apr 2020
Although the facts may seem less relevant now due to the coroavirus pandemic, new numbers
12 Mar 2020
The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) has cancelled its forthcoming convention and trade
07 Nov 2019
Low-cost operator Basic-Fit is set to speed up its expansion plans across the European market.
08 Apr 2019
As reported in HCM earlier this month, the European health and fitness market continued to
03 Apr 2019
The European fitness market continues to grow at a steady rate, according to the latest
28 Dec 2018
European fitness leaders are "extremely confident" about the current economic and marketplace conditions for the
23 Apr 2018
A 4 per cent increase in the number of people having health club memberships helped
31 Jan 2018
Staff retention, leadership culture, professionalisation and quality standards will come under the microscope at this
23 Nov 2017
Around 35 per cent of European fitness operators believe PTs are not trained with the
20 Oct 2017
UK exercise professionals who are members of CIMSPA have more freedom to work across Europe,
11 May 2017
René Moos's gym chain Basic-Fit reported revenues of €76.9m (US$83.6m, £64.8m) in the first three
21 Apr 2017
Low-cost European fitness operator Basic-Fit has teamed up with TomTom in a deal that will
05 Apr 2017
Low-cost gyms and boutique operations helped the European fitness market grow in 2016 as membership
04 Apr 2017
Ronald van der Vis, chairman of low-cost European fitness firm Basic-Fit, will step down next
23 Mar 2017
A record number of new club openings helped low-cost European fitness operator Basic-Fit increase its
09 Feb 2017
miha bodytec is opening a new sales centre in London. Opening at the start of
20 Dec 2016
Germany-based Electric Muscle Stimulation (EMS) equipment specialist Miha Bodytec has opened a branch office in
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Interview
The MD of Everlast Gyms is steering the business through a process of
unification, rebranding and ‘elevation’, rolling out a hybrid model that he
believes will take it to UK number one status. He speaks to Kate Cracknell
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Research
Do people get fitter working
out in the gym or at home?
Researcher Bryce Hastings
explains the evidence when it
comes to how they measure up
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Editor's letter
The urgent need to represent the industry to governments globally has led to the commissioning of a new report into its impact on GDP by the Global Health and Fitness Alliance
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Event showcase
As Elevate returns to the market, we talk to director
Lucy Findlay about how the event has come together
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HCM People
Rainer Usselmann
Co-founder, Happy Finish“Digital therapeutics could offer digital-first wellness ‘prescriptions’, digital ‘treatments’ and curated content to alter mood and improve wellbeing”
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New research from Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne has found that heart patients benefit from resistance training
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Dan Edwardes
CEO/founder Parkour Generations“Our partnership with Gymbox is a world first”
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New Deloitte report finds
the health and fitness
sector contributes up to
US$91.22bn* a year to
global GDP, as Frances
Marcellin reports
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UK Active’s Alex Lucas explains
the findings of a new report
which shows how the fitness and
leisure sector can help transform
workforce activity levels in the
new hybrid workplace
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Abi Harris talks to industry experts about ways operators can
ensure members feel a continual sense of achievement and
progression that keeps them coming back for more
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HCM People
Shane Collins
Founder, Circuit Society“We want to be the global market leader in micro-studios”
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Small group training is growing ever more popular, driven by supply-side
innovation and demand, as HCM’s Frances Marcellin discovers
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Questex’s Sibec Europe-UK, Europe’s leading hosted buyer event for the fitness industry,
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Everyone Active will open Moorways Sports Village to the public on Saturday 21 May with a
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