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16 May 2023
The European fitness market has experienced a "strong recovery" after two difficult years that saw
14 Apr 2023
European fitness operators have seen a strong return to growth, with member numbers and income
Questex’s Sibec Europe|UK, Europe’s leading one-to-one event for the fitness industry, takes place next week
07 Sep 2022
4 Global has expanded its Data Hub (DataHub) platform into Europe. The announcement was made
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
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
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
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
Elevate, the premier event in the physical activity, fitness, sports therapy and performance sector, is
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
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
Introducing Sprung Gym-Flooring, where innovation meets excellence in the world of flooring and sports solutions.
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
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
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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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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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A new study from researchers at Yale shows HIIT can reverse nerve damage caused by Parkinson’s
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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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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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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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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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Fuel the debate about issues and opportunities across the industry. We’d love to hear from you – [email protected]
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Property experts say it’s a golden moment for health and fitness operators
to secure leases, as the sector has come through the pandemic with its
reputation largely intact and clubs are seen as desirable anchor tenants.
Kath Hudson finds out why landlords want to talk
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“One exciting opportunity we have is to expand our presence in the healthcare market, due to all the data we collect”
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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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