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06 Oct 2023
Industry heavyweight, Justin Musgrove, has joined Fitness First UK as CEO. A strong operator with
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
26 Jan 2023
Fitness First’s annual Red Monday campaign, which ran across the UK on 16 January 2023,
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In a bid to better connect members to trainers and vice versa, Fitness First UK
27 Oct 2021
Fitness First UK has changed its pricing structure and is now offering a flexible membership
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
04 Nov 2017
Martin Seibold, former managing director of Fitness First UK, has been appointed CEO of Fitness
23 Aug 2017
Fitness First Bishopsgate, part of the DW Fitness First Group, has undergone a £1m refurbishment,
14 Jun 2017
Membership at The Gym Group has broken the 500,000 mark, according to the low-cost brand's
17 May 2017
The DW Group has appointed Martin Long as its chief executive officer. Long led the
08 May 2017
Martin Seibold, the managing director of Fitness First UK, has left the company eight months
02 Mar 2017
The "annihilation" of mid-market fitness operators has been the biggest major change in the industry
Elevate, the premier event in the physical activity, fitness, sports therapy and performance sector, is
01 Mar 2017
Celebrity Fitness and Fitness First Asia have merged to create one of the largest fitness
12 Jan 2017
The Gym Group is on course to meet its target of new openings for 2017,
30 Sep 2016
DW Sports has become one of the largest health club operators in the UK in
28 Sep 2016
Virtual fitness class provider Wexer Virtual has further strengthened its European team following the opening
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
PerformX Live, the premier business of fitness event, has announced Dr Jonathan Leary, founder and
10 May 2016
As predicted by Health Club Management in November, the investment giant that former Fitness First
20 Apr 2016
Fitness First is planning to push ahead with the rollout of its microgym concept BEAT,
30 Mar 2016
The potential sale of Fitness First UK has sparked “a significant amount of interest,” with
07 Oct 2014
More than 500 health and fitness industry professionals from across the globe are expected to
03 Sep 2014
Fitness First had cause for double celebration on Monday (1 September) as the recovering gym
06 Dec 2013
Yorkshire-based gym chain, Xercise4Less has seen two additions to its board of directors. The new
04 Jan 2010
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) has announced its new board members for the next three-year
26 Nov 2009
More than 3.8 million adults across England use exercise to "make up" for excessive alcohol
04 Mar 2009
Fitness and wellness franchise firm The énergie Group has completed a restructuring of its senior
11 Jun 2007
Fitness First has launched a new boxing concept at its site in Gorton, Manchester. ‘First
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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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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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“For 2024 our European growth will be focused on Spain and the UK and in 2025, Japan”
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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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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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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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Fuel the debate about issues and opportunities across the industry. We’d love to hear from you – [email protected]
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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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Liz Terry looks at which operators
are most recognised by consumers,
using Kantar’s latest brand insight
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HCM People
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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