Fitness First UK news
08 Jun 2026
Fitness First UK is integrating red light therapy into its yoga and Pilates classes through
22 May 2026
Fitness First UK is embracing digital wellness technology by installing Kip’s tap-to-activate phone controls across
16 Feb 2026
Fitness First UK has launched a multi-channel brand campaign that champions long-term wellbeing over quick
06 Feb 2026
Fitness First is partnering with Healf to introduce a new membership, 360, which offers a
24 Nov 2025
Former Gymbox directors, Marc Diaper and Rory McEntee (now respectively CEO of Fitness First UK
11 Jul 2025
Marc Diaper, previously CEO of GymBox, has been revealed as the new CEO of Fitness
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04 Jul 2025
EGYM Hussle and SLM have entered into a long-term partnership that will see 182 Everyone
06 May 2025
Justin Musgrove, CEO of Fitness First UK, has announced he is moving on from the
19 Apr 2025
Fitness First has entered into a strategic partnership with smart fitness technology specialist, EGYM, to
11 Feb 2025
Scott Best, owner of Fitness First UK, has created a new luxury health club concept
24 Oct 2024
The first HCM Summit has officially kicked off today (24 October) in the heart of
19 Oct 2024
Fitness First’s turnaround is off to an encouraging start, with like-for-like revenues to 31 March
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
04 Sep 2024
Third Space is gearing up to open its 12th site – the third this year
14 Aug 2024
Fitness First has created a premium membership offering by deploying HealthHero’s full suite of services,
13 Aug 2024
The HCM Summit, which will be held in London on 24 October, has announced EGYM
03 Jun 2024
Justin Musgrove, CEO of Fitness First UK, has made another tactical move, launching three Les
22 May 2024
Leisure Media has added another heavyweight to its line-up of CEOs for its inaugural HCM
05 Apr 2024
Global publishing outfit, Leisure Media, has announced details of its new annual conference for decision-makers
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
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
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
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
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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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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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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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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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Shaping the future of the sector with a clear mission,
unified voice and open channels of communication.
This is the ambition of UK Active’s new chair
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The new CEO of UK Active talks to HCM about the gym-curious and
why he believes the sector can double in size by the end of the next decade
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New legislation is exposing weakness
and potential liabilities in the
management of customer data in
health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
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People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
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After decades of focusing on adult audiences, operators are starting to engage young people – unlocking growth opportunities while supporting the health and wellbeing of future generations
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Matt Parker
MD, Brio“We’ve reduced the level of council investment over the last three years by 40 per cent and increased our turnover by 9 per cent”
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A new report puts physical activity
at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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Would you stop selling memberships to prevent your club getting overcrowded?
How do you strike the balance between maximising profits and prioritising
the member experience? Kath Hudson talks to the experts
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Shaun Grove
Owner, Stride Fitness“My goal was to invest in where fitness is going, not where it’s already been”
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World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry
about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
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