Fitness First news
27 Oct 2021
Fitness First UK has changed its pricing structure and is now offering a flexible membership
15 Jan 2021
Fitness First has launched a new free digital fitness hub, offering users a wide range
15 Dec 2020
The city-state of Singapore will have an official fitness industry association from 2021. A group
24 Aug 2020
Billionaire Mike Ashley's Frasers Group has acquired the fitness assets of DW Sports for £37m.
03 Aug 2020
DW Sports is going into administration saying it's working to save its 73-strong gym portfolio.
08 Jun 2020
Thousands of UK gyms could go out of business if they're forced to pay full
21 Dec 2021
No two gyms are the same, but making the most of artificial intelligence (AI) and
04 Jun 2020
Mike Lamb CEO, Asia of Jetts 24 Hour Fitness, which has clubs in south-east Asia,
27 May 2020
Gyms and health clubs in Dubai, UAE, have begun reopening their doors today (27 May)
22 Apr 2020
Comedian Rosie Jones found that just one of the three gyms she tried to train
08 Apr 2020
Martin Long, CEO of DW Fitness First, has called on the government to speed up
11 Mar 2020
Sports charity Dallaglio RugbyWorks has appointed Jason Worthy as its new CEO. Worthy, who until
02 Mar 2020
Fitness First Middle East is to launch an entirely new budget chain for the region.
15 Dec 2021
Known for its innovation and for providing one of the the most comprehensive gym and
02 Mar 2020
Affordable fitness chain GymNation has revealed plans to open eight new sites across the United
27 Feb 2020
Fitness First Middle East is preparing for major expansion across the region, after announcing plans
26 Feb 2020
DW Fitness First has extended its partnership with corporate fitness sales specialist Gympass, to increase
11 Feb 2020
Multi-brand wellness operator Evolution Wellness plans to launch new concepts and brands into the Asian
24 Jan 2020
Health-tech brand hero has acquired Revitalise London – a preventative health and vitality specialist –
09 Dec 2019
Physical Company has announced the appointment of Laura Game to the role of account manager
11 Jan 2022
Covid-19 has accelerated digital transformation within the fitness industry by at least a decade, and
26 Nov 2019
Evolution Wellness has developed a new low cost gym concept, which it hopes can tap
25 Nov 2019
Xponential Fitness has revealed plans to take its portfolio of boutique fitness brands onto the
01 Nov 2019
German fitness group LifeFit has revealed plans to convert five of its Fitness First sites
10 Oct 2019
A health and wellbeing club which combines exercise and physical activity classes with mental and
26 Sep 2019
DW Fitness First has teamed up with Hollywood film studio Twentieth Century Fox for its
16 Aug 2019
DW Fitness First has launched its new Kit & Collect service, aimed at increasing secondary
23 Jul 2019
Germany-based LifeFit Group has added regional operator Smile X to its growing portfolio of fitness
02 Jul 2019
Interactive digital fitness company Funxtion, which supplies virtual instructor technology in the form of giant
03 May 2019
Boutique fitness operator 1Rebel has secured a 9,000sq ft site at The Post Building –
23 Apr 2019
SCL Education Group has appointed Brad Rushton as managing director of its SCL Education and
05 Apr 2019
Franchise operator Anytime Fitness has revealed plans to enter the highly competitive German fitness market.
04 Apr 2019
The on-demand fitness sector has a new player, following the launch of 1FitLife. The brainchild
18 Jan 2019
Escape Fitness has appointed Lisa Starkey to the role of account manager for Boutique Solutions.
27 Dec 2018
Boutique fitness operator 1Rebel is looking to expand its London portfolio – as well as
19 Nov 2018
Paula Wells has been named director of YMCA Awards. Wells, who has spent more than
02 Nov 2018
US-based manufacturing conglomerate Brunswick has named Jason Worthy, vice president of Life Fitness, as president
19 Oct 2018
DW Fitness First is introducing a new water-based HIIT class in order to cater to
14 Sep 2018
Developer Moda has signed a pioneering partnership with wellness company Hero, which will look to
12 Jun 2018
Evolution Wellness Holdings has acquired integrated wellness lifestyle company Fivelements for an undisclosed sum. Bali-based
04 May 2018
Gym chain DW Fitness First has revealed its strategic vision to become the UK’s largest
05 Apr 2018
Fitness kit and software supplier eGym has appointed Justin Smith, the former managing director of
22 Mar 2018
Fitness kit and software supplier eGym has announced the acquisition of fitness app specialist Netpulse
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Life Fitness has launched a new mobile app, called Life Fitness
Connect, to provide the ultimate workout experience
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Fitronics’ new member journey software is supporting the
University of Oxford in improving its services for users
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Statistics
New research from tech firm Mindbody gives insights into the state
of the US health and fitness market, as Lauren McAlister reports
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TVS Group installs a new world class facilities at the University of Kent in partnership with Robbins
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Leisure operators should
embrace activity to engage
members says Jenny Patrickson,
managing director of Active IQ
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Despite the renewed interest in health, a proportion of people remain nervous about
going back to health clubs because of infection levels in the wider community. Would
making adjustments to pricing help overcome these barriers? Kath Hudson investigates
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Opinion
Florence Nightingale played an important role in the fitness industry and
if she were still with us, she’d certainly be campaigning for fitness trainers
to be fully involved in combating the effects of lockdown, says Muir Gray
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EuropeActive and the European Committee for
Standardisation are launching new standards for a wide
range of health club operations, as Cliff Collins explains
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“Members are coming back faster than we’ve ever seen. Normally about 20% of the people we sign up are re-joining. Right now, it’s 30%”
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HCM People
Paul Ramsay
MD, 3d Leisure“We’ve never wanted to be the biggest, just the best”
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Randy Hetrick
Founder of TRX and OutFit“I don’t want to compete with gyms, I want to complement them. We’re going to places where they’re not – parks, schools and cul-de-sacs”
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The pandemic brought business as we knew it to a standstill. But not for long. Software
companies were quick to provide solutions to help clubs adapt and now these are here
to stay. Suppliers tell HCM how the pandemic is changing the industry for the better
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Alex Nicholl
MD, Sweat by BXR“We were fortunate to be approached by Sheikh Mohammed – a Qatari entrepreneur – to develop the club
”
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Code Fitness has partnered with body
composition experts Tanita to put
analysis at the heart of its programmes
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Most consumer-facing sectors have standards to reassure customers on matters of safety and quality. Now it’s the turn of our industry to go through this rite of passage
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“Mentra by SATS is a whole ecosystem, with the first physical product an interactive fitness mirror that costs around €1,300, with a digital fitness subscription charged on top”
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