Fitness First news
08 Jun 2020
Thousands of UK gyms could go out of business if they're forced to pay full
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
10 Jun 2020
Fitness expert and television host, Jessie Pavelka has collaborated with Fisikal, experts in digital management
02 Mar 2020
Fitness First Middle East is to launch an entirely new budget chain for the region.
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 –
20 Apr 2020
Incorpore and MoveGB are pleased to announce they have entered into a landmark partnership, combining
09 Dec 2019
Physical Company has announced the appointment of Laura Game to the role of account manager
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
24 May 2020
Innovatise, the company behind myFitApp, today announced the immediate availability of its customer-branded live-streaming solution.
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
Features
Training
Balance training is set to become a major fitness trend, with
exercisers increasingly appreciating the benefits of having
a strong core and good balance, particularly as they age.
Lauren Health-Jones rounds up the latest product releases
Features
Staff welfare
As staff and members prepare to return to the gym,
Dr Dane Vishnubala gives advice to operators
on gearing up to offer them mental health support
Features
Supplier showcase
Working with Precor, Aberdeen Sports Village has undergone a £500k overhaul to strengthen the user experience and put digital connectivity at the core of its offering
Features
Supplier showcase
Bannatyne has driven member engagement with Les Mills during the lockdown
Features
Reopening
David Lloyd Leisure has launched a raft of outdoor classes, including
an enhanced role for its Battlebox concept, as Liz Terry reports
Features
Opinion
The over-70s were treated as one homogenous group during
the lockdown and advised to shield. Colin Milner, founder and CEO
of the International Council on Active Aging says this is leading to
an increase in ageism that the industry must fight to overcome
Features
Consumer culture
Ken Hughes, expert in consumer culture and human behaviour spoke as part of the Technogym Talks series of webinars about how operators can navigate the new consumer landscape
Features
People
“We see ourselves as a truly European player. We’re analysing France, Germany, Italy and the UK for development”
People
HCM people
Jo Smallwood
general manager, Oldham Leisure Centre“We saw the opportunity to initiate new partnerships with the Oldham Foodbank to help local residents during the COVID-19 crisis. We can’t serve our community in the way we would usually do, so we’ve moved resources to help where people need us most”
People
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Ben Lucas
Founder, Flow Athletic, Sydney“We advise our Flow Athletes to complete classes at a ratio of one yoga class to
one strength class to one cardio class. This combination has very positive effects”
People
HCM people
Aaron Smith
Founder, KX Pilates“‘KX’ stands for ‘the Kaizen Experience’, which means ‘change for the better’ in Japanese. It’s a philosophy that focuses on continuous improvement. We’re always seeking to improve, not only as a company but as individuals”
People
HCM people
Professor Zhen Yan
director of the Center for Skeletal Muscle Research, University of Virginia“Regular exercise may help people survive COVID-19”
People
HCM people
Michael Ramsay
Founder and director, STRONG Rowformer“There’s something about the combination of fast-twitch and slow-twitch
fibres working together that absolutely destroys you and gives you
an almost euphoric feeling at the end of every workout”
People
HCM people
Dr Jonathan Leary
Remedy Place, West Hollywood: Founder and CEO“Remedy Place teaches people how to take care of themselves and gives them the tools they need to be holistically healthy ”
People
“The remote personal training service has also been a great success: we’ll maintain around 40% of our PT business for April”
People
Kate Cracknell talks connected health and digital transformation
with Chris Blackwell-Frost, Martin Friend and Rick Crawford
from Nuffield Health’s senior management team
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