Fitness First news
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
04 Jun 2020
Mike Lamb CEO, Asia of Jetts 24 Hour Fitness, which has clubs in south-east Asia,
23 Oct 2020
Red light therapy equipment supplier, Red Light Rising has partnered with Aidan Robinson of ITRM
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.
02 Mar 2020
Affordable fitness chain GymNation has revealed plans to open eight new sites across the United
19 Nov 2020
Matrix Fitness has announced an exclusive partnership with Primal Strength to target an increased strategic
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
26 Nov 2019
Evolution Wellness has developed a new low cost gym concept, which it hopes can tap
28 Jan 2021
Precor has launched a mobile app to accompany its popular networked fitness solution, Preva, which
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
09 Mar 2018
Fitness equipment giant Core Health & Fitness has announced two major appointments, following the retirement
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Research
“Fitness operators who seek to pull through this random and cruel era of COVID-19 will need to embrace change. Not cosmetic change, but deep-down foundational change”
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HCM People
All products have been priced competitively, using Amazon as a benchmark, to ensure the shop can thrive in a competitive market
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Editor's letter
There’s never been a more important time for us all to be focused on lobbying, as the industry fights for its work and potential to be recognised and supported
HCM Magazine
When Geoff Whitington started
to see his life unravel as a result
of diabetes, his sons Anthony and
Ian gave up their jobs to help him
change his lifestyle. This resulted
in a new lease of life for all of them.
Anthony Whitington, co-creator
of BBC documentary, Fixing Dad,
speaks to HCM’s Kath Hudson about
the journey the family has been
on, their mission to inspire others
to engage with their health and the
launch of new initiative, Fixing Us
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Supplier showcase
Third Space members embrace new digital app, viewing 75,000 workouts in just three months
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Sponsored
Welcome to the world of creative fitness, where exercise and fun merge to change the way we train
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Research
Tracking consumers’ sentiment in relation to lockdowns gives valuable insights into members’ priorities. Leisure-net surveyed the first two UK lockdowns and is currently working on the third. Dave Monkhouse reports on results from the lockdown 2 survey
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“Our ‘Live It’ membership tier allows you to work out close to home and close to the office. I think we’ll see even greater take-up of that product as a result of flexible working patterns”
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“Sport Relief’s ultimate objective was to reach the poorest and most disadvantaged... to inspire, encourage and motivate the most marginalised in our society”
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More than 1,700 industry professionals from 47 different
countries joined the virtual Retention Convention recently,
making it one of the sector’s largest online events of the year
HCM magazine
Muir Gray has a vision for a world where exercise professionals help people live longer, better lives into old age
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HCM People
Scott O’Shea
Founder, Station Mill“Coming from a personal training background, my experience has taught me that people hire the trainer before the training
”
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HCM People
Adam Tranter
Founder, #Bike is Best and Cycling Marketing Board“If we could get bike journeys up from 2% to 4% it would make a huge impact on emissions, people’s health and mental wellbeing”
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“Our membership process is intentional and deliberate to ensure our community is diverse in background, profession and thought”
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Most of the world is dealing with some form of disruption to daily life, work life and
finances, as well as navigating an uncertain world. Even those who enjoy robust mental
health are finding themselves suffering from stress, anxiety, low mood and insomnia.
What can the health and fitness industry do to help? Kath Hudson reports
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Venueserve Fitness is working with the Health Club Collection to drive its digital customer engagement
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Member engagement software provider The Retention People (TRP) has unveiled the winners of
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Matrix Fitness has announced an exclusive partnership with Primal Strength to target an
increased strategic focus on the Scottish market.
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