Fitness Hut news
06 May 2026
VivaGym – the fast-growing operator of high-value low-price gyms in Spain and Portugal – is
23 Oct 2025
"The fitness industry is facing an identity crisis," was Anna Bjustam's opening statement as she
30 Apr 2024
US private equity fund, Providence Equity Partners, is acquiring a majority stake in VivaGym from
26 May 2020
HCM understands that the directors of énergie Fitness have brought in specialist company FRP Advisory
03 Dec 2019
Fitness industry veteran Nick Coutts has been appointed chair of Danish fitness tech firm Motosumo.
03 Aug 2019
Bridges Fund Management has completed a deal to buy franchise gym operator, énergie Fitness. The
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
30 Jan 2019
Philip Newborough, co-founder of investment company Bridges Fund Management, has claimed that capitalism "risks losing
16 Apr 2018
Budget club operator énergie Fitness is looking for a new financial partner after appointing Clearwater
11 Jan 2018
Spanish firm Viva Gym has announced the acquisition of Portuguese brand Fitness Hut, creating the
20 Sep 2017
Switching to a rental model for personal trainers will deliver a profit of £1.5m this
15 May 2015
Fitness Hut opened three clubs in Portugal this April: in Loures, 18k north of central
18 Jul 2014
Low-cost operator Fitness Hut has announced it completed a transaction with Portuguese investment fund Oxy
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
13 Jan 2014
Fitness Hut co-founder and CEO Nick Coutts was honoured with the 2013 IHRSA European Club
27 Jul 2012
Image: Spanish clubs are "facing a tough time" VAT paid by health club operators across
10 Nov 2011
Budget gym operator Fitness Hut, founded by industry veteran Nick Coutts, recently opened its first
17 Oct 2011
Entrepreneur and former CEO of Holmes Place Iberia, Nick Coutts, is to launch his new
01 Jun 2011
Nick Coutts, a former chief executive officer of health club chain Holmes Place Iberia, is
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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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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The industry is embracing consumer-facing tech. Now it’s time to
streamline back-of-house systems with Orbit4, says Daniel Jones
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Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
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Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
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If the health service is to
survive, we must recognise
that it is a disease service
– and that wellbeing rests with
us, says the activity advocate
and healthy ageing champion.
He talks to Kate Cracknell
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Jamie Clements
The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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Stephen Price
Founder, SP&Co Group“Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again”
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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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Collaborations with the medical profession and greater aspirations around wellbeing are creating a need for more experts in our sector. It’s time to reboot our thinking around the workforce
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As the entrepreneur who started Wexer, Fresh Fitness, Fitness DK and Repeat, as well as being a former elite athlete, Rasmus Ingerslev’s life looked perfect from the outside, but onthe inside it was a different story. He talks to Kath Hudson about healing old wounds
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For every member with a tripod and a big following, there are others irritated at the way equipment is being hogged or wary they’ll be in the background on someone’s Insta feed. Do influencers offer valuable, free marketing or are they just a nuisance? Kath Hudson finds out how operators are responding
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Strength training is evolving,
driven by changing consumer
preferences. Julie Cramer talks
to innovators about how their
products are meeting this demand
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Julie Cramer highlights
recent health club flooring
upgrades, as top suppliers
give their advice
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As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping
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Celebrating its milestone 5th anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable
gathering of the Health & Fitness industry’s most influential leaders.
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