Fitness chain news
09 Apr 2026
Fitness First is consistently pushing ahead with the digitalisation of its training support,
24 Nov 2025
Former Gymbox directors, Marc Diaper and Rory McEntee (now respectively CEO of Fitness First UK
29 Oct 2025
Nordic health and fitness chain, SATS, has maintained its momentum in the third quarter of
01 Jul 2025
Planet Fitness, which is listed on the Nasdaq, is thought to be positioning for a
28 Apr 2025
US low cost, 24/7 fitness chain, EoS Fitness, is exploring a sale valuing the company
17 Mar 2025
Adding 173 clubs to its network in 2024, and with the ambition of 3,000 to
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
17 Feb 2025
Colruyt Group’s fitness chain, Jims, is doubling its estate with the acquisition of 40 fitness
10 Feb 2025
Spanish operator, Synergym, has entered into a €70 million syndicated financing agreement to fuel domestic
12 Aug 2024
UAE fitness chain, GymNation, has acquired a Fitness First club in Dubai, to merge with
21 Jun 2024
Belgian retail giant, Colruyt Group, is challenging the status quo of the fitness industry in
22 Apr 2024
Following three disrupted lockdown years, the European fitness market bounced back in 2023, according to
19 Apr 2024
Norwegian health club operator, Treningshelse Holding, which owns the Aktiv365 and Family Sports Club fitness
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
05 Apr 2024
Global publishing outfit, Leisure Media, has announced details of its new annual conference for decision-makers
14 Feb 2024
Industry insiders have confirmed to HCM that parts of the US health and fitness sector
29 Jan 2024
Europe’s largest fitness chain, Basic-Fit, has consolidated its position in France with the launch of
13 Mar 2023
Basic-Fit has released its results for 2022 which show strong club and membership growth, a
08 Feb 2023
The Gym Group (TGG) has announced that Simon Jones has taken the role of non-executive
26 Jan 2023
Fitness First’s annual Red Monday campaign, which ran across the UK on 16 January 2023,
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
20 Jan 2023
Longevity, a startup providing longevity products, services, education and advice to subscribers, has launched a
04 Jan 2023
Luxury fitness chain Equinox has hit the headlines with a new year membership campaign that
13 Dec 2022
Peloton has called a stop to its disastrous attempt to rebrand Precor as Peloton Commercial,
25 Nov 2022
José Nercellas, CEO of l’Orange Bleue, is planning to open 450 new European gyms and
21 Nov 2022
Third Space has opened the doors to its new 27,000 sq ft club in London's
31 Oct 2022
Basic-Fit is set to continue its ambitious growth and expansion plans in Europe, following a
04 Oct 2022
Barry’s has launched a HIIT spin and strength class called Ride in New York City.
06 Sep 2022
Urban Gym Group (UGG) has announced a 50 per cent increase in TrainMore memberships in
23 Aug 2022
Third Space has announced it will be opening new clubs in Wimbledon and Battersea, London,
10 Aug 2022
Fitness markets around the globe are demonstrating "reassuring signs of recovery" following the pandemic disruptions
28 Jul 2022
Scandinavian fitness chain SATS has reported Q2 results showing a 53 per cent increase in
26 Jun 2022
Boutique fitness chain 1Rebel opens the doors to its tenth club today (Monday 27 June
09 Jun 2022
Basic-Fit has opened its 600th club in France in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, in the Pays de la
03 May 2022
Basic-Fit opened a record number of 72 clubs in the first quarter of 2022. Fifty-five
03 May 2022
Multi-brand fitness chain Urban Gym Group (UGG) has raised €16m in capital. The funds will
German software giant Magicline is shaking up the global fitness market and actively working on
15 Nov 2021
Polish corporate wellness platform Benefit Systems has taken over a majority stake in club operator
02 Jul 2021
Rainer Schaller Global Group (RSG Group) has opened a huge flagship Gold's Gym club in
11 May 2021
Jan Spaticchia, founder and chair of énergie Fitness has died aged 51 following a short
12 Feb 2021
Europe’s largest fitness chain, Basic-Fit, has secured a €150m bridge facility, which it says will
11 Feb 2021
Virgin Active investors are understood to be preparing a £60m+ funding injection into the fitness
28 Dec 2020
24 Hour Fitness will emerge from chapter 11 bankruptcy this week after the gym chain
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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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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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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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Pulse Fitness has created a
new health club delivering an
elevated wellness experience
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New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with
high service levels and a partnership with Technogym
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Julie Cramer highlights
recent health club flooring
upgrades, as top suppliers
give their advice
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Deena Gillan
Chair of UK Active’s Independent Council and GM at 3-1-5“There are so many dedicated people in the independent sector – they work hard because they’re passionate about changing lives”
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Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers
confirming the event’s largest-ever drinks reception as registrations continue to run more
than 10% ahead of last year.
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