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25 Apr 2019
Budget operator Pure Gym achieved double-digit growth in revenue and profitability during 2018, cementing its
22 Jun 2018
PureGym has completed the acquisition of Soho Gyms and its 10 clubs, all of which
26 Apr 2018
The opening of 20 new sites and membership growth in its existing clubs has helped
21 Feb 2018
Budget club operator Pure Gym has reached 1 million members in the UK, following a
03 Nov 2017
US buyout firm Leonard Green & Partners has won a two-month bidding contest for Pure
26 Sep 2017
Bidders have reportedly tabled offers for the UK’s biggest health and fitness group Pure Gym
16 Oct 2019
Fisikal has launched its first self-activating digital business solution, ideal for personal trainers and studio
11 Jul 2017
Pure Gym has appointed Rebecca Passmore as its director of operations, replacing Jacques de Bruin,
30 Mar 2017
Pure Gym's planned initial public offering (IPO) that was abandoned last year cost the group
30 Mar 2017
Increased membership numbers helped Pure Gym record strong financial results in 2016, with further rises
11 Oct 2016
Humphrey Cobbold, CEO of Pure Gym, has confirmed this morning to Health Club Management that
10 Oct 2016
Reports breaking overnight suggest Pure Gym's planned IPO will not now go ahead. According to
15 Sep 2016
Pure Gym will plough some of the money it raises from selling its shares into
13 Nov 2019
Who does your brand belong to? There used to be only one answer to this
14 Sep 2016
Budget health club operator Pure Gym has announced plans to float on the London Stock
04 Jul 2016
Pure Gym is to put its planned IPO on ice amid the ongoing market turbulence
07 Jun 2016
Former ukactive CEO David Stalker believes it’s time for the fitness industry’s old guard to
15 Apr 2016
Pure Gym has given itself a solid launchpad for its expected summer IPO, reporting significant
21 Jan 2016
Budget operator Pure Gym has tapped into London’s booming boutique fitness market with the launch
18 Jan 2016
Pure Gym is preparing for a change of ownership, with a stock market float worth
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13 Nov 2019
The Tiara9 system has been selected by leisure trust, GLL, to support the nationwide rollout
03 Dec 2015
Any suspicions that the boutique studio boom is stealing the thunder of fast-growing budget gyms
18 Aug 2015
Pure Gym’s takeover of LA fitness and its 42 gyms has been cleared by the
25 Jun 2015
Six time Olympic gold medal winner Sir Chris Hoy has invested in Pure Gym and
29 May 2015
Pure Gym has emerged as the victor of the long-running race to acquire LA fitness.
01 May 2015
Pure Gym has become the latest major gym chain to capitalise on the UK’s insatiable
13 Apr 2015
Last week’s FIBO trade show for fitness, wellness and health in Germany’s Cologne attracted a
09 Apr 2015
The rapid advance of technology is democratising fitness, giving consumers more choice than ever before
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Cycling
In last month’s issue we grilled operators about what makes the best indoor cycling class, and
they agreed instructors play a crucial part in the overall class experience. Now we’re asking the
experts on the frontline for their thoughts on what makes indoor cycling such a phenomenon
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Exercises, workload, work/rest ratio and pace have been defined and integrated into personalised programmes
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Thought leaders
Equinox and SoulCycle became mired in controversy recently, when the CEO and majority shareholder of their parent company hosted a fundraiser for President Trump’s re-election. What's the way forward for these brands and what can we learn from this furore? Kath Hudson asks the thought leaders
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If you think of school leavers when you think of apprentices, think again. Apprenticeships are far from limited to career starters, with new generation programmes tailor-made to bring out the best in accomplished managers
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A partnership between Pure Gym and BLK BOX is challenging the low-cost model
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Active ageing
The 2019 Moving Communities report highlighted that the silver pound could drive
significant growth in public leisure. Operators are capitalising on this potential
revenue stream, but uptake is slow. Utku Topraksevten investigates
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Gita Sjahrir
Founder, R-FITNESS
“We became the first boutique fitness brand in all of Southeast Asia to ever raise venture capital backing. This was positive for the industry as it signalled that the industry had growth potential”
People
“One of the opportunities we’re looking at is in London. The location doesn’t suit a low-cost gym, but would suit a boutique-style model. - John Oxley”
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José Teixeira
SC Fitness, Portugal: head of customer experience“People often assume that those who pay more stay longer, but we don’t see this. What we see is that if you have PT you stay longer because you use more, not because you pay more”
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Rachael Blumberg
Platefit: creator and founder“People know yoga, Pilates, HIIT and Barry’s Bootcamp, but many don’t know vibration training and it’s my intention, passion and purpose to
make it available and bring it to the world”
People
“I was seeing a lot of bad pad work and poor teaching in gyms, which broke my heart but spurred me on to develop a dedicated course for boxing technique”
People
“We’re trying to help people understand exactly how much effort they need to apply in order to get the best outcome, so they can do it over a long period of time and not burn out. The overall training effect is then much better”
People
“you can never sit back and say ‘yeah, we’ve got it now, it’s all sorted’. With each change of government, each change of minister, you have to keep working on those relationships ”
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Ben Gotting & Dave Thomas
The Foundry: co-founders“Because of our strong focus on community and inclusivity our members
really do range from unemployed, and even homeless, to CEOs and
board members of major institutions and celebrities”
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Elodie Garamond
Le Tigre: founder“We now have eight sites and offer retreats, such as a retreat in a Moroccan palace and a French chateaux-based yin yoga and writing retreat”
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