LA fitness news
23 Oct 2025
After a networking breakfast, Leisure Media CEO, Liz Terry and PureGym chair, Humphrey Cobbold, have
06 Oct 2025
David Stalker has been announced as the new chair of UK Active today (6 October)
10 Feb 2025
Fitness First has opened the doors to its 28th site in Marylebone, central London –
18 Jul 2024
Fitness International has announced the acquisition of XSport Fitness, adding to its portfolio of brands,
05 Dec 2023
Jay Worthy has joined the advisory board of equipment supplier Stonger Wellness to help set
29 Nov 2023
Xponential Fitness, the largest global franchisor of boutique fitness brands, has announced the opening of
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
06 Sep 2023
Industry veteran Jason Worthy, who was appointed CEO of Anytime Fitness UK eight months ago,
04 Aug 2023
Xponential Fitness, has released its global financial results for the year to date, with a
30 May 2023
Urban Gym Group is adding to its network of fitness clubs with the opening of
05 Oct 2022
Former CEO of Anytime Fitness Neil Randall has been appointed the new CEO of TrainMore
15 Jul 2022
LeisureDB has launched a new Spotlight Report series analysing the independent sector of the fitness
02 Jun 2022
LA Fitness co-founder, David Turner, has acquired the assets and IPs of The Leisure Database
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
06 May 2022
Altis, an artificial intelligence-based personal trainer solution, has secured more than US$3m worth of financing,
08 Nov 2021
Xponential Fitness has secured a deal that will see its branded boutique studios being set
13 May 2021
HCM understands that Fitness International, which operates more than 700 health clubs under the LA
20 Apr 2021
Outdoor workouts have become increasingly popular over the past year, as pandemic lockdowns – and
06 Apr 2020
A number of US gym operators are facing lawsuits over their handling of membership fee
18 Mar 2020
Leading fitness chains in the US are closing their clubs and studios, as a measure
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
14 Aug 2019
Fitness franchise YourZone45 has concluded a second round of funding, as it prepares to expand
18 Jul 2018
Low-cost operator énergie Fitness is looking to more than double the number of franchised clubs
26 Jun 2018
Boutique fitness franchise YourZone45 has secured investment and executive support from fitness industry specialists Mhairi
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
16 Apr 2018
Budget club operator énergie Fitness is looking for a new financial partner after appointing Clearwater
02 Oct 2017
UK trampoline park operator Oxygen Freejumping has appointed Ross Chester to its board as chief
20 Sep 2017
Trampoline park operator Oxygen Freejumping is opening a 30,000sq ft (2,787sq m) operation at The
25 Aug 2017
Anytime Fitness says it's targeting 400 UK clubs within the next three years, as it
22 Aug 2017
Stuart Broster has been appointed Anytime Fitness UK chief executive - a newly created role
01 Aug 2017
Trampoline park operator Oxygen Freejumping has acquired Air Space Trampoline in a multi-million pound cash
17 May 2017
The DW Group has appointed Martin Long as its chief executive officer. Long led the
30 Mar 2017
Increased membership numbers helped Pure Gym record strong financial results in 2016, with further rises
02 Mar 2017
The "annihilation" of mid-market fitness operators has been the biggest major change in the industry
04 Nov 2016
US-based health club operator LA Fitness has opened a 45,000sq ft (4,200sq m) flagship club
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
04 Jul 2016
Pure Gym is to put its planned IPO on ice amid the ongoing market turbulence
01 Jul 2016
The potential takeover of Fitness First UK by Dave Whelan’s DW Sports would mark the
27 May 2016
The number of swimming pools in the UK continued to decrease over 2015/16 – although
26 Apr 2016
Oxygen Freejumping has announced plans to bring the bounce to Leeds this summer with a
15 Apr 2016
Pure Gym has given itself a solid launchpad for its expected summer IPO, reporting significant
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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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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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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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Pulse Fitness has created a
new health club delivering an
elevated wellness experience
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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Vicci Wells shares insights from the
recent Class of 2035 report into
physical activity in Generation Alpha
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