Lifestyle Fitness news
14 Nov 2025
UK Active has published new guidance designed to help operators support young people over the
15 Jun 2024
More than 200 organisations and athletes in the UK have signed an open letter to
28 Mar 2024
The first annual Private Sector Benchmarking report was released today (27 March). A collaboration between
Speedflex, the fitness concept known for delivering HIIT Without The Hurt, has announced a number
23 Feb 2023
The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end
Lifestyle Fitness and boutique class studio operator, V1BE, announced their second partnership in the summer
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
15 Jun 2021
Rainer Schaller's RSG Group is bringing its John Reed brand of health clubs to the
14 Dec 2020
Lifestyle Fitness and V1BE are partnering to open a new, £1m health club in Manchester.
29 Aug 2018
The Gym Group saw revenues jump by 36 per cent to £58.3m during the first
20 Mar 2018
The Gym Group has posted record revenues and profits as it strengthens its position in
16 Jan 2018
The Gym Group has increased its share of the budget gym sector by opening two-thirds
06 Dec 2017
Celebrity personal trainer Mark Anthony has sold his flagship budget gym in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, to
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
15 Sep 2017
Low-cost fitness operator The Gym Group today announced it has acquired 18 gyms from fellow
23 May 2016
Fusion Lifestyle has transformed a disused basement underneath a swimming pool in Southgate to create
19 Feb 2016
World renowned strength coach Charles R Poliquin – who is known for coaching Olympic and
23 Oct 2015
A new £44m complex combining Consett Academy with a new leisure centre which will be
29 Jan 2015
DNA profiling is to be made available to anyone in the UK courtesy of a
26 Jan 2015
Moving tributes have been paid to Lifestyle Fitness chair and founder Baron Carl Gripenstedt, who
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
08 Sep 2014
An industry-wide coalition of physical activity advocates is urging Britons to lace up their trainers
23 May 2014
Finalists for the new-look 2014 Flame Awards were announced yesterday afternoon by ukactive CEO David
09 May 2013
Lifestyle Fitness low cost clubs and Escape Fitness teamed up to give its new Wembley
14 Nov 2011
Intensiti, a new brand of premium MMA gyms and facilities, is set to open its
09 Dec 2010
East Lindsey District Council (ELDC) has unveiled plans to refurbish local leisure facilities with the
21 Sep 2010
A swimming pool in Penarth, South Wales, which was closed on 14 September due to
04 Nov 2009
A recent revamp of the soft play activity area at Gosling Sports Park in Welwyn
07 Oct 2009
Gosling Sports Park in Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire is set to unveil seven new
06 Apr 2009
A new £30,000 mobile dance project has been launched by sports trust Carlisle Leisure. Funded
24 Jul 2008
The new leisure centre at Freeman’s Place, Durham, has opened to the public. The £12.5m
20 May 2008
Health and fitness group Competition Line has completed the first phase of a £2.2m revamp
23 Nov 2007
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has launched a sports foundation carrying his name in the
30 Aug 2007
Birtley Leisure Centre in Gateshead is undergoing a £1.5m redevelopment. Upgrades to the facilities will
19 Sep 2006
A Florida-based health club chain is offering teenagers between 12 and 17 years old a
03 Feb 2005
Fitness facilities in Sedgefield are set to undergo massive refurbishment as part of a deal
10 Aug 2004
Florida-based Lifestyle Family Fitness has secured $8m (£4.3m) to fund further expansion. The company has
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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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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with
high service levels and a partnership with Technogym
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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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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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The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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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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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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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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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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Record market penetration in the UK
fitness sector masks a deeper shift
around consumer engagement, according
to a report from Grant Thornton and
UK Active, as Liz Terry reports
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Julie Cramer highlights
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Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers
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