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13 Jan 2023
Richard Darwin is to step down from his role as CEO of The Gym Group
22 Oct 2022
Rainer Schaller, founder and CEO of RSG group and his partner and two children are
21 Apr 2022
Pure Gym has revealed it's planning to double the number of clubs in its portfolio,
21 Oct 2021
The first énergie Fitness club has opened in Spain as part of a push for
17 Apr 2020
Budget operator The Gym Group has raised around £41m through a share issue, in order
09 Oct 2019
John Treharne, founder of The Gym Group, has been appointed chair of boutique fitness brand
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
03 Aug 2019
Bridges Fund Management has completed a deal to buy franchise gym operator, énergie Fitness. The
17 Jun 2019
Low-cost gym operator EōS Fitness has acquired five former Gold's Gym locations in Utah –
19 Mar 2019
The Gym Group has tackled investor chatter about stagnation in market penetration by collaborating with
13 Jun 2018
The Gym Group is to buy 13 sites from easyGym in a deal worth £20.6m,
16 Apr 2018
Budget club operator énergie Fitness is looking for a new financial partner after appointing Clearwater
22 Mar 2018
Low-cost gym operator Xercise4Less will open its 50th UK club in Chesterfied later this year.
Complaints about group exercise have become a thing of the past for the Reynolds Group
11 Jan 2018
Spanish firm Viva Gym has announced the acquisition of Portuguese brand Fitness Hut, creating the
06 Dec 2017
Celebrity personal trainer Mark Anthony has sold his flagship budget gym in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, to
26 Oct 2017
Xercise4Less founder Jon Wright has been praised for his efforts in trying to help reverse
03 Oct 2017
Double Paralympic champion Jonnie Peacock opened the 100th Gym Group site today (3 October) with
31 Aug 2017
Low-cost gym chain Xercise4Less is collaborating with Lancashire Sport Partnership to help people recovering from
18 Aug 2017
European low-cost gym chain Basic-Fit is on target to open 100 clubs this year after
Following a hugely successful event last year in Split, Croatia, a W3Fit EMEA, is heading
13 Apr 2017
The Pulse Group has revamped a 1,150sq m (12,380sq ft) office block to create a
05 Apr 2017
Low-cost gyms and boutique operations helped the European fitness market grow in 2016 as membership
14 Mar 2017
Low-cost health club operator The Gym Group is placing itself at the heart of the
14 Mar 2017
The Gym Group turned around losses of £12.7m (US$15.4m, €14.5m) for 2015 to post a
02 Mar 2017
The "annihilation" of mid-market fitness operators has been the biggest major change in the industry
12 Jan 2017
The Gym Group is on course to meet its target of new openings for 2017,
09 Jan 2017
Budget gym operators with premises in Central London are paying 19 per cent more rent
08 Dec 2016
The growth in participation for hockey, netball and gymnastics has boosted the number of women
07 Dec 2016
US low-cost gym franchise Retro Fitness is planning to open more than 30 sites in
30 Sep 2016
Quadrant Private Equity has agreed to acquire Fitness First Australia from hedge fund giant Oaktree
31 Aug 2016
The Gym Group has exchanged contracts to take over four sites from another operator –
31 Aug 2016
Growth in membership helped revenue at The Gym Group rise to £36.1m in the first
16 Jun 2016
Alliance Leisure has secured a four-year partnership with Leeds City Council to provide client support
30 Oct 2015
Hundreds of Xercise4Less members have come out in support of the low-cost gym chain after
22 Oct 2015
The international health club market saw revenues grow by 5.3 per cent last year, according
16 Jul 2015
Fitness industry analyst Ray Algar will deliver a keynote session at Leisure Industry Week (LIW)
04 Jun 2015
Fitness trainer to the stars Mark Anthony is planning to expand his low-cost gym concept
22 Dec 2014
The Danish arm of low-cost gym chain Fresh Fitness has been sold to the country’s
08 Oct 2014
A new report due out in December will bid to uncover what is driving the
24 Jul 2014
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) decision to refer the proposed merger of The Gym
10 Jul 2014
Gym chain Gymbox has gained investment capital of £10m from the Business Growth Fund (BGF),
18 Mar 2014
One of the founders of Fitness First is investing in a new chain of American-inspired
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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
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Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal
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GymNation is pioneering the future of
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to power and sustain its growth
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Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten
years, ensuring the equipment in its clubs is commercially optimised
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D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with
business growth. MD, John Lofting and operations
director, Matt Aynsley, explain the rationale
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Francesca Cooper-Boden says
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boost health club retention
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University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship
Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
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“Taking care of your physical and mental health is essential for a fulfilling life”
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Industry suppliers are responding to the exponential increase in
consumer demand for strength training with a raft of new and
innovative launches and concepts, as Steph Eaves reports
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As more people join clubs to support their mental
health, fitness professionals need to be empowered to
take a holistic approach. Kath Hudson shares useful
tools discussed at the ACE summit on mental health
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Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
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As health club operators move to incorporate recovery into their
offerings to meet growing consumer demand, Steph Eaves takes a
look at what cryotherapy and ice bathing can add to the equation
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Dr Jonathan Leary
Founder, Remedy Place“It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time”
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McFit, the original budget gym is undergoing
a transformation with a new look and
estate-wide overhaul, as Liz Terry reports
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“We are the new youth club, a social space for young people to connect”
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Imposter syndrome about a promotion taught the
CEO of SATS that behaving authentically is the most
important part of leadership. He talks to Kath Hudson
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