Low-cost gym news
09 Jun 2026
Crunch Fitness has announced the launch of Crunch Reform Pilates – its own reformer concept
03 Jun 2026
Australia’s fast-growing fitness network, Viva Leisure, is adding a low-cost gym brand to its already
29 May 2026
PureGym is encouraging people to step away from their screens and go for a walk,
Gymnation ramps up expansion and heads to Asia, after securing US$100 million from BlackRock vehicle
19 May 2026
GCC gym operator, Gymnation, has secured a $100 million private credit facility from HPS Investment
24 Jan 2025
Fitness participation rates in the United Arab Emirates and Kingdom Saudi Arabia are growing faster
13 Dec 2024
It's been a year of significant growth for PureGym, both at home and overseas. Today
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
26 Sep 2024
Pure Gym has raised the necessary funds to allow the purchase of Blink Fitness, which
26 Jun 2024
PureGym has partnered with the British Heart Foundation to upload all of its defibrillators to
21 Jun 2024
Belgian retail giant, Colruyt Group, is challenging the status quo of the fitness industry in
25 May 2024
The JD Gyms Group has completed a deal to acquire Simply Gym from Bay Leisure.
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
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
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
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 –
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
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.
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
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
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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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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“Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again”
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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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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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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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Designing multi-functional
spaces can lead to
fewer bottlenecks at
peak times. Julie Cramer
investigates the latest kit
and inspiring installations
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Julie Cramer highlights
recent health club flooring
upgrades, as top suppliers
give their advice
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CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an
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