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29 Jan 2024
Europe’s largest fitness chain, Basic-Fit, has consolidated its position in France with the launch of
18 Jan 2024
A deal between one of the world’s biggest gym groups and a streaming giant involves
22 Dec 2023
Basic-Fit has acquired RSG Group’s Spanish portfolio of 47 clubs for €50m. RSG had signalled
04 Dec 2023
Sport Alliance has named Erwin Korst vice president sales international. The appointment comes as the
07 Mar 2023
RSG Group is considering the sale of its Spanish clubs, which include more than 40
19 Dec 2022
RSG Group has announced that Hagen Wingertszahn and Dr Jobst Müller-Trimbusch will take over the
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
05 Nov 2022
Authorities in Costa Rica have confirmed the death of RSG Group founder, Rainer Schaller and
22 Oct 2022
Rainer Schaller, founder and CEO of RSG group and his partner and two children are
20 Jul 2022
RSG Group has launched the flagship club for Heimat – the gym giant’s new fitness
31 May 2022
Medicover, the private medical insurance provider, has acquired the Polish network of budget gym mega-brand
06 Apr 2022
The number of people with a gym membership in Europe increased by 1 million (or
01 Sep 2021
Rainer Schaller's RSG Group has set 20 September as the opening date for its first
Panatta will consolidate its global presence throughout 2024 by attending a host of major industry
23 Jul 2021
Rainer Schaller, founder of budget gym megabrand McFIT, says that the global fitness industry will
02 Jul 2021
Rainer Schaller Global Group (RSG Group) has opened a huge flagship Gold's Gym club in
15 Jun 2021
Rainer Schaller's RSG Group is bringing its John Reed brand of health clubs to the
29 Mar 2021
Rainer Schaller's RSG Group has opened a John Reed Fitness club in downtown Los Angeles
14 Jan 2021
As the global vaccine rollout brings reopening closer and heralds the end of lockdowns, jostling
09 Oct 2020
A new fitness industry event is looking to challenge the likes of FIBO with a
PerformX Live, the premier business of fitness event, has announced Dr Jonathan Leary, founder and
14 Jul 2020
Rainer Schaller, the founder of budget gym megabrand McFIT, has added iconic franchised chain Gold's
23 Apr 2019
McFit founder, Rainer Schaller, has announced a new brand for his sprawling fitness empire. In
08 Apr 2019
As reported in HCM earlier this month, the European health and fitness market continued to
03 Apr 2019
The European fitness market continues to grow at a steady rate, according to the latest
31 Jan 2018
Staff retention, leadership culture, professionalisation and quality standards will come under the microscope at this
11 Jan 2018
Budget operators are shaping the fitness landscape in Germany, with six of the top 10
21 Sep 2017
Cyberobics – the virtual fitness division of German company McFIT Global Group – has partnered
01 Sep 2017
German fitness operator McFit is planning to open a gym with an innovative membership model
28 Jun 2017
Ralph Scholz is joining the management team at German fitness operator McFit in an executive
20 Apr 2017
German fitness operator McFit Group will open its first Cyberobics club in the next few
19 Apr 2017
Low-cost fitness operator McFit is primed to grow its brand further in Germany, Europe and
05 Apr 2017
Low-cost gyms and boutique operations helped the European fitness market grow in 2016 as membership
25 Mar 2017
Here are some of the stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from a planned
23 Mar 2017
German fitness operator McFit has launched a new gym concept centred around design and music.
11 Mar 2017
Here are some of the stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from two Frank
08 Mar 2017
Fitness giant McFit has launched a new Cyberobics ‘concept store’ in Berlin, showcasing the company’s
08 Apr 2015
The health club sector is becoming an increasingly attractive prospect for investors, as evidenced by
02 May 2014
UK-based health club chains Virgin Active and David Lloyd Leisure are leading the charge of
26 Apr 2012
The Gym Group has announced plans to open three new locations next month - in
03 Jun 2011
Deloitte and the German association DSSV have announced the key 2010 industry data for the
11 Jun 2010
Budget operator McFit opened its first club in mainland Spain on 3 May. The club,
06 Apr 2010
New research carried out by consultants The Parthenon Group has suggested that the health and
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Jennifer Maanavi
Founder, Physique 57“Our ‘why?’ is to improve the lives of our clients, not to make them feel defeated”
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Property experts say it’s a golden moment for health and fitness operators
to secure leases, as the sector has come through the pandemic with its
reputation largely intact and clubs are seen as desirable anchor tenants.
Kath Hudson finds out why landlords want to talk
HCM magazine
You might be tempted to skip a service, but
experts say it will cost you in the long run.
Providers tell Steph Eaves why they their work
is important to the management of assets
HCM magazine
Liz Terry looks at which operators
are most recognised by consumers,
using Kantar’s latest brand insight
HCM magazine
Although there’s much talk about working with
health services, research from SLC suggests
there’s much work to do before the sector is
ready for the challenge. Kath Hudson asks the
experts to identify barriers and solutions
HCM magazine
Absenteeism and presenteeism is
taking a huge economic toll, with
musculoskeletal problems and poor
mental health the biggest issues.
Can workplace wellness make
a difference? Kath Hudson investigates
HCM magazine
“Looking at Orangetheory 10–20 years down the road, international markets will be three to five times the size of the US. At that point, we’ll be talking 10,000 units globally”
HCM magazine
Dr Paul Bedford talks
to Jak Phillips about
the double-edged
sword of the strength
training trend and his
ambitions for the sector
HCM magazine
Remember when there was mass hostility about London hosting the 2012 Olympics? Huw Edwards, CEO of UK Active, was there. He talks to Kath Hudson about the lessons he learned
HCM magazine
Fuel the debate about issues and opportunities across the industry. We’d love to hear from you – [email protected]
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HCM People
Esther Fairfax
Founder, The Lotte Berk Foundation“My mother was the first person to take dance and create an exercise programme out of it”
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