Octane news
06 Nov 2024
After successful October events in Berlin and Madrid, Cyprus is the next stop on the
02 Feb 2024
Rollercoaster and ride designer and manufacturer Maurer Rides has announced its latest concept, the Spike
15 Sep 2022
The Tarka Leisure Centre in North Devon, which reopened in June after a £15m revamp,
22 Apr 2022
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has opened a new club in Cricklewood Lane, London. The launch
03 Feb 2022
Les Mills has created a VR version of its Bodycombat workout and made it available
15 Dec 2021
True Fitness, manufacturer of commercial cardio and strength equipment since 1981, has appointed Matt Hacker
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
10 Nov 2021
Les Mills has launched a new solution to help fitness operators transform space in their
21 Sep 2020
Electronics giant LG has entered the fitness and wellness market with the launch of a
07 Jul 2020
Fitness equipment firm Nautilus Inc is looking for a buyer for its commercial equipment brand
28 Dec 2019
At-home fitness company Echelon Fitness has signed a partnership deal with interior and product designer
29 Jul 2019
Private equity firm North Castle Partners has taken a stake in at-home fitness and indoor
17 Jul 2019
Fitness equipment giant Nautilus has named James "Jim" Barr IV as its chief executive officer.
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
25 Apr 2019
The Studio, presented by Hutchison Technologies provided a high-octane stage for a variety of GroupX
23 Apr 2019
Legacy Entertainment has partnered with Trans Studio to create Road Rage, the world's first ever
20 Apr 2019
Construction work on The Wave, a £37m indoor water park and leisure centre in Coventry,
18 Mar 2019
Hutchison Technologies have been helping customers to deliver bespoke member experiences across UK health, fitness
19 Oct 2018
DW Fitness First is introducing a new water-based HIIT class in order to cater to
18 Sep 2018
Celebrity survivalist Bear Grylls’ new £20m (US$26.3m, €22.5m) adventure attraction in Birmingham, UK, has opened
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
04 Jul 2018
Equipment supplier Matrix Fitness has restructured its sales team and added a trio of senior
06 Feb 2018
TV journalist and presenter Dr Michael Mosley has been announced as a keynote speaker for
05 Feb 2018
Thanks to increasing industry support Elevate, the UK’s largest physical activity trade event, has announced
29 Sep 2017
The team behind high-end fitness and wellbeing club KX has opened a pay-as-you-go boutique studio
25 Aug 2017
British architecture practice FaulknerBrowns have been selected to design a £50m (US$64m, €54.3m) indoor sports
19 Jul 2017
St Michaels Health Club has opened after a £2m (US$2.6m, €2.3m) revamp of the former
09 Jun 2017
David Lloyd Leisure has exchanged contracts to buy premium health club The Academy in Harrogate,
01 Feb 2017
Places for People Leisure has a won a 20-year contract to run council-owned fitness facilities
03 Jan 2017
Nottingham’s West Bridgford district has kicked off 2017 by welcoming a £13m (US$15.9m, €15.3m) sport
08 Sep 2016
Fitness equipment supplier Octane Fitness UK has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of
03 Aug 2016
US-based fitness equipment provider Nautilus saw its revenues increase by 32 per cent in the
02 Aug 2016
Planning approval for a “game-changing” £37m (US$49m, €43.7m) water park has been granted by Coventry
28 Jul 2016
High flyers working in the central business district of Frankfurt are being offered an exercise
15 Jun 2016
The brand new £7.5m Tewkesbury Leisure Centre has opened to the public, with Places for
07 Jun 2016
Octane’s new Zero Runner is designed to give a walking, jogging or running workout without
20 May 2016
DW Sports Fitness director Scott Best has moved into the booming boutique studio sector with
14 May 2016
This week leisure architecture was celebrated in two high-profile competitions: RIBA’s first International Prize and
12 May 2016
FaulknerBrowns Architects partner Michael Hall has described how the studio’s planned indoor waterpark project in
04 May 2016
Elevate, the new trade show which aims to unite sectors in tackling physical inactivity, kicks
22 Apr 2016
International gym franchise Snap Fitness has announced that it has signed a major UK development
07 Apr 2016
The Chief Medical Officer for England, Dame Sally Davies, is to discuss the key role
06 Apr 2016
Technogym has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire a majority stake in Exerp
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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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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Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
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Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate,
has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company
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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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New insight from Deloitte and Grant Thornton shows record growth, but the real shift is towards identity and perceived value, revealing opportunities to deepen engagement with members
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“Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.”
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Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers
confirming the event’s largest-ever drinks reception as registrations continue to run more
than 10% ahead of last year.
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As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping
people stay active, independent and feeling good for longer.
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