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23 Feb 2024
As Planet Fitness announces strong year-end results there are reports the company is planning a
14 Feb 2024
Industry insiders have confirmed to HCM that parts of the US health and fitness sector
Back for its fifth year, the Connected Health & Fitness Summit (7-8 February 2024, Los
08 Nov 2023
Flynn Restaurant Group, the world’s largest fast food franchise operator, with ambitions to be the
16 Sep 2023
The board of Planet Fitness has ousted Chris Rondeau from his role as CEO, effective
08 Aug 2023
Planet Fitness has posted strong results for Q2 2023, with revenues up US$62.5m on 2022
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
08 Nov 2022
Planet Fitness has reported record results, with 16.6m members globally, according to its Q3 results.
11 May 2022
Planet Fitness saw its Q1 2022 revenue increase by 66.9 per cent (to US$186.7m) on
10 May 2022
Planet Fitness is offering high-school students free access to any of its 2,200 locations in
17 Jan 2022
Planet Fitness has signed an agreement to acquire Sunshine Fitness – an operator of 114
09 Dec 2021
The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has honoured respected spa industry trainer and figure Christine Clinton
08 Nov 2021
Planet Fitness says a surge in people returning to gyms has helped it recover from
PerformX Live, the premier business of fitness event, has announced Dr Jonathan Leary, founder and
27 Feb 2021
People placing increased emphasis on their physical fitness, the advances made in digital fitness and
22 Sep 2020
The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has announced the appointment of C. Victor Brick, CEO of
06 Aug 2020
Planet Fitness' share price on the New York Stock Exchange has remained steady at between
04 Aug 2020
Two of the largest health club operators in the US have announced that members and
01 Jun 2020
Corporate broking and advisory firm, Peel Hunt, has issued a 'buy' recommendation for shares in
22 May 2020
The number of people signing up for memberships at Planet Fitness has been at 2019
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06 Apr 2020
A number of US gym operators are facing lawsuits over their handling of membership fee
30 Jan 2020
Planet Fitness has opened its 2,000th health club in Colorado Springs, Colorado, US. The fitness
15 Nov 2019
Franchised operator Planet Fitness has unveiled plans to expand its footprint into Australia. The first
09 Aug 2019
Planet Fitness has reported a 29.3 per cent increase in revenue for the first half
03 Aug 2019
Bridges Fund Management has completed a deal to buy franchise gym operator, énergie Fitness. The
28 Jun 2019
United PF Partners has acquired 26 Planet Fitness locations and development rights, taking the number
26 Apr 2019
Health Club operator Planet Fitness is offering high school students aged 15 to 18 years
05 Mar 2019
Many a family business has looked to keep itself fresh by handing control down from
25 Feb 2019
Boutique gyms and the rising trend of the pay as you go (PAYG) model is
30 Jan 2019
Philip Newborough, co-founder of investment company Bridges Fund Management, has claimed that capitalism "risks losing
17 Jan 2018
Planet Fitness will continue to grow its brand internationally by entering the Mexican fitness market
08 Jan 2018
Planet Fitness has opened its first gym in Hawaii, giving it a presence in all
10 Nov 2017
Gym chain Planet Fitness has raised its outlook for 2017 revenues to US$430m (€369.4m, £327.7m)
27 Oct 2017
US-based gym chain Planet Fitness has strengthened its leadership team with high-level appointments in its
28 Jul 2017
Low-cost US-based gym franchise Planet Fitness is opening its first club in Panama, central America.
08 Nov 2016
US-based gym chain Planet Fitness – which markets its gyms as having non-intimidating environments –
01 Nov 2016
US-based health club operator Planet Fitness has reported a 10 per cent increase in like-for-like
31 Jul 2015
Another day, another US fitness IPO. Following the news this week that budget chain Planet
30 Jul 2015
Low cost US chain Planet Fitness has announced it is to go public as it
04 Jul 2014
American chain Planet Fitness and global offering 24-Hour Fitness lead the world’s health clubs in
10 Nov 2011
Planet Fitness has opened a new club in Kiev - its first in the city
18 Mar 2011
Top-end US operator Equinox has entered the no-frills market with the opening of its first
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Liz Terry looks at which operators
are most recognised by consumers,
using Kantar’s latest brand insight
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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
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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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“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”
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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
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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
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A new study from researchers at Yale shows HIIT can reverse nerve damage caused by Parkinson’s
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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
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Dr Paul Bedford talks
to Jak Phillips about
the double-edged
sword of the strength
training trend and his
ambitions for the sector
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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
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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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