PureGym news
23 Jun 2022
A special task force has been established to boost physical activity opportunities for people with
21 Apr 2022
Pure Gym has revealed it's planning to double the number of clubs in its portfolio,
06 Apr 2022
The number of people with a gym membership in Europe increased by 1 million (or
16 Mar 2022
Pure Gym has launched in the US under the brand Pure Fitness, with the first
New UK Active membership council revealed – Dave Courteen to chair and also join the UK Active board
17 Feb 2022
Industry body, UK Active, has revealed a new council to represent the voice of members
15 Dec 2021
Pure Gym has dropped plans for an IPO which it revealed in August, opting instead
It’s a known fact that gamification is an effective method to make everyday activities and
06 Dec 2021
Denmark has been identified as the cheapest country in the world to live a healthy
22 Nov 2021
The PureGym app has been named the Health and Fitness App of the Year at
13 Nov 2021
Eight of the top 20 private health club operators in the UK have grown their
10 Nov 2021
A new guide has been published to give health clubs, gyms and leisure centres in
30 Sep 2021
New research by Barclays Corporate Banking reveals that the leisure, fitness, spa and hospitality industries
27 Aug 2021
PureGym says it is looking to expand its operations beyond Europe, after experiencing a strong
Questex’s iconic event Sibec Europe-UK – known as Europe’s leading hosted buyer event for the
27 Jul 2021
The Pingdemic of people receiving notifications on their phones, telling them to self-isolate because of
04 Jun 2021
The number of health club members returning to gyms since lockdown has beaten all expectations,
21 Apr 2021
PureGym saw its group-wide revenue decline by £177m during 2020, as it lost 37 per
12 Apr 2021
Health clubs, leisure centres and studios in England have opened today (12 April) for the
08 Apr 2021
As health clubs and fitness studios in England are counting the hours down to reopening
18 Feb 2021
Placing gyms and leisure centres at the front of the queue for reopening would be
Parkwood Leisure, one of the UK’s leading leisure operators, has reached the milestone of teaching
16 Feb 2021
PureGym expects lockdowns to last "until at least 31 March" – and that it will
12 Jan 2021
The government needs to provide the fitness and physical activity sector with a plan which
28 Dec 2020
Polish medical insurance outfit, Medicover, has rescued Polish operator, Fitness World, out of administration. The
09 Dec 2020
Fitness Time, the largest network of sport and fitness clubs in Saudi Arabia, is embarking
03 Dec 2020
PureGym will take its budget fitness concept to Saudi Arabia, after securing a franchise partnership
17 Nov 2020
Humphrey Cobbold, CEO of PureGym, has confirmed to HCM that the company's operations in Poland
06 Nov 2020
PureGym is burning £4m of cash a week through its UK business, due to the
14 Oct 2020
The UK government is likely to face legal challenges from gym operators following the revelation
14 Oct 2020
Gym and health club operators with sites in Liverpool, UK, have been left "astounded" at
06 Oct 2020
The assistant general manager at PureGym's Luton and Dunstable branch, who promoted a 12 Years
11 Sep 2020
PureGym has secured a £100m cash injection from shareholders to help deal with both the
27 Aug 2020
Pure Gym's overseas clubs returned to pre-COVID-19 profit levels in the first month of trading
29 Jul 2020
ukactive has questioned the Scottish government's handling of the lockdown, following reports of a delayed
13 Jul 2020
PureGym's operations in Europe have helped the business through the UK lockdown, according to CEO
22 Jun 2020
Budget operators, Pure Gym has released its reopening video, taking a very customer-centric approach. The
01 Jun 2020
Corporate broking and advisory firm, Peel Hunt, has issued a 'buy' recommendation for shares in
29 May 2020
PureGym has become the latest fitness operator to deploy a digital offering in a bid
06 May 2020
Budget operator, Pure Gym, has revealed it’s trialling a franchise offering to grow the brand
13 Apr 2020
The legislation intended to protect commercial tenants from eviction during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has
12 Dec 2019
PureGym is set to become the second largest fitness operator in Europe, after revealing plans
16 Jul 2019
Pure Gym has appointed Premier Global NASM as its exclusive UK fitness training provider. The
25 Apr 2019
Budget operator Pure Gym achieved double-digit growth in revenue and profitability during 2018, cementing its
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Jetts operating across Asia Pacific, Fitness and Lifestyle Group
has long been a tech innovator, as Kate Cracknell discovers
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Social media influencers cause harm by raising unrealistic expectations of physical perfection, as Andrea Dearden explains
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The fitness sector has an unprecedented opportunity to
become a credible partner in ensuring the health and wellbeing
of the nation, says Mosaic Group MD and new chair of the UK
Active Membership Council. He talks to Kate Cracknell
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“7 in 10 girls actively avoid activity during their period. This can lead to long-term absences and habits that are difficult to reverse”
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From colour zones to personalised resistance, indoor bikes now offer
smarter, more advanced features than ever before. Suppliers tell us how
their models can revolutionise your indoor cycling programme
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Energy is top of the agenda for two major reasons – cost and decarbonisation. With these two on a collision course, our experts share their views
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Researchers have shed new light on the effects of HIIT on skeletal muscle, according to a study published on the eLife platform
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After a hiatus due to the pandemic,
LeisureDB has updated its State of
the Fitness Industry Report for 2022,
as David Minton reports
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Parkwood Leisure, one of the UK’s leading leisure operators, has reached the milestone of
teaching 100,000 children to swim through its Learn To Swim Programme.
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Questex’s iconic event Sibec Europe-UK – known as Europe’s leading hosted buyer event for the
fitness industry – will take place from 27-30 September at the Anantara Vilamoura Algarve
Resort, in Portugal.
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A new partnership has been launched to provide inclusive swimming for children with
mobility, visual and hearing disabilities.
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Following a competitive tendering process, Serco Leisure and its partner More Leisure
Community Trust Limited (MLCT) have been awarded a 10-year contract by Mansfield District
Council to operate three centres in the town, starting 1 May 2022.
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