PureGym news
27 Aug 2021
PureGym says it is looking to expand its operations beyond Europe, after experiencing a strong
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 Aug 2021
Uptivo is an all-in-one digital solution for fitness clubs, fitness boutique studios and personal trainers
18 Feb 2021
Placing gyms and leisure centres at the front of the queue for reopening would be
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
03 Sep 2021
“At least 40 per cent of all businesses will die in the next 10 years
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
20 Sep 2021
Despite the Prime Minister’s claims that trade with the EU would be tariff-free post-Brexit, 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
19 Mar 2019
The Gym Group has tackled investor chatter about stagnation in market penetration by collaborating with
28 Feb 2019
PureGym has partnered with Wattbike to open its first dedicated Wattbike Zone at its site
31 Aug 2018
Google plans to disrupt the fitness sector with new fitness coach, PureGym reveals diversification plans,
23 Aug 2018
PureGym has revealed it has a number of new concepts in its development pipeline, as
06 Jul 2018
Manchester launches new cycling and walking network, Puregym acquires Soho Gyms, U2 announces plans for
22 Jun 2018
PureGym has completed the acquisition of Soho Gyms and its 10 clubs, all of which
26 Apr 2018
The opening of 20 new sites and membership growth in its existing clubs has helped
20 Apr 2018
Fitness solution provider Reiver Fitness has signed a technology partnership with software specialist FunXtion. Reiver,
11 Nov 2017
A research project by spinal injury charity Aspire and the University of Birmingham will help
09 Nov 2017
Leisure operators have joined a new scheme to give disabled people and those with long-term
25 Sep 2017
Fitness equipment manufacturer Life Fitness has appointed two new account managers as it expands its
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Editor's letter
“Regaining pre-pandemic membership levels is the first step – the next challenge is returning to profitability ”
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Billed as the ‘2021 Experience Tour’, Egym has taken its
connected gym floor experience on the road around the UK
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Interview
David Lloyd Leisure has not only regained its pre-pandemic member
numbers, it’s also seeking acquisitions, going hard on digital and continuing
to upgrade its portfolio. Its CEO talks to Kate Cracknell
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Life Fitness introduces Integrity SL, the next-generation LED console with intuitive functionality and digital connectivity
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Running
Running booms when health clubs and gyms are closed.
Could this enthusiasm result in treadmill training
becoming the new spinning? Kath Hudson reports
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Active IQ is launching courses to upskill fitness professionals
to work in social prescribing, extending the reach of the industry
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HCM People
Colin Waggett
CEO, Third Space
“We first started talking to KSL over two years ago, so this was not a rushed partnership”
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Generations rarely have the opportunity to
reset public opinion and effect behaviour change
for good, but post-pandemic two unequal
movements with a lot in common will be the
focus of governments, says David Minton
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Changes to DNA which occur during exercise give protection against a wide range of diseases, according to new research from the Univesity of Copenhagen
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Booming membership sales, busy suburban clubs and members visiting during
the working day. Operators are reporting it’s good to be back. Kath Hudson finds
out what business has been like since the re-set button was pressed
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GLL is best known for running leisure
facilities on behalf of local authorities
across the UK, but a lesser-known
part of its remit is its GLL Sport
Foundation which supports Olympic
hopefuls. Liz Terry finds out more
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HCM people
David Beckham
Global partner, F45“This partnership with F45 is an exciting business venture for me”
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The Gym Group has taken its digital hybrid strategy full circle,
piloting in-gym workout pods and studios with its home workout
delivery partner, Fiit. HCM talks to the team driving the project
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How have consumers responded to the
end of lockdowns? Cesar Carvalho shares
some bounceback numbers with HCM
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Dr Davina Deniszczyc talks us through the findings of the first
Nuffield Healthier Nation Index, which has benchmarked activity
levels and attitudes to exercise among the UK population
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Suffice to say that the pandemic has completely changed the way fitness professionals work
and the way consumers work out – and therein lies opportunity.
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As Surge expands its offer with the launch of a third dedicated Electronic Muscle
Stimulation
(EMS) studio this summer – this time in Fleet Street, London – the brand reflects on the
vital role of its estate wide digital ecosystem, created in partnership with Fisikal,
designed to drive business efficiencies and commercial success.
Featured operator news
Award-winning leisure operator Everyone Active generated £342million in social value at its
sites across the country in 2019/20.
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Parkwood Leisure, one of the UK’s leading public leisure facilities operators, helped
prevent more than 7,000 cases of stroke, dementia, depression and type 2 diabetes in 2019,
saving the NHS £16 million, a new social value report has shown.
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