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08 Feb 2024
Frasers Group, owner of Everlast Gyms, has acquired the assets of WIT Fitness from administrators
17 Nov 2023
Everlast Gyms today (16 November) opened a new flagship property at the Metro Centre in
12 Jul 2023
Charitable leisure trust, Horizon Leisure, has acquired a former Sports Direct gym in Guildford and
23 Jun 2022
Barry’s has entered the world of retail, opening a studio in the new Flannels flagship
29 Jul 2016
High performance sport organisation, the Irish Institute of Sport, will be on the hunt for
15 Jun 2016
Cox Architecture will create a 3,000 capacity velodrome in Jakarta for the 2018 Asian Games
In today's competitive fitness landscape, the key to success lies not only in providing exceptional
20 May 2016
DW Sports Fitness director Scott Best has moved into the booming boutique studio sector with
11 May 2016
A brand new body set up to represent the group fitness market has laid out
08 Mar 2016
It is almost impossible to keep all gym machines and free weights clean all the
23 Feb 2016
Sports equipment provider Youth Sport Direct has launched an introductory multi-sport wheelchair designed to encourage
16 Feb 2016
Football facilities specialist Dean Hogan has been named national contracts manager for Pulse and will
14 Jan 2016
British Military Fitness (BMF) has announced an innovative new partnership with Blacks Outdoor Retail to
Complaints about group exercise have become a thing of the past for the Reynolds Group
22 Dec 2015
Retail giant John Lewis has poured cold water on speculation that it is planning a
10 Dec 2015
Sports Direct share have fallen by 13 per cent this morning, as roughly £500m was
09 Dec 2015
Mike Ashley has added to his budding Sports Direct Fitness empire with the acquisition of
08 Dec 2015
Asda’s plans to add in-store gyms as part of a push into the growing fitness
18 Nov 2015
Business secretary Sajid Javid has called on companies in the private sector to play a
17 Nov 2015
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley has widened his burgeoning leisure portfolio by taking a 4.94
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04 Nov 2015
DW Fitness has bought seven former LA fitness sites from Pure Gym, Health Club Managment
14 Oct 2015
Speculation is mounting that Fitness First could soon be up for sale, with owner Oaktree
09 Oct 2015
London-based fitness chain Soho Gyms has moved to draw a line under speculation of a
05 Oct 2015
Sports Direct Fitness is laying the foundations for its ‘aggressive’ expansion over the next year
22 Sep 2015
Health and fitness operators must redefine the boundaries of their market and embrace innovation if
14 Sep 2015
Sports Direct Fitness is planning an aggressive rollout of new health clubs in 2016, with
16 Jun 2015
Asda is bidding to help customers shed pounds from their waistline as well as their
29 May 2015
Pure Gym has emerged as the victor of the long-running race to acquire LA fitness.
27 May 2015
Boutique fitness studios pose a significant threat to traditional gyms, which have taken their eye
18 May 2015
Fitness First has pulled out of the race to acquire long-time gym chain rival LA
16 Apr 2015
Fitness First remains firmly in the running for the £80m race to capture LA fitness,
31 Mar 2015
Pure Gym is the reported frontrunner in a three-horse race to buy LA fitness for
30 Mar 2015
Pure Gym posted a strong set of financial results today (30 March), revealing that group
23 Mar 2015
Sports Direct is bidding to scale up its dual-use gym and retail concept – part
21 Jan 2015
Major health club brands such as LA Fitness, Fitness First, Anytime Fitness and Sports Direct
20 Jan 2015
In the latest example of physical activity becoming ever more affordable and accessible beyond the
07 Jan 2015
It’s all change at The Bannatyne Group, where just days after Health Club Management revealed
30 Oct 2014
Sports Direct’s gym chain – Sports Direct Fitness – has revealed more elements of its
21 Oct 2014
Sports Direct has selected Gladstone Health and Leisure to be its software supplier for the
09 Sep 2014
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley is reportedly thought to have bought the naming rights for
26 Aug 2014
LA fitness CEO Martin Long has played down media speculation that LA fitness will offload
29 Jul 2014
Following the news that JD Sports plans to incorporate a JD Gym into its major
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Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten
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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
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Francesca Cooper-Boden says
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University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship
Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
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The New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride
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GymNation is pioneering the future of
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Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter
and more productive workforce, one membership at a time
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Pilates is having a
moment. Steph Eaves
asks suppliers how
they’re responding
to the demand
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Consumers’ growing love of strength training is to be welcomed, as this long-neglected modality has a renaissance, however, it’s vital we continue to make the case for cardio
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What needs to happen to integrate physical activity with
healthcare? Leaders in the sector share their thoughts
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“I needed a new management team with the talent and leadership to reposition a 20-year-old brand”
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With the industry experiencing a huge swing towards strength training, researchers recommend continuing to make the case for cardio
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HCM People
Jen Holland
CEO: Edinburgh Leisure“Edinburgh Council will have a £143m budget shortfall by 2028/29 and so must find ways to become more efficient”
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Ross Stewart Campbell
CEO, BeyondActiv“We have a fantastic opportunity in front of us to realise our vision of a happier and healthier world”
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The Elevate trade show and conference comes to London next
month. HCM gives the low down on what to look out for
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The European fitness sector is beating pre-pandemic numbers according to the 11th annual European Health & Fitness Market Report 2024 from Deloitte and EuropeActive, as Karsten Hollasch reports
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Belinda Steward
MD of leisure, health and wellbeing, Places Leisure Places Leisure“We need to make it automatic that when people go to their doctor, they’re offered exercise rather than medication where appropriate”
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When a hefty round of investment
coincided with the pandemic, the
CEO of Midtown Athletic Clubs
feared the company – founded by
his grandfather – would go down
on his watch. He talks to Kath
Hudson about the pressure to
keep the business afloat
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Complaints about group exercise have become a thing of the past for the Reynolds Group
thanks to its partnership with CoverMe, a digital platform that simplifies group exercise
and PT management for clubs and instructors.
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