Follow Health Club Management on Twitter Like Health Club Management on Facebook Join the discussion with Health Club Management on LinkedIn
FITNESS, HEALTH, WELLNESS

Trading update news

Basic-Fit has received permission to operate 24/7 staffless clubs in France, a change which is
Basic-Fit has signed an agreement to sell five Holmes Place clubs it acquired as part
Speaking to HCM for its 2024-2025 Handbook, which will be out next month, PureGym managing
There is speculation that Basic Fit will sell the five Spanish Holmes Place clubs it
Total Fitness has released results for its most recent financial year (to June 23), which
Will Orr, CEO of The Gym Group, has revealed the company’s full-year results for 2023,
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Shares in The Gym Group have jumped sharply, after it reported substantial gains in membership
Richard Darwin is to step down from his role as CEO of The Gym Group
Basic-Fit is set to continue its ambitious growth and expansion plans in Europe, following a
Basic-Fit opened a record number of 72 clubs in the first quarter of 2022. Fifty-five
The Gym Group has opened five clubs in one day to reach 200 sites in
The Gym Group says it intends to exploit "the most favourable property market in its
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
The Gym Group has brought in Rio Ferdinand and Wais Shaifta as non-executive directors, signalling
The Gym Group will look to further grow its 183-strong portfolio across England, Scotland and
Europe's largest gym chain, Basic-Fit, has published its trading update for the first nine months
Merlin chief Nick Varney has revealed potential plans for a theme park development dedicated entirely
Listed tenpin operator, Ten Entertainment, has announced its full-year trading update for 2017, showing like
The Gym Group has increased its share of the budget gym sector by opening two-thirds
Strength training has never been more important for member retention, facility  differentiation and long-term commercial
Increased memberships from club openings have helped boost revenues at Europe’s largest fitness operator, Basic-Fit.
Merlin Entertainments has revealed plans for a Bear Grylls adventure park in Birmingham and a
European low-cost gym chain Basic-Fit is on target to open 100 clubs this year after
The Revolution Bars Group is preparing to establish several new locations across the UK as
Membership at The Gym Group has broken the 500,000 mark, according to the low-cost brand's
René Moos's gym chain Basic-Fit reported revenues of €76.9m (US$83.6m, £64.8m) in the first three
Virgin Active's value took a slight dip in the third quarter of the financial year,
The Gym Group COO Jim Graham will leave by the end of this year to
Personal fitness company, Fitbug Holdings has issued an update on the company's activities since its
JD Wetherspoon, the Hertfordshire-based pub operator, has unveiled plans to open 250 new properties across
The Restaurant Group (TRG) has continued to trade in line with expectations, with like-for-like sales
Five-a-side football operator Goals Soccer Centres will open six new sites during 2008. Reporting its
CHE Hotels Group has issued a profit warning following a poor second half during 2006.
In a pre-close statement, nightclub operator Luminar has stated that its performance for the first
Pub operator JD Wetherspoon has released a trading update for the final quarter ended 16
Britain’s largest casino operator, Stanley Leisure, has reported that its London sites, which experienced a
London-based hotel and betting shop operator Hilton Group is reportedly trying to finalise the sale
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has announced flatlining sales for the early summer months. In a
William Hill is set to buy Stanley Leisure’s 624 betting shops for £504m, making it
The board of Holiday Village operator Center Parcs UK has announced it is confident it
In a trading update, The Restaurant Group has reported that full year like for like
Domino’s Pizza UK and Ireland has announced a positive trading update for the six weeks
12,300
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Social fitness the missing link to member engagement, according to a new Myzone report
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Greg Bradley looks at the shift towards strength training in gyms and advises on how operators can create the ultimate training environment
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
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
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
HCM promotional features
HCM magazine
Healthspan
A new report puts physical activity at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
HCM magazine
Editor's letter
After decades of focusing on adult audiences, operators are starting to engage young people – unlocking growth opportunities while supporting the health and wellbeing of future generations
HCM magazine
HCM People

Jamie Clements

The Breath Coach
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
HCM magazine
Liability
New legislation is exposing weakness and potential liabilities in the management of customer data in health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
HCM magazine
Editor's letter
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
HCM magazine
Strength
Strength training is evolving, driven by changing consumer preferences. Julie Cramer talks to innovators about how their products are meeting this demand
HCM magazine
HCM People

Stephen Price

Founder, SP&Co Group
Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again
HCM magazine
Profile
Shaping the future of the sector with a clear mission, unified voice and open channels of communication. This is the ambition of UK Active’s new chair
HCM magazine
HCM People

Shaun Grove

Owner, Stride Fitness
My goal was to invest in where fitness is going, not where it’s already been
HCM magazine
As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released, LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM magazine
The new CEO of UK Active talks to HCM about the gym-curious and why he believes the sector can double in size by the end of the next decade
HCM magazine
World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
HCM magazine
Fuel the debate about issues and opportunities across the industry. We’d love to hear from you. Write to [email protected]
HCM magazine
Lisa Starr tries the Ammortal Chamber to see whether layering 10 modalities into one experience really delivers more
HCM magazine
Would you stop selling memberships to prevent your club getting overcrowded? How do you strike the balance between maximising profits and prioritising the member experience? Kath Hudson talks to the experts
HCM magazine
Software suppliers explain how AI, automation and connected digital experiences can work for the good of operators and consumers
HCM magazine
People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
HCM magazine
We’ve reduced the level of council investment over the last three years by 40 per cent and increased our turnover by 9 per cent
HCM magazine
The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills, a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM magazine
Opinion
promotion
Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.
Opinion: Building smarter strength spaces for today’s operators
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Cornerstone Connect helps Active Blackpool tackle health inequalities
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple systems to be aggregated into one dataset, to support its focus on reducing health inequalities and improving healthy life expectancy.
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Introducing a new era of Nautilus Leverage
Strength training has never been more important for member retention, facility differentiation and long-term commercial success.
Company profiles
Company profile: IndigoFitness
IndigoFitness creates bespoke training spaces for commercial, education, public-sector, and specialist clients including the MoD ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Shua Fitness
Founded in 1996, Shua integrates intelligent technology, sports science, and premium fitness equipment to deliver ...
Supplier Showcases
Supplier Showcase - Future-proofing
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Fitbench press release: Fitbench unlocks the power of every square metre with Fitrack
Fitbench, the commercial fitness equipment company known for simplifying training spaces and removing barriers to exercise, today announces the launch of Fitrack, a multi-person, multifunctional training system that transforms underutilised gym space into a complete small group training destination.
Featured press releases
Precor Fitness Ltd press release: BH Live partners with Precor, transforming the Mountbatten Leisure Centre Gym
Alongside Precor, BH Live, the registered charity and social enterprise operating sport and leisure facilities across southern England, has completed a major refurbishment of the gym at Mountbatten Leisure Centre in Portsmouth as a part of a £750,000 inve
Directory
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Aquaform s.r.l.: Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Spa and beauty equipment
Oakworks Inc: Spa and beauty equipment
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Property & Tenders
Stratford, East London.
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
Property & Tenders
Y Felinheli, LL56 4QN
Newmark
Property & Tenders
Diary dates
21-24 Sep 2026
The Langham Huntington Pasadena , Pasadena, United States
Diary dates
06-08 Oct 2026
Messe Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Diary dates
22-22 Oct 2026
QEII Conference Centre, London,
Diary dates
26-29 Oct 2027
Koelnmesse Exhibition Centre, Cologne, Germany
Diary dates

Trading update news

Basic-Fit has received permission to operate 24/7 staffless clubs in France, a change which is
Basic-Fit has signed an agreement to sell five Holmes Place clubs it acquired as part
Speaking to HCM for its 2024-2025 Handbook, which will be out next month, PureGym managing
There is speculation that Basic Fit will sell the five Spanish Holmes Place clubs it
Total Fitness has released results for its most recent financial year (to June 23), which
Will Orr, CEO of The Gym Group, has revealed the company’s full-year results for 2023,
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Shares in The Gym Group have jumped sharply, after it reported substantial gains in membership
Richard Darwin is to step down from his role as CEO of The Gym Group
Basic-Fit is set to continue its ambitious growth and expansion plans in Europe, following a
Basic-Fit opened a record number of 72 clubs in the first quarter of 2022. Fifty-five
The Gym Group has opened five clubs in one day to reach 200 sites in
The Gym Group says it intends to exploit "the most favourable property market in its
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
The Gym Group has brought in Rio Ferdinand and Wais Shaifta as non-executive directors, signalling
The Gym Group will look to further grow its 183-strong portfolio across England, Scotland and
Europe's largest gym chain, Basic-Fit, has published its trading update for the first nine months
Merlin chief Nick Varney has revealed potential plans for a theme park development dedicated entirely
Listed tenpin operator, Ten Entertainment, has announced its full-year trading update for 2017, showing like
The Gym Group has increased its share of the budget gym sector by opening two-thirds
Strength training has never been more important for member retention, facility  differentiation and long-term commercial
Increased memberships from club openings have helped boost revenues at Europe’s largest fitness operator, Basic-Fit.
Merlin Entertainments has revealed plans for a Bear Grylls adventure park in Birmingham and a
European low-cost gym chain Basic-Fit is on target to open 100 clubs this year after
The Revolution Bars Group is preparing to establish several new locations across the UK as
Membership at The Gym Group has broken the 500,000 mark, according to the low-cost brand's
René Moos's gym chain Basic-Fit reported revenues of €76.9m (US$83.6m, £64.8m) in the first three
Virgin Active's value took a slight dip in the third quarter of the financial year,
The Gym Group COO Jim Graham will leave by the end of this year to
Personal fitness company, Fitbug Holdings has issued an update on the company's activities since its
JD Wetherspoon, the Hertfordshire-based pub operator, has unveiled plans to open 250 new properties across
The Restaurant Group (TRG) has continued to trade in line with expectations, with like-for-like sales
Five-a-side football operator Goals Soccer Centres will open six new sites during 2008. Reporting its
CHE Hotels Group has issued a profit warning following a poor second half during 2006.
In a pre-close statement, nightclub operator Luminar has stated that its performance for the first
Pub operator JD Wetherspoon has released a trading update for the final quarter ended 16
Britain’s largest casino operator, Stanley Leisure, has reported that its London sites, which experienced a
London-based hotel and betting shop operator Hilton Group is reportedly trying to finalise the sale
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has announced flatlining sales for the early summer months. In a
William Hill is set to buy Stanley Leisure’s 624 betting shops for £504m, making it
The board of Holiday Village operator Center Parcs UK has announced it is confident it
In a trading update, The Restaurant Group has reported that full year like for like
Domino’s Pizza UK and Ireland has announced a positive trading update for the six weeks
1 - 40 of 12,300
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Social fitness the missing link to member engagement, according to a new Myzone report
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Greg Bradley looks at the shift towards strength training in gyms and advises on how operators can create the ultimate training environment
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
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
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
HCM promotional features
HCM magazine
HCM People

Shaun Grove

Owner, Stride Fitness
My goal was to invest in where fitness is going, not where it’s already been
HCM magazine
As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released, LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM magazine
The new CEO of UK Active talks to HCM about the gym-curious and why he believes the sector can double in size by the end of the next decade
HCM magazine
World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
HCM magazine
Fuel the debate about issues and opportunities across the industry. We’d love to hear from you. Write to [email protected]
HCM magazine
Lisa Starr tries the Ammortal Chamber to see whether layering 10 modalities into one experience really delivers more
HCM magazine
Would you stop selling memberships to prevent your club getting overcrowded? How do you strike the balance between maximising profits and prioritising the member experience? Kath Hudson talks to the experts
HCM magazine
Software suppliers explain how AI, automation and connected digital experiences can work for the good of operators and consumers
HCM magazine
People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
HCM magazine
We’ve reduced the level of council investment over the last three years by 40 per cent and increased our turnover by 9 per cent
HCM magazine
The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills, a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
HCM magazine
Opinion
promotion
Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.
Opinion: Building smarter strength spaces for today’s operators
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Cornerstone Connect helps Active Blackpool tackle health inequalities
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple systems to be aggregated into one dataset, to support its focus on reducing health inequalities and improving healthy life expectancy.
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Introducing a new era of Nautilus Leverage
Strength training has never been more important for member retention, facility differentiation and long-term commercial success.
Company profiles
Company profile: IndigoFitness
IndigoFitness creates bespoke training spaces for commercial, education, public-sector, and specialist clients including the MoD ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Shua Fitness
Founded in 1996, Shua integrates intelligent technology, sports science, and premium fitness equipment to deliver ...
Supplier Showcases
Supplier Showcase - Future-proofing
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
Fitbench press release: Fitbench unlocks the power of every square metre with Fitrack
Fitbench, the commercial fitness equipment company known for simplifying training spaces and removing barriers to exercise, today announces the launch of Fitrack, a multi-person, multifunctional training system that transforms underutilised gym space into a complete small group training destination.
Featured press releases
Precor Fitness Ltd press release: BH Live partners with Precor, transforming the Mountbatten Leisure Centre Gym
Alongside Precor, BH Live, the registered charity and social enterprise operating sport and leisure facilities across southern England, has completed a major refurbishment of the gym at Mountbatten Leisure Centre in Portsmouth as a part of a £750,000 inve
Directory
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Aquaform s.r.l.: Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Spa and beauty equipment
Oakworks Inc: Spa and beauty equipment
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Property & Tenders
Stratford, East London.
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
Property & Tenders
Y Felinheli, LL56 4QN
Newmark
Property & Tenders
Diary dates
21-24 Sep 2026
The Langham Huntington Pasadena , Pasadena, United States
Diary dates
06-08 Oct 2026
Messe Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Diary dates
22-22 Oct 2026
QEII Conference Centre, London,
Diary dates
26-29 Oct 2027
Koelnmesse Exhibition Centre, Cologne, Germany
Diary dates
Search news, features & products:
Find a supplier:
Partner sites