VivaFit news
22 Dec 2023
Basic-Fit has acquired RSG Group’s Spanish portfolio of 47 clubs for €50m. RSG had signalled
10 Jul 2023
Pedro Simão, CEO of Balance Company, says the company has acquired a 100 per cent
10 Oct 2019
VivaFit has entered the Spanish fitness market with the opening of a studio in capital
12 Sep 2019
Female-only fitness franchise Vivafit has opened its fifth studio in India – a 110sq m
28 Feb 2019
Boutique franchise operator Personal20 has opened a new studio in the Portuguese capital Lisbon. The
01 Feb 2019
Portugal-based operator Vivafit has taken its female-only franchised concept to Kuwait, with the opening of
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
14 Nov 2016
Portuguese fitness chain Vivafit has secured a deal to open 100 women-only health clubs in
24 Mar 2016
Vivafit LLC is establishing an Electric Muscle Stimulation (EMS) Personal Training Studio franchise, www.Personal20.com. Studios
01 Dec 2015
Women-only fitness franchise Vivafit, headquartered in Portugal, recently continued its rapid expansion with three clubs
28 Jul 2015
Portuguese women-only fitness chain Vivafit will shortly make its debut in Kazakhstan, with the launch
10 Jun 2015
Portugese health club operator Vivafit is expanding its reach with the signing of the first
01 Dec 2014
Women-only fitness franchise Vivafit has continued its global roll-out in dramatic style over recent months.
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
06 May 2014
Vivafit, the franchisor of women-only express gyms, has signed a master franchise agreement for Indonesia.
29 Jan 2014
As part of its roll-out in India, ladies-only fitness franchise Vivafit has launched in New
15 Nov 2013
Women-only franchise Vivafit opened its fourth Singapore club in August. The club adopts Vivafit’s new
16 May 2013
Vivafit - the largest women-only express fitness and nutrition franchise in Portugal - has launched
11 Jul 2012
Women-only fitness franchise Vivafit has signed a master franchise agreement for four southern states of
29 May 2012
Image: The deal signals Vivafit's entry into Malaysia Vivafit, the Portuguese female-only fitness and nutrition
05 Jan 2012
Vivafit has opened its first club in the Americas with the launch of its inaugural
15 Aug 2011
A number of international health club operators are planning to expand their presence in India
12 Aug 2011
VivaFit, the largest fitness chain in Portugal, will expand its brand into Northern Cyprus after
10 Aug 2011
VivaFit has entered Uruguay via master franchise agreement signed in June with local businessman Ulisses
30 Jun 2011
Portugal-based women-only health club chain Vivafit has signed a master franchise deal for 20 clubs
31 May 2011
The European Health and Fitness Association's (EHFA) elected two new board members during its Annual
08 Apr 2011
Singapore's first Vivafit club opens this month in the Tanjong Pagar Plaza shopping centre. The
18 Mar 2011
The Indian market is being targeted by two international women-only fitness franchises: US-based Curves and
17 Mar 2011
Women-only health club operator Vivafit has opened its first franchise site in Spain, in the
23 Feb 2011
Women-only franchise Vivafit is expanding into Singapore following the signing of a master franchise agreement
26 Jan 2011
Portugal-based women-only fitness chain Vivafit has signed a franchising deal with entrepreneur Cecile Jamoulle-Ogren which
01 Dec 2010
Pedro Ruiz, CEO of Portugal's largest health club chain Vivafit, has warned that up to
30 Nov 2010
Vivafit, the largest chain of gyms in Portugal, has signed a contract to open a
18 Oct 2010
TV channel Fox Life in Portugal ran an eye-catching advertising campaign for its drama series
13 Sep 2010
Vivafit has the highest overall brand awareness among women in Portugal when compared with other
26 Aug 2010
Vivafit has the highest overall brand awareness among women in Portugal when compared with other
29 Jul 2010
Vivafit, the women-only fitness chain, has signed its first master franchise deal to expand the
07 Apr 2010
Women-only franchise Vivafit opened 18 new clubs in 2009 and increased its turnover by 16
23 Oct 2009
Vivafit, the largest gym chain in Portugal which caters for women only, has seen an
24 Jun 2009
Portuguese fitness chain Vivafit has gathered more than 26 tonnes of food to help adolescent
11 May 2009
Vivafit, the leading brand in the Portuguese women-only express workout market, has opened its second
13 Jan 2009
Vivafit, the Portuguese chain of women’s express workout centres, opened six new clubs in the
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As the entrepreneur who started Wexer, Fresh Fitness, Fitness DK and Repeat, as well as being a former elite athlete, Rasmus Ingerslev’s life looked perfect from the outside, but onthe inside it was a different story. He talks to Kath Hudson about healing old wounds
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