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26 Mar 2026
LifeFit Group CEO, Martin Seibold, has been presented with the Global Leader Award by the
09 Apr 2025
Memberships of health clubs in Europe increased by almost four million in 2024 and revenues
12 Mar 2025
LifeFit Group has agreed its largest transaction to date, with the acquisition of FIT/One Group,
05 Mar 2025
LifeFit Group is expanding its range of premium clubs with the acquisition of Sports &
07 Jan 2025
Fitness First Black – LifeFit Group’s premium chain – has added another club to its
30 Oct 2024
The LifeFit Group has acquired Body Culture Group's collection of 15 clubs, bringing the German
Strength training has never been more important for member retention, facility differentiation and long-term commercial
06 Sep 2024
Martin Seibold, CEO of LifeFit Group, has confirmed to HCM that the acquisition of the
08 Aug 2024
Martin Seibold, CEO of LifeFit Group, has joined Les Mills as a non-executive director. Acknowledged
12 Jul 2024
After introducing Xponential’s reformer Pilates concept, Club Pilates, to Germany last year, Matin Seibold's LifeFit
17 Jun 2024
German health and fitness operator, LifeFit Group, has found a new investor – Waterland Private
13 Apr 2016
Baylor College of Medicine researchers have discovered that female mice that voluntarily exercise during pregnancy
27 May 2011
Netherlands-based HealthCity has secured a deal for the takeover of all 45 Fitness First clubs
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02 Nov 2010
UK-based health club operator Fitness First is to sell its Benelux business to HealthCity International.
07 Jul 2006
GIMV has sold its stake in the Antwerp-based LA Gym health club chain to HealthCity,
10 Jan 2006
One of the fastest-growing chains in the Netherlands, Health City, has 25 sites and plans
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Social fitness the missing link to member engagement, according to a new Myzone report
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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Greg Bradley looks at the shift towards strength training in gyms and advises on how operators can create the ultimate training environment
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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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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
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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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Software suppliers explain how AI,
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Matt Parker
MD, Brio“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”
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Shaun Grove
Owner, Stride Fitness“My goal was to invest in where fitness is going, not where it’s already been”
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New legislation is exposing weakness
and potential liabilities in the
management of customer data in
health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
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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
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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
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A new report puts physical activity
at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry
about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
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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
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People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
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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
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