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29 Jun 2026
Ben Allen has been appointed managing director at Common Bond. Having set the company up
12 Jan 2026
Energie Fitness has refreshed its brand identity as part of a broader overhaul that will
27 Jun 2025
A creditors’ voluntary liquidation is in progress at London-based boutique operator, United Fitness Brands (UFB).
26 Feb 2025
Toronto boutique operator, Sweat and Tonic, has announced the launch of a new reformer Pilates
29 Jan 2025
Boutique operator, United Fitness Brands is considering closure of a number of its London sites,
31 Jul 2024
James Balfour, co-founder of 1Rebel, talks about how the boutique operator is having its best
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
23 Jul 2024
Midlands-based boutique operator, MK Health Hub, has launched a Pilates-inspired concept called MK Reformed, with
10 Jul 2024
As United Fitness Brands gears up to launch its fifth Reformcore location at Battersea Power
22 Jun 2024
Boutique operator Heartcore is paying damages to a violinist whose career was cut short following
08 Feb 2024
Frasers Group, owner of Everlast Gyms, has acquired the assets of WIT Fitness from administrators
26 Jan 2024
London boutique operator, Frame, has teamed up with the Tate Modern to offer two yin
15 Nov 2023
There are now more than 300 boutique fitness studios across London – an increase of
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
05 Sep 2023
Lift Brands has appointed Kevin Yates to its EMEA leadership team as chief operations officer.
19 Feb 2023
Boutique operator TRIB3 is restructuring to refocus on international growth and franchising. The company will
31 Mar 2022
The founders of boutique operator Digme Fitness have dismissed reports in the UK's national press
16 Mar 2022
Boutique operator, Blok, has secured £3.75m in pre-Series A bridge funding to drive the growth
08 Mar 2022
Trib3 is making a play for the lucrative US fitness market. The franchised boutique operator
11 Feb 2022
Caoimhe Bamber, co-founder of Digme Fitness, has described a recent Daily Telegraph article which claimed
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
20 Dec 2021
Ten UK fitness industry leaders have written an open letter to the Prime Minister, Boris
26 Oct 2021
Boutique operator 1Rebel has launched its first 1Rebel Labs Studio at its club in Holborn.
19 Aug 2021
1Rebel, which has been partly dependent on commuter business in its central London locations, has
01 Jun 2021
TRIB3 has secured a franchise deal which will see it open 20 studios across Belgium,
11 May 2021
Jan Spaticchia, founder and chair of énergie Fitness has died aged 51 following a short
12 Apr 2021
Health clubs, leisure centres and studios in England have opened today (12 April) for the
07 Apr 2021
Empowered Brands, the franchise investment business that acquired énergie Fitness out of a CVA in
29 Jan 2021
Boutique operator Gymbox has launched a new service, giving consumers the opportunity to take their
03 Jan 2021
UK-based boutique operator TRIB3 will open its first site in The Netherlands next year. Due
10 Dec 2020
Boutique operator FitSpace has opened its second studio in London, within the ESPA Life luxury
02 Dec 2020
Gyms, health clubs, leisure centres and fitness studios in England are back in business today
26 Oct 2020
Boutique operator, The Refinery E9, has launched a personal trainer (PT) service with a twist,
08 Oct 2020
Boutique operator Digme is joining the hybrid fitness revolution by launching an at-home proposition. Digme,
08 Sep 2020
Wattbike has secured £11.5m worth of new funding from Piper, a specialist investor in branded
13 Aug 2020
Boutique operator Digme Fitness will open two new studios in London over the next two
23 Apr 2020
Paul Trendell, co-founder and CEO of boutique operator Victus Soul, has slammed the way banks
19 Mar 2020
Fitness and physical activity operators in the UK have begun closing facilities and cancelling events,
02 Mar 2020
Affordable fitness chain GymNation has revealed plans to open eight new sites across the United
18 Nov 2019
Wellness company MYXfitness has become the latest company to launch an on-demand, at-home fitness offer,
12 Nov 2019
Boutique fitness operator 1Rebel has partnered with Technogym to develop an at-home indoor cycling platform
04 Nov 2019
Ace Hotel has partnered with Shim-Sutcliffe Architects and Kengo Kuma & Associates for two 2020
28 Oct 2019
P.volve, the boutique fitness brand founded by celebrity trainer couple Stephen Pasterino and Rachel Katzman,
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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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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released,
LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
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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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A new report puts physical activity
at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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Software suppliers explain how AI,
automation and connected digital
experiences can work for the good
of operators and consumers
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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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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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The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills,
a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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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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