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07 Jun 2023
The UK fitness industry's market value has reached an all-time high, despite a small drop
26 Aug 2022
Pure Gym saw its Q2 revenues jump to £119m, a 9 per cent increase on
22 Dec 2021
The Gym Group has opened five clubs in one day to reach 200 sites in
18 Mar 2021
The Gym Group saw its revenues cut by nearly half during the pandemic, a direct
15 Jan 2021
The Gym Group has brought in Rio Ferdinand and Wais Shaifta as non-executive directors, signalling
29 Jul 2020
JD Gyms has acquired the gym estate of Xercise4Less, following the budget chain calling in
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
09 Jun 2020
Basic-Fit has launched a new share issue as it restarts its growth plans for the
29 May 2020
PureGym has become the latest fitness operator to deploy a digital offering in a bid
02 Mar 2020
Fitness First Middle East is to launch an entirely new budget chain for the region.
30 Dec 2019
US-based budget fitness chain 24 Hour Fitness will begin offering members a "subscription" to newly-installed
21 Jun 2019
Three-time National Basketball Association (NBA) Champion Draymond Green has opened his first Blink Fitness gym
17 Jun 2019
Low-cost gym operator EōS Fitness has acquired five former Gold's Gym locations in Utah –
Elevate, the premier event in the physical activity, fitness, sports therapy and performance sector, is
13 Jun 2019
The Gym Group has launched a marketing campaign targeting teenagers who are in the midst
18 Jan 2019
Low-cost fitness operator Xercise4Less is has revealed plans to double in size and have 100
17 Jan 2019
Andy Tee, co-founder of boutique fitness studio V1BE, has revealed plans to expand the concept
05 Dec 2018
The first ever FIBO USA kicks off in Orlando, Florida today (5 December 2018), directly
28 Sep 2018
Fitness On Demand (FoD) has signed a partnership deal with fitness software platform Virtuagym, making
27 Jul 2018
Low cost operator The Edge Fitness Clubs has secured two new sites as it continues
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22 Jun 2018
PureGym has completed the acquisition of Soho Gyms and its 10 clubs, all of which
16 May 2018
The UK fitness industry has continued to grow in size and value, with the number
15 May 2018
Budget chain Xercise4Less has secured growth investment worth £42m from Swedish credit provider Proventus Capital
22 Mar 2018
Low-cost gym operator Xercise4Less will open its 50th UK club in Chesterfied later this year.
27 Feb 2018
National Basketball Association (NBA) star Draymond Green has revealed plans to become a fitness entrepreneur,
15 Sep 2017
Low-cost fitness operator The Gym Group today announced it has acquired 18 gyms from fellow
28 Jul 2017
Low-cost US-based gym franchise Planet Fitness is opening its first club in Panama, central America.
19 Jan 2016
The continued rise of budget gyms doesn’t spell the end for mid and premium market
03 Dec 2015
Any suspicions that the boutique studio boom is stealing the thunder of fast-growing budget gyms
31 Jul 2015
Another day, another US fitness IPO. Following the news this week that budget chain Planet
02 Feb 2015
Finland’s GoGo Express budget chain opened its latest club on 1 January 2015, taking its
07 Oct 2014
Finland’s GoGo Express budget chain is set to open two new clubs, taking its estate
01 Oct 2014
Birmingham’s Motorcycle Museum was the scene for the glittering Members’ Choice Health Club Awards 2014
24 Jul 2014
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) decision to refer the proposed merger of The Gym
25 Apr 2014
Budget chain The Gym Group has boldly gone where no gym has gone before by
30 Sep 2013
Speaking at the awards ceremony for the third annual Members’ Choice Health Club Awards during
25 Sep 2013
The winners of the Members' Choice Health Club Awards for 2013 were announced last night,
14 Jun 2013
Low cost fitness chain The Gym Group has secured £50m of venture capital to expand
18 Oct 2012
Budget chain Pure Gym has announced the appointment of Adam Bellamy as the company's new
16 Oct 2012
Image: The Gym Group CEO John Treharne Budget chain The Gym Group has continued its
19 Sep 2012
Image: The awards are now in their second year The winners of the Members' Choice
25 May 2012
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Absenteeism and presenteeism is
taking a huge economic toll, with
musculoskeletal problems and poor
mental health the biggest issues.
Can workplace wellness make
a difference? Kath Hudson investigates
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Remember when there was mass hostility about London hosting the 2012 Olympics? Huw Edwards, CEO of UK Active, was there. He talks to Kath Hudson about the lessons he learned
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You might be tempted to skip a service, but
experts say it will cost you in the long run.
Providers tell Steph Eaves why they their work
is important to the management of assets
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“We’re planning to connect our system with strength equipment, so we can also report on improvements”
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Although there’s much talk about working with
health services, research from SLC suggests
there’s much work to do before the sector is
ready for the challenge. Kath Hudson asks the
experts to identify barriers and solutions
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New laws are about to come into force that will oblige health club operators to offer consumers better membership terms. It will be disruptive, but tackled well, will change the sector for the better
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Property experts say it’s a golden moment for health and fitness operators
to secure leases, as the sector has come through the pandemic with its
reputation largely intact and clubs are seen as desirable anchor tenants.
Kath Hudson finds out why landlords want to talk
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to Jak Phillips about
the double-edged
sword of the strength
training trend and his
ambitions for the sector
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A new study from researchers at Yale shows HIIT can reverse nerve damage caused by Parkinson’s
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