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25 Jun 2026
US high-value, low-price chain, Eos Fitness, has announced plans to pilot reformer Pilates in three
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
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
29 Jul 2020
JD Gyms has acquired the gym estate of Xercise4Less, following the budget chain calling in
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
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
17 Jun 2019
Low-cost gym operator EōS Fitness has acquired five former Gold's Gym locations in Utah –
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
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
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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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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Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
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For every member with a tripod and a big following, there are others irritated at the way equipment is being hogged or wary they’ll be in the background on someone’s Insta feed. Do influencers offer valuable, free marketing or are they just a nuisance? Kath Hudson finds out how operators are responding
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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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
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UK market penetration has risen to 18 per cent – one of the highest
globally, yet with 100 per cent of people seeing benefits when they
exercise, how high could it go? Kath Hudson asks the experts…
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