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14 Jul 2023
Shares in The Gym Group have jumped sharply, after it reported substantial gains in membership
25 May 2022
The Gym Group’s (TGG) plans and profit forecasts were presented to analysts and investors during
17 Dec 2021
Encouraging people to plan their gym visits in advance, offering small incentives and sending text
21 Apr 2021
PureGym saw its group-wide revenue decline by £177m during 2020, as it lost 37 per
11 Nov 2020
The Gym Group will look to further grow its 183-strong portfolio across England, Scotland and
11 Sep 2020
PureGym has secured a £100m cash injection from shareholders to help deal with both the
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27 Aug 2020
Pure Gym's overseas clubs returned to pre-COVID-19 profit levels in the first month of trading
22 Jun 2020
Budget operators, Pure Gym has released its reopening video, taking a very customer-centric approach. The
19 Jun 2020
UK budget operator, The Gym Group, has revealed its new reopening video for customers, fronted
06 May 2020
Budget operator, Pure Gym, has revealed it’s trialling a franchise offering to grow the brand
17 Apr 2020
Budget operator The Gym Group has raised around £41m through a share issue, in order
06 Apr 2020
A number of US gym operators are facing lawsuits over their handling of membership fee
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
19 Mar 2020
The Gym Group saw revenues and profit increase during 2019, a year in which it
31 Jan 2020
A white paper charting the effects of intermediary services – or aggregators – in the
03 Dec 2019
Training provider Premier Global NASM and budget operator Pure Gym have partnered to launch a
25 Apr 2019
Budget operator Pure Gym achieved double-digit growth in revenue and profitability during 2018, cementing its
27 Mar 2019
Budget operator Xercise4Less has appointed a chief technology officer to lead the company through a
25 Feb 2019
Boutique gyms and the rising trend of the pay as you go (PAYG) model is
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
27 Nov 2018
Life Leisure has become a facility owner after acquiring the Stockport Sports Village (SSV). The
24 Nov 2018
Budget operator énergie Fitness has a new CEO as it prepares for sale, Anytime Fitness
19 Nov 2018
Budget operator énergie Fitness has named Neil King as its new CEO. The announcement was
22 Oct 2018
Budget operator Simply Gym has launched two new sites in Uxbridge and Cardiff, as it
09 Aug 2018
Budget operator Xercise4Less has named fitness industry veteran Peter Wright as its new CEO. Wright
30 Jul 2018
Budget operator Blink Fitness has signed a multi-unit lease deal with real estate investment trust
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.
11 Jan 2018
Budget operators are shaping the fitness landscape in Germany, with six of the top 10
13 Oct 2017
Aggressive low-cost operators and political uncertainty are putting pressure on London-based fitness chain, Soho Gyms,
29 Aug 2017
US-based health club operator Snap Fitness has partnered with Grammy-award winning country music star Tim
29 Jun 2017
The health and fitness industry’s finest came together in their hundreds last night (28 June)
22 Jun 2017
easyGym plans to become a major player in the fitness market by opening 500 franchise
01 Aug 2016
Nuffield Health has become the UK’s second largest fitness provider after completing a deal to
05 Jul 2016
The Gym Group COO Jim Graham will leave by the end of this year to
05 Jul 2016
The Gym Group unveiled a solid set of H1 2016 results this morning (5 July),
10 Jun 2016
Blink Fitness has urged its members to put ‘mood above muscle’ as part of a
16 May 2016
The UK’s gyms and health clubs have more members than ever before, with a record
04 Apr 2016
Fitness First’s fruitless bid to acquire rival LA fitness has proved a ‘blessing in disguise’
08 Mar 2016
Xercise4Less has today (8 March) kicked off an innovative new programme offering free exercise classes
21 Jan 2016
Budget operator Pure Gym has tapped into London’s booming boutique fitness market with the launch
18 Jan 2016
Fitness First has sold its Queen’s Park health club in Bournemouth – the site on
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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
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D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with
business growth. MD, John Lofting and operations
director, Matt Aynsley, explain the rationale
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Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten
years, ensuring the equipment in its clubs is commercially optimised
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The New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride
data to life to engage and delight members
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University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship
Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
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Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter
and more productive workforce, one membership at a time
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Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal
trainers in your club, with the ground-breaking Brawn platform.
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GymNation is pioneering the future of
fitness with software specialist Perfect
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to power and sustain its growth
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Imposter syndrome about a promotion taught the
CEO of SATS that behaving authentically is the most
important part of leadership. He talks to Kath Hudson
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Cristiano Ronaldo
Footballer and entrepreneur“Taking care of your physical and mental health is essential for a fulfilling life”
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Now mental health is the number one reason for people to join a
health club, do fitness professionals need a grounding in counselling
to offer a more holistic service? Kath Hudson asks the experts
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Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –
is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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Dr Jonathan Leary
Founder, Remedy Place“It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time”
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New research has found BMI to be a highly inaccurate measure of childhood obesity, leading current thinking and policy based on it into question
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As more people join clubs to support their mental
health, fitness professionals need to be empowered to
take a holistic approach. Kath Hudson shares useful
tools discussed at the ACE summit on mental health
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As health club operators move to incorporate recovery into their
offerings to meet growing consumer demand, Steph Eaves takes a
look at what cryotherapy and ice bathing can add to the equation
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“Go Fit’s value proposition is overwhelming. It makes us very attractive to a lot of people”
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Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s
new strategy for 2024, as Kath Hudson reports
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