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The UK fitness industry is growing in terms of members, market value and penetration, according
15 Feb 2023
Results from SATS' Q4 2022 report show that membership numbers grew to record levels in
31 Oct 2022
Basic-Fit is set to continue its ambitious growth and expansion plans in Europe, following a
26 May 2022
The Leisure Database Company (TLDB) has revealed its State of the Fitness Industry Report UK
09 Mar 2022
Basic-Fit has revealed plans to enter the German fitness market during 2022. The European fitness
29 Jul 2021
The US fitness industry lost around 58 per cent of its revenues during 2020, due
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
01 May 2021
In breaking news, HCM understands that David Lloyd Leisure's Glenn Earlam will move from his
22 Apr 2021
Basic-Fit lost 10 per cent of its members during Q1 2021, as 94 per cent
10 Mar 2021
Rene Moos, CEO of European health club giant Basic-Fit, has described 2020 as the most
19 Feb 2021
The financial performance of health club operator SATS in the last quarter of 2020 was
04 Jan 2021
David Lloyd Leisure has become the latest operator to have its auditors flag up the
27 Oct 2020
Europe's largest gym chain, Basic-Fit, has published its trading update for the first nine months
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
30 Sep 2020
European fitness operators will face increased consolidation, accelerated digitalisation and the new reality of creating
03 Aug 2020
Europe's largest gym chain, Basic-Fit, has provided the European fitness sector with some optimism, after
20 Apr 2020
Club closures, a squeeze on consumer spending and facilitating social distancing within a gym environment
17 Apr 2020
Providing digital fitness content is emerging as a critical value driver for health club operators
06 Apr 2020
A number of US gym operators are facing lawsuits over their handling of membership fee
02 Apr 2020
Nearly two thirds (64 per cent) of the world’s health and fitness clubs are currently
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
23 Mar 2020
In an IHRSA webinar presented on 18 March, Colin Grant, CEO of Pure International Group,
17 Mar 2004
Six million Britons are now members of public and private health clubs in the UK,
11 Sep 2003
Topnotch Health Clubs, the fitness club operator which floated three years ago, has been put
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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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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Stephen Price
Founder, SP&Co Group“Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again”
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Strength training is evolving,
driven by changing consumer
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products are meeting this demand
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If the health service is to
survive, we must recognise
that it is a disease service
– and that wellbeing rests with
us, says the activity advocate
and healthy ageing champion.
He talks to Kate Cracknell
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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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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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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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Jamie Clements
The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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With corporately-owned clubs,
franchise networks, investments
and proprietary tech, Viva Leisure’s
ecosystem is redefining how
gyms scale and generate revenue.
Its CEO speaks to Kate Cracknell
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