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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
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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
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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
23 Mar 2020
In an IHRSA webinar presented on 18 March, Colin Grant, CEO of Pure International Group,
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Six million Britons are now members of public and private health clubs in the UK,
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Topnotch Health Clubs, the fitness club operator which floated three years ago, has been put
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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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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Shaun Grove
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“My goal was to invest in where fitness is going, not where it’s already been”
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World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry
about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
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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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Would you stop selling memberships to prevent your club getting overcrowded?
How do you strike the balance between maximising profits and prioritising
the member experience? Kath Hudson talks to the experts
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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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Lisa Starr tries the Ammortal
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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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Matt Parker
MD, Brio“We’ve reduced the level of council investment over the last three years by 40 per cent and increased our turnover by 9 per cent”
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A new report puts physical activity
at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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