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08 Jun 2026
The 20th State of the Industry Report from LeisureDB has revealed a resilient, expanding and
03 May 2026
Activity levels are still rising among English adults according to Sport England’s new Active Lives
15 Apr 2026
EuropeActive CEO, Kai Troll, opened the European Health and Fitness Forum (EHFF) in Cologne this
09 Apr 2026
The newly published The UK Health & Fitness Market Report 2026 shows penetration has reached
05 Nov 2025
US high-value, low cost operator, Crunch Fitness, has opened its first location in India, marking
10 Sep 2025
India presents one of the world’s most exciting growth opportunities for the fitness sector, says
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
16 Apr 2025
Growing the Health and Fitness Sector Together was the theme of this year’s EuropeActive European
10 Apr 2025
FIBO 2025, which yesterday partnered with EuropeActive for the 12th European Health and Fitness Forum
09 Apr 2025
Memberships of health clubs in Europe increased by almost four million in 2024 and revenues
03 Apr 2025
The UK health and fitness industry is growing exponentially, with revenue up by 8.8 per
22 Apr 2024
Following three disrupted lockdown years, the European fitness market bounced back in 2023, according to
19 Apr 2024
The HCM team were busy at the recent FIBO Global Fitness event in Cologne, Germany,
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
10 Apr 2024
Industry experts are gathering in Cologne for today's European Health & Fitness Forum (EHFF), followed
16 May 2023
The European fitness market has experienced a "strong recovery" after two difficult years that saw
14 Apr 2023
European fitness operators have seen a strong return to growth, with member numbers and income
25 May 2022
The Gym Group’s (TGG) plans and profit forecasts were presented to analysts and investors during
06 Apr 2022
The number of people with a gym membership in Europe increased by 1 million (or
06 Apr 2022
The ninth European Health & Fitness Forum (EHFF) has kicked off at the Koelnmesse in
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
On the 6th April, the day before the FIBO international trade show officially begins, the
23 Jun 2021
The number of active memberships across European health clubs fell by roughly 10 million –
02 Apr 2020
Although the facts may seem less relevant now due to the coroavirus pandemic, new numbers
08 Apr 2019
As reported in HCM earlier this month, the European health and fitness market continued to
03 Apr 2019
The European fitness market continues to grow at a steady rate, according to the latest
23 Apr 2018
A 4 per cent increase in the number of people having health club memberships helped
05 Apr 2017
Low-cost gyms and boutique operations helped the European fitness market grow in 2016 as membership
12 Oct 2015
Pure Gym founder and executive chair Peter Roberts has called on the government to abolish
09 Sep 2015
Fitness industry trade associations EuropeActive and IHRSA have announced a new collaboration which will see
08 Apr 2015
The health club sector is becoming an increasingly attractive prospect for investors, as evidenced by
08 Apr 2015
FIBO week got underway in Cologne, Germany, this morning (8 April) with the start of
24 Mar 2015
European health club operators enjoyed strong penetration growth in 2014, with low cost clubs continuing
19 Sep 2006
Deloitte has launched the findings of its German Health & Fitness Market report for the
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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
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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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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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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BLK BOX has been reimagining elite performance
spaces for more than a decade. Founder and
former athlete, Greg Bradley, tells us what it takes
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New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with
high service levels and a partnership with Technogym
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“Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again”
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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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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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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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Strength training is evolving,
driven by changing consumer
preferences. Julie Cramer talks
to innovators about how their
products are meeting this demand
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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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Researchers have long known that the brain changes as a result of exercise. Now researchers believe this process is actually driven by the brain
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