fitness sector news
05 May 2026
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
03 May 2026
Activity levels are still rising among English adults according to Sport England’s new Active Lives
09 Apr 2026
The newly published The UK Health & Fitness Market Report 2026 shows penetration has reached
09 Mar 2026
UK Active and This Girl Can have published a new guide to help fitness and
16 Feb 2026
Proof that fitness is becoming increasingly mainstream is evidenced by Clive Chesser, CEO of PureGym,
05 Feb 2026
A report from UK Active and Les Mills has found that 43 per cent of
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
08 Dec 2025
The impact of weight loss drugs on skeletal muscle mass and the importance of exercise
06 Nov 2025
Purpose Brands has announced the signing of a master franchise agreement with ABFit to take
05 Nov 2025
US high-value, low cost operator, Crunch Fitness, has opened its first location in India, marking
15 Oct 2025
Across Europe there are encouraging signs that governments are waking up to the value of
08 Oct 2025
European operator, Go Fit has announced record profits and the investment of €150 million in
08 Oct 2025
The Health and Fitness Association (HFA) has released The 2025 Fitness Industry Benchmarking Report, which
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
10 Sep 2025
India presents one of the world’s most exciting growth opportunities for the fitness sector, says
08 Aug 2025
UK Active, Sport England, CIMSPA and Women’s Aid have published new resources to help fitness
01 Jul 2025
Fitness professionals have a key role to play in mitigating the harms of social media,
27 Jun 2025
The resilience of the UK fitness sector and its thirst for innovation was evident at
13 Jun 2025
The much-anticipated UK government’s Spending Review (SR) 2025 was delivered yesterday (11 June), which sets
19 May 2025
A record 77 million – 25 per cent – of Americans aged six years and
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
16 Apr 2025
Growing the Health and Fitness Sector Together was the theme of this year’s EuropeActive European
11 Apr 2025
PureGym is intending to rebrand all of its US gyms as PureGym, rather than continuing
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
10 Mar 2025
Don’t wait for the government, or the NHS, to provide the solutions or the budget,
28 Feb 2025
Total Fitness grew revenue by 15 per cent year-on-year in 2024, to £46.1 million, thanks
PerformX Live, the UK's leading business conference and exhibition for the fitness and wellbeing industry,
20 Dec 2024
One of Australia’s largest gym operators, Viva Leisure, is coming to the UK after signing
10 Dec 2024
South Korean fitness brand, Drax, has launched operations in the UK, with the acquisition of
04 Dec 2024
With 2.8 million people in the UK economically inactive due to long-term sickness, the government
27 Nov 2024
Leisure DB is starting its research for the State of the UK Fitness Industry Report
26 Nov 2024
As iconic fitness brand Crunch celebrates its 35th birthday, CEO Jim Rowley tells HCM about
21 Nov 2024
Purpose Brands, the US$3.7 billion company formed by the merger of Orangetheory Fitness and Self
18 Nov 2024
UK Active has written to chancellor, Rachel Reeves, asking for measures to offset the cost
15 Nov 2024
Market research outfit, Leisure DB, is launching a monthly ‘market tracker’ for the UK’s health
06 Nov 2024
The Food, Diet and Obesity Committee has published a report calling for the British government
24 Oct 2024
There is a social shift towards people making fitness routines part of their identity, Eric
Steve Wright, Power Plate’s VP of UK & EMEA, firmly believes the boutique and studio
20 Oct 2024
Following the announcement of a study into the long-term effects of weight loss medications, UK
07 Oct 2024
Gymnation has carried out a six-month research study which shows the power of connecting with
01 Oct 2024
Future Practice has launched a suite of courses designed to enable fitness professionals to train
04 Sep 2024
Third Space is gearing up to open its 12th site – the third this year
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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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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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
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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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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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Strength training is evolving,
driven by changing consumer
preferences. Julie Cramer talks
to innovators about how their
products are meeting this demand
HCM magazine
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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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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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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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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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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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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Vicci Wells shares insights from the
recent Class of 2035 report into
physical activity in Generation Alpha
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“Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.”
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Celebrating its milestone 5th anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable
gathering of the Health & Fitness industry’s most influential leaders.
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Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers
confirming the event’s largest-ever drinks reception as registrations continue to run more
than 10% ahead of last year.
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