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10 Apr 2026
Boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness, has initiated a review of strategic alternatives to maximise shareholder value,
07 Apr 2026
Therme Manchester has signed up to the Circularity in Practice pledge, which is a UK-wide
27 Oct 2025
Basic-Fit has acquired German franchise, Clever Fit, taking its estate to 2,150 clubs and making
13 Aug 2025
Engineering entrepreneur, Matt Harford, has launched a new fitness, physical activity and community concept called
20 Dec 2024
One of Australia’s largest gym operators, Viva Leisure, is coming to the UK after signing
08 Sep 2023
A new fitness franchise launches its first location tomorrow in Irving-Las Colinas, Texas (9 September
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
01 Sep 2023
PureGym added 190,000 new members in the first half of 2023 when compared with H1
24 Apr 2023
More big moves are underway at F45, as the company reboots its senior management team
07 Feb 2023
Plans for a net-zero geothermal bathing lagoon and chalet village near Québec City, Canada are
27 Oct 2022
Independent gym The Foundry and W10 Personal Training have merged their assets into a new
27 Sep 2022
Jetts Fitness Australia CEO, Elaine Jobson, has led an MBO to acquire the franchised Jetts
19 May 2022
Following a history of supporting US military and service members, F45 has announced a new
Strength training has never been more important for member retention, facility differentiation and long-term commercial
11 Nov 2020
Functional training gym, The Shredquarters, has moved into franchising, partnering with Physical Company to support
25 Jun 2020
Australian HIIT chain F45 is set to list on the US-based NASDAQ stock exchange, after
06 May 2020
Budget operator, Pure Gym, has revealed it’s trialling a franchise offering to grow the brand
11 Feb 2020
Multi-brand wellness operator Evolution Wellness plans to launch new concepts and brands into the Asian
08 Oct 2019
Be Military Fit (BMF) is planning to diversify its offer – and then expand globally
11 Sep 2019
Fitness Franchise F45 has signed a partnership deal with Everyone Active, which will see an
24 Jun 2019
Australian fitness franchise F45 has secured deals to open sites in emerging markets across the
14 May 2019
KidZania – the children's edutainment centre operator – has announced plans to expand into the
10 Apr 2019
Dutch PT and small group exercise operator Gustav Gym has revealed its plans for expansion
26 Mar 2019
Xponential Fitness founder Anthony Geisler sees a dominant future for his boutique fitness business, and
15 Feb 2019
Six flags chief Jim Reid-Anderson has revealed that changes in government are stalling the operator's
19 Dec 2018
In a year of ups, downs, loops and scoops, Attractions Management looks back at some
06 Dec 2018
New renderings for a series of Cirque du Soleil-themed waterparks have been unveiled by waterpark
19 Nov 2018
Budget operator énergie Fitness has named Neil King as its new CEO. The announcement was
14 Nov 2018
WhiteWater West and Cirque Du Soleil have announced a brand new partnership to bring Cirque-themed
17 Sep 2018
Australian health and fitness chain Jetts Fitness has opened its fifth UK club, Jetts Skipton,
11 Sep 2018
Jetts Fitness has opened a club in Skipton, Yorkshire, making it the fifth location the
26 Jul 2018
Jim Reid-Anderson, chair, president and CEO of Six Flags, has said there is "no restriction"
13 Jun 2018
The Gym Group is to buy 13 sites from easyGym in a deal worth £20.6m,
26 Mar 2018
Omni Fight Club has become the latest US-based fitness franchise to enter the UK with
16 Oct 2017
Kimberlee Perry, founder of trampolining fitness group Bounce, has been named as the UK’s Best
15 Aug 2017
The team behind family-run gym operator truGym has launched a 1,600sq ft (149sq m) HIIT
22 Jun 2017
easyGym plans to become a major player in the fitness market by opening 500 franchise
20 May 2017
Six Flags has announced the addition of Garfield to its Chinese ventures, with the popular
16 May 2017
Resort operator Dusit International will make its Vietnamese debut in December 2017, with the opening
02 Mar 2017
Following on from the successful launch of its UK attraction last year, French historical theme
23 Feb 2017
Six Flags’ proposed Vietnam project has hit troubled waters, after its franchise partner NaVi Entertainment
22 Feb 2017
Six Flags’ aggressive Chinese expansion continues, after the operator signed new deals to bring two
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Social fitness the missing link to member engagement, according to a new Myzone report
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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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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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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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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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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry
about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
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Lisa Starr tries the Ammortal
Chamber to see whether
layering 10 modalities into one
experience really delivers more
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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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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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Shaping the future of the sector with a clear mission,
unified voice and open channels of communication.
This is the ambition of UK Active’s new chair
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New legislation is exposing weakness
and potential liabilities in the
management of customer data in
health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
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As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released,
LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
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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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Software suppliers explain how AI,
automation and connected digital
experiences can work for the good
of operators and consumers
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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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A new report puts physical activity
at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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