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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
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
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
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
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
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
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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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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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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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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The industry is embracing consumer-facing tech. Now it’s time to
streamline back-of-house systems with Orbit4, says Daniel Jones
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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Designing multi-functional
spaces can lead to
fewer bottlenecks at
peak times. Julie Cramer
investigates the latest kit
and inspiring installations
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