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08 Jun 2026
Purpose Brands has announced its entry into the Italian market, having sold the franchise rights
03 Jun 2026
Australia’s fast-growing fitness network, Viva Leisure, is adding a low-cost gym brand to its already
01 Jun 2026
Tewinbury Farm Hotel in Hertfordshire, UK is expanding its premium leisure proposition with the launch
12 May 2026
The turnaround at Xponential Fitness is yet to bear fruit, as Q1 revenues
12 May 2026
Despite revenue growth and an increase in the number of sites, shares in Planet Fitness
07 May 2026
Australian reformer franchise, Studio Pilates International, is launching a competitive concept – The Pilates Games
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
01 May 2026
Your Personal Training (YPT) has announced a new partnership with Anytime Fitness. Under the partnership,
23 Apr 2026
Basic-Fit has received permission to operate 24/7 staffless clubs in France, a change which is
13 Apr 2026
Elemis has extended its range of Pro-Collagen products from facial formulations to those for the
10 Apr 2026
Boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness, has initiated a review of strategic alternatives to maximise shareholder value,
07 Apr 2026
Boutique franchisor, Tribute Brands, has signed a deal with Let’s Go Fitness to open 20
07 Apr 2026
Therme Manchester has signed up to the Circularity in Practice pledge, which is a UK-wide
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
16 Mar 2026
The first Jetts Fitness in India will open its doors on 28 March in New
05 Mar 2026
Xponential Fitness says it has settled two major cases out of court as it seeks
02 Mar 2026
Boutique fitness brand, Barry’s, has opened its 100th studio in New York. Now 27-years-old, the
26 Feb 2026
Planet Fitness lifted revenues and memberships last year, yet shares have been dipping because of
29 Jan 2026
Fitness franchise Snap Fitness has launched a next generation club in Chancery Lane London in
26 Jan 2026
RSG Group has announced plans to franchise its legacy brand, McFit, in order to tap
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
19 Jan 2026
Hilton’s first luxury resort in Greece, Conrad Corfu, will open in the serene beachtown of
12 Jan 2026
Energie Fitness has refreshed its brand identity as part of a broader overhaul that will
07 Jan 2026
The original founder of 24 Hour Fitness, Mark Mastrov, is returning as owner and executive
22 Dec 2025
Day spa company Oakwell Beer Spa is seeking partners to run franchises around the US.
14 Dec 2025
Anthony Geisler’s Sequel Brands has launched its fifth franchise: a longevity concept in collaboration with
12 Dec 2025
Former Planet Fitness CEO, Chris Rondeau, is back in the fitness industry set to drive
14 Nov 2025
Champneys has announced the acquisition of Buxton Crescent spa hotel in Derbyshire, UK, in partnership
14 Nov 2025
FIT House of Brands’ Pilates, tone and yoga concept, FS8, is set to double its
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
30 Oct 2025
PureGym has achieved a milestone with the launch of its 700th gym, in West Yorkshire.
28 Oct 2025
Purpose Brands is launching its first Anytime Fitness club in Dubai on 1 November, through
27 Oct 2025
Basic-Fit has acquired German franchise, Clever Fit, taking its estate to 2,150 clubs and making
24 Oct 2025
On unveiling strong interim results, Basic-Fit said it will update on franchising plans before the
23 Oct 2025
Greg Oliver, CEO of Fitness & Lifestyle Group (FLG), has just spoken live at the
22 Oct 2025
Club Pilates has signed a master franchise agreement in Thailand, for 20 studios in Bangkok,
02 Oct 2025
US boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness has completed the divestiture of another brand – this time
30 Sep 2025
Feature film animation studio Mack Animation has released an animated film featuring German theme park
10 Sep 2025
Xponential Fitness has appointed finance and private equity expert, Rachel Lee, to the board of
10 Sep 2025
Australian franchisor, Jetts Fitness, is branching out into recovery and wellness in a joint venture
22 Aug 2025
Tenreformer, the dynamic reformer Pilates franchise from Ten Pilates has secured its first site, in
20 Aug 2025
The 2025 HFA Global Report, which looked at almost 30 markets, shows that around 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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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate,
has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company
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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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Stephen Price
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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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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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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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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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Record market penetration in the UK
fitness sector masks a deeper shift
around consumer engagement, according
to a report from Grant Thornton and
UK Active, as Liz Terry reports
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New insight from Deloitte and Grant Thornton shows record growth, but the real shift is towards identity and perceived value, revealing opportunities to deepen engagement with members
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