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03 Jul 2026
An ambitious women’s only strength and lifting studio concept is set to launch in Dallas this
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
12 May 2026
Despite revenue growth and an increase in the number of sites, shares in Planet Fitness
10 Apr 2026
Boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness, has initiated a review of strategic alternatives to maximise shareholder value,
05 Mar 2026
Xponential Fitness says it has settled two major cases out of court as it seeks
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
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
12 Dec 2025
Former Planet Fitness CEO, Chris Rondeau, is back in the fitness industry set to drive
27 Oct 2025
Basic-Fit has acquired German franchise, Clever Fit, taking its estate to 2,150 clubs and making
02 Oct 2025
US boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness has completed the divestiture of another brand – this time
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
10 Sep 2025
Xponential Fitness has appointed finance and private equity expert, Rachel Lee, to the board of
22 Aug 2025
Tenreformer, the dynamic reformer Pilates franchise from Ten Pilates has secured its first site, in
20 Aug 2025
Poland’s largest gym franchise, Xtreme Fitness Gyms, has become the official Polish partner for fitness
08 Aug 2025
Boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness struck an optimistic tone when releasing its Q2 results, introducing Mike
08 Aug 2025
On the 10-year anniversary of being a public company, US franchise giant, Planet Fitness, celebrates
07 Aug 2025
Xponential Fitness has today announced the appointment of Mike Nuzzo as CEO, effective immediately. Mark
31 Jul 2025
Pause, a US recovery franchise, has partnered with holistic programming platform Alo Moves to deliver
29 Jul 2025
Xponential Fitness has offloaded two more of its brands – indoor cycling concept, CycleBar and
08 Jul 2025
Shares in Xponential Fitness are rising following the news that the US Securities and Exchange
01 Jul 2025
Planet Fitness, which is listed on the Nasdaq, is thought to be positioning for a
16 May 2025
CEO of Xponential Fitness, Mark King, is retiring due to health reasons and will leave
16 May 2025
Former Xponential Fitness founder and CEO, Anthony Geisler, has been revealed as the founder of
06 May 2025
Lift Brands has announced the sale of its shares in 9Round Kickboxing Fitness to global
16 Apr 2025
Private equity firm, Leonard Green & Partners is acquiring a majority interest in Crunch Fitness
14 Apr 2025
Jetts Fitness, the gym franchise known for its no lock-in contracts, flexible access and value-for-money
10 Apr 2025
London-based Pilates company, Ten Health & Fitness, has announced the launch of a boutique franchise
13 Mar 2025
F45 Training has announced the launch of a new parent company called FIT, which will
06 Mar 2025
Franchise Strong Pilates has announced that former English cricketer, Stuart Broad, has come on board
27 Feb 2025
The first membership price increase in more than 25 years helped Planet Fitness achieve full-year
13 Feb 2025
Planet Fitness has announced changes to its leadership team to support the company's strategic goals
30 Jan 2025
Wearable tech company, Myzone has created an advisory board to provide the business with strategic
27 Jan 2025
Xplor Mariana Tek, the boutique fitness software platform from Xplor Technologies, has announced a suite
21 Jan 2025
Empowered Brands, the parent company of Énergie Fitness and master franchisor for UBX and Fit+
16 Jan 2025
Purpose Brands – the company formed via the merger of Orangetheory Fitness and Self Esteem
08 Jan 2025
On announcing the milestone of reaching three million members, US high-value, low-cost operator, Crunch Fitness,
16 Dec 2024
President of Xponential Fitness, Sarah Luna, has left the company – one of the world’s
10 Dec 2024
RSG Group has announced that Gerd Schaller, brother of the late founder, Rainer Schaller, will
26 Nov 2024
As iconic fitness brand Crunch celebrates its 35th birthday, CEO Jim Rowley tells HCM about
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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Deena Gillan
Chair of UK Active’s Independent Council and GM at 3-1-5“There are so many dedicated people in the independent sector – they work hard because they’re passionate about changing lives”
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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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