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13 Apr 2026
Elemis has extended its range of Pro-Collagen products from facial formulations to those for the
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
14 Nov 2025
FIT House of Brands’ Pilates, tone and yoga concept, FS8, is set to double its
10 Sep 2025
Australian franchisor, Jetts Fitness, is branching out into recovery and wellness in a joint venture
29 Jul 2025
Xponential Fitness has offloaded two more of its brands – indoor cycling concept, CycleBar and
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
08 Jul 2025
As Urban Gym Group snaps up three new clubs, it says it is actively seeking
01 Jul 2025
Planet Fitness, which is listed on the Nasdaq, is thought to be positioning for a
18 Jun 2025
A new recovery brand – Re:set by Pure – will open its first studio in
23 May 2025
Chair of Urban Gym Group, Jordy Kool, has acquired the rights to expand the TRIB3
16 May 2025
CEO of Xponential Fitness, Mark King, is retiring due to health reasons and will leave
16 Apr 2025
Growing the Health and Fitness Sector Together was the theme of this year’s EuropeActive European
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
10 Apr 2025
London-based Pilates company, Ten Health & Fitness, has announced the launch of a boutique franchise
31 Mar 2025
Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey, US, is gearing up to launch
05 Mar 2025
LifeFit Group is expanding its range of premium clubs with the acquisition of Sports &
13 Feb 2025
Planet Fitness has announced changes to its leadership team to support the company's strategic goals
21 Jan 2025
Polish fitness franchise business, Xtreme Fitness Gyms, has hit the milestone of 100 sites and
14 Jan 2025
Vagaro, global spa, salon and fitness software provider, has announced its strategic acquisition of Schedulicity,
20 Dec 2024
One of Australia’s largest gym operators, Viva Leisure, is coming to the UK after signing
03 Dec 2024
A new version of data analysis and management tool, FitnessKPI, has been launched, offering operators
10 Oct 2024
Fitness On Demand – which is part of Lift Brands – has announced it will
03 Oct 2024
The Health and Fitness Association’s new 2024 HFA Global Report shows that despite ongoing macro-economic
30 Sep 2024
The Shredquarters has announced the launch of a new boutique franchise brand called Fuse, with
22 Aug 2024
US boutique franchise business, Extraordinary Brands, has added to its portfolio of boutique brands with
08 Aug 2024
Planet Fitness has exceeded expectations with its Q2 results, causing share prices to jump by
20 Jun 2024
Xponential Fitness has appointed sales and franchise expert, Mark King, as CEO, to take the
11 May 2024
Xponential Fitness today indefinitely suspended founder and CEO, Anthony Geisler, saying it had been notified
21 Mar 2024
The Covery, a lifestyle optimisation wellness brand, has announced a new licensing partnership with Aura
29 Feb 2024
Orangetheory and Self Esteem Brands have revealed plans to merge 'as equals' creating a new
22 Feb 2024
Xponential Fitness has told HCM it will vigorously defend itself against claims made in a
15 Feb 2024
Xponential has passed ownership of Stride Fitness – the running brand it bought in January
08 Feb 2024
City Cave Float & Wellness Center – the Australia-based wellness franchise offering float therapy, infrared
11 Jan 2024
Xponential Fitness is bringing its Club Pilates brand to the UK, with the opening of
29 Dec 2023
Universal Studios is assessing the feasibility of opening its first European resort in the UK,
01 Dec 2023
Sony Pictures is set to launch an immersive indoor entertainment park at Oakbrook Center in
29 Nov 2023
Xponential Fitness, the largest global franchisor of boutique fitness brands, has announced the opening of
17 Nov 2023
Everlast Gyms today (16 November) opened a new flagship property at the Metro Centre in
01 Nov 2023
Tom Dowd, recently appointed CEO of F45, said he remains optimistic the business can be
22 Oct 2023
Falcon’s Beyond Global has begun trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange, after raising more than
12 Oct 2023
Three Universal Beijing Resort veterans – Tom Mehrmann, Sylvia Hase and Mike Hightower – will join
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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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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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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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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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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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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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Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate,
has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company
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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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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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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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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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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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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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CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an
on-demand personal training platform that connects the right personal trainer to the right
client in under 10 seconds.
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Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing
disparate information from multiple systems to be aggregated into one dataset, to support
its focus on reducing health inequalities and improving healthy life expectancy.
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