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01 Mar 2024
The first bricks and mortar Kinrgy studio opens today (1 March) in West Hollywood. Founded
23 Feb 2024
As Planet Fitness announces strong year-end results there are reports the company is planning a
19 Jan 2024
Chuck Runyon, CEO of Self Esteem Brands (SEB), has told HCM that rumours the company
22 Dec 2023
Kevin Yates has been promoted to CEO at Lift Brands for the EMEA region. Yates
29 Nov 2023
Xponential Fitness, the largest global franchisor of boutique fitness brands, has announced the opening of
01 Nov 2023
Tom Dowd, recently appointed CEO of F45, said he remains optimistic the business can be
Panatta will consolidate its global presence throughout 2024 by attending a host of major industry
12 Sep 2023
US longevity franchise Serotonin Centers has expanded its footprint with a second Florida location in
14 Aug 2023
Himalayan salt stone massage specialist Saltability has teamed up with US spa franchisor Massage Envy
03 Jul 2023
Xponential Fitness shares are recovering following a fightback by the directors after the publication of
19 May 2022
Following a history of supporting US military and service members, F45 has announced a new
01 Apr 2022
Trib3 is accelerating the pace of its expansion plans with a multi-site development deal across
25 Feb 2022
Membership-management software company, Clubessential Holdings, announced the acquisition of Innovatise, the company behind myFitApp, the
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
16 Jul 2020
Gympass, the world’s largest corporate fitness platform, has announced a partnership with F45 Training, one
31 Oct 2019
Anthony Geisler, CEO of boutique fitness giant Xponential Fitness, has been listed as one of
01 Oct 2019
Lift Brands, the parent company of a portfolio of fitness companies, has appointed Weldon Spangler
19 Aug 2019
Fitness franchise Fit Body Boot Camp has revealed that it has more than 200 new
09 Aug 2019
Planet Fitness has reported a 29.3 per cent increase in revenue for the first half
07 Aug 2019
Retro Fitness has appointed Andrew Alfano – a former senior vice president at coffee house
Introducing Sprung Gym-Flooring, where innovation meets excellence in the world of flooring and sports solutions.
03 Aug 2019
Bridges Fund Management has completed a deal to buy franchise gym operator, énergie Fitness. The
28 Jun 2019
United PF Partners has acquired 26 Planet Fitness locations and development rights, taking the number
16 Apr 2019
Fitness studio operator Bodystreet has expanded its UK operations with the opening of two new
07 Jan 2019
US spa franchisor Massage Envy has entered into a partnership with Cortiva Institute, the US’s
30 Jan 2018
US-based franchisor Massage Heights has revealed expansion plans that will bring its total number of
07 Dec 2017
US franchisor Massage Envy has launched a plan called ‘A Commitment to Safety’ in the
17 Nov 2017
US-based male-only day spa and grooming chain, The Gents Place, has opened its first franchised
16 Oct 2017
Kimberlee Perry, founder of trampolining fitness group Bounce, has been named as the UK’s Best
06 Apr 2017
National franchisor and provider of therapeutic massage and skincare services, Massage Envy, has launched a
05 Dec 2016
US-based massage and skincare franchisor Massage Envy has raised more than US$5m (€4.7m; £3.9m) during
24 Oct 2016
US-based health club chain Crunch has hit a milestone by securing its 100 franchise deal
28 Aug 2016
Hotel brand Wyndham Garden has launched a new global design prototype that it believes can
08 Aug 2016
US massage franchisor Massage Heights has signed nine franchise agreements in the first half of
16 Jun 2016
énergie Group has concluded its crowdfunding round, finishing with a total of £629,300 from 283
11 May 2016
US day spa franchisor Marilyn Monroe Spas is opening the first of eight to ten
05 May 2016
US spa franchisor Massage Envy is taking the first steps in international expansion, with the
01 May 2016
énergie Group has today embarked on a limited equity offer to raise £500,000 via Crowdcube.
18 Nov 2015
Franchise operation Elements Massage is opening its first international location in British Columbia, Canada, this
14 Aug 2014
A number of high-profile gym chains and businesses will be demonstrating the potential for health
11 Aug 2014
Nicolas Ronco, the French entrepreneur behind spa and nap concept YeloSpa, is aiming to expand
06 May 2014
Vivafit, the franchisor of women-only express gyms, has signed a master franchise agreement for Indonesia.
10 Jan 2014
Health club franchisor and operator énergie Group has secured a deal with Abbey International Finance
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Founder, The Lotte Berk Foundation“My mother was the first person to take dance and create an exercise programme out of it”
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You might be tempted to skip a service, but
experts say it will cost you in the long run.
Providers tell Steph Eaves why they their work
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Remember when there was mass hostility about London hosting the 2012 Olympics? Huw Edwards, CEO of UK Active, was there. He talks to Kath Hudson about the lessons he learned
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New laws are about to come into force that will oblige health club operators to offer consumers better membership terms. It will be disruptive, but tackled well, will change the sector for the better
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“Looking at Orangetheory 10–20 years down the road, international markets will be three to five times the size of the US. At that point, we’ll be talking 10,000 units globally”
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Absenteeism and presenteeism is
taking a huge economic toll, with
musculoskeletal problems and poor
mental health the biggest issues.
Can workplace wellness make
a difference? Kath Hudson investigates
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Dr Paul Bedford talks
to Jak Phillips about
the double-edged
sword of the strength
training trend and his
ambitions for the sector
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Although there’s much talk about working with
health services, research from SLC suggests
there’s much work to do before the sector is
ready for the challenge. Kath Hudson asks the
experts to identify barriers and solutions
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Founder, Physique 57“Our ‘why?’ is to improve the lives of our clients, not to make them feel defeated”
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