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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
Boutique franchisor, Tribute Brands, has signed a deal with Let’s Go Fitness to open 20
10 Mar 2026
French health and fitness operator and franchisor, L'Orange Bleue Group, has appointed José Nercellas as
05 Mar 2026
Xponential Fitness says it has settled two major cases out of court as it seeks
02 Mar 2026
Dr Jobst Müller-Trimbusch has been dismissed from his role as co-CEO of RSG Group. Müller-Trimbusch
12 Jan 2026
Energie Fitness has refreshed its brand identity as part of a broader overhaul that will
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
12 Dec 2025
Former Planet Fitness CEO, Chris Rondeau, is back in the fitness industry set to drive
05 Nov 2025
New Australian franchisor, BeWell Brands, has entered into a joint venture partnership with Fitesque, a
28 Oct 2025
Purpose Brands is launching its first Anytime Fitness club in Dubai on 1 November, through
02 Oct 2025
US boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness has completed the divestiture of another brand – this time
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
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
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
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
04 Jun 2025
Global investment firm, Carlyle Global Credit is providing a financing package of €280 million to
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
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
16 Apr 2025
Growing the Health and Fitness Sector Together was the theme of this year’s EuropeActive European
Xponential Fitness CEO Mark King says he has full confidence in his team as losses hit $98.7 million
27 Mar 2025
Global boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness has posted a net loss of US$98.7 million for the
13 Feb 2025
Planet Fitness has announced changes to its leadership team to support the company's strategic goals
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+
21 Jan 2025
Polish fitness franchise business, Xtreme Fitness Gyms, has hit the milestone of 100 sites and
20 Jan 2025
Boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness has bolstered its senior leadership team with four new appointments, following
16 Jan 2025
Boutique fitness brand, Barry's – which indicated last June that it was looking for a new
16 Dec 2024
President of Xponential Fitness, Sarah Luna, has left the company – one of the world’s
26 Nov 2024
As iconic fitness brand Crunch celebrates its 35th birthday, CEO Jim Rowley tells HCM about
24 Sep 2024
Mecotec GmbH, a global cryotherapy technology supplier, and US franchise leader Restore Hyper Wellness have
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
08 Aug 2024
Xponential Fitness posted a net loss of U$13.7 million for Q2 2024, following the US$4.4
02 Aug 2024
The president of Crunch Fitness, Chequan Lewis, says the company is accelerating its growth plans
18 Jul 2024
Boxing and strength franchise UBX has taken a step closer to realising its ambitions to
12 Jul 2024
After introducing Xponential’s reformer Pilates concept, Club Pilates, to Germany last year, Matin Seibold's LifeFit
20 Jun 2024
Xponential Fitness has appointed sales and franchise expert, Mark King, as CEO, to take the
12 Jun 2024
David Beckham and F45 Training have finally settled the breach-of-contract lawsuit around Beckham’s ambassadorial agreement
06 Jun 2024
The UK health and fitness is performing well, especially the private sector, with member numbers,
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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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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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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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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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Pulse Fitness has created a
new health club delivering an
elevated wellness experience
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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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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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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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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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HCM People
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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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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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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HCM People
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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