gym chain news
06 Jul 2026
The LifeFit Group continues its buy and build strategy with the acquisition of the Fitness
06 May 2026
VivaGym – the fast-growing operator of high-value low-price gyms in Spain and Portugal – is
09 Apr 2026
Fitness First is consistently pushing ahead with the digitalisation of its training support,
30 Oct 2025
PureGym has achieved a milestone with the launch of its 700th gym, in West Yorkshire.
23 Oct 2025
After a networking breakfast, Leisure Media CEO, Liz Terry and PureGym chair, Humphrey Cobbold, have
02 Jul 2025
Middle East operator, Gymnation, has opened its largest club to date in Riyadh's Qurtubah district,
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
03 Apr 2025
The Gym Group has beaten its goal of generating £900 million in social value annually
20 Jan 2025
Puma Growth Partners has announced a £4 million investment into NRG Gyms to upscale its
04 Nov 2024
The Gym Group has become the first 24/7 UK gym chain to achieve the European
30 Oct 2024
The LifeFit Group has acquired Body Culture Group's collection of 15 clubs, bringing the German
22 Oct 2024
Gym chain, Afrofit, which is gearing up to open its fourth location on the border
12 Aug 2024
John Foy has been appointed operations director for Saudi Arabian operator, IN2 Fitness. Foy has
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
17 Jun 2024
German health and fitness operator, LifeFit Group, has found a new investor – Waterland Private
21 May 2024
Empowered Brands has signed a deal with European staffless gym chain, Fit+, to be the
04 May 2024
US gym chain, Crunch Fitness, has bolstered its global expansion plans with the appointment of
26 Mar 2024
Total Fitness has released results for its most recent financial year (to June 23), which
16 Mar 2024
Will Orr, CEO of The Gym Group, has revealed the company’s full-year results for 2023,
11 Jan 2024
The Gym Group has announced its positive H1 trading trends have continued, with year end
21 Dec 2023
The Gym Group has become the first fitness operator in the world to have its
21 Nov 2023
JD Gyms, part of listed company, JD Sports Fashion plc, has sold UAE health club
09 Sep 2023
Members of Crunch Fitness gyms can now enter their club using the Amazon One palm
01 Sep 2023
PureGym added 190,000 new members in the first half of 2023 when compared with H1
The Brawn Games – due to be hosted at the Ministry of Sound on 13
14 Jul 2023
Fitness First has filed a Court Order for restructuring at Companies House in the UK
Fitness education provider Study Active is delighted to be teaming up with The Gym Group,
03 May 2023
Fitness First UK has confirmed to HCM that it's in the process of restructuring, citing
17 Mar 2023
The Gym Group saw an upswing in EBITDA, to £38m for 2022, well above the
13 Jan 2023
Richard Darwin is to step down from his role as CEO of The Gym Group
21 Oct 2022
Private gym chain New York Sports Clubs (NYSC) has acquired boutique brand Fhitting Room, which
12 Jul 2022
A new report – Optimising personalisation using fitness personas – which defines four key gym-goer
28 Jun 2022
Ultimate Performance (UP) – the private gym chain and PT business – has opened a
23 Jun 2022
Barry’s has entered the world of retail, opening a studio in the new Flannels flagship
ACTIV, a gym chain in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which operates separate gyms for men and
21 Apr 2022
Pure Gym has revealed it's planning to double the number of clubs in its portfolio,
22 Mar 2022
The health, fitness and activity sector is ramping up its sustainability drive to net-zero with
18 Mar 2022
The Gym Group has published its full-year results for 2021 and announced plans to open
15 Nov 2021
Polish corporate wellness platform Benefit Systems has taken over a majority stake in club operator
30 Jul 2021
German fitness operator BestFit Group has acquired regional gym chain EuroFit for an undisclosed sum.
10 Jun 2021
Hong Kong-based Bricks Group has revealed plans to launch its health club chain, UTime, in
22 Mar 2021
The UK parliament will today (22 March) debate the merits of a Work Out to
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Social fitness the missing link to member engagement, according to a new Myzone report
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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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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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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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People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
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As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released,
LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
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Lisa Starr tries the Ammortal
Chamber to see whether
layering 10 modalities into one
experience really delivers more
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A new report puts physical activity
at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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New legislation is exposing weakness
and potential liabilities in the
management of customer data in
health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
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Shaping the future of the sector with a clear mission,
unified voice and open channels of communication.
This is the ambition of UK Active’s new chair
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Matt Parker
MD, Brio“We’ve reduced the level of council investment over the last three years by 40 per cent and increased our turnover by 9 per cent”
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Software suppliers explain how AI,
automation and connected digital
experiences can work for the good
of operators and consumers
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Shaun Grove
Owner, Stride Fitness“My goal was to invest in where fitness is going, not where it’s already been”
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Would you stop selling memberships to prevent your club getting overcrowded?
How do you strike the balance between maximising profits and prioritising
the member experience? Kath Hudson talks to the experts
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The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills,
a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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