gym market news
12 May 2026
Despite revenue growth and an increase in the number of sites, shares in Planet Fitness
27 Mar 2026
A 1,000 square foot studio, women’s-only strength studio has been launched in Brooklyn, New York.
28 Nov 2024
After one year in the CEO seat at The Gym Group, Will Orr says The
25 Jun 2024
Gymshark has launched a new global brand platform, We Do Gym, to make it clear
14 Nov 2023
MyFitApp, a global leader in member mobile apps, has revealed that it has integrated with
21 Jul 2023
A 24-year-old man has died following an incident at the Gymplex Fitness Zone in Rohini,
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
25 Feb 2022
Membership-management software company, Clubessential Holdings, announced the acquisition of Innovatise, the company behind myFitApp, the
16 Sep 2021
In a major move against the gym market, Apple has revealed a number of upgrades
31 Jan 2021
Fitness business in China's top 18 cities generated US$4.9bn in revenues during 2019, before the
28 Sep 2020
Xponential Fitness has entered the Saudi Arabian gym market with the launch of five boutique
12 Sep 2020
COVID-19 has changed the world as we know it – and the fitness industry with
29 Jul 2020
JD Gyms has acquired the gym estate of Xercise4Less, following the budget chain calling in
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
07 Jul 2020
Fitness equipment firm Nautilus Inc is looking for a buyer for its commercial equipment brand
15 Jun 2020
Nearly two-thirds of gym and health club members in the US (65 per cent) are
18 May 2020
OYO Fitness is looking to benefit from the rapid growth in people looking for at-home
11 May 2020
Governments have begun easing their COVID-19 lockdown measures, resulting in the gradual reopening of health
09 Mar 2020
Gyms, health clubs, sports facilities and swimming pools across Italy have been forced to close
02 Mar 2020
Affordable fitness chain GymNation has revealed plans to open eight new sites across the United
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
18 Jul 2017
A growing middle class and the current obesity crisis has made the Asian fitness market
17 Jul 2017
HealthCity, a Netherlands-based fitness company continues their staged withdrawal from the German market, selling off
22 May 2017
PayAsUGym receives industry recognition for its work increasing participation at more than 2,500 gyms and
28 Apr 2017
Both ends of the private gym market will be represented when budget brand Xercise4Less takes
30 Mar 2017
Increased membership numbers helped Pure Gym record strong financial results in 2016, with further rises
28 Mar 2017
Hatton Boxing is piloting its first ever in-gym boxing zone – a 592sq ft (55sq
15 Dec 2016
Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) has grown its network of Better gyms with the purchase of
18 Oct 2016
A growing consumer appetite for fitness and a hive of investment activity within the health
14 Sep 2016
Budget health club operator Pure Gym has announced plans to float on the London Stock
31 Mar 2016
JD Gyms recently opened the doors to a £1.5m 21,000sq ft club in Washington, near
10 Mar 2016
A record 64 million consumers made use of America’s gyms in 2015, as revenues jumped
21 Jan 2016
Budget operator Pure Gym has tapped into London’s booming boutique fitness market with the launch
22 Dec 2015
Retail giant John Lewis has poured cold water on speculation that it is planning a
09 Dec 2015
Mike Ashley has added to his budding Sports Direct Fitness empire with the acquisition of
03 Dec 2015
Retention expert Dr Paul Bedford is to hold an extended Retention Convention in the UK
04 Nov 2015
The WWE wrestling empire could be taking to the top rope as it prepares to
09 Oct 2015
In the future, the success of fitness equipment suppliers will depend on the strength of
18 Aug 2015
Pure Gym’s takeover of LA fitness and its 42 gyms has been cleared by the
16 Jul 2015
Fitness industry analyst Ray Algar will deliver a keynote session at Leisure Industry Week (LIW)
25 Jun 2015
Six time Olympic gold medal winner Sir Chris Hoy has invested in Pure Gym and
16 Apr 2015
Fitness First remains firmly in the running for the £80m race to capture LA fitness,
23 Mar 2015
Sports Direct is bidding to scale up its dual-use gym and retail concept – part
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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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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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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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Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate,
has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company
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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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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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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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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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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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UK market penetration has risen to 18 per cent – one of the highest
globally, yet with 100 per cent of people seeing benefits when they
exercise, how high could it go? Kath Hudson asks the experts…
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Consolidation, specialisation and shifting consumer behaviours
are reshaping the sector, say Deloitte and EuropeActive
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