gyms news
06 Jul 2020
Boutique gym operator, Gymbox, faced threats of legal action over its bid to reopen on
03 Jul 2020
A number of gym operators are concerned that local lockdowns could come into effect in
03 Jul 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that gyms may be able to reopen in a
02 Jul 2020
UK consumer confidence has improved significantly since the beginning of the lockdown, with a fifth
01 Jul 2020
Industry body ukactive has today (1 July) hosted a delegation of government and public health
01 Jul 2020
Health and fitness company Ingesport – which operates the GO fit chain of gyms in
24 May 2020
Innovatise, the company behind myFitApp, today announced the immediate availability of its customer-branded live-streaming solution.
01 Jul 2020
Mountainside Fitness in Arizona has filed a lawsuit against state's governor, Doug Ducey, after he
30 Jun 2020
Physical activity levels in England have continued to fall from those recorded at the initial
30 Jun 2020
Almost half of all public health and fitness, leisure and community facilities in the UK,
26 Jun 2020
Gymbox has broken ranks and announced it will reopen all its gyms on 4 July,
26 Jun 2020
Gyms and health clubs in Northern Ireland have been given the green light to reopen
25 Jun 2020
A large-scale academic study has concluded that there is "no threat of increased COVID-19 spread"
10 Jun 2020
As countries around the world gear up to relax their lockdown rules, there remains a
25 Jun 2020
Greg Glassman, founder of CrossFit, has sold the fitness company to entrepreneur Eric Roza –
25 Jun 2020
Tanni Grey-Thompson, Chair of ukactive, Humphrey Cobbold, CEO of Pure Gym and ukactive board member
24 Jun 2020
Momentum is gathering pace in the push for a U-turn on the government's decision to
23 Jun 2020
Gyms in the UK could reopen by mid-July, according to a tweet, just posted by
23 Jun 2020
UK spas will continue to remain closed until further notice, following an announcement by Prime
23 Jun 2020
Budget fitness chain, Xercise4Less, will have a new ownership structure and financing set-up by the
22 May 2020
• New training program Immunity Boost to strengthen the immune system • Mobile training slot
23 Jun 2020
Pubs are to open before gyms, to the bitter disappointment of the health and fitness
22 Jun 2020
Budget operators, Pure Gym has released its reopening video, taking a very customer-centric approach. The
22 Jun 2020
Construction work on planned leisure projects is beginning to return to normal across the UK.
22 Jun 2020
Leisure trust Vivacity, which terminated its contract with Peterborough City Council council last week, has
20 Jun 2020
Journalists on The Times are reporting today that they’ve seen a leaked document confirming how
19 Jun 2020
The government has announced that it will keep the Moratorium of Forfeiture, which protects businesses
19 Jun 2020
Boris Johnson has hinted that social distancing measures might be reduced by 4 July in
Features
Statistics
“88.9% of gym members are expected to return and group ex will be fastest to recover”
Features
Opinion
The over-70s were treated as one homogenous group during
the lockdown and advised to shield. Colin Milner, founder and CEO
of the International Council on Active Aging says this is leading to
an increase in ageism that the industry must fight to overcome
Features
Consumer culture
Ken Hughes, expert in consumer culture and human behaviour spoke as part of the Technogym Talks series of webinars about how operators can navigate the new consumer landscape
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Training
Balance training is set to become a major fitness trend, with
exercisers increasingly appreciating the benefits of having
a strong core and good balance, particularly as they age.
Lauren Health-Jones rounds up the latest product releases
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Partner briefing
BMF, the outdoor fitness franchise company co-owned by Bear Grylls, is launching a £1m initiative designed to offer financial support to PTs and exercise professionals in getting back to work after the lockdown
Features
feature
As the health and fitness industry gears up for reopening, Caroline Constantine,
MD of Right Directions, shares critical guidance about safe operating procedures
Features
Supplier showcase
Working with Precor, Aberdeen Sports Village has undergone a £500k overhaul to strengthen the user experience and put digital connectivity at the core of its offering
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People
HCM people
Jo Smallwood
general manager, Oldham Leisure Centre
“We saw the opportunity to initiate new partnerships with the Oldham Foodbank to help local residents during the COVID-19 crisis. We can’t serve our community in the way we would usually do, so we’ve moved resources to help where people need us most”
People
“We see ourselves as a truly European player. We’re analysing France, Germany, Italy and the UK for development”
People
HCM people
Ben Lucas
Founder, Flow Athletic, Sydney“We advise our Flow Athletes to complete classes at a ratio of one yoga class to
one strength class to one cardio class. This combination has very positive effects”
People
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Aaron Smith
Founder, KX Pilates“‘KX’ stands for ‘the Kaizen Experience’, which means ‘change for the better’ in Japanese. It’s a philosophy that focuses on continuous improvement. We’re always seeking to improve, not only as a company but as individuals”
People
Kate Cracknell talks connected health and digital transformation
with Chris Blackwell-Frost, Martin Friend and Rick Crawford
from Nuffield Health’s senior management team
People
HCM people
Michael Ramsay
Founder and director, STRONG Rowformer“There’s something about the combination of fast-twitch and slow-twitch
fibres working together that absolutely destroys you and gives you
an almost euphoric feeling at the end of every workout”
People
“Around 50% of our members are currently continuing to pay full membership, with another 10% taking up virtual-only digital membership”
People
HCM people
Dr Jonathan Leary
Remedy Place, West Hollywood: Founder and CEO“Remedy Place teaches people how to take care of themselves and gives them the tools they need to be holistically healthy ”
People
HCM people
Professor Zhen Yan
director of the Center for Skeletal Muscle Research, University of Virginia“Regular exercise may help people survive COVID-19”
People
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