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14 Nov 2025
UK Active has published new guidance designed to help operators support young people over the
15 Jun 2024
More than 200 organisations and athletes in the UK have signed an open letter to
28 Mar 2024
The first annual Private Sector Benchmarking report was released today (27 March). A collaboration between
Speedflex, the fitness concept known for delivering HIIT Without The Hurt, has announced a number
23 Feb 2023
The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end
Lifestyle Fitness and boutique class studio operator, V1BE, announced their second partnership in the summer
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
15 Jun 2021
Rainer Schaller's RSG Group is bringing its John Reed brand of health clubs to the
14 Dec 2020
Lifestyle Fitness and V1BE are partnering to open a new, £1m health club in Manchester.
29 Aug 2018
The Gym Group saw revenues jump by 36 per cent to £58.3m during the first
20 Mar 2018
The Gym Group has posted record revenues and profits as it strengthens its position in
16 Jan 2018
The Gym Group has increased its share of the budget gym sector by opening two-thirds
06 Dec 2017
Celebrity personal trainer Mark Anthony has sold his flagship budget gym in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, to
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
15 Sep 2017
Low-cost fitness operator The Gym Group today announced it has acquired 18 gyms from fellow
23 May 2016
Fusion Lifestyle has transformed a disused basement underneath a swimming pool in Southgate to create
19 Feb 2016
World renowned strength coach Charles R Poliquin – who is known for coaching Olympic and
23 Oct 2015
A new £44m complex combining Consett Academy with a new leisure centre which will be
29 Jan 2015
DNA profiling is to be made available to anyone in the UK courtesy of a
26 Jan 2015
Moving tributes have been paid to Lifestyle Fitness chair and founder Baron Carl Gripenstedt, who
08 Sep 2014
An industry-wide coalition of physical activity advocates is urging Britons to lace up their trainers
23 May 2014
Finalists for the new-look 2014 Flame Awards were announced yesterday afternoon by ukactive CEO David
09 May 2013
Lifestyle Fitness low cost clubs and Escape Fitness teamed up to give its new Wembley
14 Nov 2011
Intensiti, a new brand of premium MMA gyms and facilities, is set to open its
09 Dec 2010
East Lindsey District Council (ELDC) has unveiled plans to refurbish local leisure facilities with the
21 Sep 2010
A swimming pool in Penarth, South Wales, which was closed on 14 September due to
04 Nov 2009
A recent revamp of the soft play activity area at Gosling Sports Park in Welwyn
07 Oct 2009
Gosling Sports Park in Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire is set to unveil seven new
06 Apr 2009
A new £30,000 mobile dance project has been launched by sports trust Carlisle Leisure. Funded
24 Jul 2008
The new leisure centre at Freeman’s Place, Durham, has opened to the public. The £12.5m
20 May 2008
Health and fitness group Competition Line has completed the first phase of a £2.2m revamp
23 Nov 2007
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has launched a sports foundation carrying his name in the
30 Aug 2007
Birtley Leisure Centre in Gateshead is undergoing a £1.5m redevelopment. Upgrades to the facilities will
19 Sep 2006
A Florida-based health club chain is offering teenagers between 12 and 17 years old a
03 Feb 2005
Fitness facilities in Sedgefield are set to undergo massive refurbishment as part of a deal
10 Aug 2004
Florida-based Lifestyle Family Fitness has secured $8m (£4.3m) to fund further expansion. The company has
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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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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
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A new report puts physical activity
at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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of operators and consumers
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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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Owner, Stride Fitness“My goal was to invest in where fitness is going, not where it’s already been”
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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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After decades of focusing on adult audiences, operators are starting to engage young people – unlocking growth opportunities while supporting the health and wellbeing of future generations
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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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World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry
about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
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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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The new CEO of UK Active talks to HCM about the gym-curious and
why he believes the sector can double in size by the end of the next decade
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