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09 Jul 2026
The Republic of Ireland will become the latest market in PureGym’s expanding international portfolio, with
24 Jan 2025
Fitness participation rates in the United Arab Emirates and Kingdom Saudi Arabia are growing faster
13 Dec 2024
It's been a year of significant growth for PureGym, both at home and overseas. Today
08 Aug 2024
Planet Fitness has exceeded expectations with its Q2 results, causing share prices to jump by
30 Jul 2024
Basic-Fit topped four million members – a 13 per cent increase – and opened a
16 Mar 2024
Will Orr, CEO of The Gym Group, has revealed the company’s full-year results for 2023,
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
12 Sep 2023
US longevity franchise Serotonin Centers has expanded its footprint with a second Florida location in
03 May 2023
The Gym Group has appointed Will Orr as its new CEO and executive director. Orr
08 Feb 2023
The Gym Group (TGG) has announced that Simon Jones has taken the role of non-executive
10 Dec 2022
The revival of a classic UK health and fitness brand will see Topnotch Health Clubs
06 May 2020
Budget operator, Pure Gym, has revealed it’s trialling a franchise offering to grow the brand
17 Jan 2020
The Gym Group is set to continue its fast pace of growth in 2020, with
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
03 Dec 2019
Fitness industry veteran Nick Coutts has been appointed chair of Danish fitness tech firm Motosumo.
09 Aug 2019
Planet Fitness has reported a 29.3 per cent increase in revenue for the first half
07 Aug 2019
Retro Fitness has appointed Andrew Alfano – a former senior vice president at coffee house
03 Aug 2019
Bridges Fund Management has completed a deal to buy franchise gym operator, énergie Fitness. The
23 Apr 2019
McFit founder, Rainer Schaller, has announced a new brand for his sprawling fitness empire. In
18 Jan 2019
Low-cost fitness operator Xercise4Less is has revealed plans to double in size and have 100
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
12 Jul 2018
Leejam Sports Company, which owns and operates Fitness Time, the largest network of sports and
20 Mar 2018
The Gym Group has posted record revenues and profits as it strengthens its position in
12 Jan 2018
Neil King, the managing director of 1Life Management Solutions, is set to join énergie Fitness
11 Jan 2018
Spanish firm Viva Gym has announced the acquisition of Portuguese brand Fitness Hut, creating the
15 Sep 2017
Low-cost fitness operator The Gym Group today announced it has acquired 18 gyms from fellow
11 Jul 2017
Low-cost fitness chain Fit For Free looks set to close its UK gyms on Sunday
06 Jul 2017
Low-cost fitness brand JD Gyms expects its portfolio of gyms to increase to around 18
19 Apr 2017
Low-cost fitness operator McFit is primed to grow its brand further in Germany, Europe and
20 Jan 2016
GLL has unveiled its brand new £900,000 Better Gym in Stratford, east London, on the
09 Apr 2014
Premier Training International has teamed up with fitness brand Pure Gym to provide its graduates
13 Jan 2014
Fitness Hut co-founder and CEO Nick Coutts was honoured with the 2013 IHRSA European Club
28 May 2013
UK-based low-cost fitness operator Pure Gym has announced an investment of £50m in new sites
08 May 2013
US private equity firm CCMP Capital Advisors has signed an agreement under which UK-based affiliates
12 Nov 2012
Low-cost fitness operator The Gym Group is to partner budget hotel chain Travelodge as part
28 Jun 2012
Image: Pure Gym is expanding across the UK Tony Harris has been named as the
06 Jun 2012
Image: Treharne founded The Gym Group in 2008 Low-cost fitness club group The Gym Group
19 Dec 2011
Low-cost fitness operator Xercise4less has confirmed plans to open its fourth club in Leeds early
18 Jan 2011
Property agent Cushman and Wakefield (CW) has announced that it has acquired three new locations
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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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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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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A new report puts physical activity
at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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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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New legislation is exposing weakness
and potential liabilities in the
management of customer data in
health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
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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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Would you stop selling memberships to prevent your club getting overcrowded?
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the member experience? Kath Hudson talks to the experts
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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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