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Gymnation ramps up expansion and heads to Asia, after securing US$100 million from BlackRock vehicle
19 May 2026
GCC gym operator, Gymnation, has secured a $100 million private credit facility from HPS Investment
31 Mar 2025
Welsh leisure operator, Denbighshire Leisure Ltd, is undertaking a management buyout from Denbighshire Council for
31 Oct 2024
Four-time Olympic medallist, Rebecca Adlington OBE, and Olympic swimmer, Steve Parry MBE, have successfully completed
23 Jun 2020
Jan Spaticchia, founder of énergie Fitness, has led a successful management buyout to reacquire the
26 May 2020
HCM understands that the directors of énergie Fitness have brought in specialist company FRP Advisory
28 Jun 2019
Global attractions giant, Merlin Entertainments, has been sold to the family behind toy firm Lego
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
24 Jan 2019
Functional fitness equipment supplier TRX has recapitalised its business by securing capital investment from private
19 Jan 2017
Former Virgin Atlantic CEO Steve Ridgway and Shearings Leisure Group CEO Denis Wormwell have been
21 Jun 2016
Lifetime Training is to be bought by its management in a deal backed by private
19 Feb 2016
Fitness technology giant Gantner has been acquired by the private equity backer behind high street
06 Aug 2015
Resurgent health club chain Total Fitness is bidding to drive growth through “opportunistic” acquisitions as
16 Jun 2015
Asda is bidding to help customers shed pounds from their waistline as well as their
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
02 Jun 2015
Sport and entertainment architects, Populous, have announced a merger with Jump Studios, a London-based practice
17 Jul 2013
Menzies Hotels Group is looking for a new owner after its parent company Cordial Hotels
23 Apr 2013
Mid-market private equity firm Bowmark Capital is investing £30m in management buyout and expansion of
01 Mar 2013
Indoor go-kart operator TeamSport is to expand rapidly over the next three years after completing
26 Nov 2010
Independent health club operator The Third Space is planning to open a number of new
04 Nov 2010
Nigel Talbot-Ponsonby is stepping down from his role as executive chair of Humberts Leisure after
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
11 Oct 2010
The management team of health club chain Total Fitness has acquired the group's UK and
20 Oct 2009
Premium Bars and Restaurants, the Hale-based pub chain that went into administration in August, may
05 Oct 2009
Powerleague, the UK’s largest five-a-side football operator, has agreed to a £42m takeover offer. The
21 Jul 2008
Picsolve, the photographic systems and services provider for leisure attractions, has been sold in a
17 Aug 2007
Private equity investment firm Bowmark Capital has announced a £27m management buyout of Las Iguanas.
16 Apr 2007
Barracuda Group has arranged a £40m loan facility to fund its acquisitions programme of new
05 Mar 2007
Conran Restaurants has changed its name to D&D London, following the management buyout last year.
07 Dec 2006
Gerry Ford, founder, chair and CEO of the Caffè Nero coffee chain, is to take
24 Jul 2006
Private equity group Terra Firma and cinema operator Vue Entertainment are reportedly in talks to
20 Jun 2006
The board of UK cinema operator Vue Entertainment has instigated a £350m management buyout of
18 May 2006
Carlton Bingo Group has announced that all expansion plans are on hold until the impact
22 Sep 2005
Venture capitalist firm BC Partners has acquired gym operator Fitness First in a deal believed
22 Sep 2005
Venture capitalist firm BC Partners has acquired gym operator Fitness First in a deal believed
22 Aug 2005
Activity holiday specialist and school tour operator, PGL Travel, has been taken over by its
28 Jun 2005
Fitness First has refused to comment on media reports claiming the chain is in discussions
24 Nov 2004
The owner of Little Chef, TLLC Group Holdings (TLLC), has announced it will be putting
07 Sep 2004
Golf and health and fitness operator Clubhaus has revealed an £11m investment programme and a
07 Sep 2004
Clarke Osborne, chief executive of Gaming International, has announced that the £14.2m management buyout of
07 Sep 2004
Scottish brewer and pub retailing and estate management company, Belhaven Group, has announced that finance
02 Sep 2004
Little Chef chief executive Tim Scoble has said he will lead a management buyout of
26 Jul 2004
Private equity firm, Legal & General Ventures (LGV), has backed a management buyout of the
05 Jul 2004
First Leisure, the nightclub operator, which fell into receivership earlier this year, has been saved
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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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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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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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Deena Gillan
Chair of UK Active’s Independent Council and GM at 3-1-5“There are so many dedicated people in the independent sector – they work hard because they’re passionate about changing lives”
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Researchers have long known that the brain changes as a result of exercise. Now researchers believe this process is actually driven by the brain
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As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping
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