master franchise news
03 Jun 2026
Australia’s fast-growing fitness network, Viva Leisure, is adding a low-cost gym brand to its already
16 Mar 2026
The first Jetts Fitness in India will open its doors on 28 March in New
26 Jan 2026
RSG Group has announced plans to franchise its legacy brand, McFit, in order to tap
12 Jan 2026
Energie Fitness has refreshed its brand identity as part of a broader overhaul that will
14 Nov 2025
FIT House of Brands’ Pilates, tone and yoga concept, FS8, is set to double its
06 Nov 2025
Purpose Brands has announced the signing of a master franchise agreement with ABFit to take
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
05 Nov 2025
US high-value, low cost operator, Crunch Fitness, has opened its first location in India, marking
22 Oct 2025
Club Pilates has signed a master franchise agreement in Thailand, for 20 studios in Bangkok,
02 Oct 2025
US boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness has completed the divestiture of another brand – this time
10 Sep 2025
Australian franchisor, Jetts Fitness, is branching out into recovery and wellness in a joint venture
06 May 2025
Lift Brands has announced the sale of its shares in 9Round Kickboxing Fitness to global
14 Apr 2025
Jetts Fitness, the gym franchise known for its no lock-in contracts, flexible access and value-for-money
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
05 Mar 2025
Australian franchise, Body Fit Training (BFT), which is part of Xponential Fitness, has broken into
05 Mar 2025
Lift Brands – parent company of Snap Fitness – has reacquired its own master franchise
03 Mar 2025
Crunch Fitness has signed a master franchise agreement for India, with the aim of opening
27 Jan 2025
Xplor Mariana Tek, the boutique fitness software platform from Xplor Technologies, has announced a suite
20 Jan 2025
Boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness has bolstered its senior leadership team with four new appointments, following
20 Dec 2024
One of Australia’s largest gym operators, Viva Leisure, is coming to the UK after signing
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
18 Jul 2024
Boxing and strength franchise UBX has taken a step closer to realising its ambitions to
21 May 2024
Empowered Brands has signed a deal with European staffless gym chain, Fit+, to be the
09 May 2024
Fast Fitness Japan, master franchisee of Anytime Fitness in Japan, has acquired Eighty-8 Health &
04 May 2024
US gym chain, Crunch Fitness, has bolstered its global expansion plans with the appointment of
09 Apr 2024
John Kersh has announced he is leaving boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness, after eight years with
26 Mar 2024
With a new master franchisee on board, the rollout of Anytime Fitness in the Middle
28 Feb 2024
Self Esteem Brands (SEB), owner of Anytime Fitness, has released year-end results which show year-on-year
19 Jan 2024
Chuck Runyon, CEO of Self Esteem Brands (SEB), has told HCM that rumours the company
11 Jan 2024
Xponential Fitness is bringing its Club Pilates brand to the UK, with the opening of
04 Aug 2023
Xponential Fitness, has released its global financial results for the year to date, with a
17 Jul 2023
Xponential Fitness has signed a master franchise agreement in France for its Club Pilates brand.
14 Jul 2023
The three parent companies behind UFC Gym Australia have entered voluntary administration after being told
11 Jul 2023
Self Esteem Brands (SEB) is taking its Anytime Fitness brand to France, following the signing
14 Jun 2023
Self Esteem Brands (SEB) has confirmed the launch of its new brand, SUMHIIT Fitness (pronounced
20 Feb 2023
Boutique studio UBX Boxing and Strength has partnered with Warner Bros. Pictures (ANZ – Australia
14 Feb 2023
Dave Long, co-founder and CEO of Orangetheory Fitness, has told HCM the boutique fitness franchise
31 Jan 2023
Basecamp Fitness – a 35-minute workout concept owned by Self Esteem Brands – will be
26 Jan 2023
Xponential Fitness will open its first Body Fit Training (BFT) franchise in London in February
12 Dec 2022
Kickboxing-inspired brand 9Round has extended its international reach with a Master Franchise Agreement for South
08 Dec 2022
Hot on the heels of a four-brand deal with Kuwait, John Kersh, chief international development
14 Nov 2022
Fit+ is aiming to operate at least 1,000 clubs by 2027. The staffless gym franchise
02 Nov 2022
Xponential Fitness has signed a Master Franchise Agreement with Kuwaiti real estate company Aqarat for
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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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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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
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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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BLK BOX has been reimagining elite performance
spaces for more than a decade. Founder and
former athlete, Greg Bradley, tells us what it takes
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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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Jamie Clements
The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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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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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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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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Designing multi-functional
spaces can lead to
fewer bottlenecks at
peak times. Julie Cramer
investigates the latest kit
and inspiring installations
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Consolidation, specialisation and shifting consumer behaviours
are reshaping the sector, say Deloitte and EuropeActive
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