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20 Jul 2026
Total Fitness has released new research revealing how the expectations and motivations of
10 Feb 2026
The UK fitness industry has significant headroom for growth, consumers are prioritising their spend on
18 Dec 2025
Accessing medical and health support via health club memberships is seeing growing consumer demand in
16 Dec 2025
Total Fitness has secured £15 million from its digital banking partner, OakNorth, as it prepares
31 Oct 2025
Everyone Active, Sarah Watts and Sandwell Leisure Trust were among those to be honoured at
08 Sep 2025
NRG Gyms has announced the acquisition of Pump Gyms, expanding its UK estate from seven
Strength training has never been more important for member retention, facility differentiation and long-term commercial
20 Aug 2025
The finalists of the UK Active Awards 2025 have been announced today (19 August) following
28 Feb 2025
Total Fitness grew revenue by 15 per cent year-on-year in 2024, to £46.1 million, thanks
29 Nov 2024
Recognising the challenges facing local authorities, the Labour government has announced plans to tackle local
26 Mar 2024
Total Fitness has released results for its most recent financial year (to June 23), which
08 Feb 2024
Raby Castle, known as one of the finest medieval fortifications in England, is nearing the
16 Jan 2024
Richard North has taken up the role of CEO at United Fitness Brands (UFB), owner
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
10 Jan 2024
Total Fitness has launched a women-only concept called The Women’s Gym in Manchester, UK. Offering
25 Jul 2023
Total Fitness is looking to expand its operations and upgrade its club portfolio after securing
24 Jul 2023
Klafs, a sauna, pool and spa manufacturer based in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany, has acquired a
18 Jul 2023
UK eco-spa Titanic Spa – located in Huddersfield in the North of England – will
10 Mar 2023
Spa, salon and barber equipment manufacturer REM has launched a new Signature Range. Designed and
26 Nov 2022
Active IQ has been acquired by educational charity NCFE from its parent company, US-based Ascend
26 Jul 2022
Total Fitness says its membership numbers are back to pre-COVID-19 levels. With fifteen clubs in
The cost of mains water is already a significant overhead to sports centres, and soon,
The turmoil and skyrocketing prices in the electricity and gas markets are well publicised, but
25 Nov 2021
Total Fitness plans to launch a new-style health club model, with plans already in the
26 Mar 2021
Total Fitness is entering into a company voluntary arrangement (CVA), after being hit hard by
18 Aug 2020
Spa operator Champneys is set to open its first property in the North of England
18 Dec 2019
Plans for a £175m (US$228.7m, €205.7m) indoor tropical waterpark and spa in Manchester, UK, will
13 Dec 2019
Mid-market health club operator Total Fitness has acquired Pro-Fit Personal Training. The deal follows a
04 Oct 2019
Orangetheory Fitness has opened its 100th franchised site in Canada, seven years after it first
14 Jun 2019
Health club operator Total Fitness has completed a turnaround of its fortunes, reversing a "steady
29 Mar 2019
The UK government has come up with a £36m (US$47.2m, € 42m) fund to help
26 Mar 2019
A new museum dedicated to 200 years of boating history at the Lake District National
21 Mar 2019
The legacy of the Rugby League World Cup – to be held in England in
18 Mar 2019
The Science Museum Group has opened a new training and education facility as part of
08 Mar 2019
Total Fitness says it's aiming to take its member experience to "the next level", through
04 Feb 2019
Orangetheory Fitness recorded more than US$1bn (€875m, £765m) in system-wide revenues during 2018 – a
04 Jan 2019
Northumberland's dark skies economy looks set to be given a boost, after planning permission was
03 Jan 2019
Ian Blatchford, director and chief executive of the Science Museum Group, has been given a
06 Dec 2018
US-based boutique fitness operator Orangetheory Fitness is preparing to open its first club in the
11 Oct 2018
A dusk-time light and sound show of beauty and subtlety brought the ruins of Rievaulx
13 Jun 2018
Britain's rail network is currently in such a state, that even its Lego alternative has
26 Mar 2018
Omni Fight Club has become the latest US-based fitness franchise to enter the UK with
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Social fitness the missing link to member engagement, according to a new Myzone report
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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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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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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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Lisa Starr tries the Ammortal
Chamber to see whether
layering 10 modalities into one
experience really delivers more
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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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Would you stop selling memberships to prevent your club getting overcrowded?
How do you strike the balance between maximising profits and prioritising
the member experience? Kath Hudson talks to the experts
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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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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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Software suppliers explain how AI,
automation and connected digital
experiences can work for the good
of operators and consumers
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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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A new report puts physical activity
at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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