pre-COVID news
12 Dec 2025
Former Planet Fitness CEO, Chris Rondeau, is back in the fitness industry set to drive
13 Nov 2025
According to the latest Moving Communities Impact Report visits to leisure centres are rising and
10 Aug 2025
Following the creditors’ voluntary liquidation of United Fitness Brands (UFB) the assets have been acquired
22 Aug 2024
New research indicates the British beauty industry grew by 11 per cent last year –
13 May 2024
Speaking to HCM, global CEO of Lift Brands, Ty Menzies, has confirmed that the company
26 Mar 2024
Total Fitness has released results for its most recent financial year (to June 23), which
Strength training has never been more important for member retention, facility differentiation and long-term commercial
08 Feb 2024
Iberian operator, Go fit, has confirmed its plans to move into the Italian market next
12 Jan 2024
Two new research reports have highlighted the impact of the UK's cost of living crisis
14 Jul 2023
VisitEngland has published its Annual Survey of Visits to Visitor Attractions for 2022, showing that
17 Mar 2023
The Gym Group saw an upswing in EBITDA, to £38m for 2022, well above the
13 Mar 2023
Basic-Fit has released its results for 2022 which show strong club and membership growth, a
15 Feb 2023
Results from SATS' Q4 2022 report show that membership numbers grew to record levels in
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
13 Jan 2023
Richard Darwin is to step down from his role as CEO of The Gym Group
28 Dec 2022
German fitness operator, Life Fit Group, led by Martin Seibold, has snapped Loft Holding GmbH
26 Jul 2022
Total Fitness says its membership numbers are back to pre-COVID-19 levels. With fifteen clubs in
13 Jun 2022
Hotels with wellness revenues exceeding US$1m generated 126 per cent more in total revenue per
25 May 2022
The Gym Group’s (TGG) plans and profit forecasts were presented to analysts and investors during
22 Apr 2022
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has opened a new club in Cricklewood Lane, London. The launch
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
18 Mar 2022
The Gym Group has published its full-year results for 2021 and announced plans to open
16 Dec 2021
The UK government's working from home guidelines are threatening the financial future of city centre
08 Nov 2021
Planet Fitness says a surge in people returning to gyms has helped it recover from
13 Oct 2021
Mindbody has announced it's buying ClassPass, the consumer wellness subscription service that enables people to
10 Aug 2021
The number of children enrolled on Parkwood Leisure's Learn to Swim Programme, has reached a
08 Jul 2021
ukactive has set out its vision to develop a national strategy for the UK's public
07 Jul 2021
There is a "clear case" to evolve the purpose and role played by the UK's
16 Jun 2021
Discount rail and bus travel and £10m in vouchers to key attractions – funded by
04 Jun 2021
The number of health club members returning to gyms since lockdown has beaten all expectations,
26 May 2021
The Gym Group has outperformed all of its own expectations in the six weeks of
24 May 2021
The Clynelish Distillery has opened the doors to a new visitor experience near Brora, in
20 Apr 2021
Outdoor workouts have become increasingly popular over the past year, as pandemic lockdowns – and
30 Mar 2021
The industry is eagerly awaiting the reopening of health clubs and leisure centres in another
03 Mar 2021
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled an additional £700m funding boost for sports and culture, as
16 Feb 2021
PureGym expects lockdowns to last "until at least 31 March" – and that it will
17 Nov 2020
A discussion panel about future wellness trends saw spa and wellness industry experts offer their
28 Oct 2020
Banyan Tree Group has announced it’s rolling out three groupwide initiatives to promote wellbeing, in
19 Oct 2020
Globally, gyms have, on average, seen nearly 70 per cent of their pre-lockdown members return
05 Oct 2020
The battle to save the hard-hit US health and fitness industry continue, with US congressmen
30 Sep 2020
In June, the Good Spa Guide revealed the results of a survey which asked 5,000
30 Sep 2020
European fitness operators will face increased consolidation, accelerated digitalisation and the new reality of creating
18 Sep 2020
Boutique gym attendance and class bookings in some world regions have bounced back to around
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Social fitness the missing link to member engagement, according to a new Myzone report
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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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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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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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“My goal was to invest in where fitness is going, not where it’s already been”
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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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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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A new report puts physical activity
at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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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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The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills,
a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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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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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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