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Complaints about group exercise have become a thing of the past for the Reynolds Group
13 Nov 2023
The UK's Good Work Pledge – an employer commitment to workplace wellbeing for employees – has come
17 Mar 2023
Employers within the fitness and physical activity sector could do more when it comes to
09 Feb 2023
Spa and wellness veteran Teresa Flyger has left her position as director of global brand
29 Jul 2022
Nearly half (47 per cent) of men employed by fitness companies work in leadership roles
16 Jun 2022
Premier Global NASM, which is owned by US-based Ascend Learning, has announced it's winding up
Complaints about group exercise have become a thing of the past for the Reynolds Group
22 Dec 2021
HCM has confirmed that the UK government's £1bn support package for the hospitality and leisure
15 Sep 2021
Physical activity professionals in England will soon be able to access free, one-to-one learning with
19 May 2021
A new job retention scheme, backed by National Lottery funding, has been launched to support
04 Mar 2021
The Budget announcement has left the UK's physical activity sector with "unanswered questions" and vowing
03 Mar 2021
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled an additional £700m funding boost for sports and culture, as
25 Jan 2021
Fitness instructors, personal trainers, coaches and other self-employed physical activity workers in Wales are being
Join us at Elevate from 12-13 June in London for a special one-off live recording
19 Jan 2021
A national survey has launched to chart the mental health of the fitness and physical
23 Nov 2020
Gyms, health clubs and leisure centres will be able to open their doors when the
25 Sep 2020
Chancellor Rishi Sunak's proposals to support the economy through the next six months of the
06 Apr 2020
1Rebel, the London-based boutique studio operator, has announced a new initiative to help support its
30 Mar 2020
The US government has passed a motion that will see gig workers, independent contractors and
27 Mar 2020
Physical activity sector bodies have welcomed the government's measures to help the UK's self-employed workers
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
27 Mar 2020
American Council on Exercise (ACE) has urged US policymakers to not leave the fitness sector's
27 Mar 2020
Humphrey Cobbold, CEO of Pure Gym, appeared on BBC Question Time last night (26 March
26 Mar 2020
Leading organisations in the physical activity sector have urged chancellor Rishi Sunak to provide urgent
24 Mar 2020
With certain turbulent times for the global tourism and visitor attractions sectors, governments around the
20 Mar 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered all UK gyms, health clubs, leisure centres and restaurants
18 Mar 2020
Leading trade bodies representing the physical activity sector have called on the government to introduce
13 Dec 2019
Mid-market health club operator Total Fitness has acquired Pro-Fit Personal Training. The deal follows a
29 Apr 2019
EMD UK, the national governing body for group exercise, has been working with Active IQ
16 Jan 2018
The Gym Group has increased its share of the budget gym sector by opening two-thirds
03 Nov 2017
Employment contracts for PTs working in the health and fitness sector are under the spotlight
21 Apr 2017
National governing bodies of sport should be required to have at least one named person
13 Feb 2017
A personal trainer hoping to secure contracts and minimum levels of pay for fitness professionals
26 Oct 2016
Budget health club operator The Gym Group has appointed Nick Henwood to the newly-created role
24 Jul 2015
Spa Opportunities is reporting an increase in the number of spa vacancies available, indicating that
21 Jul 2015
Loughborough College and West Cheshire claimed top honours at the recent AoC Sport Fitness Trainer
04 Feb 2015
Lifetime Training has partnered with FitPro affiliate PTA Global to create a new Level 3+
14 Oct 2014
An online insurance quotation platform called Insurance Noodle has been launched enabling US salons and
20 Sep 2011
Low-cost Norwegian chain EVO Fitness has continued its expansion programme with the opening of four
18 Jul 2011
Low-cost Norwegian health club chain EVO Fitness has opened three new Precor-equipped clubs in the
02 Jun 2011
Leisure trust Tone has announced a new partnership with personal training management company Your PT.
02 Jun 2011
Leisure trust Tone has announced a new partnership with personal training management company Your PT.
01 Jun 2011
Leisure trust and social enterprise Tone has announced a new partnership with personal training management
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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
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University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship
Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
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The New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride
data to life to engage and delight members
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Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter
and more productive workforce, one membership at a time
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GymNation is pioneering the future of
fitness with software specialist Perfect
Gym providing a scalable tech platform
to power and sustain its growth
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Francesca Cooper-Boden says
health assessment services can
boost health club retention
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Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten
years, ensuring the equipment in its clubs is commercially optimised
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D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with
business growth. MD, John Lofting and operations
director, Matt Aynsley, explain the rationale
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Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal
trainers in your club, with the ground-breaking Brawn platform.
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Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s
new strategy for 2024, as Kath Hudson reports
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Members are telling us they need support with their mental and spiritual health and the industry is starting to see this need. Now’s the time to fast-track our response
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Industry suppliers are responding to the exponential increase in
consumer demand for strength training with a raft of new and
innovative launches and concepts, as Steph Eaves reports
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Footballer and entrepreneur“Taking care of your physical and mental health is essential for a fulfilling life”
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As more people join clubs to support their mental
health, fitness professionals need to be empowered to
take a holistic approach. Kath Hudson shares useful
tools discussed at the ACE summit on mental health
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“We’ve had an outstanding year, with record revenues of €77m and €31m in EBITDA in 2023. ”
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Now mental health is the number one reason for people to join a
health club, do fitness professionals need a grounding in counselling
to offer a more holistic service? Kath Hudson asks the experts
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New research has found BMI to be a highly inaccurate measure of childhood obesity, leading current thinking and policy based on it into question
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Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –
is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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McFit, the original budget gym is undergoing
a transformation with a new look and
estate-wide overhaul, as Liz Terry reports
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Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
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