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25 May 2024
The JD Gyms Group has completed a deal to acquire Simply Gym from Bay Leisure.
13 Jan 2023
Richard Darwin is to step down from his role as CEO of The Gym Group
22 Oct 2022
Rainer Schaller, founder and CEO of RSG group and his partner and two children are
21 Apr 2022
Pure Gym has revealed it's planning to double the number of clubs in its portfolio,
21 Oct 2021
The first énergie Fitness club has opened in Spain as part of a push for
17 Apr 2020
Budget operator The Gym Group has raised around £41m through a share issue, in order
CoverMe Fitness, the studio management app for the fitness industry, has launched in Australia, with
09 Oct 2019
John Treharne, founder of The Gym Group, has been appointed chair of boutique fitness brand
03 Aug 2019
Bridges Fund Management has completed a deal to buy franchise gym operator, énergie Fitness. The
17 Jun 2019
Low-cost gym operator EōS Fitness has acquired five former Gold's Gym locations in Utah –
19 Mar 2019
The Gym Group has tackled investor chatter about stagnation in market penetration by collaborating with
13 Jun 2018
The Gym Group is to buy 13 sites from easyGym in a deal worth £20.6m,
16 Apr 2018
Budget club operator énergie Fitness is looking for a new financial partner after appointing Clearwater
The passion for fitness and bodybuilding reached new heights at the Panatta stands during RiminiWellness
22 Mar 2018
Low-cost gym operator Xercise4Less will open its 50th UK club in Chesterfied later this year.
11 Jan 2018
Spanish firm Viva Gym has announced the acquisition of Portuguese brand Fitness Hut, creating the
06 Dec 2017
Celebrity personal trainer Mark Anthony has sold his flagship budget gym in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, to
26 Oct 2017
Xercise4Less founder Jon Wright has been praised for his efforts in trying to help reverse
03 Oct 2017
Double Paralympic champion Jonnie Peacock opened the 100th Gym Group site today (3 October) with
31 Aug 2017
Low-cost gym chain Xercise4Less is collaborating with Lancashire Sport Partnership to help people recovering from
RLSS UK, STA and Swim England are joining forces to bring Aquatics to Elevate 2024
18 Aug 2017
European low-cost gym chain Basic-Fit is on target to open 100 clubs this year after
13 Apr 2017
The Pulse Group has revamped a 1,150sq m (12,380sq ft) office block to create a
05 Apr 2017
Low-cost gyms and boutique operations helped the European fitness market grow in 2016 as membership
14 Mar 2017
Low-cost health club operator The Gym Group is placing itself at the heart of the
14 Mar 2017
The Gym Group turned around losses of £12.7m (US$15.4m, €14.5m) for 2015 to post a
02 Mar 2017
The "annihilation" of mid-market fitness operators has been the biggest major change in the industry
12 Jan 2017
The Gym Group is on course to meet its target of new openings for 2017,
09 Jan 2017
Budget gym operators with premises in Central London are paying 19 per cent more rent
08 Dec 2016
The growth in participation for hockey, netball and gymnastics has boosted the number of women
07 Dec 2016
US low-cost gym franchise Retro Fitness is planning to open more than 30 sites in
30 Sep 2016
Quadrant Private Equity has agreed to acquire Fitness First Australia from hedge fund giant Oaktree
31 Aug 2016
The Gym Group has exchanged contracts to take over four sites from another operator –
31 Aug 2016
Growth in membership helped revenue at The Gym Group rise to £36.1m in the first
16 Jun 2016
Alliance Leisure has secured a four-year partnership with Leeds City Council to provide client support
30 Oct 2015
Hundreds of Xercise4Less members have come out in support of the low-cost gym chain after
22 Oct 2015
The international health club market saw revenues grow by 5.3 per cent last year, according
16 Jul 2015
Fitness industry analyst Ray Algar will deliver a keynote session at Leisure Industry Week (LIW)
04 Jun 2015
Fitness trainer to the stars Mark Anthony is planning to expand his low-cost gym concept
22 Dec 2014
The Danish arm of low-cost gym chain Fresh Fitness has been sold to the country’s
08 Oct 2014
A new report due out in December will bid to uncover what is driving the
24 Jul 2014
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) decision to refer the proposed merger of The Gym
10 Jul 2014
Gym chain Gymbox has gained investment capital of £10m from the Business Growth Fund (BGF),
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Life Fitness has reimagined cardio with the launch of its Symbio line which has been
designed with advanced biomechanics and offers deep levels of customisation
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A major refurbishment of Sport Ireland Fitness by Technogym has
created a world-class public gym at the home of Irish sport
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At the heart of the Sydney Swans new headquarters in Australia is an elite
player-focused training facility by strength equipment specialist BLK BOX
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Sustainability in the fitness industry is coming on in leaps and bounds as more
operators refurbish their gym equipment to save money and the planet
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Coaching workshops from Keith Smith and
Adam Daniel have been designed to empower
your team and transform your service
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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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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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The New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride
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As more trans women, trans men
and non-binary people join health
clubs, it’s time to work out a system
where everyone feels included,
protected and safe in the locker
room. Kath Hudson reports
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Appointed president of Xponential Fitness when she was only 34, Sarah Luna attributes her career success to the grit, determination and stamina she honed as a dancer by day and Pilates teacher by night.
She talks to Kath Hudson about how owning her choices has given her the resilience to take on one of the top jobs in the US fitness industry, while also raising a family
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“In Belgium, one in 10 people is diabetic or pre-diabetic, so we decided to address this group with interventions for World Diabetes Day”
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Immediate rewards can motivate people to exercise more,
according to new research, reports Kath Hudson
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From payments to virtual classes,
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most in-demand offerings
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Steph Eaves looks at how health
assessment devices are evolving
to keep up with industry trends
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New research from UCLA Health looked at the impact of Kundalini yoga on memory and found a significant impact, finds Megan Whitby
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AI has the potential to support people in making
healthy lifestyle changes if its algorithms can be
updated to understand the different stages of
motivation, as Jodi Heckel reports
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It’s time to start the conversation
about pelvic health. It’s not
just menopausal women who
have challenges: young women
and men can also experience
issues they’re too embarrassed
to discuss or seek help for,
as Kath Hudson reports
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