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16 Apr 2024
Planet Fitness has a new CEO – Colleen Keating. She will take up the position
13 Apr 2024
Planet Fitness has become the subject of a hate campaign by certain groups of consumers
23 Feb 2024
As Planet Fitness announces strong year-end results there are reports the company is planning a
14 Feb 2024
Industry insiders have confirmed to HCM that parts of the US health and fitness sector
Back for its fifth year, the Connected Health & Fitness Summit (7-8 February 2024, Los
08 Nov 2023
Flynn Restaurant Group, the world’s largest fast food franchise operator, with ambitions to be the
Complaints about group exercise have become a thing of the past for the Reynolds Group
16 Sep 2023
The board of Planet Fitness has ousted Chris Rondeau from his role as CEO, effective
08 Aug 2023
Planet Fitness has posted strong results for Q2 2023, with revenues up US$62.5m on 2022
08 Nov 2022
Planet Fitness has reported record results, with 16.6m members globally, according to its Q3 results.
03 Nov 2022
Antonio Iozzo, founder and CEO of Body Action Gym in Johannesburg, South Africa, has announced
10 Aug 2022
Fitness markets around the globe are demonstrating "reassuring signs of recovery" following the pandemic disruptions
19 May 2022
Ness, a US startup that is developing a range of wellness-driven credit cards, has launched
In the dynamic world of indoor cycling, Schwinn has consistently been at the forefront of
11 May 2022
Planet Fitness saw its Q1 2022 revenue increase by 66.9 per cent (to US$186.7m) on
10 May 2022
Planet Fitness is offering high-school students free access to any of its 2,200 locations in
17 Jan 2022
Planet Fitness has signed an agreement to acquire Sunshine Fitness – an operator of 114
09 Dec 2021
The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has honoured respected spa industry trainer and figure Christine Clinton
08 Nov 2021
Planet Fitness says a surge in people returning to gyms has helped it recover from
27 Feb 2021
People placing increased emphasis on their physical fitness, the advances made in digital fitness and
Phil Heath, professional athlete, bodybuilder and 7x Mr. Olympia, has fielded a lot of questions
22 Sep 2020
The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has announced the appointment of C. Victor Brick, CEO of
09 Sep 2020
A study of gym visit data from the US suggests that health clubs and fitness
02 Sep 2020
Announcing the company's half-year results today (2 September), Richard Darwin, CEO of The Gym Group
06 Aug 2020
Planet Fitness' share price on the New York Stock Exchange has remained steady at between
04 Aug 2020
Two of the largest health club operators in the US have announced that members and
01 Jun 2020
Corporate broking and advisory firm, Peel Hunt, has issued a 'buy' recommendation for shares in
22 May 2020
The number of people signing up for memberships at Planet Fitness has been at 2019
06 Apr 2020
A number of US gym operators are facing lawsuits over their handling of membership fee
17 Mar 2020
The leisure industry is increasingly feeling the pressure as countries introduce measures to tackle the
30 Jan 2020
Planet Fitness has opened its 2,000th health club in Colorado Springs, Colorado, US. The fitness
15 Nov 2019
Franchised operator Planet Fitness has unveiled plans to expand its footprint into Australia. The first
09 Aug 2019
Planet Fitness has reported a 29.3 per cent increase in revenue for the first half
03 Aug 2019
Bridges Fund Management has completed a deal to buy franchise gym operator, énergie Fitness. The
28 Jun 2019
United PF Partners has acquired 26 Planet Fitness locations and development rights, taking the number
11 Jun 2019
Les Mills International (LMI) has joined forces with health club mobile app provider Netpulse to
26 Apr 2019
Health Club operator Planet Fitness is offering high school students aged 15 to 18 years
12 Mar 2019
Les Mills International (LMI) has joined forces with health club mobile app provider Netpulse to
05 Mar 2019
Many a family business has looked to keep itself fresh by handing control down from
25 Feb 2019
Boutique gyms and the rising trend of the pay as you go (PAYG) model is
30 Jan 2019
Philip Newborough, co-founder of investment company Bridges Fund Management, has claimed that capitalism "risks losing
05 Apr 2018
Fitness kit and software supplier eGym has appointed Justin Smith, the former managing director of
22 Mar 2018
Fitness kit and software supplier eGym has announced the acquisition of fitness app specialist Netpulse
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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 partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
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The New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride
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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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University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship
Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
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GymNation is pioneering the future of
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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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Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal
trainers in your club, with the ground-breaking Brawn platform.
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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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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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Footballer and entrepreneur“Taking care of your physical and mental health is essential for a fulfilling life”
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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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As health club operators move to incorporate recovery into their
offerings to meet growing consumer demand, Steph Eaves takes a
look at what cryotherapy and ice bathing can add to the equation
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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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“We already have an incredible organisation, but we’re humble enough to recognise there are still areas for continued improvement”
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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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Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
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