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13 Feb 2024
Last year set a new standard for SATS with record-high revenues, less debt and more
15 Feb 2023
Results from SATS' Q4 2022 report show that membership numbers grew to record levels in
17 Oct 2022
The world's first visitor attraction featuring IP owned by hugely popular Studio Ghibli is set
07 Sep 2022
4 Global has expanded its Data Hub (DataHub) platform into Europe. The announcement was made
28 Jul 2022
Scandinavian fitness chain SATS has reported Q2 results showing a 53 per cent increase in
19 Feb 2021
The financial performance of health club operator SATS in the last quarter of 2020 was
Join us at Elevate from 12-13 June in London for a special one-off live recording
25 Jun 2020
A large-scale academic study has concluded that there is "no threat of increased COVID-19 spread"
02 Apr 2020
Although the facts may seem less relevant now due to the coroavirus pandemic, new numbers
17 Mar 2020
The leisure industry is increasingly feeling the pressure as countries introduce measures to tackle the
12 Mar 2020
Three leading Nordic fitness chains have closed their clubs as a precautionary measure against the
09 Jan 2019
New details and designs have been revealed about a proposed Studio Ghibli theme park, which
03 Sep 2018
Prince Daniel of Sweden has sold his Balance chain of health clubs to Nordic gym
Complaints about group exercise have become a thing of the past for the Reynolds Group
24 Jun 2016
Health & Fitness Nordic (HFN), owner of SATS ELIXIA and Fresh Fitness, has launched a
15 May 2015
Precor has signed a partnership with Nordome Fitness AS to distribute fitness equipment to the
01 Dec 2014
SATS – part of the Health & Fitness Nordic Group – has launched a new
27 Nov 2014
Fitness supplier Precor has landed a major contract to deliver all cardiovascular and strength machine
27 Nov 2014
Body Bike International’s Scandinavian distributor Qicraft has entered into an agreement with SATS/Elixia to supply
17 Oct 2014
Health & Fitness Nordic Company CEO Olav Thorstad was presented with the EU Club Leadership
Following a hugely successful event last year in Split, Croatia, a W3Fit EMEA, is heading
10 Oct 2014
HFN Sweden AB (HFN), Scandinavia’s largest health club operator, has awarded an exclusive contract to
12 Jun 2014
In Scandinavia, the merger of SATS, Elixia and Fresh Fitness has been completed following a
22 May 2014
Since its initial introduction in 2000, the CrossFit concept has grown in prominence with a
04 Apr 2014
Set to open on 5 July this year, after 26 months of construction, the Swiss
29 Jan 2014
The soon-to-be largest fitness company in Northern Europe has appointed its CEO. It was announced
30 Oct 2013
A new indoor swimming pool, spa and sports centre will open on 5 July 2014
19 Oct 2012
SATS – the leading full-service fitness chain in the Nordics with 280,000 members and more
08 Jun 2012
SATS, the full-service gym chain in the Nordic countries with 280,000 members and more than
20 Oct 2011
Danish low-cost health club group Fresh Fitness, led by Rasmus Ingerslev, took over three clubs
03 Jun 2011
SATS, the largest Nordic fitness chain with 117 centres in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark,
01 Jun 2011
Scandinavia's largest health and fitness chain, the SATS group, has committed to sourcing all of
05 Apr 2011
Europe's second largest health and fitness chain, the SATS group, is to source all of
05 Apr 2011
Europe's second largest health and fitness chain, the SATS group, is to source all of
07 Jan 2011
Fresh Fitness has opened its first two clubs in Denmark, located in Copenhagen. The budget
17 Aug 2009
The UK has set the pace for the rest of Europe to follow when it
23 Mar 2009
The first national chapter of the British International Spa Association (BISA) has been founded in
08 Jul 2008
Danish fitness training provider, SATS, has appointed a new CEO, Jan Edholm. Edholm has broad
03 Dec 2007
The Club Company will launch its new Lichfield Golf & Country Club site in Staffordshire
23 Jan 2007
SATS, the largest fitness chain in the Nordic region, has been acquired from Nordic Capital
11 Oct 2006
The Danish fitness industry has recently welcomed the establishment of the first trade body for
11 Oct 2006
The largest operator of health clubs across Scandinavia, SATS, is believed to be up for
02 Dec 2005
Just six months after its merger with Fin Form to create Denmark’s largest health and
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Francesca Cooper-Boden says
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boost health club retention
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The New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride
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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
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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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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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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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Dr Jonathan Leary
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“It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time”
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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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Imposter syndrome about a promotion taught the
CEO of SATS that behaving authentically is the most
important part of leadership. He talks to Kath Hudson
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Cristiano Ronaldo
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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“The goal is for all new centres to be Net Zero. Sustainability is something we’re investing heavily in across the business”
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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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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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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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Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson 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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