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30 Apr 2024
US private equity fund, Providence Equity Partners, is acquiring a majority stake in VivaGym from
27 Apr 2024
The Bannatyne Group says it has officially bounced back from the pandemic, with both turnover
26 Apr 2024
There is speculation that Basic Fit will sell the five Spanish Holmes Place clubs it
24 Apr 2024
Short-term incentives to exercise, such as using daily reminders, rewards or games, can lead to
15 Apr 2024
Having redefined the model of public-private collaboration in Spain, Go Fit is now expanding into
16 Mar 2024
Will Orr, CEO of The Gym Group, has revealed the company’s full-year results for 2023,
Complaints about group exercise have become a thing of the past for the Reynolds Group
14 Mar 2024
Despite high inflation and energy costs, Basic-Fit lifted 2023 revenues by almost a third, achieved
11 Mar 2024
New legislation will change the way health clubs in the UK manage their membership process,
23 Feb 2024
As Planet Fitness announces strong year-end results there are reports the company is planning a
11 Jan 2024
The Gym Group has announced its positive H1 trading trends have continued, with year end
13 Nov 2023
CORRECTION A previous version of this story reported that the UK operations of Xtrafit were
18 Oct 2023
The Gym Group has achieved two significant industry certifications for its operations. The low-cost chain
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15 Oct 2023
Fitness entrepreneurs Jon Williams, CEO, and Tom Edwards, COO, have co-founded a new high-end club
13 Sep 2023
The Gym Group saw its membership grow by nearly 10 per cent in the first
12 Sep 2023
US longevity franchise Serotonin Centers has expanded its footprint with a second Florida location in
09 Aug 2023
GymNation, which was acquired by JD Gyms in 2022, has opened its latest health club
03 May 2023
The Gym Group has appointed Will Orr as its new CEO and executive director. Orr
17 Mar 2023
The Gym Group saw an upswing in EBITDA, to £38m for 2022, well above the
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
07 Mar 2023
RSG Group is considering the sale of its Spanish clubs, which include more than 40
08 Feb 2023
The Gym Group (TGG) has announced that Simon Jones has taken the role of non-executive
13 Jan 2023
Richard Darwin is to step down from his role as CEO of The Gym Group
10 Dec 2022
The revival of a classic UK health and fitness brand will see Topnotch Health Clubs
22 Oct 2022
Rainer Schaller, founder and CEO of RSG group and his partner and two children are
27 Sep 2022
Jetts Fitness Australia CEO, Elaine Jobson, has led an MBO to acquire the franchised Jetts
17 Aug 2022
Pure Gym has opened its latest location in the Middle East as part of a
04 Aug 2022
The Gym Group saw its membership grow by 10 per cent during the first six
09 Jun 2022
Basic-Fit has opened its 600th club in France in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, in the Pays de la
25 May 2022
The Gym Group’s (TGG) plans and profit forecasts were presented to analysts and investors during
21 Apr 2022
Pure Gym has revealed it's planning to double the number of clubs in its portfolio,
26 Oct 2021
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on the UK government to invest £875m in
21 Oct 2021
The first énergie Fitness club has opened in Spain as part of a push for
06 Jul 2021
Over a third of real estate investors intend to buy more hotels across Europe, according
31 Mar 2021
Danish health club operator Repeat, launched in 2016 by serial fitness entrepreneur Rasmus Ingerslev, has
03 Jan 2021
UK-based boutique operator TRIB3 will open its first site in The Netherlands next year. Due
17 Aug 2020
Boutique fitness operator, TRIB3, has announced it will open a new global HQ and flagship
15 Aug 2020
In-home personal training brand GymGuyz has entered the UK market after selling its first two
02 Aug 2020
The American Council on Exercise (ACE) is urging US Congress to pass a new law
13 May 2020
Budget fitness chain, Xercise4Less, is being sold off by its investors, directors and shareholders, which
06 May 2020
Budget operator, Pure Gym, has revealed it’s trialling a franchise offering to grow the brand
17 Apr 2020
Budget operator The Gym Group has raised around £41m through a share issue, in order
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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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The New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride
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Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal
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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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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
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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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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
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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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Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –
is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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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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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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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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Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s
new strategy for 2024, as Kath Hudson reports
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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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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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