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06 Apr 2022
The number of people with a gym membership in Europe increased by 1 million (or
16 Mar 2022
Pure Gym has launched in the US under the brand Pure Fitness, with the first
New UK Active membership council revealed – Dave Courteen to chair and also join the UK Active board
17 Feb 2022
Industry body, UK Active, has revealed a new council to represent the voice of members
15 Dec 2021
Pure Gym has dropped plans for an IPO which it revealed in August, opting instead
06 Dec 2021
Denmark has been identified as the cheapest country in the world to live a healthy
22 Nov 2021
The PureGym app has been named the Health and Fitness App of the Year at
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
13 Nov 2021
Eight of the top 20 private health club operators in the UK have grown their
10 Nov 2021
A new guide has been published to give health clubs, gyms and leisure centres in
30 Sep 2021
New research by Barclays Corporate Banking reveals that the leisure, fitness, spa and hospitality industries
27 Aug 2021
PureGym says it is looking to expand its operations beyond Europe, after experiencing a strong
27 Jul 2021
The Pingdemic of people receiving notifications on their phones, telling them to self-isolate because of
04 Jun 2021
The number of health club members returning to gyms since lockdown has beaten all expectations,
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
21 Apr 2021
PureGym saw its group-wide revenue decline by £177m during 2020, as it lost 37 per
12 Apr 2021
Health clubs, leisure centres and studios in England have opened today (12 April) for the
08 Apr 2021
As health clubs and fitness studios in England are counting the hours down to reopening
18 Feb 2021
Placing gyms and leisure centres at the front of the queue for reopening would be
16 Feb 2021
PureGym expects lockdowns to last "until at least 31 March" – and that it will
12 Jan 2021
The government needs to provide the fitness and physical activity sector with a plan which
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28 Dec 2020
Polish medical insurance outfit, Medicover, has rescued Polish operator, Fitness World, out of administration. The
09 Dec 2020
Fitness Time, the largest network of sport and fitness clubs in Saudi Arabia, is embarking
03 Dec 2020
PureGym will take its budget fitness concept to Saudi Arabia, after securing a franchise partnership
17 Nov 2020
Humphrey Cobbold, CEO of PureGym, has confirmed to HCM that the company's operations in Poland
06 Nov 2020
PureGym is burning £4m of cash a week through its UK business, due to the
14 Oct 2020
The UK government is likely to face legal challenges from gym operators following the revelation
14 Oct 2020
Gym and health club operators with sites in Liverpool, UK, have been left "astounded" at
06 Oct 2020
The assistant general manager at PureGym's Luton and Dunstable branch, who promoted a 12 Years
11 Sep 2020
PureGym has secured a £100m cash injection from shareholders to help deal with both the
27 Aug 2020
Pure Gym's overseas clubs returned to pre-COVID-19 profit levels in the first month of trading
29 Jul 2020
ukactive has questioned the Scottish government's handling of the lockdown, following reports of a delayed
13 Jul 2020
PureGym's operations in Europe have helped the business through the UK lockdown, according to CEO
22 Jun 2020
Budget operators, Pure Gym has released its reopening video, taking a very customer-centric approach. The
01 Jun 2020
Corporate broking and advisory firm, Peel Hunt, has issued a 'buy' recommendation for shares in
29 May 2020
PureGym has become the latest fitness operator to deploy a digital offering in a bid
06 May 2020
Budget operator, Pure Gym, has revealed it’s trialling a franchise offering to grow the brand
13 Apr 2020
The legislation intended to protect commercial tenants from eviction during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has
12 Dec 2019
PureGym is set to become the second largest fitness operator in Europe, after revealing plans
16 Jul 2019
Pure Gym has appointed Premier Global NASM as its exclusive UK fitness training provider. The
25 Apr 2019
Budget operator Pure Gym achieved double-digit growth in revenue and profitability during 2018, cementing its
19 Mar 2019
The Gym Group has tackled investor chatter about stagnation in market penetration by collaborating with
28 Feb 2019
PureGym has partnered with Wattbike to open its first dedicated Wattbike Zone at its site
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“InBody logged an amazing 100,000 scans in January 2024 alone”
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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 partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
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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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GymNation is pioneering the future of
fitness with software specialist Perfect
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to power and sustain its growth
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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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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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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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“I would say those results, along with the team’s total lack of complacency – their desire to keep improving – have been the two big highlights of my first year ”
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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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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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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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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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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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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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