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01 Aug 2016
A facility encouraging local people to participate in rowing has been made out of two
14 Jul 2016
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has announced a new exclusive partnership with Reebok Spartan Race UK
06 Jul 2016
The economic fallout from Britain’s historic vote to leave the European Union isn’t causing any
01 Jun 2016
After recently becoming the first European gym chain to go public in over a decade,
27 May 2016
Health clubs worldwide saw revenues slip to US$81bn (€72bn, £55bn) in 2015, despite an increase
16 May 2016
The UK’s gyms and health clubs have more members than ever before, with a record
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
03 May 2016
Virgin Active has announced a range of new offerings aimed at extreme fitness fans ahead
28 Apr 2016
JD Gyms has continued to grow its UK health club portfolio, with the recent launch
18 Apr 2016
Xercise4Less has kicked off a new week-long wellness campaign providing bargain gym memberships to help
15 Apr 2016
Spanish franchise operator Altafit recently launched its 40th site – the first to have a
13 Apr 2016
Danish studio AART Architects have been named the winners of an international competition to design
06 Apr 2016
The budget gym sector increased its dominance in the European fitness market in 2015, according
Complaints about group exercise have become a thing of the past for the Reynolds Group
04 Apr 2016
Fitness First’s fruitless bid to acquire rival LA fitness has proved a ‘blessing in disguise’
31 Mar 2016
JD Gyms recently opened the doors to a £1.5m 21,000sq ft club in Washington, near
29 Mar 2016
Inverclyde Leisure has rescued a leisure centre slated for the scrap heap with an innovative
17 Mar 2016
The vibrant, yet functional design of Horne’s Duso shower column has led to its selection
16 Mar 2016
The Gym Group doesn’t appear tempted to follow health club rivals such as Pure Gym
15 Mar 2016
The Gym Group posted a solid set of maiden preliminary financial results this morning (15
Following a hugely successful event last year in Split, Croatia, a W3Fit EMEA, is heading
29 Feb 2016
Canadian operator GoodLife Fitness is on target to reach its goal of 100 low-cost clubs
24 Feb 2016
Xercise4Less has secured a new £7.6m funding round from its equity partner the Business Growth
22 Feb 2016
Leeds-based gym chain Xercise4Less has led a £1m refurbishment of its flagship club after the
09 Feb 2016
Low cost health club chain easyGym is reportedly being prepared for a sale. According to
26 Jan 2016
The founder and CEO of The Gym Group believes that the UK’s budget gym sector
19 Jan 2016
The continued rise of budget gyms doesn’t spell the end for mid and premium market
15 Jan 2016
The family team behind independent health club chain truGym are expanding the business into the
03 Dec 2015
Any suspicions that the boutique studio boom is stealing the thunder of fast-growing budget gyms
03 Dec 2015
Pure Gym has announced that it will partner the UK’s biggest mass participation running series
23 Nov 2015
The successful IPO of The Gym Group this month is likely to prove the catalyst
10 Nov 2015
Pioneering architect Vo Trong Nghia, famous for his bamboo-based designs, has created a bar, restaurant
07 Nov 2015
In a historic day for the UK health and fitness industry, The Gym Group has
04 Nov 2015
DW Fitness has bought seven former LA fitness sites from Pure Gym, Health Club Managment
27 Oct 2015
The Gym Group has confirmed that it has acquired two sites from independent gym chain
21 Oct 2015
A new budget gym has been launched by fitness industry veteran Mike Walker, who hopes
09 Oct 2015
London-based fitness chain Soho Gyms has moved to draw a line under speculation of a
05 Oct 2015
Xercise4Less is continuing its quest for dominance in the West Midlands, with plans to launch
18 Sep 2015
The Gym Group has sought to gain an edge in the competitive budget gym sector
10 Sep 2015
More than a quarter of Brits are fearful of going to the gym because they
27 Aug 2015
Flexible gym contracts which don’t require members to commit to a fixed term are actually
03 Aug 2015
The Gym Group’s chief operating officer Jim Graham has poured cold water on press reports
30 Jul 2015
Low cost US chain Planet Fitness has announced it is to go public as it
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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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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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Francesca Cooper-Boden says
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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
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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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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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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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CEO of SATS that behaving authentically is the most
important part of leadership. He talks to Kath Hudson
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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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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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