Do influencers bring valuable marketing to clubs, or simply cause harm to other members? Kath Hudson asks the experts

A contrast therapy and breathwork facility called Reset has opened in Islington, London, in the UK.

We look at the latest club flooring upgrades, as suppliers give their advice

The Gym Group has exceeded expectations with its 2025 results and upgraded the outlook, with 20 gyms planned for this year and 75 over the next three.

Pendle Leisure Trust, working in partnership with Pendle Borough Council, will open the landmark project, Wavelengths Studio, in March.

Third Space launched its 14th club at The Whiteley, on 9 December.

The CEO of JD Gyms reflects on the brand’s development and outlines plans for growth, as it opens its 100th club

JD Gyms is moving closer to its target of 100 sites across the UK, with a new club in Basingstoke (pictured) and another opening next week in Chester.

GLL has confirmed it is taking over the Jubilee Hall Gym in London's Covent Garden next month: an iconic community space that was previously operated by the Jubilee Hall Trust.

Perth and Kinross Council has officially opened the £36 million Blairgowrie Recreation Centre – Scotland’s first Passivhaus leisure development.

The Gym Group is celebrating successful half-year results – and the ongoing benefits of the Next Chapter strategy – with like-for-like pre-tax profits up £4.4 million to £4.9 million.

Registered charity and leisure operator, BH Live has taken over the contract to run the leisure offering of Southampton City Council.

Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan in Ubud, Indonesia, has unveiled a new Fitness Hub, almost year after the property launched its redesigned Sacred River Spa at Sayan.

The industry veterans are gearing up to launch a longevity concept franchise called Zenergie, as Kath Hudson reports

The new COO of Nuffield Health talks to Kate Cracknell about plans to take the brand’s current health and fitness estate to its highest level yet

A £24 million modernisation programme will get underway in Wandsworth as Places Leisure wins the operating contract.

North Herts Council is set to deliver one of the largest leisure centre decarbonisation projects in the UK, to reach net zero carbon emissions from operations by 2030.

Urban Gym Group opened its first new site since acquiring Gymbox last October. The 22,000 site in London’s Finsbury Park will become the blueprint for future clubs.

The GM of jiu jitsu wellness concept Arma reveals plans to fuse the sport with health and fitness to create a new model

As European fitness businesses head to the FIBO 2025 in Germany, Kath Hudson rounds up some of the key deals that have happened across Europe during the past year

Operators tell Julie Cramer how they stay on top of trends and what criteria they use when it comes to choosing new equipment

The UK government has announced £100 million of new funding to support grassroots sports and physical activity, targeting deprived areas and supporting participation among under- represented groups.

Changing rooms are being elevated to be the next word in wellness and pampering as operators seek a competitive point of difference, finds Julie Cramer

As interest in women-only workout spaces booms, we talk to the operators working to develop a new generation of facilities by understanding women’s common needs

Scott Best, owner of Fitness First UK, has created a new luxury health club concept called V, the first of which has launched at Berkeley Square House, in the heart of London's Mayfair.

Fitness First has opened the doors to its 28th site in Marylebone, central London – the first new site in more than 10 years.

Arc, London’s highly anticipated social wellness club, has officially debuted today (31 January) in Canary Wharf with a sleek 5,000sq m flagship urban bathhouse.

The Club Company, has kicked off 2025 with the acquisition of The Nottinghamshire Golf and Country Club.

A new, premium fitness concept opens in Clapham this summer called Arma, which will combine a Brazilian jiu jitsu academy with a fitness and recovery offering.

The social wellness club movement that has taken the US East Coast by storm looks set to reshape London’s wellness scene in early 2025. ARC, an all-new urban wellness brand, is due to launch in January, bringing a fresh concept that blends connection, community and evidence- based wellness practices to the UK.