PureGym Group has announced that group chief financial officer, Alex Wood, is taking over the role of CEO, as Clive Chesser steps down.

Global group exercise specialist, Les Mills, is inviting operators to sign up to its Workout for the World event on 20 June, in support of UNICEF.

Franchising is booming – Europe’s three biggest operators are planning to use this model to grow in new territories; Purpose Brands is opening a club each day and Crunch Fitness and Jetts Fitness have planted flags in India

Australia’s fast-growing fitness network, Viva Leisure, is adding a low-cost gym brand to its already extensive portfolio.

Tewinbury Farm Hotel in Hertfordshire, UK is expanding its premium leisure proposition with the launch of Farm Club, on 15 June.

SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions

Everlast Gyms' York site has reopened following a refurbishment to bring it up to the company’s elevated gyms status.

Luxury hospitality and wellness pioneer Jeremy McCarthy has launched Leisure Alchemy, a digital platform that will provide professionals with strategic guidance on how to build transformational leisure experiences that drive profit.

Nuffield Health’s free programmes delivered social value of £166 million in 2025 and the company is now aiming to generate £2 billion by 2030.

Brio Northgate – formerly Northgate Arena – has officially reopened following a £12 million refurbishment.

Therme Group’s Romanian bathing resort Therme Bucharest is currently hosting its Herbarium Festival (4-17 May), offering guests a chance to explore sauna and steamroom experiences performed by 92 aufguss sauna masters and therapists from 26 countries.

Virgin Active is set to open its first social wellness club in London, with a relaunch of its Mayfair site in July.

VivaGym – the fast-growing operator of high-value low-price gyms in Spain and Portugal – is acquiring Synergym International, another Spanish based HVLP gym operator to create a portfolio of more than 450 gyms.

Gym Gear has introduced the HIITMax Training Station to help operators deliver structured high-intensity interval training from a compact, self-contained station.

Celebrating its milestone 5th anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of the Health & Fitness industry’s most influential leaders.

UK self-employed personal training platform, Your Personal Training (YPT) has announced a new partnership with Anytime Fitness.

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FIBO, took place last week from 16-19 April, attracting more than 175,000 visitors from 136 countries and more than 1,000 exhibitors from 54 countries.

TMActive is launching a new Active Wellbeing Studio next month in Tonbridge, UK, specifically aimed at people who face higher barriers to entry. 

Boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness, has initiated a review of strategic alternatives to maximise shareholder value, which include a sale, merger, or another strategic or financial transaction.

Seatrade Cruise Global, the trade event for cruise lines, destinations, suppliers and innovators, has added an experiential zone called the Wellness Oasis to highlight the evolving nature of the industry.

Managing director of awarding body, Active IQ, Jenny Patrickson, is leaving to focus on consultancy, advisory and non-executive director roles.

The £30. 6 million Bedworth Physical Activity Hub is now open, replacing a centre which dated back to the 1970s.

Trade associations from around the world have joined forces to lobby governments and health systems on the importance of prescribing lifestyle interventions, including physical activity and nutrition, alongside GLP-1 medications.

David Bibby will retire from Everyone Active in May after leading the organisation since 2006.

Anytime Fitness has opened a gym in Sydney Airport to support the 40 million travellers passing through each year and the 30,000-strong airport workforce. 

Les Mills and Life Fitness / Hammer Strength have announced a new strategic partnership which will enable operators to deliver more connected, motivating, high-quality fitness experiences at scale.

The UK’s trade body for the physical activity sector, UK Active has announced that Cameron Saunders will take over from Huw Edwards as CEO in April.

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