Peloton has made the strategic acquisition of the Pilates start-up, Skōp, to support the expansion of its strength ecosystem.

The CEO of Fit House of Brands has been busy rescuing and reimagining the company’s flagship brand, F45. He talks to Liz Terry

HiiClub has opened its second site, at Flannels’ flagship Leeds store, creating an "ecosystem of fashion, fitness and community."

Premium London operator, Third Space, has launched a pioneering performance testing facility, the Performance Lab, at its newly renovated Mayfair club.

Mindbody, which also owns Booker and Classpass has revealed a new parent brand for the three companies – Playlist – while stressing that each Playlist business will continue to operate as it does today, with no changes to its products or services.

Wearable tech company, Myzone has created an advisory board to provide the business with strategic insights on the trends and behaviours around the evolving landscape for wearables.

Agilysys, which bought spa software provider ResortSuite in 2021 has announced the acquisition of Book4Time, the first cloud-based management software for the spa industry for US$150 million (€135 million, £115 million) cash.

Mindbody, has launched a specialist insurance programme for its customers which is being delivered through its platform.

Active Oxfordshire has received £1.3 million to tackle inactivity and inequality and launch a new programme for children.

Third Space has made its first move beyond the equity markets by agreeing an £88.5m structured finance facility with OakNorth and Searchlight Capital Partners.

The share price of F45 Training has fallen by 75 per cent, after the franchised fitness group announced plans to delist from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and deregister its common stock – 92 per cent down on the year – valuing it at US$88m.

Global wellbeing organisation Therme Group US and Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser have signed a deal to work together toward identifying a site for a new Therme facility.

Franchised fitness operator, F45, has named Tom Dowd as its new CEO, effective immediately.

FS8 the fitness concept combining Pilates, toning exercises and yoga from functional training franchiser F45, has opened its first London club. Located in Oxford Circus, the company plans to launch more UK clubs, as well as expand into the US and Canada, over the next twelve months.

F45 Training has confirmed it received an “unsolicited preliminary non-binding proposal” from Kennedy Lewis Investment Management (KLIM) to acquire the company. The deal would see KLIM purchase all outstanding shares of common stock, at a price per share equal to US$4.

NFL superstar, Tom Brady, is taking his digital fitness concept TB12 into the facilities market for the first time following a deal with luxury resort operator, Wynn Las Vegas.

From a boom in VR to deeper client personalisation, Lauren McAlister takes a look at trends the industry can expect to see accelerating as we head into 2023

Mindbody has announced that Fritz Lanman will become the company’s new CEO from 3 September 2022. He will succeed Josh McCarter who will join Mindbody’s board of directors.

HCM gives a briefing on Elevate as the UK industry welcomes the return of this health and fitness event to London’s Excel

F45 is collaborating with investment group Fortress to provide new and existing franchisees with loan financing. The facility is funded with an initial tranche of US$150m but demand could push the envelope to US$300m.

Research from tech firm Mindbody gives insights into the US health and fitness market, as Lauren McAlister reports

Mindbody has announced it's buying ClassPass, the consumer wellness subscription service which enables people to use a range of gyms, studios and wellness facilities for one monthly subscription.

The new Britannia Leisure Centre in Hackney, London, has opened its doors to the public.

Jan Spaticchia, founder and chair of énergie Fitness has died aged 51 following a short illness. Spaticchia was also chair of the recently launched Empowered Brands group, and vice- chair of BMF.

The Global Wellness Summit (GWS), has announced that a “Call for Wellness Innovations” contest, as well as a dedicated Tech Innovation Pavilion, will be unveiled at the 2020 conference.

In-home personal training brand GymGuyz has entered the UK market after selling its first two franchise locations.

We talk to two high-end operators who’ve established a valuable USP by offering EMS training

Town Sports International Holdings has signed a deal to acquire the studio business of indoor cycling company Flywheel Sports.

The government is to promote physical activity as part of a range of measures to tackle the causes of preventable ill-health.

Industry tech business Mindbody has appointed Josh McCarter as president.