Fitness franchise Snap Fitness has launched a next generation club in Chancery Lane London in the heart of the financial district.

From getting sacked to risking it all, industry leaders share their learnings from tough times

Gen Alpha, and Chinese and Indian imports were talking points at this year’s W3Fit, held in Spain

Industry event W3Fit is taking place this week at the Higueron Hotel in Malaga, Spain. Organised by We Work Well, the curated networking event is now in its fourth year and runs from 14-17 October.

The franchise segment is a fast moving and dynamic part of the industry. Kath Hudson rounds up some of the major deals and developments of the last 12 months, including former Xponential Fitness CEO, Anthony Geisler, arriving back on the scene.

Lift Brands – parent company of Snap Fitness – has reacquired the master franchise for the United Arab Emirates as it looks to accelerate growth of Snap gyms in the region.

Everlast Gyms has confirmed the acquisition of four sites from Roko Health Clubs, in Chiswick, Gillingham, Nottingham and York.

Snap Fitness is kicking off 2025 with the launch of four signature group exercise classes, which have been designed to stimulate all the senses and give a full body workout.

With a rumours of a downturn in indoor cycling in some parts of the sector, we get expert viewpoints from operators and suppliers in this space

Kevin Yates has been promoted to CEO at Lift Brands for the EMEA region.

Lift Brands has appointed Kevin Yates to its EMEA leadership team as chief operations officer.

Boutique operator TRIB3 is restructuring to refocus on international growth and franchising. The company will move out of direct operations and consolidate its global headquarter in Barcelona.

Peloton has called a stop to its disastrous attempt to rebrand Precor as Peloton Commercial, announcing it will operate as Precor going forward and be constituted as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Peloton.

Kevin Yates, founder and CEO of Trib3 has been awarded Entrepreneur of the Year in the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. He joined eight other winners in the health and beauty section, which includes the fitness industry.

The first W3Fit – the newly-launched networking event led by David Zarb Jenkins – saw 170 buyers and suppliers meeting from across Europe and the Middle East at the Westin Dragonara in Malta to conduct over 1,000 meetings over a two-day period.

As the internet becomes more ‘human and physical’, should you be jumping on board the fast-moving metaverse train sooner rather than later?

Fitness franchise companies are making deals and reporting brisk business. Kath Hudson finds out more

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

Multi-brand fitness chain Urban Gym Group (UGG) has raised €16m in capital. The funds will be used to drive company growth through acquisitions, branching out to new locations and territories, and expanding the management team.

Tribe3 is accelerating the pace of its expansion plans with a multi-site development deal across Greece and Cyprus.

As we celebrate the publication of the 300th edition of HCM, we invite industry experts to give their insights on the health and fitness sector: why they joined, the most exciting development to date, and what they think we’ll be reporting on in the next 300 issues

Trib3 is making a play for the lucrative US fitness market.

We need to gear up for Easter to replace the post-Christmas rush this year, says Liz Terry

Trib3 will open a studio in Ealing, West London in March, marking the boutique brand's entry into the capital's fitness market.

Boutique chain Trib3 will become one of the first fitness operators to establish a presence in the metaverse, making its workouts available in The Sandbox.

The Amsterdam-based duo explain their plans for growing the Urban Gym Group using a counter-cyclical investment strategy and multiple brands, while also holding the Benelux master franchise agreement for TRIB3

In what is believed to be the first-of-its-kind deal in the fitness industry, boutique chain TRIB3 has sold a franchise with the transaction being carried out using cryptocurrency.

Despite a tough year, the franchise operators are optimistic with their forward plans. Emma Canning finds out more

TRIB3 Edinburgh installed Safe Space lockers. We find out more

TRIB3 has secured a franchise deal which will see it open 20 studios across Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.