Fitness First UK has confirmed to HCM that it's in the process of restructuring, citing rising costs and working from home which has undermined some of its city centre clubs.

The MD of Everlast Gyms is steering the business through a process of rebranding, with a hybrid model intended to take it to UK number one status

Barry’s has entered the world of retail, opening a studio in the new Flannels’ flagship luxury department store in Liverpool, which debuts today (23 June 2022).

The MD of Fitness First talks to Kate Cracknell about creating new products, new motivations and a whole new vision, as he’s tasked with reinventing the brand as a standalone enterprise

Fitness First UK has changed its pricing structure and is now offering a flexible membership with no contract and no joining fee, giving members the option to access up to all of its 45 clubs.

Frasers Group will open three new regional flagship Flannels-branded retail stores during 2021 – each of which will feature fitness studios.

Billionaire Mike Ashley's Frasers Group has acquired the fitness assets of DW Sports for £37m.

Sports Direct share have fallen by 13 per cent this morning, as roughly £500m was wiped off the stock market value value of the business despite underlying Group EBITDA increasing by 7.6 per cent.

Mike Ashley has added to his budding Sports Direct Fitness empire with the acquisition of the former 37º health club in West London.

Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley has widened his burgeoning leisure portfolio by taking a 4.94 per cent stake in five-a-side football pitch operator Goals Soccer Centres.

DW Fitness has bought seven former LA fitness sites from Pure Gym, Health Club Managment can exclusively reveal.

Sports Direct Fitness is laying the foundations for its ‘aggressive’ expansion over the next year by bringing in fresh blood and setting aside £250m to turbocharge the gym chain’s growth.

Sports Direct Fitness is planning an aggressive rollout of new health clubs in 2016, with owner Mike Ashley confident that the gym chain has found the right formula for sustained growth.

Sports Direct is bidding to scale up its dual-use gym and retail concept – part of plans to create a 200-strong UK gym empire – with proposals for a £5m development in Dundee.

Will 2015 prove to be a turning point for the health and physical activity sector? ukactive CEO David Stalker offers his thoughts

We round up the expansion plans of a selection of key private sector operators around the world, and offer a snapshot of upcoming UK public sector developments

It’s all change at The Bannatyne Group, where just days after Health Club Management revealed Justin Musgrove to be the new MD, Ken Campling has been appointed finance director of the Group’s gym arm – Bannatyne Fitness.

Sports Direct Fitness will offer gym memberships from as little as £5 a month. Jak Phillips asks an expert panel for their thoughts on the implications for the rest of the sector

Will 2015 prove to be a turning point for the fitness and physical activity sector? ukactive CEO David Stalker offers his thoughts

This year’s SIBEC Europe event opened with a lively discussion forum covering wearable technology and Sports Direct Fitness’ £5 membership announcement

Sports Direct’s gym chain – Sports Direct Fitness – has revealed more elements of its business model, saying it will offer memberships from as little as £5 a month and will embed its new health clubs in its retail stores.

Following the news that JD Sports plans to incorporate a JD Gym into its major Newcastle store, retail and health club rival Sports Direct is eager to not be outdone and will reportedly also incorporate branded gyms above three new stores.

The latest high-profile entrant to the health and fitness industry had analysts scratching their heads on Thursday (17 July), as shares in Sports Direct dropped more than three per cent in the hours after the company reported “record” figures.

Having launched the first Sports Direct Fitness.com gym earlier this week, the newest entrant to the health club industry is aiming to make an instant impact by opening up to 30 sites over the next couple of weeks.

Sports Direct International has today taken over its first health club – the former LA fitness site in Sale, Manchester – after a deal was finalised late last night.

Sports Direct International – the company founded by Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley – is considering a high-profile arrival in the health clubs sector with the acquisition of up to 33 LA fitness sites, according to reports.

JJB Sports has been approached by a 'number of non-binding indications' of interest for its chain of health and fitness clubs. The group's share price soared by up to 70 per cent yesterday following reports that the chain could be sold for £55m.