The global CEO of Virgin Active and healthy food brand Kauai talks to Liz Terry about combining both operations in a high-value wellness business

The CEO of Jetts Fitness Australia talks to Kate Cracknell about leading the recent MBO and the company’s plans for expansion driven by their culture of love

A battle to save Virgin Active is continuing, as the company works to secure a restructuring plan which would be approved by its creditors.

Virgin Active investors are understood to be preparing a £60m+ funding injection into the fitness operator, in a bid to secure its future.

Virgin Active has become the latest big-box operator to signal its intention to raise cash to buffer it from the impact of the pandemic.

The new CEO of Xercise4Less – one of the founders of Virgin Active – says the budget operator is gearing up to double in size

The current trend of incorporating wellness design shows no signs of stopping as renderings and animations from the latest Sir Richard Branson project, Virgin Voyages (a rebrand of the former Virgin Cruises), show a heavy wellness focus in its public areas.

The Virgin Group has increased its involvement in the fitness and exercise sector with the launch of Virgin Sport, which aims to get more people active and make sport accessible to all.

Business coach Andy Bourne on how clubs can deliver great customer service

The health club market has shown robust growth across Europe, according to new research from Deloitte and EuropeActive

The European fitness market continues its strong growth, with the total number of health and fitness club members now exceeding 50 million, according to the latest European Health & Fitness Market Report

Any suspicions that the boutique studio boom is stealing the thunder of fast-growing budget gyms has been dispelled by the latest Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 list, which names Pure Gym and Xercise4Less among the 20 fastest growing private firms in the UK.

Virgin Active has continued its three-year, £100m investment in its UK portfolio with the unveiling of the refurbished Salford Quays site in Manchester.

Virgin Active founder Sir Richard Branson has announced that the gym chain is gearing up for a major international expansion over the next three years.

The European fitness market continues its strong growth, according to the latest EuropeActive/Deloitte market report for 2015

Global fitness chain Virgin Active has been sold to South African investment firm Brait.

In her IHRSA 15 keynote, psychologist Kelly McGonigal spoke about the science of willpower and how the health and fitness industry can seek to harness it

Who’s in the 20 leading fitness operators in Europe, and what have been the dynamics in market over the last year?

Virtual fitness classes will form a cornerstone of Virgin Active’s member offering for 2015, as the chain continues its commitment to technology.

Pure Gym, Xercise4Less and The Gym Group have all been named on the Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100, as low cost operators put in a strong showing on the list of UK private companies with the fastest-growing sales over their latest three years.

Speculation is once again rife of a high-profile IPO for Virgin Active, although this time the business is said to be preparing to float in South Africa.

EuropeActive and Deloitte share the topline findings from their new European Market Report

The growth in prominence of social media has opened up an array of marketing opportunities for the health and fitness industry, however marketing managers should be operating more like Richard Branson to improve their online strategies, says Icon Training CEO Julian Leybourne.

Virgin Active is lining up a potential £1bn-plus float or sale, with the company close to appointing advisers on the process, according to a report in The Times.

UK-based health club chains Virgin Active and David Lloyd Leisure are leading the charge of Europe’s fitness sector, with 2013 revenues that place them first and second respectively among the continent’s top gym operators.

As part of our management series, Julian Leybourne offers his views on management’s role in creating effective marketing communications

Virgin Active is investing £100m in its UK sites over the next three years as part of a campaign to lure post-Christmas gym users to sign up as well as advanced preparation for an eventual stock market flotation.

Virgin Active is poised to expand its portfolio after announcing that it had agreed a deal to acquire rival health and racquet club operator Esporta in a deal worth £77.6m.

A number of private equity groups are considering making a bid for health and fitness operator Virgin Active.

Health and fitness chain Virgin Active has confirmed that it has acquired rival Holmes Place in a deal which values the enlarged group at £650m.