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

Boutique fitness brand, Barry’s, has opened its 100th global studio, in New York.

Boutique fitness brand, Psycle, launched its seventh site in London Bridge earlier this month, introducing the Megaformer for the first time.

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Exhale, the boutique wellness brand, has partnered with performance and recovery brand Salt Fitness at the Loews Atlanta Hotel in Georgia, US.

Purpose Brands has announced the signing of a master franchise agreement with ABFit to take Anytime Fitness to Saudi Arabia.

Oldham Active has created the new role of head of health and wellbeing to tackle inequalities by strengthening links with the healthcare sector and expanding the exercise referral scheme.

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 has announced the sale of its shares in 9Round Kickboxing Fitness back to global parent company, Striking Brands. Lift had been holding a 40 per cent stake.

Jetts Fitness, the gym franchise known for its no lock-in contracts, flexible access and value-for- money membership options, is expanding into India via its Jetts Fitness Australia business.

PureGym is intending to rebrand all of its US gyms as PureGym, rather than continuing to use the Pure Fitness brand it developed for its US launch, reveals CEO Clive Chesser in the latest edition of HCM.

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With more than one gym opening per week and the integration of Blink Fitness underway in the US, the new CEO of PureGym talks to Kate Cracknell

Charitable trust, Oldham Active, has opened a women’s only gym at Chadderton Wellbeing Centre, UK, following the success of women-only sessions run at the centre.

Adding 173 clubs to its network in 2024, and with the ambition of 3,000 to 3,500 clubs in existing markets, Basic-Fit is the fastest growing European gym operator.

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.

Boutique fitness brand, Barry's – which indicated last June that it was looking for a new backer – has announced new strategic investment from Princeton Equity Group, a private equity firm focused on investing in and growing franchisor and multi-location companies.

One of Australia’s largest gym operators, Viva Leisure, is coming to the UK after signing a master franchise agreement for its low cost Plus Fitness brand.

South Korean fitness brand, Drax, has launched operations in the UK, with the acquisition of equipment supplier Outdoor Fitness Concepts.

As iconic fitness brand Crunch celebrates its 35th birthday, CEO Jim Rowley tells HCM about building it up from the ashes and his aspirations to make it a global brand.

Planet Fitness has announced the appointment of Jay Stasz as chief financial officer and is raising its outlook for key financial targets as it unveils strong Q3 figures.

Private equity firm, Levant Capital, has taken a majority stake in UAE-based premium operator, Warehouse Gym.

PureGym is making a bid for the majority of the assets of Blink Fitness, which was put into Chapter 11 by owner, Equinox, on 12 August.

High value, low cost operator, Jetts, is asserting its market dominance in Thailand with four new clubs launched this year and four more slated to open within the coming months.

Blink Fitness, the affordable fitness brand brand founded in 2011 and owned by Equinox Holdings, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the District of Delaware, owing around US$400 million.

Wellness platform, Samsung Health, has partnered with fitness brand, Zumba to deliver dance content for people at all fitness levels via its app.

Having piloted the McFit rebrand earlier this year, RSG Group has now lifted the lid on the details of its “modernisation offensive.”

Fitness-focused hospitality brand and management company Equinox Hotels has announced plans to open a modern new resort on the coast of the Gulf of Aqaba in northwest Saudi Arabia. The venture is part of the ambitious US$500 billion (€462.7 billion, £396 billion) Neom* giga- project.

US health and fitness giant, Planet Fitness, has today (22 July) officially announced the launch of its first Spanish club in the Via Sabadell shopping centre in Barcelona.

We go behind the scenes at Surrenne, the exclusive new wellness facility inside London’s latest hotel from The Maybourne Group, The Emory in Hyde Park