Viva Leisure’s CEO on global growth and redefining revenue generation

The finalists of the UK Active Awards 2025 have been announced today (19 August) following a record number of entries from across the UK’s physical activity sector.

Female health expert, The Well HQ has teamed up with training provider, The Fitness Group, to launch education courses aimed at upskilling PTs in female health.

After introducing Xponential’s reformer Pilates concept, Club Pilates, to Germany last year, LifeFit Group reports that it's accelerating the rollout of the brand, as master franchisor for Germany, Austria and the Netherlands.

Xponential Fitness has appointed sales and franchise expert, Mark King, as CEO, to take the company forward following Anthony Geisler’s abrupt exit in May.

Director at Active Insight, Mike Hill, reports on the seven core findings from the Customer Service Survey which collected data from 184 local authorities

Complaints about group exercise have become a thing of the past for the Reynolds Group thanks to its partnership with CoverMe, a digital platform that simplifies group exercise and PT management for clubs and instructors.

John Kersh has announced he is leaving boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness, after eight years with the company – seven of the driving international growth across multiple brands and the best part of a year with Pure Barre.

As Club Pilates arrives in the UK, CEO of Xponential Fitness, Anthony Geisler, tells HCM the brand is showing no sign of peaking.

Virgin Active has upgraded its gym floor proposition to maximise consumer trends in partnership with Technogym

Training provider, The Fitness Group, has teamed up with personal training app, My PT Hub, to make it easier for aspiring personal trainers to set up their own businesses.

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.

Red Sea Global (RSG), the developer behind regenerative tourism destinations Amaala and The Red Sea, has partnered with fitness-focused hospitality brand and management company Equinox Hotels.

Xponential Fitness has signed a master franchise agreement in France for its Club Pilates brand.

Despite challenging market conditions, people in Europe are flooding back to their health clubs, says Karsten Hollasch from Deloitte Germany

The CEO of high-end club operator Aspria talks about the company’s launch of Aspresso, a full-service budget brand for the family market

League Football Education has announced a new partnership with training provider The Fitness Group (TFG) to support its members in gaining training qualifications and packages.

Questex’s Sibec Europe|UK, Europe’s leading one-to-one event for the fitness industry, concluded its event last week at the Anantara Vilamoura Algarve Resort, in Portugal, with over 750 one-to-one meetings between premier global suppliers and owners and operators of health and fitness facilities in Europe and the UK.

Questex’s Sibec Europe|UK, Europe’s leading one-to-one event for the fitness industry, takes place next week in Portugal with support from major European fitness industry leaders.

Questex’s Sibec Europe-UK, Europe’s leading hosted buyer event for the fitness industry, will take place on 27-30 September 2022 at the Anantara Vilamoura Algarve Resort, in Portugal.

Questex’s iconic event Sibec Europe-UK – known as Europe’s leading hosted buyer event for the fitness industry – will take place from 27-30 September at the Anantara Vilamoura Algarve Resort, in Portugal.

Peter Croney CEO of Empowered Brands, owners of Énergie Fitness Group, today announced the appointment of Technogym as one of their primary equipment partners that will help power Energie’s international expansion over the next decade.

Health club operator Life Time Group has become a listed company again, after it was listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

3d Leisure has acquired franchised studio operator Yourzone45 from Elms Fitness Group for an undisclosed sum.

German fitness operator BestFit Group has acquired regional gym chain EuroFit for an undisclosed sum.

Everyone Active has expanded its digital fitness platform, Everyone on Demand, with the addition of four new content partners.

Norwegian gym chain EVO fitness is performing well, despite the pandemic. Its CEO shares the company’s strategies and growth plans

Leisure-net’s lockdown 2 survey yielded findings that will set a course for the UK industry as it comes out of lockdown 3

The late Stephen Tharrett explores the US member journey in the age of COVID-19

Gym and health club members in England have flocked back to fitness facilities in droves since the reopening of the sector on 2 December.