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.

The GM of jiu jitsu wellness concept Arma reveals plans to fuse the sport with health and fitness to create a new model

More than 200 organisations and athletes in the UK have signed an open letter to party leaders to commit to making the nation the most active in Europe after next month’s General Election.

Return to in-person exercise is reflected in the results of the American College of Sport’s Medicine (ACSM) trends list for 2024, with wearable technology top once again.

The entrepreneurial founder of Move Technologies Group talks about creating MoveGB and the tech-based health-focused ventures that have followed

The boundaries that mapped the cardio floor, the weight room and aerobics classes have been pushed to include functional training and High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) training zones.

HITIO Gym, which has experienced major success in Scandinavia, entered the UK market in 2022 with two franchisee clubs opening in Orpington and Hoxton.

Vietnam-based California Fitness and Yoga, part of Australasian health and fitness operator Fitness and Lifestyle Group (FLG), is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year by giving away seven Iconic Gold membership cards.

Kickboxing-inspired brand 9Round has extended its international reach with a Master Franchise Agreement for South India, which covers around 20 per cent of India’s area and population.

The co-founder of Precision Health Gyms is bringing full-body, laboratory-grade testing into the health club sector

US-based health, fitness and racquets club Life Time has opened a combined residential and health club resort in Green Valley, Las Vegas.

The founder of kickboxing franchise 9Round and IKF Light Middleweight Kickboxing Champion has expanded a single site to 20 countries and 600 locations

Tillt, an athletic performance-based betting app – where runners get paid if they win – has been launched by co-founders Sam Mackie and Taber Gifford.

A new digital fitness platform provides the social aspect of a boutique studio at home.

David Minton and his team at The Leisure Database Company take a tour of the capital’s diverse and boutique sector to share their cream of the crop

Women-only kickboxing franchise 30 Minute Hit plans to open 50 new sites internationally during 2020.

The founder of London-based luxury boxing gym BXR discusses her journey to creating a facility that would be good enough for world heavyweight boxing champion and investor Anthony Joshua

Dutch PT and small group exercise operator Gustav Gym has revealed its plans for expansion over the next two years, doubling its footprint to four clubs in the Amsterdam area.

New operators are queuing up to enter the booming franchise market. Tom Walker reports

active-net is supporting the work of blood cancer charity, DKMS, by encouraging greater awareness of stem cell donation within the BAME community.

Co-founders Pieter Pleunis and Jeroen Timmerman on how they’re creating the best PT gym in Holland

The Flykick co-founder on how he took advantage of an untapped opportunity in the London group fitness market

Xponential Fitness has acquired Pure Barre, one of the largest barre franchises in the US – making it the seventh business in Xponential's rapidly growing portfolio of fitness brands.

US-based Xponential Fitness has acquired San Diego-based boutique chain Yoga Six – making it the sixth fitness brand in Xponential's rapidly growing portfolio.

Indoor cycling chain CycleBar will open its first site in London's Nine Elms in the coming weeks, signalling the brand's entry into the UK market.

US-based Xponential Fitness has revealed plans to take its portfolio of brands global through a master franchise strategy.

Omni Fight Club has become the latest US-based fitness franchise to enter the UK with plans to carve out a share of the market.

WeWork’s head of wellness explains why the workspace brand has launched a gym

Challenge through Sport Initiative’s project coordinator explains how exercise is helping people to overcome substance misuse