Fitness and leisure facilities in Sheerness, UK, are being upgraded as part of a regeneration project, Sheerness Revival, funded by the UK government.

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

Gym chain, Afrofit, which is gearing up to open its fourth location on the border with Uganda, is launching into franchising to accelerate the growth of the business.

Twenty Four, a new automated gym and sports facility, where all equipment is self-powered, has opened in Ludwigsburg, Germany. The new addition is part of Urban Harbor, a 200,000- square metre industrial area that is being transformed by Max Maier Urban Development to become Europe’s first climate-neutral urban district.

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Urban Health Club in Ludwigsburg, Germany, has introduced a 24/7 operation.

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The Great Outdoor Gym Company (TGO) has launched a digital fitness platform.

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Fitness giant Equinox has opened its first fully-outdoor gym in Los Angeles.

Two newly-built leisure centres are set to open their doors in Belfast next month as part of the city council's £105m Leisure Transformation Programme.

Construction work has started on the £15m Brook Leisure Centre in West Belfast – one of seven key projects which form the city council’s £105m Leisure Transformation Programme.

Antiperspirant and shower gel brand Right Guard has launched a community gym made from recycled aerosols at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in partnership with recycling firm TerraCycle and The Great Outdoor Gym Company (TGO).

Construction company Heron Bros has been appointed as the contractor to design and build three new leisure facilities in Belfast, which is part of a £105million transformation programme in the Northern Ireland city.

Westminster City Council and Willmott Dixon have announced £19m proposals for sports and leisure in the north west of the borough, which will deliver a 40 per cent increase in facilities.

St Albans City and District Council (SACDC) has opened a new 625sq m (6,727sq ft) outdoor multi-sport facility at Verulamium Park.

A new recreation hub currently being developed in Lichfield, Staffordshire, is on track to open in January, according to the local authority.

New outdoor gym equipment has been installed in six Liverpool parks after research revealed local residents over the age of 50 years old were unlikely to use a conventional gym to keep fit and healthy.

A new outdoor gym, including a traversing wall, a basketball hoop, a football goal and a dance area, has been unveiled at the Forest Recreation Ground in Nottingham.

Keeping teenagers and young adults active can sometimes prove to be a bit of a challenge. Wicksteed Playscapes claim to have the answer with the Xerscape range.

New outdoor gym equipment, specifically designed for older people, has been installed at Shepperton Recreation Ground in Surrey.

The Great Outdoor Gym Company has supplied the kit for a new 'free to use' outdoor gym in Dewsbury.

Kirklees Council is to invest £30,000 in the development of an outdoor gym next to the children’s play area in Dewsbury’s Crows Nest Park.

Sheffield United Football Club (SUFC) has launched its first health club – Impact – and revealed that it plans to roll out the brand nationwide.