Martin Seibold news

Fitness First UK has confirmed to HCM that it's in the process of restructuring, citing rising costs and working from home which has undermined some ... More

German fitness operator, Life Fit Group, led by Martin Seibold, has snapped Loft Holding GmbH and its fitness brand Fitness Loft. The company has also ... More

LifeFit Group has added regional club operator, In Shape, to its growing portfolio of brands. In Shape operates 13 clubs across the Stuttgart and Ulm ... More

Xponential Fitness has revealed plans to take its portfolio of boutique fitness brands onto the German and Austrian markets. The US-based boutique giant has signed ... More

German fitness group LifeFit has revealed plans to convert five of its Fitness First sites into Smile X clubs. Fitness First branches in Esslingen, Freiburg, ... More

Germany-based LifeFit Group has added regional operator Smile X to its growing portfolio of fitness brands. Smile X, described as a “high-value-low-price” operator, currently has ... More

Martin Seibold, former managing director of Fitness First UK, has been appointed CEO of Fitness First Germany. Operating over 80 clubs, Fitness First Germany remains ... More

The DW Group has appointed Martin Long as its chief executive officer. Long led the acquisition of Fitness First UK for the DW Group in ... More

Martin Seibold, the managing director of Fitness First UK, has left the company eight months after it was acquired by DW Sports, Health Club Management ... More

DW Sports has become one of the largest health club operators in the UK in one fell swoop with the acquisition of Fitness First UK ... More

The fate of Fitness First looks likely to be settled within weeks. Industry sources indicate the portfolio of clubs is likely to be split at ... More

The potential takeover of Fitness First UK by Dave Whelan’s DW Sports would mark the start of a mid-market fightback against the rise of the ... More

Fitness First is planning to push ahead with the rollout of its microgym concept BEAT, with ‘club-within-a-club’ boutiques soon to be added to a number ... More

Fitness First’s fruitless bid to acquire rival LA fitness has proved a ‘blessing in disguise’ says UK managing director Martin Seibold, helping the gym chain ... More

The potential sale of Fitness First UK has sparked “a significant amount of interest,” with the recovering gym chain having caught the attention of a ... More

More than 500 health and fitness industry professionals from across the globe are expected to gather in the Netherlands later this month as the 14th ... More

Fitness First had cause for double celebration on Monday (1 September) as the recovering gym chain unveiled its new flagship club in central London, with ... More

Fitness First has secured a new tie-up with the British Olympic Association (BOA) to become Team GB’s first-ever official fitness partner. As part of the ... More

Fitness First has hit out at the lack of supervision in British health clubs, producing research it carried out with YouGov which claims Brits spend ... More

Fitness First will is launching a capital investment of £20m in 2013 in an attempt to return the brand to UK market leader. The spend ... More

Fitness First, one of the world's largest health club operators, has changed its top management team after experiencing a difficult period of trading at both ... More

Privately-owned health club operator Fitness First has officially reopened its Uxbridge site, following the completion of an extensive £250,000 refurbishment of the venue. A new ... More