Basic-Fit news

Basic-Fit has opened its 600th club in France in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, in the Pays de la Loire region. The fitness chain – which is also active ... More

Basic-Fit opened a record number of 72 clubs in the first quarter of 2022. Fifty-five in France, eight in the Netherlands, two in Belgium and ... More

The number of people with a gym membership in Europe increased by 1 million (or 2 per cent) during 2021 – up from 55.2 million ... More

Basic-Fit has revealed plans to enter the German fitness market during 2022. The European fitness giant said it will begin construction on the initial locations ... More

In celebration of International Women’s Day, WIFA launches the most significant global advocacy campaign for women in fitness worldwide- #womenhelpingwomenww WIFA (The Association for Women ... More

A return to 'normality' following the easing of lockdown restrictions has enabled European fitness giant Basic-Fit further recover and grow its membership levels. As from ... More

Xponential Fitness has acquired Body Fit Training in a deal worth US$44m. The deal takes the number of studios open – or contracted to open ... More

Basic-Fit has officially opened its 1,000th club, with the launch of a new site in the Dutch city of Tilburg. It marks a significant landmark ... More

Jan Spaticchia, founder and chair of énergie Fitness has died aged 51 following a short illness. Spaticchia was also chair of the recently-launched Empowered Brands ... More

Basic-Fit lost 10 per cent of its members during Q1 2021, as 94 per cent of its clubs remained closed due to government measures. The ... More

Empowered Brands, the franchise investment business that acquired énergie Fitness out of a CVA in June 2020, has announced plans to accelerate the roll-out of ... More

Rene Moos, CEO of European health club giant Basic-Fit, has described 2020 as the most difficult faced by the group – but remains positive about ... More

Europe’s largest fitness chain, Basic-Fit, has secured a €150m bridge facility, which it says will provide it with the financial flexibility to weather the impact ... More

Europe's largest gym chain, Basic-Fit, has published its trading update for the first nine months of 2020, showing a strong cash position and increases in ... More

Announcing the company's half-year results today (2 September), Richard Darwin, CEO of The Gym Group (TGG), said the company was cashflow positive in the first ... More

Europe's largest gym chain, Basic-Fit, has provided the European fitness sector with some optimism, after recording high membership growth in the months following lockdown. Reporting ... More

PureGym's operations in Europe have helped the business through the UK lockdown, according to CEO Humphrey Cobbold. In 2019, PureGym acquired Danish operator Fitness World, ... More

Basic-Fit has launched a new share issue as it restarts its growth plans for the European fitness market. The Netherlands-based budget chain is using an ... More

Club closures, a squeeze on consumer spending and facilitating social distancing within a gym environment are just some of the issues European fitness operators are ... More

Although the facts may seem less relevant now due to the coroavirus pandemic, new numbers – out today in the new European Health & Fitness ... More

The leisure industry is increasingly feeling the pressure as countries introduce measures to tackle the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. Travel bans, border closures, social distancing measures ... More

Low-cost operator Basic-Fit is set to speed up its expansion plans across the European market. Citing "current developments and a strong pipeline", the Dutch company ... More

FitNation, the new premier event about innovation in the fitness industry, will kick-off in Amsterdam on 4 October. Featuring speakers from all over the world, ... More

FitNation, the new premier event about innovation in the fitness industry, will kick-off in Amsterdam on 4 October. Featuring speakers from all over the world, ... More