Club Industry news

Fast Fitness Japan, master franchisee of Anytime Fitness in Japan, has acquired Eighty-8 Health & Fitness, giving the company master franchisee rights to Anytime Fitness ... More

Planet Fitness has become the subject of a hate campaign by certain groups of consumers and seen share values slide, in the wake of a ... More

Recovery, social wellness and longevity were talking points at PerformX recently, tipped by many speakers as upcoming trends, while the exhibition halls featured infrared saunas, ... More

Industry body, UK Active, has revealed a new council to represent the voice of members to its board. The group will be chaired by industry ... More

The Global Health and Fitness Alliance (GHFA) has commissioned Deloitte to produce a major new report, The Economic Impact of the Health and Fitness Industry, ... More

The US fitness industry lost around 58 per cent of its revenues during 2020, due to the pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns and club closures. ... 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

The German health club industry has weathered the effects of the pandemic better than many other countries, despite widespread lockdowns and disruption, according to figures ... More

The government has said it has no plans to fund a Work Out to Help Out scheme to encourage people back to exercise after lockdown, ... More

Ilana Moses, founder of the Florida Spa Association (FSA), has recently announced new alliances with the Florida State Massage Therapy Association (FSMTA) and Club Spa ... More

Globally, gyms have, on average, seen nearly 70 per cent of their pre-lockdown members return to their facilities since re-opening their doors. The global figure ... More

India's health club industry is ripe for growth, though its people are yet to embrace fitness as a lifestyle, according to new research from Deloitte ... More

The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa in Texas will undergo a US$45m renovation later this year, including a complete refurbishment of the Trellis Spa to ... More

Many a family business has looked to keep itself fresh by handing control down from parents to children at the right moment, and that has ... More

European fitness leaders are "extremely confident" about the current economic and marketplace conditions for the industry. According to the new 2018 IHRSA European CEO Study ... More

Fast-growing economies and the prospect of future growth are fueling Asia Pacific's fitness sector, according to a new report by Deloitte and IHRSA. The IHRSA ... More

More than 66 million people used gyms in the US in 2016 but a new report shows opportunities remain for club operators to increase activity ... More

US-based gym operator Genesis Health Clubs has closed Fitness 2000 after it purchased all its assets for an undisclosed sum. Fitness 2000, which had been ... More

The health club industry generated US$83.1bn (€74bn, £64.6bn) in revenue worldwide in 2016, slightly up on the previous year, according to an International Health, Racquet ... More

More than 66m Americans used a gym in 2016, a record high since the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) began tracking health club ... More

The leisure centre and health club industry needs to embrace the potential of the digital age, according to the chairman of the International Health, Racquet ... More

The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) will launch an advisory council on technology and innovation in 2017, as part of its plans to ... More

Health clubs worldwide saw revenues slip to US$81bn (€72bn, £55bn) in 2015, despite an increase in members, according to a new IHRSA report. The 2016 ... More

Upmarket London gym chain Third Space will debut its new boutique studio concept next week (23 May), targeted at “fitness-savvy, fashion-conscious Londoners.” Dubbed Another_Space, the ... More

The Gym Group doesn’t appear tempted to follow health club rivals such as Pure Gym into the boutique studio market, with CEO John Treharne describing ... More