Fitness First UK news

Global publishing outfit, Leisure Media, has announced details of its new annual conference for decision-makers across the health, fitness and wellness markets. The event – ... More

Industry heavyweight, Justin Musgrove, has joined Fitness First UK as CEO. A strong operator with a track record of achieving results in private and listed ... More

Fitness First has filed a Court Order for restructuring at Companies House in the UK – the document is currently being processed, with details due ... More

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

Fitness First’s annual Red Monday campaign, which ran across the UK on 16 January 2023, increased visits by a third and resulted in sign ups ... More

Fitness First UK has changed its pricing structure and is now offering a flexible membership with no contract and no joining fee, giving members the ... 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

Fitness First Bishopsgate, part of the DW Fitness First Group, has undergone a £1m refurbishment, with cash being spent on a new swimming pool, mind ... More

Membership at The Gym Group has broken the 500,000 mark, according to the low-cost brand's latest trading update for the first five months of the ... 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

The "annihilation" of mid-market fitness operators has been the biggest major change in the industry during the last few years, the Gym Group's former chief ... More

Celebrity Fitness and Fitness First Asia have merged to create one of the largest fitness club networks in Asia. The new entity, Evolution Wellness, will ... More

The Gym Group is on course to meet its target of new openings for 2017, with 17 sites in the pipeline. In a pre-close trading ... 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

Virtual fitness class provider Wexer Virtual has further strengthened its European team following the opening of its new head office in London earlier this year. ... 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

As predicted by Health Club Management in November, the investment giant that former Fitness First CEO Andrew Cosslett has joined as a leisure advisor has ... 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

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

Yorkshire-based gym chain, Xercise4Less has seen two additions to its board of directors. The new arrivals form part of the brand's continued expansion and follow ... More