Functional fitness news

US-based fitness franchise UFC Gym has opened its first European club. The 18,000sq ft (1,670sq m) studio in Nottingham, UK is the first of 105 ... More

Australian health club operator Viva Leisure has acquired eight Healthworks Fitness Centres in the state of Queensland. Healthworks offers full-service clubs with group exercise classes, ... More

Fitness Franchise F45 has signed a partnership deal with Everyone Active, which will see an F45-branded studio open at a publicly-owned leisure centre for the ... More

Franchised fitness company UFC Gym has revealed details of its first UK club. The 18,000sq ft studio will be located in Nottingham and will offer ... More

Hannah Lanel has opened The Fore – a new model of boutique gym offering two instructors per class – in London's King’s Cross, an increasingly ... More

Premium fitness operator Third Space created revenues of £36.8m during 2018 – a 13.7 per cent increase on 2017 figures. Announcing its results for the ... More

Franchise operator UFC Gym will enter the Russian fitness market this year. The US-based chain – a brand extension of the world’s largest mixed martial ... More

Functional fitness operator Blok has revealed plans to take its boutique concept outside of London for the first time. Blok currently operates two sites in ... More

The Marlow Club in Buckinghamshire has opened PilaYoga, a standalone studio offering yoga and pilates. PilaYoga is integrated into The Marlow Club, but with its ... More

Functional fitness equipment supplier TRX has recapitalised its business by securing capital investment from private equity firm Equity38. The deal has been structured as a ... More

Franchise operator Anytime Fitness has begun the roll-out of a new interior look for its clubs, aimed at adjusting its offer to cater for the ... More

Franchised fitness operator UFC Gym has revealed that it will open its first UK locations in Nottingham and Woking. The US-based company is set to ... More

Lift Brands, the parent company of fitness franchises and brands – including Snap Fitness, YogaFit and Fitness On Demand – will shuffle its top team ... More

Wearable tech has made a comeback as the 'hottest fitness trend' for 2019 – with group training, HIIT and programming for the elderly also expected ... More

Oman-based fitness operator Horizon has revealed plans to increase the number of clubs in its portfolio from 23 to 37 over the next four years. ... More

US-based fitness franchise Gold's Gym has secured its 10th facility in Saudi Arabia. The 27,000sq ft, franchised club is located in the south western city ... More

Mold Leisure Centre in North Wales will undergo a £1.4m redevelopment which will see under-used squash courts being transformed into a large gym space. Flintshire ... More

UFC Gym has revealed plans to open 100 fitness clubs across the UK and Ireland – marking the company's entry into the European market. The US-based ... More

A quartet of fitness entrepreneurs have converted an industrial warehouse into a 13,000sq ft (1,200sq m) functional fitness-led health club with four exercise studios. James ... More

Kohler Waters Spa at the Old Course Hotel in St Andrews, Scotland has reopened following an extensive multi-million refurbishment. The 25,000sq ft (2,300sq m) spa ... More

The UK division of Ben Dunne Gyms has been acquired by JD Gyms in a multi-million-pound deal. JD Gyms, part of JD Sports Fashion group, ... More

The only Kohler Waters Spa outside the US will reopen in St Andrews, Scotland, early next year, following a multi-million-pound renovation. The spa retreat will ... More

A new wellness centre offering a “sustainable approach to wellness” is planned for Edinburgh, UK, in 2019. The venture, called PS Sustainable Wellness, will be ... More

Indian functional fitness brand MultiFit will open its first international studio in the UK this year, kickstarting its expansion into Europe and the UAE. Dr ... More

Fitness brand énergie Group could float on the stock market or sell shares to a private equity company within two years, CEO Jan Spaticchia has ... More