Gyms news

The government needs to urgently set out its plans to support physical activity and fitness businesses, if it intends to delay Step 4 of its ... More

Glofox will begin offering health clubs, gyms and fitness studios instant access to financing, following a deal struck with Stripe Capital. The club management software ... More

Hong Kong-based Bricks Group has revealed plans to launch its health club chain, U Time, in Europe and the UK. U Time currently operates a ... More

The number of health club members returning to gyms since lockdown has beaten all expectations, according to Rebecca Passmore, UK managing director of PureGym. Talking ... More

The US fitness industry is mobilising to support the Gym Mitigation and Survival (GYMs) Act, which could provide up to US$30bn in grants to health ... More

The Gym Group has outperformed all of its own expectations in the six weeks of operations since reopening its 180+ clubs. The group said there ... More

Irish health club chain West Wood Club is launching a new outdoor exercise concept at its clubs. CEO Alan Leach said the spaces "will include ... More

Health and wellness tech start-up Puraclenz has launched a collection of ionic air and surface purifiers to help spas, gyms and leisure facilities safely reopen ... More

Phillip Mills, founder and executive director of Les Mills, Chris Hemsworth's Centr app and Dave Wright's Myzone, are among the winners of the 2021 Fitness ... More

One in three councils in England are expecting to close at least one of their leisure centres permanently during 2021. What more, up to 117 ... More

Indoor group exercise can recommence in England and Scotland today (17 May), as part of the easing of lockdown measures. England has today moved to ... More

Thousands of health clubs, swimming pools and leisure centres are under the threat of permanent closure, unless the government provides increased financial support for the ... More

Fully vaccinated people in the US no longer need to wear a face mask whether indoors or outdoors, following a new ruling from the Centers ... More

One of the world’s largest corporate wellbeing platforms Gympass has gained a new partner every month since the start of 2021, taking its total to ... 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

fibodo believes that providers who meet consumers needs of service, flexibility, richness of content and accessibility will thrive as we build new and different models ... More

Health club operator Bannatyne is repositioning itself as a wellness provider, as it looks to bounce back from the effects of the pandemic lockdowns. Speaking ... More

Health clubs and leisure centres in Northern Ireland reopened their doors on Friday 30 April, with Welsh facilities welcoming exercisers from today (4 May). While ... More

Sport England has reported a drop of 710,000 in the number of people classed as active in England during 2020. In total, more than a ... More

Independent gyms in the UK have fared better during the pandemic than larger corporate operators in holding on to their members, according to new research. ... More

Members are returning post-lockdown expecting a fully integrated service, meaning digital connectivity has never been more important. New habits and lifestyles have been made during ... More

Steven Schwartz, CEO of Midtown Athletic Clubs, has announced the sale of the company's Midtown Health Management division to contract management specialist, HealthFitness Midtown Health ... More

With gyms and leisure centres in England reopened, and the rest of the UK due to shortly follow suit, the time for being theoretical is ... 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

PureGym saw its group-wide revenue decline by £177m during 2020, as it lost 37 per cent of its trading days due to pandemic lockdowns. Announcing ... More