Health & Fitness Association news

According to the latest insights from the Health & Fitness Association (HFA), 81 million Americans belonged to a gym, studio or fitness facility in 2025 ... More

It has been confirmed that Liz Clark, CEO of the Health & Fitness Association, will be leaving the organisation when her contract ends in July. ... More

Trade associations from around the world have joined forces to lobby governments and health systems on the importance of prescribing lifestyle interventions, including physical activity ... More

LifeFit Group CEO, Martin Seibold, has been presented with the Global Leader Award by the Health & Fitness Association.   This award recognises his significant ... More

Research by the Health and Fitness Association suggests that 2026 will be another good year for the fitness industry, with more people recognising the importance ... More

US high-value, low cost operator, Crunch Fitness, has opened its first location in India, marking the brand’s entry into one of the world’s fastest-growing fitness ... More

The 2025 HFA Global Report, which looked at almost 30 markets, shows that around the world more people are joining gyms and seeing fitness as ... More

Visits to health clubs across all segments of the US fitness industry have risen this year, with HVLP and mid-priced gyms making the biggest gains. ... More

The Health and Fitness Association (formerly IHRSA) is calling on US club operators and members to reach out to their elected officials in support of ... More

After a decade of lobbying by the Health & Fitness Association, the US House of Representatives has passed the reconciliation bill which includes the Personal ... More

A record 77 million – 25 per cent – of Americans aged six years and older, were members of a fitness facility in 2024, according ... More

The Health & Fitness Association (formerly IHRSA) has announced Singapore-based attorney and international industry advocate, Sean Tan, as its senior representative in Asia. In the ... More

The US health and fitness industry is worth US$22.4 billion to the nation’s economy, according to research commissioned by the Health and Fitness Association (formerly ... More

US lobbying organisation for the health and fitness sector, IHRSA, has announced a name change today, becoming the Health & Fitness Association. IHRSA president and ... More

A group of leading health and fitness companies in Romania have joined forces to launch a new industry body for the sector. Called Romania Active, ... More

EuropeActive board member and fitness industry stalwart Herman Rutgers has been named new FIBO Ambassador – the latest sign of the increasingly close collaboration seen ... More

UK-based health club chains Virgin Active and David Lloyd Leisure are leading the charge of Europe’s fitness sector, with 2013 revenues that place them first ... More

FIBO - the annual international trade fair for fitness, wellness and health held in Germany - has announced it will team up with the European ... More

Fitness equipment Life Fitness, has announced that Frank van de Ven will assume the role of vice president for the company's international business unit. Van ... More

The global membership organisation for exercise professionals, IDEA Health & Fitness Association (IDEA), has published the results of its 15th annual IDEA Fitness Programs & ... More

IDEA Health & Fitness Association has defined three exercise classes that have seen recent increases in participation and, according to the association, are likely to ... More

IDEA Health & Fitness Association (IDEA), the world's largest membership organisation for fitness professionals, has introduced the IDEA Certificate Program, a video-based home-study programme. The ... More

IDEA Health & Fitness Association (IDEA), the world's largest membership organisation for fitness professionals, has published a list of dietary tips for exercise professionals to ... More

According to the world's largest membership organisation of fitness professionals, IDEA Health & Fitness Association (IDEA), the worrying decline in fitness levels experienced around the ... More