Health and Fitness Association news

International industry lobbying associations are calling for physical activity and strength training to be deeply integrated with GLP-1 treatment. Five organisations – UK Active, the ... 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

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

The Health and Fitness Association (HFA) has released The 2025 Fitness Industry Benchmarking Report, which looks at operational and financial performance. This is the HFA’s ... More

India presents one of the world’s most exciting growth opportunities for the fitness sector, says a landmark report from the Health and Fitness Association. The ... 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

Purpose Brands – the company formed by the merger of Self Esteem Brands and Orangetheory Fitness – has teamed up with the Dr B telehealth ... 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

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

US operator, Life Time, has started the rollout of cold plunges to more than 70 of its clubs in response to customer demand. In a ... More

Young and affluent consumers are leading health club usage in Latin America, according to research from the Health and Fitness Association (HFA) and there are ... More

Research by the Global Health and Fitness Alliance (GHFA) and the Health and Fitness Association (HFA), says cost is still a barrier to joining gyms, ... More

US country club operator, Life Time, is expanding in South Florida with a second athletic country club in Boca Raton which is expected to open ... More

Life Time has announced its preliminary estimated financial results for the third quarter ending 30 September 2024 and launched a process to refinance its existing ... More

The Health and Fitness Association’s new 2024 HFA Global Report shows that despite ongoing macro-economic challenges, the fitness industry has rebounded from the pandemic. The ... More

According to research carried out in the US by YouGov, cost is the main reason for cancelling gym memberships, followed by a change of circumstances ... 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 gym chain, Crunch Fitness, has bolstered its global expansion plans with the appointment of John Kersh as managing director of international development. Kersh has ... 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

John Kersh has announced he is leaving boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness, after eight years with the company – seven of them driving international growth across multiple ... More

The damaging effect of the energy crisis due to government inaction and the impact on the health of the UK population saw Tanni Grey-Thompson lobbying ... 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

UK exercise professionals who are members of CIMSPA have more freedom to work across Europe, following a new agreement between the Institute and the European ... More

IHRSA’s decision to open an office in Brussels has come under fire from former ukactive CEO David Stalker, who believes the move is divisive for ... More

EuropeActive (formerly EHFA – European Health and Fitness Association) has set itself the ambitious goal of almost doubling the number of health club members in ... More