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DW Sports is going into administration saying it's working to save its 73-strong gym portfolio. HCM understands administrators will be appointed this afternoon. Fitness First ... More

Thousands of UK gyms could go out of business if they're forced to pay full rent payments, which are due at the end of this ... More

Martin Long, CEO of DW Fitness First, has called on the government to speed up the payment of furlough support. Long told the BBC that ... More

Gym chain DW Fitness First has revealed its strategic vision to become the UK’s largest sports participation brand. Formed following DW Fitness' takeover of Fitness ... 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

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

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

David Blitzer and Josh Harris, the co-owners of the National Hockey League’s (NHL) New Jersey Devils, are on the verge of taking a stake in ... More

DW Fitness has bought seven former LA fitness sites from Pure Gym, Health Club Managment can exclusively reveal. Pure Gym acquired the 42-site LA fitness ... More

Fitness industry veteran Arthur McColl is leaving his role as chief operating officer of LA fitness to become CEO of Anytime Fitness Australia. With LA ... More

Pure Gym’s takeover of LA fitness and its 42 gyms has been cleared by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), paving the way for a ... More

Pure Gym has emerged as the victor of the long-running race to acquire LA fitness. The gym chain helmed by Humphrey Cobbold has been in ... More

Pure Gym is the reported frontrunner in a three-horse race to buy LA fitness for £80m, with Fitness First and Sports Direct Fitness also in ... More

LA fitness has outlined plans for growth and potential future investment as the operator confirms it is nearing the end of its CVA process. Speaking ... More

LA fitness has converted its flagship South Kensington club into the chain’s second LAX site, signalling its commitment to driving forward with the new premium ... More

LA fitness CEO Martin Long has played down media speculation that LA fitness will offload more than the 33 clubs outlined in its CVA (company ... More

LA fitness has secured approval from the required majority of creditors for its company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) which include the proposed sale for 33 of ... More

LA Fitness has announced it wants to sell 33 of its 80 clubs as part of a restructuring plan to help secure its long-term future. ... More

LA fitness has rolled out its new high intensity, 20-minute signature classes across its UK and Ireland clubs, following their popularity at the operator's new ... More

LA fitness CEO Martin Long is hinting at a possible move into the microgym sector, following the launch of the first £2.5m LAX brand premium ... More

A new premium health club concept – LAX – has launched its first club in the City of London. LAX is a brand new health ... More

Gym chain LA fitness has launched a new Member Pledge scheme as part of its strategy to improve customer service and member experience across its ... More

Weight Watchers and LA Fitness have announced a new activity partnership, which is designed to help a total of more than 1.2 million UK members ... More

The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) has announced its new board members for the three year period from 2012 to 2015. In all, 10 people were ... More

LA Fitness and Community Swimming Limited (CSL) have announced the launch of a new partnership designed to encourage one million more Britons to participate in ... More