UK market news

Therme Group’s Romanian bathing resort Therme Bucharest is currently hosting its Herbarium Festival (4-17 May), offering guests a chance to explore sauna and steamroom experiences ... More

The UK fitness industry has significant headroom for growth, consumers are prioritising their spend on fitness and the importance of cleaners is being underestimated, according ... More

Urban Gym Group is gearing up to launch its Trainmore brand into the UK market in 2026, with a first location in Central London. The ... More

Peloton has announced a complete overhaul of its portfolio which will see it introducing an all-new Cross Training Series designed to maximise the benefits of ... More

European health and wellness group, Aspria, has confirmed it is taking on investment in order to accelerate its pipeline and enter new territories. “The interest ... More

The UK health and fitness industry is growing exponentially, with revenue up by 8.8 per cent in 2024 and penetration reaching 16.9 per cent. These ... More

One of Australia’s largest gym operators, Viva Leisure, is coming to the UK after signing a master franchise agreement for its low cost Plus Fitness ... More

The first XF Gym has opened in the UK. The 40,000sq ft gym is housed in a former Debenhams store in the Merry Hill shopping ... More

Auberge Resorts Collection will launch its first UK property and destination spa in Mayfair, London, in 2025, following a deal with UK-based global private investment ... More

EGYM, has signalled its intention to become a dominant force in the corporate wellness sector with the acquisition of UK-based aggregator, Hussle. The integration gives ... More

EGYM, which raised €207 million last year in new investment, continues to build its top team with the appointment of former Technogym MD, Steve Barton, ... More

Will Orr, CEO of The Gym Group, has revealed the company’s full-year results for 2023, along with an early trading update for 2024 and a ... More

European spa and wellness consultancy bbspa_Group has ventured into the UK market and launched bbspa_UK in collaboration with award-winning spa consultant Kirsty MacCormick. The expansion ... More

Basic-Fit has acquired RSG Group’s Spanish portfolio of 47 clubs for €50m. RSG had signalled its intention to exit the Spanish market back in March ... More

Jay Worthy has joined the advisory board of equipment supplier Stonger Wellness to help set the strategic direction of the business, while also providing the ... More

CORRECTION A previous version of this story reported that the UK operations of Xtrafit were connected to the German Xtrafit business. We now understand that ... More

Fitness equipment specialist, Dyaco UK, has acquired online fitness marketplace Sweatband.com. Founder, Maz Darvish, will remain a shareholder in the combined business while moving on ... More

GymNation, which was acquired by JD Gyms in 2022, has opened its latest health club in Dubai, bringing the number of sites in its UAE ... More

Dan Rees, the former MD of Premier Global NASM – the training company which was closed by its US-based owner, Ascend Learning last year – ... More

Active IQ has been acquired by educational charity NCFE from its parent company, US-based Ascend Learning. The move follows Ascend's decision to close down its ... More

Body Fit Training (BFT), an Xponential Fitness brand, has launched its first franchise location in the UK. BFT opened the doors to its Leicester club ... More

Membership-based massage franchise The Massage Company (TMC) has launched a training academy to set up its own fully-certified, internationally-recognised training scheme. TMC explained that the ... More

The PureGym app has been named the Health and Fitness App of the Year at this year's UK App Awards. First launched in 2013 as ... More

Rainer Schaller's RSG Group has set 20 September as the opening date for its first John Reed health club in the UK. The 2,000sq m ... More

Center Parcs is set to develop its sixth UK holiday village in Southern England. The company has secured an option agreement to acquire privately owned ... More