fitness news

Life Leisure is expanding its facility portfolio with the launch of an independent boutique fitness brand. Scheduled to open in early January, H1VE will offer ... More

Almost half of children and young people (46.8 per cent) in England are doing the recommended average of 60 or more minutes of physical activity ... More

A local fitness operator with 11 clubs in Chicago, US, is looking to muscle in on the increasingly crowded on-demand, at-home fitness market by launching ... More

Fitness industry veteran Nick Coutts has been appointed chair of Danish fitness tech firm Motosumo. Coutts took up the role on 1 December, replacing the ... More

Training provider Premier Global NASM and budget operator Pure Gym have partnered to launch a national Personal Trainer Career Experience. The new service will offer ... More

The UK's first ever NFL Academy training site has opened its doors in north London. The New River Sport & Fitness in Wood Green will ... More

The Bannatyne Group has appointed Hugh Hanley as its new head of fitness. He joins the fitness operator from Virgin Active, where he held the ... More

Hufft have created a community fitness centre in Humboldt, Kansas, that reflects the US city's industrial roots through a bold design and considered, high-quality materials. ... More

The main political parties need to "discuss prevention in the same breath as they discuss funding the NHS", according to Jack Shakespeare, director of children, ... More

SoulCycle chief executive Melanie Whelan has resigned from her role, capping off a challenging few months for the indoor cycling operator. Whelan will vacate the ... More

The newly completed 565 Broome SoHo residential tower, designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW), has a luxury and high-tech amenities offering in line with ... More

On-demand fitness app Fiit has partnered with fitness marketplace Hussle, giving Hussle users access to its catalogue of workouts. Fiit offers on-demand classes across three ... More

Evolution Wellness has developed a new low cost gym concept, which it hopes can tap into the emerging fitness market in Asia. Guided by brand ... More

EuropeActive has held its latest International Standards Meeting (ISM) in Copenhagen, Denmark. The theme for this year's event was “The need for specialisation and differentiation ... More

Revenue management specialist Transaction Services Group (TSG) has acquired active leisure software and services provider Legend Club Management Systems for an undisclosed sum. Founded in ... More

Xponential Fitness has revealed plans to take its portfolio of boutique fitness brands onto the German and Austrian markets. The US-based boutique giant has signed ... More

Online fitness marketplace Hussle has reached overfunded status within days of launching its first ever crowdfunding campaign. The campaign had hoped to raise £1m from ... More

Studio Ramoprimo has created a gym in Beijing's Indigo East Hotel that is designed to allow users to shape their own training path during one-on-one ... More

Huw Edwards, CEO of ukactive, has written to Boris Johnson, requesting that the Prime Minister's proposed business rate discount will be extended to gyms and ... More

Personal training company Ultimate Performance has revealed plans to add three new clubs to its growing UK portfolio. The company will open a 3,000sq ft ... More

The Majestic Hotel in the historic thermal spa town Harrogate, UK, has a new £15m (US$19m, €18m) spa following an overhaul of the entire property. ... More

Wellness company MYXfitness has become the latest company to launch an on-demand, at-home fitness offer, looking to engage consumers directly through virtual fitness. MYXfitness' package ... More

Franchised operator Planet Fitness has unveiled plans to expand its footprint into Australia. The first sites will be located in Tuggerah and Gosford in the ... More

US-based climbing centre operator Brooklyn Boulders is looking to expand its boutique fitness studio concept BKBX across the country. Speaking to HCM magazine, Paul Juris, ... More

Reef Group are to create a £100m+ (US$128+, €117+) subterranean mixed-use destination with a focus on healthcare and wellbeing in London's historic Cavendish Square. Currently ... More