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A new fitness franchise launches its first location tomorrow in Irving-Las Colinas, Texas (9 September 2023), looking to establish itself as "the world’s smartest fitness ... More

PureGym added 190,000 new members in the first half of 2023 when compared with H1 2022, taking the total number of members across its clubs ... More

More big moves are underway at F45, as the company reboots its senior management team with the appointment of Tom Dowd as CEO and Mark ... More

Plans for a net-zero geothermal bathing lagoon and chalet village near Québec City, Canada are blazing a trail in sustainability. GeoLagoon, a privately funded company, ... More

Independent gym The Foundry and W10 Personal Training have merged their assets into a new company to launch a small-group personal training concept called Foundry. ... More

Jetts Fitness Australia CEO, Elaine Jobson, has led an MBO to acquire the franchised Jetts Fitness business from parent company Fitness & Lifestyle Group (FLG). ... More

Following a history of supporting US military and service members, F45 has announced a new initiative called F45 After, which offers US military personnel exclusive ... More

Australian HIIT chain F45 is set to list on the US-based NASDAQ stock exchange, after securing a deal with Crescent Acquisition Corporation (CAC), a special ... More

Budget operator, Pure Gym, has revealed it’s trialling a franchise offering to grow the brand globally. Speaking at the Fit Summit in Singapore today (5 ... More

Multi-brand wellness operator Evolution Wellness plans to launch new concepts and brands into the Asian market – as well as a rapid expansion of its ... More

Be Military Fit (BMF) is planning to diversify its offer – and then expand globally through franchising – according to managing director Tommy Matthews. Speaking ... More

Fitness Franchise F45 has signed a partnership deal with Everyone Active, which will see an F45-branded studio open at a publicly-owned leisure centre for the ... More

Australian fitness franchise F45 has secured deals to open sites in emerging markets across the Middle East and Africa – taking the number of countries ... More

KidZania – the children's edutainment centre operator – has announced plans to expand into the US, with its first centre due to open in Frisco, ... More

Dutch PT and small group exercise operator Gustav Gym has revealed its plans for expansion over the next two years, doubling its footprint to four ... More

Xponential Fitness founder Anthony Geisler sees a dominant future for his boutique fitness business, and one in which the big box operators have been crushed ... More

Six flags chief Jim Reid-Anderson has revealed that changes in government are stalling the operator's Chinese projects, while there are "no assurances" as to the ... More

In a year of ups, downs, loops and scoops, Attractions Management looks back at some of the biggest stories to hit the headlines, giving possible ... More

New renderings for a series of Cirque du Soleil-themed waterparks have been unveiled by waterpark developer WhiteWater West, showing designs that take spectacle and immersion ... More

Budget operator énergie Fitness has named Neil King as its new CEO. The announcement was made at the 2018 évolution Conference – énergie's annual franchisee ... More

WhiteWater West and Cirque Du Soleil have announced a brand new partnership to bring Cirque-themed waterparks to life in multiple locations worldwide. Revealed during the ... More

Jetts Fitness has opened a club in Skipton, Yorkshire, making it the fifth location the Australian gym chain has launched in the 12 months since ... More

Jim Reid-Anderson, chair, president and CEO of Six Flags, has said there is "no restriction" on the operator's ability to develop and acquire new theme ... More

The Gym Group is to buy 13 sites from easyGym in a deal worth £20.6m, with an additional £4.1 million being paid once lease extensions ... More

Omni Fight Club has become the latest US-based fitness franchise to enter the UK with plans to carve out a share of the market. The ... More