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As Planet Fitness announces strong year-end results there are reports the company is planning a move into the Spanish market. CFO Tom Fitzgerald is also ... More

Soneva will open a new US$40 million (£32.1 million, €37.4 million) resort in the Maldives’ secluded Haa Dhaalu atoll on 10 January 2024. The intimate ... More

US-based fitness franchise, Workout Anytime, has confirmed that it signed deals for 49 more sites in 2022, while also opening 15. With around 200 locations ... More

Thermal wellbeing organisation and developer Therme Group has partnered with the Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) to create a year-round wellbeing destination in the South ... More

Former CEO of Anytime Fitness Neil Randall has been appointed the new CEO of TrainMore and Clubsportive at Urban Gym Group (UGG). His role will ... More

Fitness equipment specialist Dyaco UK has appointed industry veteran Jon Johnston as managing director of its commercial operations. Johnston, a former MD of Matrix Fitness ... More

Pure Gym saw its Q2 revenues jump to £119m, a 9 per cent increase on the (pre-pandemic) second quarter of 2019. The figure also marks ... More

1Rebel has acquired two Core Collective clubs as part of a pre-pack administration deal, along with London studio Sweat It which it bought from liquidators ... More

Pure Gym has revealed it's planning to double the number of clubs in its portfolio, with a target of reaching more than 1,000 clubs by ... More

Sports data analysis and consultancy firm 4Global has appointed Kerstin Obenauer as chief customer officer as part of a new growth strategy. The company, which ... More

Basic-Fit has revealed plans to enter the German fitness market during 2022. The European fitness giant said it will begin construction on the initial locations ... More

Myzone has secured a US$17.2m worth of investment from growth capital investor BGF – a move that values the brand at US$102m. The deal is ... More

Pure Gym has dropped plans for an IPO which it revealed in August, opting instead to raise £300m through an equity deal with investment firm, ... More

Sustainable luxury hotel group Banyan Tree Group is continuing its global expansion with the opening of its first flagship property in Europe, Angsana Corfu Resort ... More

The growth of budget health club chain JD Gyms has been accelerated by "at least three years" thanks to the company's acquisition of Xercise4Less during ... More

Jan Spaticchia, founder and chair of énergie Fitness has died aged 51 following a short illness. Spaticchia was also chair of the recently-launched Empowered Brands ... More

Basic-Fit has launched a new share issue as it restarts its growth plans for the European fitness market. The Netherlands-based budget chain is using an ... More

David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has acquired Country Club Geneva, a premium wellness facility on the outskirts of the historic Swiss city. Currently owned by Swiss ... More

Dutch boutique fitness brand Switch The Gym has launched its second studio in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, just three months after opening its first site in ... More

Interactive fitness streaming platform iFit has raised a US$200m warchest in order to accelerate its growth plans in the connected fitness sector. The growth equity ... More

Mid-market health club operator Total Fitness has acquired Pro-Fit Personal Training. The deal follows a five-year partnership between the two companies and will result in ... More

Orangetheory Fitness has opened its 100th franchised site in Canada, seven years after it first entered the country. The latest opening in the city of ... More

Ninja Nation, the US-based operator of obstacle course gyms, is looking to take the concept global through franchising. Targeting the family market, Ninja Nation facilities ... More

Bridges Fund Management has completed a deal to buy franchise gym operator, énergie Fitness. The private equity firm has acquired a majority stake for an ... More

Fitness subscription platform ClassPass has appointed a UK general manager as it looks to grow its presence on the British market. The appointment of Will ... More