gym floor news

Australia’s fast-growing fitness network, Viva Leisure, is adding a low-cost gym brand to its already extensive portfolio. The Zoo Fit rollout starts  in July with ... More

Fitness Worx Gyms has confirmed work is underway on its 10th site, which will open in Solihull, UK, this September. The conversion of a 12,000-square-foot ... More

Premium operator, Third Space, opens its 15th health club today (1 May) in Chelsea, off the King’s Road. The design of the five-storey club combines ... More

FIBO, took place last week from 16-19 April, attracting more than 175,000 visitors from 136 countries and more than 1,000 exhibitors from 54 countries. FIBO ... More

Hyrox, is joining forces with Les Mills, to offer bespoke training programmes to get gym-goers race ready for Hyrox events as Official Group Training Programme Parter ... More

Following the conclusion of a US$7.5 billion merger, EGYM is now a subsidiary of Playlist, alongside Mindbody, Booker and ClassPass. The deal has created the ... More

Frasers Group has launched its first elevated concept, Everlast Gyms+, in London, with its most comprehensive offering to date. The 27,000 square foot facility, which ... More

A report from UK Active and Les Mills has found that 43 per cent of adults are failing to meet the Chief Medical Officer’s strength ... More

Gymnation’s latest report into the Gulf region revealed this is a population with high health aspirations, as 94 per cent of people said they want ... More

Some 10,000 consumers across five continents have been questioned about their fitness habits for the 2026 Global Fitness Report commissioned by Les Mills, revealing insights ... More

PureGym has announced a partnership with Hatch Athletic to upskill 3,000 PTs across its international portfolio to better support pre and post-natal women. Many women ... More

Total Fitness has secured £15 million from its digital banking partner, OakNorth, as it prepares for the next phase of growth.  The recapitalisation refreshes existing ... More

Independent operator, Fitness Worx, will open a site in Rugby, UK on 6 December. The self-funded chain was founded by former bodybuilder and PT, Jack ... More

Former Gymbox directors, Marc Diaper and Rory McEntee (now respectively CEO of Fitness First UK and chief marketing director of GymNation) have gone head to ... More

HiiClub has opened its second site, at Flannels’ flagship Leeds store, creating an "ecosystem of fashion, fitness and community." HiiClub Leeds follows the launch of ... More

UK Active has published new guidance designed to help operators support young people over the age of eight to exercise safely on the gym floor ... More

Evolving from its business-to-consumer origins, connected fitness app Fiit launched One Fiit, a business-to-business operating system built to deliver digital and in-real-life group training at ... More

Les Mills has launched Bodypump Heavy, a new programme based on much-loved 30-year-old classic, Bodypump. Bodypump Heavy combines the psychology of group training with slower ... More

In celebration of World Mental Health Day 2025 today (10 October) Gymnation is removing its weights from the gym floor across the UAE and KSA. ... More

Australian franchisor, Jetts Fitness, is branching out into recovery and wellness in a joint venture with the New Zealand company, O-Studio. Jetts has created a ... More

Life Time – which yesterday did a US$150m sales and leaseback deal on three of its properties – is continuing to build out its portfolio ... More

After four launches last year, Third Space is keeping up the pace of expansion with a new signing on London’s Oxford Street, as well as ... More

Fitness participation rates in the United Arab Emirates and Kingdom Saudi Arabia are growing faster than anywhere else in the world, but the key barriers ... More

It's been a year of significant growth for PureGym, both at home and overseas. Today (13 December) the low-cost operator celebrated the launch of four ... More

The first Hyrox Performance Centre opened this weekend, in Berlin. HPC Kreuzberg offers a facility which has been optimally designed to allow athletes to train ... More