gym market news

A 24-year-old man has died following an incident at the Gymplex Fitness Zone in Rohini, Delhi, India. Police have named the victim as Saksham Pruthi, ... More

In a major move against the gym market, Apple has revealed a number of upgrades to its Fitness+ platform, coinciding with the launch of its ... More

Fitness business in China's top 18 cities generated US$4.9bn in revenues during 2019, before the onset of the pandemic. The figure comes from a report ... More

Xponential Fitness has entered the Saudi Arabian gym market with the launch of five boutique studios in capital city Riyadh. Each new studio will be ... More

COVID-19 has changed the world as we know it – and the fitness industry with it. As a result, operators have had to change their ... More

JD Gyms has acquired the gym estate of Xercise4Less, following the budget chain calling in administrators. Xercise4Less ran into financial trouble earlier this year after ... More

Fitness equipment firm Nautilus Inc is looking for a buyer for its commercial equipment brand Octane Fitness – less than five years after acquiring it. ... More

Nearly two-thirds of gym and health club members in the US (65 per cent) are planning on returning to their club once lockdown measures allow, ... More

OYO Fitness is looking to benefit from the rapid growth in people looking for at-home fitness solutions with a piece of kit marketed as a ... More

Governments have begun easing their COVID-19 lockdown measures, resulting in the gradual reopening of health clubs, gyms and fitness facilities. In Australia, where the number ... More

Gyms, health clubs, sports facilities and swimming pools across Italy have been forced to close their doors until 3 April, as the country battles to ... More

Affordable fitness chain GymNation has revealed plans to open eight new sites across the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The chain, which opened its first site ... More

A growing middle class and the current obesity crisis has made the Asian fitness market a source of “huge untapped potential”, according to Simon Flint ... More

HealthCity, a Netherlands-based fitness company continues their staged withdrawal from the German market, selling off two of their three clubs in Cologne to Just Fit. ... More

Both ends of the private gym market will be represented when budget brand Xercise4Less takes on country club fitness provider The Club Company to win ... More

Increased membership numbers helped Pure Gym record strong financial results in 2016, with further rises expected as the operator plans to open up to 25 ... More

Hatton Boxing is piloting its first ever in-gym boxing zone – a 592sq ft (55sq m) studio space at Premier Gym in Coalville, Leicestershire. The ... More

Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) has grown its network of Better gyms with the purchase of FitSpace - strengthening its position in the low-cost market. The ... More

A growing consumer appetite for fitness and a hive of investment activity within the health club sector could see the value of the UK fitness ... More

Budget health club operator Pure Gym has announced plans to float on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in a deal which could see it raise ... More

A record 64 million consumers made use of America’s gyms in 2015, as revenues jumped 6 per cent to reach US$25.8bn (€23.5bn, £18.2bn). According to ... More

Budget operator Pure Gym has tapped into London’s booming boutique fitness market with the launch today (21 January) of a high-end indoor cycling studio in ... More

Retail giant John Lewis has poured cold water on speculation that it is planning a push into the gym market. Local media reports suggested the ... More

Mike Ashley has added to his budding Sports Direct Fitness empire with the acquisition of the former 37º health club in West London. Recently rebranded ... More

Retention expert Dr Paul Bedford is to hold an extended Retention Convention in the UK next year, focusing on improving customer experiences in the increasingly ... More