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The fitness industry is gearing up to engage with the medical profession according to the results of the American College of Sport’s Medicine (ACSM) trends ... More

Training provider, The Fitness Group, has teamed up with personal training app, My PT Hub, to make it easier for aspiring personal trainers to set ... More

Nearly half (47 per cent) of men employed by fitness companies work in leadership roles – while for women, the figure is just 36 per ... More

Health clubs and fitness studios in South Korean capital city Seoul have been told to implement a new COVID-19 prevention measure and stop playing "fast ... More

Gyms in Liverpool,UK, have been given the go-ahead to reopen, following a dramatic week of negotiations. The city had originally been excluded from the UK ... More

Althought local lockdowns are impacting gyms in Melbourne and also the state of Victoria, most gyms across Australia and New Zealand began reopening in mid-May. ... More

Industry body, ukactive, has questioned the decision to close gyms and health clubs as part of some localised lockdowns. Indoor gyms, fitness studios, sports courts ... More

Gold's Gym is battling to get out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by innovating its business model and going after a wider market. The company ... More

Gyms in England could be open in July if lobbying by the fitness industry comes to fruition. The government had initially indicated that gyms would ... More

Gyms and health clubs in the US have begun reopening their doors, with a number of states allowing fitness facilities to return to business. We ... More

Independent gym owners in Ohio have filed a lawsuit against state officials, challenging the decision to keep fitness facilities closed. A group of 35 gym ... More

Fitness United launches to support sector through COVID-19 crisis A group of leading suppliers to the fitness industry have joined forces to launch Fitness United ... More

Physical activity sector bodies have welcomed the government's measures to help the UK's self-employed workers during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced yesterday ... More

More than a third (37 per cent) of women who work out at gyms and health clubs encounter unwanted romantic attention, such as requests for ... More

énergie Fitness has tasted success at the bfa HSBC Franchise Awards, winning the Brand Awareness & Innovation category. énergie beat off competition from a shortlist ... More

Fitness software startup Glofox has secured a US$10m worth of Series A funding. Led by Octopus Ventures – and supported by Partech, Notion Capital and ... More

Franchise operator Anytime Fitness has revealed plans to enter the highly competitive German fitness market. The company has appointed a European-based master franchising team and ... More

Boutique gyms and the rising trend of the pay as you go (PAYG) model is fantastic for the hectic city lifestyle. Today’s gym users can ... More

The fitness industry must do more for instructors by increasing salaries and investing in training, according to Jean-Ann Marnoch, instructor experience director at Les Mills ... More

Awarding body Active IQ has given its backing to two clinically-focused qualifications offered by Health and Fitness Education. The two organisations have teamed up to ... More

The Spanish Association of Pool Sector Professionals (ASOFAP) and Fira de Barcelona are organising the first Piscina & Wellness Forum on 3 and 4 November ... More

A new app has been launched that enables UK gym owners to trade-in their old fitness equipment within minutes via an online auction platform. WeBuyAnyGymEquipment.Com ... More

A little known amendment to taxation laws means UK health clubs could be entitled to reclaim thousands of pounds worth of VAT on their current ... More

Renowned US-based fitness industry expert Thomas Plummer has been announced as the headline speaker for next month’s Business of Fitness Summit in London. The event, ... More

Low cost health club chain easyGym is reportedly being prepared for a sale. According to Sky News, a sale of the 14-site gym chain is ... More