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Billingehus, a tranquil Swedish countryside retreat, has unveiled its new 2,000sq m spa and announced new plans for additional upgrades by 2025. Situated between Gothenburg ... More

Fitness-focused hospitality brand and management company Equinox Hotels has announced plans to open a modern new resort on the coast of the Gulf of Aqaba ... More

US health and fitness giant, Planet Fitness, which flagged plans to launch in Spain back in February, has today (22 July) officially announced the opening ... More

Auberge Resorts Collection will launch its first UK property and destination spa in Mayfair, London, in 2025, following a deal with UK-based global private investment ... More

Fitness International has announced the acquisition of XSport Fitness, adding to its portfolio of brands, which includes LA Fitness, Esporta Fitness, City Sports Club and ... More

Community Leisure UK (CLUK) and The Richmond Group of Charities have joined forces to support charitable trusts and social enterprises in strengthening their programmes for ... More

After introducing Xponential’s reformer Pilates concept, Club Pilates, to Germany last year, Matin Seibold's LifeFit Group reports that it's accelerating the rollout of the brand, ... More

The Gym Group has built on the positive momentum of 2023, with a strong half-year performance in the first half of 2024, showing an uplift ... More

Boutique fitness software platform, Xplor Mariana Tek, has launched in-app gamification to help studios motivate more members to reach their fitness goals. The gamification suite ... More

According to research carried out in the US by YouGov, cost is the main reason for cancelling gym memberships, followed by a change of circumstances ... More

Village Hotels has changed hands following a deal between the owner – an affiliate of KSL Capital Partners – and funds managed by Blackstone Real ... More

F45 Training has become the first health and fitness operator to make its functional/HIIT group workouts available on Strava, the digital community with 125 million ... More

PureGym has partnered with the British Heart Foundation to upload all of its defibrillators to The Circuit, which allows the ambulance service to access them ... More

Belgian retail giant, Colruyt Group, is challenging the status quo of the fitness industry in Belgium. A third-generation family business, which started as a bakery ... More

Fitness influencer and karate champion, Anna Lewandowska, has announced the launch of a multi-concept boutique in Barcelona called Edan Studios based on HIIT, Pilates and ... More

The Health & Fitness Association (formerly IHRSA) has announced Singapore-based attorney and international industry advocate, Sean Tan, as its senior representative in Asia. In the ... More

More than 20 organisations have joined together in the UK to form the Swim Alliance, which will advocate with one cohesive voice and work to ... More

German health and fitness operator, LifeFit Group, has found a new investor – Waterland Private Equity Investments. The deal is expected to complete later this ... More

Diversity, equity and inclusion in the European fitness industry is examined in a new report which provides eye-opening findings and a starting point for change. ... More

Following the success of its first site in Whitefield, Total Fitness is launching a purpose-built Women’s Gym in Wilmslow. The concept has been trialled using ... More

Basic-Fit has signed an agreement to sell five Holmes Place clubs it acquired as part of the RSG Group estate in March. The acquisition included ... More

The UK health and fitness is performing well, especially the private sector, with member numbers, market value and penetration reaching all-time highs. These are the ... More

North Wales’ four-star The Quay Hotel & Spa in the Deganwy Marina in Conwy has invested £1 million (€1.2 million, US$1.3 million) refreshing its 580sq ... More

Justin Musgrove, CEO of Fitness First UK, has made another tactical move, launching three Les Mills Limited Edition Collection programmes across 13 of the company's ... More

Planet Fitness is refinancing and taking on securitised debt under its existing securitised financing facility. At the end of March, the company had around US$2 ... More