mid-market 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

Large parts of the mainstream gym model still do not fit the realities of many women’s lives, according to the new white paper from UK ... More

The UK fitness industry has significant headroom for growth, consumers are prioritising their spend on fitness and the importance of cleaners is being underestimated, according ... More

JD Gyms is delivering 'sector-leading metrics' as well as record pre-tax profits, turnover and EBITDA CEO, Alun Peacock, has told HCM. Interviewed in the latest ... More

Physiologist and co-founder of Future Practice and Pillar Wellbeing, Oli Patrick opened the HCM Summit in London this morning with an inspiring talk about consumer ... More

After a networking breakfast, Leisure Media CEO, Liz Terry and PureGym chair, Humphrey Cobbold, have just opened the HCM Summit at the Queen Elizabeth II ... More

Total Fitness grew revenue by 15 per cent year-on-year in 2024, to £46.1 million, thanks to expansion, high member engagement and operational efficiencies. Record membership ... More

Polish fitness franchise business, Xtreme Fitness Gyms, has hit the milestone of 100 sites and is aiming to reach 500 locations in Poland in the ... More

Snap Fitness is kicking off 2025 with the launch of four signature group exercise classes, which have been designed to stimulate all the senses and ... More

The Bannatyne Group says it has officially bounced back from the pandemic, with both turnover and profits restored to pre-2020 levels in 2023, according to ... More

The revival of a classic UK health and fitness brand will see Topnotch Health Clubs relaunching back into the mid-market fitness sector as Topnotch Gyms. ... More

Total Fitness says its membership numbers are back to pre-COVID-19 levels. With fifteen clubs in the north of England, the company said eight sites – ... More

The Gym Group’s (TGG) plans and profit forecasts were presented to analysts and investors during the company’s recent Capital Markets Day. The event was led ... More

The first énergie Fitness club has opened in Spain as part of a push for global expansion. énergie Barcelona St Cugat will be operated by ... More

Holmes Place has confirmed to HCM that it has disposed of 10 clubs from its Spanish portfolio to focus investment on the growth of TRIB3. ... More

Stuart Perrin, a former Xercise4Less COO, has launched a new affordable boutique studio concept with the aim of opening 50 sites across metropolitan areas outside ... 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

Low-cost operator Basic-Fit is set to speed up its expansion plans across the European market. Citing "current developments and a strong pipeline", the Dutch company ... More

Basic-Fit, one of the biggest fitness operators in Europe, has confirmed the completion of its acquisition of Fitland, the Netherlands' third-largest fitness operator. Details of ... More

Online fitness marketplace PayAsUGym is to undergo a rebrand as the service shifts its focus on supporting mid-market and premium health club operators reach a ... More

As reported in HCM earlier this month, the European health and fitness market continued to grow strongly in 2018, as the total number of health ... More

Twenty-four-hour gym franchise Snap Fitness has continued its UK expansion by securing its first club in Norfolk. The US-based mid-market brand has signed a deal ... More

A focus on ‘affordable luxury’ has seen health club operator The Bannatyne Group achieve its highest ever turnover – resulting in the group setting its ... More

Reiver Fitness has appointed Jim Graham, former chief operating officer of The Gym Group, as its new chair. Graham will invest alongside founder and director, ... More

Twenty-four-hour gym franchise Snap Fitness UK has announced plans for 34 more clubs in 2018, after opening six new sites in the first week of ... More