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Having redefined the model of public-private collaboration in Spain, Go Fit is now expanding into Italy and has ambitious plans to grow its estate, memberships ... More

Equinox has raised US$1.8 billion in cash to refinance US$1.5 billion of maturing loans. The deal will also boost cashflow and give it a chunk ... More

With between 18 and 30 per cent of the populations of developed countries living in rural locations, this market will be the next frontier for ... More

JD Gyms, part of listed company, JD Sports Fashion plc, has sold UAE health club operator, GymNation, to a management buy-out team backed by investors ... More

US massage franchise Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa is set to convert 23 Massage Green franchise locations across the US to its brand. ... More

Universal Parks & Resorts has undergone a rebrand to "better reflect" the changing nature of its offerings. Comcast NBCUniversal's theme park arm will now operate ... More

Wearable technology is 2023’s number one worldwide fitness trend according to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), which has released a list of 20 ... 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

Planet Fitness saw its Q1 2022 revenue increase by 66.9 per cent (to US$186.7m) on 2021 – the latest sign that the US fitness market ... More

Fitness tech firm Egym has acquired French corporate fitness and wellbeing business Gymlilb for what has been described as a "high double-digit million" purchase price. ... More

Myzone has secured a US$17.2m worth of investment from growth capital investor BGF – a move that values the brand at US$102m. The deal is ... More

Pure Gym has dropped plans for an IPO which it revealed in August, opting instead to raise £300m through an equity deal with investment firm, ... More

Peloton has completed the merging of its commercial operations with Precor, the equipment brand it acquired earlier this year. The new, expanded Peloton Commercial division ... More

Leisure-net has revealed plans to transform its active-net business event from an annual face-to-face gathering into a monthly hybrid event. With a different theme each ... More

Boutique operator Gymbox has launched a new service, giving consumers the opportunity to take their at-home fitness solutions to the next level by owning their ... More

Hospitality groups, Accor and Ennismore are entering into exclusive negotiations to form a new lifestyle operator in the hospitality sector, named Ennismore, as part of ... 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

The Gym Group saw revenues and profit increase during 2019, a year in which it opened 20 new gyms, taking the number of sites in ... More

Xponential Fitness has signed a master franchise deal for its Club Pilates brand in Singapore, signalling the company's plans to expand into Southeast Asia. The ... More

Snap Fitness has made international expansion its priority for 2020, with plans to enter new territories during the year. The franchised fitness chain saw healthy ... More

The Gym Group has confirmed plans to roll out a new small box format in the UK over the next 12 months. The format is ... More

US-based climbing centre operator Brooklyn Boulders is looking to expand its boutique fitness studio concept BKBX across the country. Speaking to HCM magazine, Paul Juris, ... More

The Gym Group has attributed strong growth in revenues and profits on a pipeline of new openings and the success of its 'Live It' premium ... More

Cedar Fair has announced the acquisition of waterpark operator Schlitterbahn, gaining two new Texas waterparks in the process. Upping its waterpark portfolio to 15, the ... More

Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) president Michael Mercadante plans to drive the organisation's growth in new markets. Speaking to Attractions Management (Issue 1 2019), Mercadante said ... More