youth fitness news

Ninja Nation, the US-based operator of obstacle course gyms, is looking to take the concept global through franchising. Targeting the family market, Ninja Nation facilities ... More

The Cooper Institute is in the process of creating partnerships and strategic alliances to combat the growing issues surrounding youth inactivity and obesity in America. ... More

Clubbercise, the dance fitness class which claims to ‘bring a night out to a workout’, has launched a new class aimed at the hard-to-reach teenage ... More

UFC GYM has announced the autumn 2014 opening of a 24-hour gym that will serve the Silicon Valley community. The 2,790sq m (30,031sq ft) facility ... More

An academic study has outlined the benefits of interactive digital gaming (exergaming) and suggested that it could form an alternative to traditional, supervised exercise for ... More

SHOKK has announced a partnership with US-based G&G Fitness to distribute its youth fitness products and concept in the north-eastern states of New York and ... More

iZone - a new youth health and fitness concept targeted at people between the ages of 11 and 15 years old - has been unveiled ... More

Pulse Fitness has published two new catalogues aimed at the youth fitness market for its Active Wall and Floor and Dance Machine products. The Active ... More

A new SHOKK facility has opened to the public at a youth centre in Brixton, south London, as the result of a partnership between the ... More

Youth fitness club operator, SHOKK, has launched its first franchise in England on 6 January, with a new £150,000 site in Blackpool, Lancashire. The 4,000sq ... More

YMCA Central Herts has unveiled plans for a new £14m youth and community centre on the site of a former car park in Welwyn Garden ... More

SHOKK has extended its global reach by opening its first sites in India and the US. The US site is in Anaheim, California – a ... More

The Fitness Industry Association's (FIA) acclaimed go initiative, which targets obesity and inactivity in teenage girls, will be showcased at next week's Leisure Industry Week ... More

SHOKK, the youth fitness brand, has opened its first US site in Anaheim, California, as part of plans to expand its global operations. A second ... More

Youth fitness brand SHOKK has teamed up with the SLAM Community Development Trust in County Durham to offer the local community the chance to increase ... More

A partnership between Greenwich Leisure (GLL) and Lambeth Council will see the UK’s largest dedicated kids health and fitness facility launch at the Brixton recreation ... More

Ex-England footballer Ian Wright will be just one of the headline names scheduled to promote youth fitness at this year’s Sports Development Week (SDW), held ... More

SHOKK, the youth fitness brand, has opened its 100th UK facility at the Carter Community School in Poole, Dorset. The fully equipped gym, which was ... More

Aston Villa players Thomas Sorensen and Craig Gardner have opened a new gym for children to tackle childhood obesity. Located at Aston Villa’s Premiership football ... More