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Leisure DB is starting its research for the State of the UK Fitness Industry Report 2025 and is asking operators to stand by for questioning ... More

Swimming pools need to be repositioned so they're prized as assets rather than considered a drain on budgets, says LeisureDB founder, David Minton. Introducing LeisureDB’s ... 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

There are now more than 300 boutique fitness studios across London – an increase of 17.4 per cent when compared to 2018. Figures from the ... More

Average charges for an adult swim session have topped £5.00 (US$6.45, €5.83) for the first time, as expenditure on swimming and swimming lessons reaches record ... More

The UK fitness industry's market value has reached an all-time high, despite a small drop in the number of health clubs. Figures from the annual ... More

LeisureDB has launched a new Spotlight Report series analysing the independent sector of the fitness industry. It has been compiled by drilling down into the ... More

LA Fitness co-founder, David Turner, has acquired the assets and IPs of The Leisure Database Company Ltd out of liquidation via his company, Addleisure. It ... More

The Leisure Database Company (TLDB) has revealed its State of the Fitness Industry Report UK for 2022, following an audit of more than 7,000 facilities ... More

Eight of the top 20 private health club operators in the UK have grown their estates since 2019 – in spite of the pandemic – ... More

A new, one-day conference will create a platform for a debate on how the global health and fitness industry can help tackle climate change. Organised ... More

A new industry support association, Fitness United, launches today (1 June) to bring suppliers and operators more closely together, HCM talks to founder, Neil Harmsworth ... More

Nearly two thirds (64 per cent) of the world’s health and fitness clubs are currently closed either by decree or by voluntary arrangement. The closures, ... More

Vedere Ventures has announced today (4 March) that it is investing in new global fitness data platform fitNdata. fitNdata will be launched by David Minton, ... More

The UK health and fitness industry is healthier than it has ever been, according to The 2019 State of the UK Fitness Industry Report. Published ... More

The UK fitness industry has continued to grow in size and value, with the number of gyms hitting 7,000 for the first time in history. ... More

The UK health and fitness industry has continued to grow with the private sector being the main driving force, a latest report has revealed. The ... More

Budget gym chain Xercise4Less finished 2016 as the top ranking private fitness brand on social media platforms. The firm was followed by Pure Gym and ... More

Budget health club chains continue to lead the way when it comes to social media engagement. The Social Media Fitness Index Q2 2016 report, from ... More

Budget giants Pure Gym and The Gym Group are leading the way in terms of brand engagement on social media, but a new report shows ... More

The number of swimming pools in the UK continued to decrease over 2015/16 – although the number of new facilities opening doubled compared to the ... More

The UK’s gyms and health clubs have more members than ever before, with a record 9.2 million working up a sweat last year. That’s according ... More

Exploring how the government’s new Sports Strategy will shape the future of the physical activity sector will be top of the agenda during the sector ... More

Fitness suppliers and distributors are failing to make the most of the internet, with many “losing ground rather than gaining” despite notable growth in the ... More

Leisure industry analyst David Minton has warned that fitness businesses must take heed of technological advances and future-proof their business, or risk being wiped out ... More