ETC news

US operator, Life Time, has started the rollout of cold plunges to more than 70 of its clubs in response to customer demand. In a ... More

Scott Best, owner of Fitness First UK, has created a new luxury health club concept called V, the first of which has launched at Berkeley ... More

Fitness First has opened the doors to its 28th site in Marylebone, central London – the first new site in more than 10 years. Formerly ... More

Wearable tech company, Myzone has created an advisory board to provide the business with strategic insights into trends and behaviours in the evolving landscape for ... More

The results of the first major UK study to quantify the benefits of consuming culture and heritage are in – and it’s good news for ... More

Recognising the growing importance of wellness to travellers, Hilton has partnered with Calm – a leading global app for sleep, meditation and relaxation – to ... More

Boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness has bolstered its senior leadership team with four new appointments, following the departure of key personnel last year. Eric Simon has ... More

Puma Growth Partners has announced a £4 million investment into NRG Gyms to upscale its expansion across the UK. The high-value, low-price gym group was ... More

Boutique fitness brand, Barry's – which indicated last June that it was looking for a new backer – has announced new strategic investment from Princeton Equity Group, ... More

On announcing the milestone of reaching three million members, US high-value, low-cost operator, Crunch Fitness, has unveiled a new gym design, Crunch 3.0. Consumer insights ... More

Active Hastings is adding new classes to its active ageing programme, Stronger for Life, designed to improve strength and balance. This is an extension of ... More

As we enter 2025, HCM reflects on the key trends of last year and what else might break through this year. Reformer Pilates was one ... More

Premium health club operator, David Lloyd Clubs, has expanded its range of family activities after identifying that dads are spending less quality time with their ... More

Eighty nine per cent of people are taking more action than a year ago to improve their wellbeing, according to Lululemon's Global Wellbeing Report 2024: ... More

A new £17m wellness and health centre in Leek, UK, will be funded by a creative mix of financing from the UK government’s regional Levelling ... More

Xponential Fitness has posted losses of US$18 million for Q3 2024 – up from US$5.2 million in the prior year period – in spite of ... More

Will Orr, The Gym Group CEO, kicked off his live on-stage interview at the HCM Summit by mentioning the high-value low-cost operator’s recent survey which ... More

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company has announced the opening of a brand-new hotel and luxury spa in Morocco’s capital city of Rabat. Marking the Marriott-owned brand's ... More

New York’s iconic Surrey Hotel is set to begin a new chapter as it reopens next week under the name The Surrey, A Corinthia Hotel, ... More

UAE fitness chain, GymNation, has acquired a Fitness First club in Dubai, to merge with one of its existing properties to create a 55,000sq ft ... More

Xponential Fitness posted a net loss of U$13.7 million for Q2 2024, following the US$4.4 million loss it posted in Q1. The company's full year ... More

Gymbox has partnered with Haringey Council and not-for-profit organisation, Raza Sana, to give opportunities to those living in disadvantaged communities. Yesterday (15 July) saw the ... More

Xponential Fitness has appointed sales and franchise expert, Mark King, as CEO, to take the company forward following Anthony Geisler’s abrupt exit in May. King ... More

Twenty-five cameras, nine servers, 70 projectors and a range of AV technologies are being used to bring the art of Van Gogh to life in ... More

US gym chain, Crunch Fitness, has bolstered its global expansion plans with the appointment of John Kersh as managing director of international development. Kersh has ... More