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According to a pilot study by Yale School of Medicine, exercise can not only slow down the neurodegeneration associated with Parkinson’s Disease, there is evidence ... More

Life Fitness has appointed Jim Pisani as its new chief executive officer. He replaces Paul Stoneham, who took over as CEO from Chris Clawson in ... More

Twenty Four, a new automated gym and sports facility, where all equipment is self-powered, has opened in Ludwigsburg, Germany. The new addition is part of ... More

Sports charity Dallaglio RugbyWorks has appointed Jason Worthy as its new CEO. Worthy, who until July 2019 was president and CEO of fitness equipment giant ... More

US-based fitness franchise UFC Gym has opened its first European club. The 18,000sq ft (1,670sq m) studio in Nottingham, UK is the first of 105 ... More

Fitness equipment giant Life Fitness has continued the reshuffle of its leadership team with three new appointments. Dan Wille – who has spent the past ... More

Franchised fitness company UFC Gym has revealed details of its first UK club. The 18,000sq ft studio will be located in Nottingham and will offer ... More

The acquisition of commercial fitness equipment manufacturer Life Fitness by KPS Capital Partners has completed, following the initial announcement of its sale in May this ... More

Manufacturing conglomerate Brunswick Corporation is selling its entire fitness business to private equity firm KPS Capital Partners. KPS – an investment firm which focuses on ... More

Total Fitness says it's aiming to take its member experience to "the next level", through a major investment in new kit and staff training. The ... More

Fitness tech group eGym has appointed Sir George Buckley as its new chair. Sir George's distinguished corporate career includes a stint as CEO of Brunswick ... More

Serco Leisure's fitness staff will be offered a new training initiative focusing on the use of digital technology. Created in partnership with Life Fitness Academy ... More

US-based manufacturing conglomerate Brunswick has named Jason Worthy, vice president of Life Fitness, as president of its fitness division – just months before the brand's ... More

Budget operator Simply Gym has launched two new sites in Uxbridge and Cardiff, as it looks to build its portfolio across Wales and southern England. ... More

US-based manufacturing conglomerate Brunswick has announced plans to spin off its fitness business, forming an independent, standalone, publicly traded company called FitnessCo. The move will ... More

Franchisee Stuart Rosenberg is opening his latest Fitness4Less club in Worcester, West Midlands, this month – his first outside of London. The gym in Cathedral ... More

Fitness First has launched a new concept club in the centre of Cologne, Germany, as the operator continues to experiment with new models and styles ... More

London’s first boutique, boxing-themed gym is set to open in January 2017 - with backing from Anthony Joshua MBE, the IBF heavyweight world champion. BXR ... More

US-based budget health club operator Blink Fitness has continued its expansion programme with the opening of its latest club in South Orange, New Jersey. The ... More

New Russian fitness chain Encore Fitness will open its flagship club in Moscow this summer. Due to open its doors in July, the 3,900sq m ... More

Life Fitness has secured the services of former D2F Fitness managing director Danny Oliver, who joins the equipment giant as UK country manager. Oliver will ... More

Hip London fitness chain Gymbox is planning to significantly grow its presence across the capital this year, with plans for four new locations. This week ... More

Score Sports Center in Willow Springs – a suburb of Chicago, US – has re-opened following a 3.5-year renovation project. With its innovative new concept ... More

Fitness First is gearing up to launch its 33rd club in the UAE in the coming weeks, on Palm Jumeirah’s Golden Mile. The platinum 1,900sq ... More

Family-run operator truGym has unveiled its latest UK site – a flagship 20,000sq ft (1,858sq m) facility which was originally going to be the chain’s ... More