affordable fitness news

Fitness participation rates in the United Arab Emirates and Kingdom Saudi Arabia are growing faster than anywhere else in the world, but the key barriers ... More

Fitness First Black – LifeFit Group’s premium chain – has added another club to its collection with the acquisition of SportsUp in the metropolitan area ... More

One of Australia’s largest gym operators, Viva Leisure, is coming to the UK after signing a master franchise agreement for its low cost Plus Fitness ... More

It has been confirmed that PureGym is the winning bidder in the auction for US operator, Blink Fitness, with a successful bid of $121 million. ... More

PureGym is making a bid for the majority of the assets of Blink Fitness, which was put into Chapter 11 by owner, Equinox, on 12 ... More

Susan Turner, CEO of PureGym Middle East, has told HCM the company is extending its presence in Saudi Arabia with the launch of its first ... More

The UK’s largest operator of affordable fitness, PureGym, has announced today that CEO Humphrey Cobbold will be moving from CEO to the role of chair ... More

Blink Fitness, the affordable fitness brand founded in 2011 and owned by Equinox Holdings, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the District of Delaware, ... More

US health and fitness giant, Planet Fitness, which flagged plans to launch in Spain back in February, has today (22 July) officially announced the opening ... More

Basic-Fit has introduced a new approach to tackle gymtimidation and create an inclusive environment in its clubs. The ‘Be Comfortable’ programme includes behavioural guidelines for ... More

Europe’s largest fitness chain, Basic-Fit, has consolidated its position in France with the launch of its 800th club on the iconic Champs-Élysées, in Paris, confirming ... More

The Gym Group has become the first fitness operator in the world to have its Net-Zero targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative. Sustainability ... More

The Gym Group (TGG) has trialled and introduced a new Off-Peak membership as part of an overhaul of its suite of membership packages. In September, ... More

PureGym has delivered a positive set of third quarter results, with revenues increasing to £137.7m, for the three months ending 30 September – up 15.8 ... More

Pure Gym Arabia, the franchise partner of Pure Gym Group in the Middle East, has opened its first club, Nad Al Sheba, in the United ... More

Richard Darwin is to step down from his role as CEO of The Gym Group (TGG). He has spent the past seven years leading the ... More

The revival of a classic UK health and fitness brand will see Topnotch Health Clubs relaunching back into the mid-market fitness sector as Topnotch Gyms. ... More

The Gym Group saw its membership grow by 10 per cent during the first six months of 2022 to 790,000, with revenues jumping to £84.2m ... More

The Gym Group’s (TGG) plans and profit forecasts were presented to analysts and investors during the company’s recent Capital Markets Day. The event was led ... More

PureGym says it is looking to expand its operations beyond Europe, after experiencing a strong recovery in business performance since reopening its clubs in April ... More

The Gym Group aims to raise £31m from investors to fund 40 new sites around the UK. The equity raise will be followed by the ... More

The Gym Group has outperformed all of its own expectations in the six weeks of operations since reopening its 180+ clubs. The group said there ... More

The Gym Group saw its revenues cut by nearly half during the pandemic, a direct result of the group losing 45 per cent of its ... More

The Gym Group will look to further grow its 183-strong portfolio across England, Scotland and Wales during 2021, as the demand for gym memberships has ... More

Publicly listed operator, The Gym Group (TGG) says it has retained 80 per cent of its members during lockdown, while internal research shows it expects 92 ... More