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According to research carried out in the US by YouGov, cost is the main reason for cancelling gym memberships, followed by a change of circumstances ... More

Gymshark has launched a new global brand platform, We Do Gym, to make it clear the made-by-lifters-for-lifters apparel is aimed directly at the gym market. ... More

Conde Nast’s iconic fashion and lifestyle magazine, Vogue, has launched a Global Spa Guide, curating 100 of the world's leading spas. Showcasing a wide range ... More

Belgian retail giant, Colruyt Group, is challenging the status quo of the fitness industry in Belgium. A third-generation family business, which started as a bakery ... More

Results are in for the latest Good Spa Guide (GSG) consumer survey, with this year's findings categorised into five life stages to better understand different ... More

The 2024 Global Wellness Summit (GWS) is set to make a splash in Scotland from 4-7 November, with the theme “A Watershed Moment for Wellness”. ... More

Victoria Brownlie, the British Beauty Council’s chief of policy and sustainability, has been named in King Charles’ Birthday Honours 2024 for her services to the ... More

Following the success of its first site in Whitefield, Total Fitness is launching a purpose-built Women’s Gym in Wilmslow. The concept has been trialled using ... More

Co-founders of specialist gym and fitness wear company, WIT Fitness, have returned to the brand to lead the business in partnership with Frasers Group. Retail ... More

European health spa operator Ensana has announced the strategic appointment of Dr László Puczkó as senior health spa advisor. Established in 2019, Ensana manages 28 ... More

The US health and fitness industry is worth US$22.4 billion to the nation’s economy, according to research commissioned by the Health and Fitness Association (formerly ... More

Empowered Brands has signed a deal with European staffless gym chain, Fit+, to be the master franchisor in the UK and Ireland. More than 200 ... More

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has released promising new research on the wellness real estate market at its third-annual Wellness Real Estate & Communities Symposium ... More

Improving physical strength and fitness, mental health and confidence are the main reasons for joining a health club, while cost, time and motivation are the ... More

Planet Fitness has announced the repurchase of 314,000 shares at a rate of US$20 million. The Class A common stocks were repurchased and retired, using ... More

Peloton Interactive Inc is believed to be working to get its costs under control in a bid to align with the expectations of private equity ... More

Nuffield Health’s fourth annual survey, the Healthier Nation Index, has found people moved slightly more in 2023 than 2022, but almost 75 per cent are ... More

The US spa industry is continuing its upward trajectory, achieving an unprecedented milestone with a record-breaking revenue of US$21.3 billion in 2023, surpassing the previous ... More

PureGym saw revenues rise by 15 per cent in 2023, with the company announcing plans to develop 200 new clubs in the next three to ... More

Following three disrupted lockdown years, the European fitness market bounced back in 2023, according to Deloitte and EuropeActive’s hot off the press European Health & ... More

The HCM team were busy at the recent FIBO Global Fitness event in Cologne, Germany, distributing a special FIBO edition of HCM in support of ... More

Atlanta-based boutique fitness software company, Xplor Mariana Tek, has kicked off a push for international expansion. Shannon Tracey, VP of sales and marketing, says the ... More

Planet Fitness has a new CEO – Colleen Keating. She will take up the position on 10 June. The announcement follows a search which began ... More

Planet Fitness has become the subject of a hate campaign by certain groups of consumers and seen share values slide, in the wake of a ... More

Industry experts are gathering in Cologne for today's European Health & Fitness Forum (EHFF), followed by FIBO from 11-14 April, which will feature almost 1,000 ... More