gym operators news

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

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

Myzone is now available on smart watches, allowing Android and AppleWatch wearers to record workouts without an additional device, and taking the tech company into ... More

The number of people with health club memberships in Switzerland increased by 11.7 per cent in 2022, as the country's fitness industry saw a strong ... More

Another Round, the startup behind the AI-driven personal training app of the same name, has developed a new B2B solution that it claims can enable ... 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

Wondercise will reveal details of a new fitness experience at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January 2023. Wondercise gathers online and on-site users together ... More

More than 5,000 exercisers turned out for Les Mills Live London recently, making it one of the largest group exercise events ever staged. Held on ... More

Athlo, an app enabling consumers to sell unwanted classes has soft-launched in the UK. The platform was founded by Matthew Mansell to help consumers avoid ... More

The UK government has announced it will subsidise energy bills by at least 50 per cent for businesses, charities and public sector organisations for six ... More

With an additional bank holiday announced in the UK out of respect for Queen Elizabeth II and to observe the state funeral on Monday 19 ... More

Parkour Generations has joined forces with Gymbox to bring parkour into the UK’s mainstream fitness scene. The 45- or 60-minute sessions will run across four ... More

The Gym Group has published its full-year results for 2021 and announced plans to open 28 new sites in 2022, including three gyms acquired this ... More

The government of Singapore has become the first to recommend that people who've received the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine should avoid strenuous physical activity after ... More

The US fitness industry is mobilising to support the Gym Mitigation and Survival (GYMs) Act, which could provide up to US$30bn in grants to health ... More

The Budget announcement has left the UK's physical activity sector with "unanswered questions" and vowing to continue to fight for additional support, says Huw Edwards, ... More

The re-opening of gyms in Wales has been pushed back by the country's First Minister – just two weeks after one of his ministers promised ... More

Gym and health club operators in Germany are believed to be considering joint legal action against the German government, as gyms, health clubs and swimming ... More

Gyms in Liverpool,UK, have been given the go-ahead to reopen, following a dramatic week of negotiations. The city had originally been excluded from the UK ... More

In breaking news, HCM understands the UK government has removed gyms and fitness facilities from the baseline measures for future tier 3 closures. This means ... More

The UK government is likely to face legal challenges from gym operators following the revelation that new laws drafted to enforce the three-tier COVID-19 alert ... More

Digital fitness brand Fiit has secured a groundbreaking deal with satellite TV giant, Sky, to make its virtual workout platform available through the subscription-based Sky ... More

European fitness operators will face increased consolidation, accelerated digitalisation and the new reality of creating hybrid models due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a ... More

Boutique gym attendance and class bookings in some world regions have bounced back to around 91 per cent of pre-COVID levels. The figure comes from ... More

Announcing the company's half-year results today (2 September), Richard Darwin, CEO of The Gym Group (TGG), said the company was cashflow positive in the first ... More