gym users news

Life Fitness has appointed Paul Stoneham as its new CEO, replacing Chris Clawson and effective immediately. Stoneham joins the fitness equipment giant following a career ... More

Data published today (17 February) shows that for every 100,000 visits to UK gyms and leisure centres during 2020, only 1.7 people went on to ... More

Boutique operator Gymbox has launched a new service, giving consumers the opportunity to take their at-home fitness solutions to the next level by owning their ... More

The University of Portsmouth is gearing up to open its new £57m Ravelin Sports Centre. The new building will feature a swimming pool, climbing wall, ... More

Health and fitness company Ingesport – which operates the GO fit chain of gyms in Spain and Portugal – has secured an official certification by ... More

The Beau Sejour leisure centre on the island of Guernsey has become the first public leisure facility on the British Isles to reopen its doors ... More

In a major headline figure for operators, nearly 90 per cent of consumers say they intend to spend the same or more on being active ... More

Eight Inc. have created a gym in Beijing for digital fitness startup Keep that integrates technology into the space to improve the workout experience and ... More

Planet Fitness has reported a 29.3 per cent increase in revenue for the first half of 2019 – driven largely by new openings. The US-based ... More

A survey of UK gym users has found that a third (34 per cent) of gym users said they were aware of other members at ... More

Boutique gyms and the rising trend of the pay as you go (PAYG) model is fantastic for the hectic city lifestyle. Today’s gym users can ... More

Fitness operators looking to improve their member retention should focus on recruiting "knowledgeable, friendly instructors". One in five (20 per cent) people who exercise regularly ... More

Online gym pass provider PayAsUGym has secured a £6.5m investment from Albion Capital as part of its expansion plans. PayAsUGym enables gym users to access ... More

Fitness tech and services company Hero Wellbeing will make the Les Mills On Demand available across its technology platform and live classes in the UK. ... More

Newly established health club group Stessa Leisure has completed the first stage of plans to build up a portfolio of énergie Fitness clubs in the ... More

British Rowing and British Triathlon have signed a new partnership to integrate their indoor products in a bid to increase engagement in gyms. The national ... More

Gym chain Planet Fitness has raised its outlook for 2017 revenues to US$430m (€369.4m, £327.7m) following its third-quarter trading statement. During the July to September ... More

Jim Graham – the former chief operating officer of The Gym Group – has joined the board of FitQuest as a non-executive director. Graham will ... More

Two of the 16 health clubs which David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) intended to acquire from Virgin Active will now not be included in the deal, ... More

Increased membership numbers helped Pure Gym record strong financial results in 2016, with further rises expected as the operator plans to open up to 25 ... More

The Gym Group experienced a 21 per cent year-on-year increase in the number of member visits in during the first month of 2017, making it ... More

Sports and leisure operator Everyone Active is trialling a modular gym in Plymouth before deciding whether or not to provide gym users with a permanent ... More

Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) has grown its network of Better gyms with the purchase of FitSpace - strengthening its position in the low-cost market. The ... More

The leisure centre and health club industry needs to embrace the potential of the digital age, according to the chairman of the International Health, Racquet ... More

ukactive remains confident that it can encourage the government to extend its tax relief scheme on employee benefits to include gym memberships, despite an apparent ... More