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The Australian entrepreneur on his latest endeavours, including boutique villages, meditation pods and virtual-only clubs
HCM issue 9 2016
The long-running saga of the sale of Fitness First’s UK clubs looks to be in its final act, as
up to five operators are understood to have completed separate deals to buy out the
nearly 70-strong portfolio – with DW Sports leading the way.
news •
02 Sep 2016
The Gym Group has exchanged contracts to take over four sites from another operator –
thought to be Fitness First – as part of its continued growth.
news •
31 Aug 2016
The fate of Fitness First looks likely to be settled within weeks.
news •
28 Aug 2016
Lifetime Training has appointed Sean Cosgrove as its new head of commercial operations.
news •
15 Aug 2016
A growing number of traditional operators are dipping a toe in the boutique market
HCM issue 8 2016
Fitness First Australia has launched a social experiment which will investigate the effects of
fitness on a human being beyond physical improvements.
news •
19 Jul 2016
The potential takeover of Fitness First UK by Dave Whelan’s DW Sports would mark the
start of a mid-market fightback against the rise of the budget clubs, according to a well-
placed source.
news •
01 Jul 2016
Despite plans to increase the number of premium clubs in its portfolio, Virgin Active has
ruled following the likes of Fitness First into the ‘hyper-exclusive’ end of the health club
market.
news •
27 Jun 2016
The global health club industry is showing growth despite some economic challenges
HCM issue 7 2016
Lifetime Training is to be bought by its management in a deal backed by private equity
firm Silverfleet Capital.
news •
21 Jun 2016
Former Fitness First CEO Andy Cosslett will share management insights gained from a
career of helming international companies as part of ukactive’s upcoming Future Leaders
programme.
news •
17 Jun 2016
Fitness leaders have spoken out on the importance of Britain staying in Europe, warning
that ‘Brexit’ could derail the sector’s growing momentum.
news •
06 Jun 2016
Fitness First Middle East has opened its first ever standalone studio not attached to a
traditional health club.
news •
31 May 2016
Bad for Britain, bad for fitness? Steve Ward, executive director at ukactive, offers his thoughts on the upcoming referendum on Britain leaving the EU
HCM issue 6 2016
The health club market has shown robust growth across Europe, according to new research from Deloitte and EuropeActive
HCM issue 6 2016
Wexer Virtual has teamed up with Connected Fitness Labs – a stand-alone subsidiary of
Fitness First – to create a new app designed to expand a gym’s reach beyond its four walls
and into the daily lives of its members.
news •
24 May 2016
Upmarket London gym chain Third Space will debut its new boutique studio concept next
week (23 May), targeted at “fitness-savvy, fashion-conscious Londoners.”
news •
18 May 2016
As predicted by Health Club Management in November, the investment giant that former
Fitness First CEO Andrew Cosslett has joined as a leisure advisor has been linked with a
bid for the up-for-sale gym chain.
news •
10 May 2016
Fitness First Australia founder
Tony de Leede has announced
that he is to relaunch his Fit
N Fast health club in Sydney city
as YogaBar – a ‘boutique village’
concept offering classes, health
foods and retail.
news •
03 May 2016
Fitness First is planning to push ahead with the rollout of its microgym concept BEAT, with
‘club-within-a-club’ boutiques soon to be added to a number of the chain’s London sites.
news •
20 Apr 2016
The Bannatyne Group is sizing up a £300m float on London’s Alternative Investment
Market (AIM) as owner and founder Duncan Bannatyne seeks funds to expand his health
club, spa and hotel empire.
news •
13 Apr 2016
Fitness First’s fruitless bid to acquire rival LA fitness has proved a ‘blessing in disguise’
says UK managing director Martin Seibold, helping the gym chain to assert its dominance
in the booming London health club market.
news •
04 Apr 2016
Niels Gronau and Gregor Titze take a look at the key findings from the latest edition of Leading Operators – Fitness in Europe
HCM issue 4 2016
A number of fitness brands changed the conversation in their New Year ad campaigns. Mark Hutcheon takes a closer look
HCM issue 4 2016
Social media is everywhere – but are you harnessing the powers of the ‘influencers’?
HCM issue 4 2016
The potential sale of Fitness First UK has sparked “a significant amount of interest,” with
the recovering gym chain having caught the attention of a slew of investors.
news •
30 Mar 2016
Fitness First Middle East (FFME) has
opened its latest XFit studio – the
operator’s own CrossFit-style offering –
in Dubai.
news •
16 Mar 2016
The Gym Group doesn’t appear tempted to follow health club rivals such as Pure Gym into
the boutique studio market, with CEO John Treharne describing such a move as “highly
unlikely.”
news •
16 Mar 2016
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professionals to learn more about exercise, health
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When a hefty round of investment
coincided with the pandemic, the
CEO of Midtown Athletic Clubs
feared the company – founded by
his grandfather – would go down
on his watch. He talks to Kath
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keep the business afloat
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HCM People
Belinda Steward
MD of leisure, health and wellbeing, Places Leisure Places Leisure“We need to make it automatic that when people go to their doctor, they’re offered exercise rather than medication where appropriate”
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