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The continued rise of budget gyms doesn’t spell the end for mid and premium market
operators, according to Bannatyne Group managing director Justin Musgrove, who says
the pulling power of low cost sites can bring benefits for everyone.
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19 Jan 2016
Pure Gym is preparing for a change of ownership, with a stock market float worth £500m
or more the most likely outcome, Health Club Management can confirm.
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18 Jan 2016
Fitness First has sold its Queen’s Park health club in Bournemouth – the site on which the
gym chain’s 360-club global empire was founded.
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18 Jan 2016
Oxygen Freejumping has announced a new five-site deal with 5-a-side football operator
Lucozade Powerleague which it says will make it the largest trampoline park operator in
the UK.
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12 Jan 2016
Life Fitness has promoted UK managing director Jason Worthy to the newly-created role of
managing director, Direct Business, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
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11 Jan 2016
Steven Ward, executive director of ukactive, gives his views on what’s in store for the UK fitness and physical activity sector in 2016 – including new technology, sector diversification and assisting with public health remits
HCM issue 1 2016
The Bannatyne Group is working to reposition itself as an upmarket operator in 2016,
centred around a major investment programme and a change in philosophy.
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21 Dec 2015
Any suspicions that the boutique studio boom is stealing the thunder of fast-growing
budget gyms has been dispelled by the latest Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 list,
which names Pure Gym and Xercise4Less among the 20 fastest growing private firms in
the UK.
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03 Dec 2015
LA Fitness and 24 Hour Fitness have agreed to a club exchange, meaning that 24
Hour Fitness will leave the Arizona market and enter Oklahoma, while LA Fitness
will exit the Oklahoma and Nebraska markets.
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02 Dec 2015
DW Fitness has bought seven former LA fitness sites from Pure Gym, Health Club
Managment can exclusively reveal.
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04 Nov 2015
Speculation is mounting that Fitness First could soon be up for sale, with owner Oaktree
Capital Management said to be lining up a potential suitor for the gym chain.
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14 Oct 2015
Sports Direct Fitness is laying the foundations for its ‘aggressive’ expansion over the next
year by bringing in fresh blood and setting aside £250m to turbocharge the gym chain’s
growth.
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05 Oct 2015
Trampolining company Oxygen Freejumping has announced that its second venue will
open at a retail park in Southampton in December.
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17 Sep 2015
Fitness industry veteran Arthur McColl is leaving his role as chief operating officer of LA
fitness to become CEO of Anytime Fitness Australia.
news •
15 Sep 2015
Sports Direct Fitness is planning an aggressive
rollout of new health clubs in 2016, with
owner Mike Ashley confident that the gym chain
has found the right formula for sustained
growth.
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14 Sep 2015
Jak Phillips visits Oxygen Freejumping in Acton and explores whether it can jumpstart the UK’s fledgling trampoline park market
HCM issue 9 2015
Extreme fitness challenges such as Tough Mudder have really captured the imagination of the public. So how can health club operators benefit from the trend?
HCM issue 10 2015
Efforts to revolutionise physical activity sector apprenticeships have taken a solid step
forward after the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills approved the
frameworks for two new apprenticeships under the Trailblazer initiative.
news •
24 Aug 2015
Pure Gym’s takeover of LA fitness and its 42 gyms has been cleared by the Competition
and Markets Authority (CMA), paving the way for a full integration of the health club
giants.
news •
18 Aug 2015
Oxygen Freejumping, a new venture helmed by David Stalker and Fred Turok, has sprung
open the door of London’s first trampoline park in West Acton.
news •
20 Jul 2015
Fitness industry analyst Ray Algar will deliver a keynote session at Leisure Industry Week
(LIW) 2015, exploring what the future holds for the ‘squeezed middle’ of the gym market.
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16 Jul 2015
Film star and parkour pioneer Sébastien Foucan is teaming up with David Stalker’s new
trampolining venture to launch a series of Foucan Freerunning Academies.
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10 Jul 2015
Six time Olympic gold medal winner Sir Chris Hoy has invested in Pure Gym and will
partner the group as a special adviser.
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25 Jun 2015
The IHRSA Global 25 presents details of the leading 25 health club operators around the world
HCM issue 7 2015
Ray Algar reports on the rise of the small but perfectly formed boutique fitness operations, and considers the factors behind their success
HCM issue 7 2015
Pure Gym has emerged as the victor of the long-running race to acquire LA fitness.
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29 May 2015
Fitness First has pulled out of the race to acquire long-time gym chain rival LA fitness,
Health Club Management understands.
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18 May 2015
Former Places for People Leisure CEO Steve Philpott has become the latest leisure industry
heavyweight to back David Stalker’s new trampolining concept Oxygen Freejumping,
joining as an investor and non executive director.
news •
07 May 2015
Fitness First remains firmly in the running for the £80m race to capture LA fitness, amid
hopes that a successful deal would help it corner the lucrative London market.
news •
16 Apr 2015
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As health club operators move to incorporate recovery into their
offerings to meet growing consumer demand, Steph Eaves takes a
look at what cryotherapy and ice bathing can add to the equation
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Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s
new strategy for 2024, as Kath Hudson reports
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Now mental health is the number one reason for people to join a
health club, do fitness professionals need a grounding in counselling
to offer a more holistic service? Kath Hudson asks the experts
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As more people join clubs to support their mental
health, fitness professionals need to be empowered to
take a holistic approach. Kath Hudson shares useful
tools discussed at the ACE summit on mental health
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