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Portuguese fitness chain Vivafit has secured a deal to open 100 women-only health clubs
in Saudi Arabia.
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14 Nov 2016
Fitness First Middle East will launch ladies-only gyms in Saudi Arabia this year,
complementing the existing portfolio of men’s clubs it has in the Kingdom.
news •
09 Mar 2017
A US$26.6bn (SR100bn, £15.1bn, 22.2bn euro) ‘economic city’ is being planned on the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia.
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21 Dec 2005
US-based fitness franchise Gold's Gym has secured its 10th facility in Saudi Arabia.
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17 Jul 2018
PureGym will take its budget fitness concept to Saudi Arabia, after securing a franchise
partnership with Ektimal – a company specialising in fitness investments in the country.
news •
03 Dec 2020
Xponential Fitness has entered the Saudi Arabian gym market with the launch of five
boutique studios in capital city Riyadh.
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28 Sep 2020
The company behind a health club concept designed to "transform Saudi Arabia's fitness sector" has
signed a US$20m equipment deal with Life Fitness.
news •
07 Oct 2019
Fitness Time, the largest network of sport and fitness clubs in Saudi Arabia, is embarking
on an
ambitious expansion drive which will see it open at least 70 new sites over the next five
years.
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09 Dec 2020
HIIT brand 1Rebel has entered the Middle Eastern market for the first time, with the launch of two
clubs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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06 Jan 2021
Saudi Arabia-based Leejam Sports Company has appointed former Bannatyne Group chief executive
Justin Musgrove as its new CEO.
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17 Sep 2019
Pure Gym has opened its latest location in the Middle East as part of a major rollout.
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17 Aug 2022
Leejam Sports Company, which owns and operates Fitness Time, the largest network of sports and
fitness centers in the Middle East, has announced plans for an initial public offering (IPO).
news •
12 Jul 2018
Pure Gym Arabia, the franchise partner of PureGym Group in the Middle East, has opened its
first club, Nad Al Sheba, in the United Arab Emirates in Dubai.
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19 Jan 2023
Pure Gym says it will open over 20 gyms across the UAE, with the first three of these opening
in Dubai later this year. This builds on the company's expansion in Saudi Arabia in partnership
with Ektimal, leading the companies to sign a Regional Development Agreement for the
opening of 130 gyms across the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa) by 2027.
news •
24 Oct 2022
Portugese health club operator Vivafit is expanding its reach with the signing
of the first franchised club in Taiwan, belonging to an American/Taiwanese
couple. The 170sq m (1,830sq ft) Taipei club is expected to be the first of a chain of some
150 Vivafit clubs in Taiwan.
news •
10 Jun 2015
1Rebel has signed a deal to enter the Middle Eastern fitness market, expanding the brand's plans to
grow its footprint globally.
news •
24 Dec 2019
Budget operator Xercise4Less has named fitness industry veteran Peter Wright as its new CEO.
news •
09 Aug 2018
UK-based health club chain, Fitness First – which operates around 400 clubs throughout Europe, Australia and the Far East – has signed a franchise deal to move into the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
news •
12 Nov 2004
Dave Long, co-founder and CEO of Orangetheory Fitness, has told HCM the boutique fitness
franchise is aiming to expand to 100 more locations globally this year.
news •
14 Feb 2023
GymNation has opened its latest health club in Dubai, bringing the number of open sites in its
UAE portfolio to 11.
news •
09 Aug 2023
Equinox has raised US$1.8 billion in cash to refinance US$1.5 billion of maturing loans. The
deal will also boost cashflow and give it a chunk of working capital to fund growth.
news •
09 Mar 2024
Kerzner International has signed deals to operate two new Siro recovery hotels in Mexico and
Saudi Arabia, following the launch of the inaugural Siro property in Dubai this February.
news •
25 Apr 2024
Luxury fitness club Optimo has opened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A new concept, combining
high-end hotel design with upscale fitness facilities, the brand will open two further sites in the
next three to six months.
news •
16 Nov 2022
SHOKK, the youth fitness brand, has opened its first US site in Anaheim, California, as part of plans to expand its global operations.
news •
18 Sep 2008
Fitness First has announced the launch of its third health club in Kuwait.
news •
10 Oct 2014
Fitness First Middle East has opened its first club in Abu Dhabi - a ladies-only
club in Marina Mall.
news •
12 Apr 2012
Life Fitness has expanded its service
offering by launching a revolutionary bespoke
online merchandise store to their customers
and distributors worldwide.
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17 May 2011
Women-only kickboxing franchise 30 Minute Hit plans to open 50 new sites internationally during
2020.
news •
11 Feb 2020
Boxing-based fitness operator 30 Minute Hit has revealed plans to open 20 studios in the US
by the end of 2019.
news •
11 Jun 2019
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