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SATS, the full-service gym chain in the Nordic countries with 280,000 members and more than 110 clubs,
is continuing to invest in growth across its estate.
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08 Jun 2012
Xtravaganza, a new franchise based on a weight-loss programme established in
Sweden more than 10 years ago, is to make its first move into the UK health and
fitness industry.
news •
23 Mar 2012
Physical exercise has the ability to instantly change DNA molecules within
muscles to make them fight fat more effectively, according to a study by
Karolinska Institutet (KI) in Stockholm, Sweden.
news •
07 Mar 2012
Planet Fitness has opened a new club in Kiev - its first in the city and its
fourth site in the Ukraine.
news •
10 Nov 2011
Scandinavia's largest health and fitness chain, the SATS group, has committed to sourcing all of its cardio equipment from Precor for the next 12 months.
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01 Jun 2011
New research published in the May issue of Acta Paediatrica has found that children as young as nine-years-old increase the risk of future heart problems if they are inactive.
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16 May 2011
Europe's second largest health and fitness
chain, the SATS group, is to source all of
its cardio equipment from Precor for the next
12 months.
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05 Apr 2011
Redditch Borough Council (RBC) is to proceed with plans to reuse energy from the town's crematorium to heat the revamped Abbey Stadium Leisure Centre.
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08 Feb 2011
A new report has revealed that a number of major European football stadiums are "not adequately prepared" to deal with spectators who suffer heart attacks while attending matches.
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03 Mar 2010
Nordic Wellness, a new health club operation in Sweden, opened its first club on 7 January this year.
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24 Feb 2009
SHOKK, the youth fitness brand, has opened its first US site in Anaheim, California, as part of plans to expand its global operations.
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18 Sep 2008
Finnish health club operator HealthEx is set to open three new clubs during March, doubling the size of its portfolio.
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13 Feb 2008
SATS, the largest fitness chain in the Nordic region, has been acquired from Nordic Capital by Danish development company Tryg i Danmark for approximately SEK1.6bn (£118m).
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23 Jan 2007
The largest operator of health clubs across Scandinavia, SATS, is believed to be up for sale for around £150m.
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11 Oct 2006
Just six months after its merger with Fin Form to create Denmark’s largest health and fitness chain, Fitness dk has joined forces with family-owned chain, Hard Work.
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02 Dec 2005
Bootle Leisure Centre in Sefton, Merseyside, has re-opened following a £1.2m refurbishment, thanks to a partnership between Sefton Council and leisure management company EZE Fitness.
news •
31 Oct 2005
Scandinavian health club chain SATS has acquired
the second largest fitness club chain in Sweden,
Stockholm-based e2.
news •
11 Aug 2005
Health club operator Esporta has sold 13 non-core clubs to Virgin Active as part of its ongoing strategy to focus on the premium sector in the UK.
news •
14 Jul 2005
Esporta’s continued focus on its racquets business is paying off as the company has reported an increase in membership of 14,000 in its half year results.
news •
08 Jul 2004
Health and fitness club operator, Esporta, has hailed its system of handing marketing responsibility to individual club managers a success.
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06 May 2004
Health club operator, Esporta, has released a series of ‘positive growth figures’ for January, which it has attributed to an increased focus on services and standards within its organisation, initiated by new chief executive, Neil Gillis.
news •
03 Feb 2004
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