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The industry veteran is launching Afrofit, a new health club business in Africa
HCM issue 9 2021
VivaFit has entered Uruguay via master franchise agreement signed in June with local businessman Ulisses Fontanini.
news •
10 Aug 2011
Core Health & Fitness, a portfolio company of US-based private equity firm Gainline Capital
Partners LP, has acquired Jacobs Ladder, the leader in ladder climbing fitness offerings.
product innovation •
15 Jun 2022
Nick Batram asks whether the investment climate is now right for some health and fitness companies to re-enter the UK stock market
HCM issue 1 2013
Saudi Arabia-based Leejam Sports Company has appointed former Bannatyne Group chief executive
Justin Musgrove as its new CEO.
news •
17 Sep 2019
Equipment provider OYO Fitness is looking to benefit from the rapid growth in people
looking for at-home fitness solutions with a piece of kit marketed as a fully portable
personal gym.
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18 May 2020
Health club operator Holmes Place has acquired Israel’s second largest fitness chain,
Future Wave Fitness, in a deal worth €23m.
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28 Sep 2016
One of the co-founders of LA Fitness, Jeremy Taylor, is to invest in the London-based CityPoint health and fitness club, in order to reposition the Moorgate property within the UK spa market.
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30 Nov 2006
US-based health club franchise Snap Fitness is set to open Market Harborough’s first 27/access club
on 5 July.
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06 Jun 2013
Fitness operator Gold's Gym International has parted ways with master franchisee Al Ahli
Holding Group, which oversaw the operations of 14 clubs in the United Arab Emirates and
Oman.
news •
23 Jul 2019
The budget gym sector increased its dominance in the European fitness market in 2015, according to
the European Health & Fitness Market Study 2016.
news •
06 Apr 2016
Since its initial introduction in 2000, the CrossFit concept has grown in
prominence with a dedicated following taking up the workout across the UK,
however, can the idea be translated for the mass market?
news •
22 May 2014
AI-driven home-strength platform, Vitruvian, raises US$15m Series A funding to ramp up
production. Investors include Larsen Ventures and Steve Baxter’s Ten13. Baxter is known for
his TV role as a 'shark' in Australia’s Shark Tank.
news •
10 May 2022
Launches of wearables from tech giants such as Apple have the potential to
revolutionise the fast-growing market and “reshape the way people think,”
according to a new report.
news •
01 Sep 2014
The wearable technology sector grew by 3.1 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter of
2016, with basic wearables - mainly fitness bands - accounting for 85 per cent of the
market.
news •
07 Dec 2016
Apple is expected to continue its push into the health and fitness technology
market when it releases the iPhone 6 and its new iOS8 operating system.
news •
18 Jul 2014
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) decision to refer the proposed
merger of The Gym Group and Pure Gym to an in-depth investigation – a move
which prompted the low cost operators to scrap the deal – was based on a
“narrow definition of the market” according to health and fitness industry
analyst Ray Algar.
news •
24 Jul 2014
Basic-Fit enjoyed a bumpy start to life on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange today (10 June)
as shares slid by three per cent in early trading.
news •
10 Jun 2016
Fast-growing economies and the prospect of future growth are fueling Asia Pacific's fitness
sector,
according to a new report by Deloitte and IHRSA.
news •
14 Jun 2018
The UK health and fitness industry has more clubs, more members and a
greater market value than ever before, with the majority of growth being
driven by low cost operators, according to the 2014 State of the UK Fitness
Industry (SOFI) Report.
news •
04 Jun 2014
Consumer spending on the UK leisure industry is expected to pass £80bn for the time ever
this year, fuelled by growth across a wide range of sectors.
news •
15 Dec 2015
Andrew Holt, managing director of Parkwood Leisure, the public sector leisure management division of Parkwood holdings, has said the time could be right for the company to enter the private health and fitness market.
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10 Aug 2004
Fitness technology firm Wexer has bought Dutch-based company ClubVirtual for an
undisclosed fee.
news •
23 Nov 2016
Dirk Kemmerling gives an overview of Germany's fitness market
HCM issue 4 2014
Deloitte’s Karsten Hollasch summarises key data from the
latest European Health & Fitness Market Report showing
that membership and market value remain strong in
Europe. The goal – 80 million members by 2025
HCM Handbook 2019
The market for health and fitness franchises has been growing strongly for the last 20 years, to the point where it's now a substantial part of the sector, drawing in substantial investment and scaling rapidly. Kath Hudson looks at how centralised systems and a mature business model underpin success.
HCM Handbook 2023
Following three disrupted lockdown years, the European fitness market bounced back in 2023,
according to Deloitte and EuropeActive’s hot off the press European Health & Fitness Market
Report 2024.
news •
22 Apr 2024
Growing economies are fuelling growth in Asia-Pacific,
opening up a wealth of opportunities in the less developed
markets, according to the second IHRSA Asia-Pacific Health
Club Report. Kristen Walsh reports
HCM Handbook 2019
The health club market has shown robust growth across Europe, according to new research from Deloitte and EuropeActive
HCM issue 6 2016
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University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship
Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
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D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with
business growth. MD, John Lofting and operations
director, Matt Aynsley, explain the rationale
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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
Hudson about the pressure to
keep the business afloat
HCM magazine
The European fitness sector is beating pre-pandemic numbers according to the 11th annual European Health & Fitness Market Report 2024 from Deloitte and EuropeActive, as Karsten Hollasch reports
HCM magazine
Speaking on the LIFTS podcast recently, Xponential Fitness CEO Anthony Geisler said participation in studio cycling is down globally. Kath Hudson decided to investigate
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“We introduced good mood messaging, communicating the idea of exercise being ‘for the feeling’”
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