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How big could the European health and
fitness industry grow? What models will
have the biggest impact? We ask those
who have the most up-to-date research
HCM issue 8 2019
The Gym Group has tackled investor chatter about stagnation in market penetration by
collaborating with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) to release an independent report
showing the number of low-cost gyms could double by 2026 to between 1200 and 1400
locations.
news •
19 Mar 2019
Competition in the low cost sector of the gym market will intensify over the next
two years as operators grapple to sustain finite growth levels, predicts Jacques
de Bruin, COO at Pure Gym.
news •
09 Jan 2015
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
Fitness First has hit out at the lack of supervision in British health clubs,
producing research it carried out with YouGov which claims Brits spend ‘up to
13,500 hours’ working out in low cost gyms unsupervised each week.
news •
23 May 2014
Celebrity personal trainer Mark Anthony has sold his flagship budget gym in Aylesbury,
Buckinghamshire, to fitness chain The Gym Group for an undisclosed sum.
news •
06 Dec 2017
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
The successful IPO of The Gym Group this month is likely to prove the catalyst for
renewed investor interest in the private gym sector, with the prospect of further listings.
news •
23 Nov 2015
The Gym Group turned around losses of £12.7m (US$15.4m, €14.5m) for 2015 to post a
profit of £6.9m (US$8.4m, €7.9m) in 2016 following its move onto the stock market.
news •
14 Mar 2017
The founder and CEO of BioRitmo and SmartFit talks to Kate Cracknell about cannibalising his own brand, handing the reins to his staff, and the challenges of operating in Brazil
HCM issue 6 2015
Fitness trainer to the stars Mark Anthony is
planning to expand his low-cost gym concept
Rush Fitness in sites across the south east of
England.
news •
04 Jun 2015
Evolution Wellness has developed a new low cost gym concept, which it hopes can tap into the
emerging fitness market in Asia.
news •
26 Nov 2019
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HCM issue 3 2018
Blink Fitness, the low-cost chain started by Equinox in 2011, has launched a franchise
programme with the intention of opening a further 300 gyms in the US by 2020.
news •
24 Jul 2015
Spanish health club franchise AltaFit is continuing to expand across the country
with four clubs opening in September – in Fuengirola, Coruña, Vista Alegre and
Talavera – taking its total to 30 locations.
news •
04 Nov 2014
The first énergie Fitness club has opened in Spain as part of a push for global expansion.
news •
21 Oct 2021
The Gym Group is “positively exploring” foreign markets and engaging in
discussions with a number of parties as it bids to banish the ghost of its failed
merger with Pure Gym by way of an overseas expansion.
news •
18 Aug 2014
Leisure Advantage is to supply the funding for new Cybex kit at The Gym, a low cost gym provider based in Hounslow.
product innovation •
11 Sep 2008
Matrix Fitness, commercial division of
Johnson Health Tech UK, is to supply fitness
equipment to Klick Fitness - Fitness First's
new 'low-cost' club chain.
product innovation •
18 Jul 2011
The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) has announced that Jarod Cogswell, general manager of ClubSport Oregon, has been awarded the first John McCarthy Institute Merit Scholarship.
news •
19 Sep 2006
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HCM issue 3 2017
European health club operators enjoyed strong penetration growth in 2014, with low cost
clubs continuing to lead the way, according to the new European Health & Fitness
Market Report published by EuropeActive and Deloitte.
news •
24 Mar 2015
Polish low-cost operator CityFit is expanding its portfolio with the addition of two new sites
in
Warsaw and Poznan.
news •
12 Jul 2018
Growth in membership helped revenue at The Gym Group rise to £36.1m in the first
six months of 2016 from £28.9m in the same period in 2015, representing a year-on year
increase of 25.1 per cent.
news •
31 Aug 2016
Double Paralympic champion Jonnie Peacock opened the 100th Gym Group site today (3
October) with a live Q&A on Facebook.
news •
03 Oct 2017
Aggressive low-cost operators and political uncertainty are putting pressure on London-
based fitness chain, Soho Gyms, but its new site at Tower Hill – acquired from Fitness First - is
trading well.
news •
13 Oct 2017
Low-cost US-based gym franchise Planet Fitness is opening its first club in Panama, central
America.
news •
28 Jul 2017
Places for People Leisure has expanded its low-cost offering with the purchase of three
Simply Gym sites.
news •
07 Dec 2017
Low-cost fitness operator The Gym Group today announced it has acquired 18 gyms from
fellow budget chain Lifestyle Fitness for the sum of £20.5m.
news •
15 Sep 2017
Xercise4Less has secured a new £7.6m
funding round from its equity partner the
Business Growth Fund (BGF), taking its
total investment in the low cost gym
chain to £19.7m.
news •
24 Feb 2016
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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
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