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Low cost fitness operator The Gym Group will introduce a new premium membership product,
designed to provide members with an “enhanced offering”.
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30 Aug 2017
Spanish health club franchise Altafit, which to date has operated exclusively on
a low-cost model (€19.90 a month), has opened its first premium club in Madrid.
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18 Dec 2015
Entrepreneur and former CEO of Holmes Place Iberia, Nick Coutts, is to launch
his new budget club venture in Portugal this month.
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17 Oct 2011
Budget gym chain, Xercise4Less, has made The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 list for the
third
consecutive year.
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14 Dec 2016
European low-cost gym chain Basic-Fit is on target to open 100 clubs this year after it
reported
revenue growth of 26 per cent in the first six months of 2017 to €156m (US$183.2m,
£142.1m), up
from €124m (US$145.6m, £113m) during the same period in 2016.
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18 Aug 2017
The Ben Dunne Group has expanded its health and fitness offering by opening a fourth club - its first 'high value' site.
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07 Apr 2010
A new budget gym has been launched by fitness industry veteran Mike Walker, who hopes
to roll out his ‘low cost, high quality’ concept across a number of sites.
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21 Oct 2015
What will drive sector growth in 2015, and what will be the challenges and opportunities?
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Low-cost fitness chain Fit For Free looks set to close its UK gyms on Sunday (16 July) due to
"challenging market conditions".
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11 Jul 2017
Xercise4Less is to launch a new £1.5m gym in the already-crowded Milton Keynes market
as it seeks to steal a march on its low-cost rivals.
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15 Jun 2015
As we gear up for 2015, what looks set to drive growth for the health and fitness sector?
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Fitness industry veteran Nick Coutts has been appointed chair of Danish fitness tech firm Motosumo.
news •
03 Dec 2019
A new report from IHRSA gives
valuable data on the Latin American
fitness market, showing a robust
industry made up of 65,000 clubs
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According to the latest European Health & Fitness Market Report, the industry was showing signs of strong growth before the pandemic, bolstered by cutting-edge technology and new concepts. Realising a membership goal of 80 million in Europe by 2025 is now a challenge to tackle
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Traditional health clubs offering a broad selection of activities at a mid-range price are at
serious risk of having their business ‘salami-sliced’ away by specialised competitors.
news •
18 Oct 2014
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
Pure Gym, Xercise4Less and The Gym Group have all been named on the
Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100, as low cost operators put in a strong
showing on the list of UK private companies with the fastest-growing sales over
their latest three years.
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11 Dec 2014
Cost remains one of the most significant barriers to physical activity, with cut-
price deals the most effective way to incentivise exercise among UK consumers,
according to the latest Health and Fitness Omnibus Survey (HAFOS).
news •
15 Dec 2014
Spanish firm Viva Gym has announced the acquisition of Portuguese brand Fitness Hut,
creating the largest low-cost fitness group in the Iberian Peninsula.
news •
11 Jan 2018
Flexible gym contracts which don’t require members to commit to a fixed term are actually
better for retention than traditional 12-month tie-ins, according to a new report.
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27 Aug 2015
Technological innovation and an enhanced consumer experience helped the UK health and
fitness industry to gain more gyms, more members and a greater market value over the
past year, according to the 2015 State of the UK Fitness Industry (SOFI) Report.
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18 Jun 2015
As we move into 2017, how will the health and fitness market get the capital it needs to grow? Kath Hudson talks to our panel of experts
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UK-based low-cost health club operator The Gym Group (TGG) has further expanded its portfolio after securing a new site in Plymouth, Devon.
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25 May 2010
Spanish health club franchise AltaFit opened its latest club at the beginning of
December, in the town of Logroño.
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12 Jan 2015
Polish full-service fitness chain Fabryka Formy is expanding its offering by launching a
chain of budget clubs.
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20 Jul 2016
Independent operators are increasingly
creating an affordable and personalised
experience for customers. Does this signal
a shift in the current market set up?
HCM issue 2 2018
Budget operator Fit4less by énergie has opened its smallest ever club in
Maidstone, Kent. The 3,000sq ft (279sq m) club is the chain's 23rd site in the UK.
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30 Aug 2012
Low cost operator The Edge Fitness Clubs has secured two new sites as it continues its expansion
across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions in the US.
news •
27 Jul 2018
Low-cost Norwegian chain EVO Fitness has continued its expansion programme with the opening of four new clubs during the first half of 2011.
news •
20 Sep 2011
Budget health club operator Fitness4Less is to open a second Welsh facility, after property agent Christie + Co secured a site in Cardiff.
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09 Nov 2010
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