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The UK health and fitness industry has continued to grow with the private sector being the
main driving force, a latest report has revealed.
news •
09 May 2017
The first annual Private Sector Benchmarking report was released today (27 March). A
collaboration between UK Active and 4Global, the aim of the research is to provide accurate
insight into the state of UK-based private sector health clubs.
news •
28 Mar 2024
Management company Leisure Connection has announced a £9.3m re-capitalisation. According to a
statement, the cash injection from investors will fund the group's "ambitious growth plans".
news •
21 Sep 2012
The outlook for the private health club sector is promising
according to an analysis of the key findings from the
latest IHRSA Global Report, with club operators being well
positioned to lead us into a healthy and promising future
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IHRSA’s Kirsten Walsh analyses the key findings from the 2017 IHRSA Global Report
HCM issue 7 2017
The UK fitness industry's market value has reached an all-time high, despite a
small drop in the number of health clubs.
news •
07 Jun 2023
The health and fitness sector has weathered the recession well, with public operators showing particular resilience, according to the 2011 FIA State of the UK Fitness Industry report.
news •
01 Jun 2011
Parkwood Health and Fitness – the private health club arm of leisure management contractor Parkwood Leisure – has opened its flagship club in Salisbury, Wiltshire.
news •
18 Jan 2007
Exercise classes based on psychological as well as physical exercise have been launched following a successful pilot scheme.
news •
15 Jan 2007
Health and fitness club operator Esporta is to invest £100m in a rapid rollout of its racquets business, which could see a further 10 tennis clubs added to its UK portfolio.
news •
19 Jul 2004
Ray Algar, managing director of business insight specialist Oxygen Consulting, has called
for
the leisure sector to get better at understanding the data they hold and to utilise the social
value they create.
news •
10 May 2018
The Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) and the Fitness Industry Association (FIA) are applying for a grant from the National Sports Foundation to expand the inclusive fitness concept to the private sector.
news •
16 Jun 2006
Not-for-profit trust Freedom Leisure has acquired three gyms formerly owned by
LA fitness as part of an inaugural push into the private sector.
news •
19 Jan 2015
The value of the UK health and fitness clubs market has reached £3.94bn – a 5 per cent increase since 2002.
news •
09 May 2007
Life Fitness has installed new fitness equipment at Isenhurst
Country Club, which has sites in Heathfield, Uckfield and
Crowborough, East Sussex.
product innovation •
15 Sep 2014
Increasingly fierce competition in the UK gym sector is leading to historically low
differences in price between the public and private sector.
news •
11 Mar 2015
Eight of the top 20 private health club operators in the UK have grown their estates since 2019
– in spite of the pandemic – while three more have retained the same number of locations.
news •
13 Nov 2021
Kings Hall Leisure Centre and Britannia Leisure Centre in Hackney are the latest facilities to join the London Fitness Network (LFN), bringing the total number of affiliated centres to 64.
news •
09 Nov 2005
Member retention rates continue to drop across the fitness sector, according to a new national report by Dr Paul Bedford
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The outgoing chief medical officer, professor Dame Sally Davies, has called for urgent action across
the industry – and the public sector – to help the government reach its target of halving childhood
obesity by 2030.
news •
10 Oct 2019
A proposed change to the way councils organise the operation of their leisure facilities –
including gyms and health clubs – could see not-for-profit leisure trusts benefitting from up to
£78 million of VAT savings a year across the UK.
news •
08 Dec 2023
Derby City Council (DCC) has launched a new £50m leisure strategy in a bid to help support regeneration projects across the city.
news •
07 Dec 2010
Leisure design and build specialist Createability has made a double appointment in order to
bolster its sales and marketing teams.
news •
25 Oct 2016
The UK’s first national fitness audit – which will profile more than a million regular users of sports and leisure facilities – is to be carried out via a public private partnership between The Leisure Database Company (LDC) and information solutions company Experian.
news •
15 Nov 2005
Two new recruits from leisure giants David Lloyd Leisure and Virgin Active have
joined London-based chairty Fusion Lifestyle’s business management team.
news •
16 Apr 2014
This year’s LIW/FIA/FitPro Business Convention is set to be the biggest show in the event’s history.
news •
14 Aug 2006
How can we broaden the appeal of health clubs to all socioeconomic groups? Are we trying hard enough?
HCM issue 3 2014
The value of the UK fitness club market has been valued at £5.1bn – a figure which is
expected to
grow by more than 8 per cent each year.
news •
16 Jul 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
The first ever European Week of Sport will be held next month as part of plans to combat the decline
in physical activity across the continent.
news •
27 Jul 2015
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