Saudi Arabia news & features
The CEO of BeyondActiv explains plans for the global expansion of the company’s fitness industry events
HCM issue 4 2024
Snap Fitness is seeking a new investor to help achieve its goal of 35 per cent growth by 2028. We talk to the CEO of Lift Brands, to find out more
HCM issue 4 2024
The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
HCM issue 3 2024
GymNation is pioneering the future of
fitness with software specialist Perfect
Gym providing a scalable tech platform
to power and sustain its growth
HCM issue 3 2024
The footballing legend is launching a wellness app to deliver wellbeing and health to his fans and followers
HCM issue 3 2024
The entrepreneurial founder of Move Technologies Group talks about creating MoveGB and the tech-based health-focused ventures that have followed
HCM issue 11 2023
Equinox, has appointed a Health Advisory Board of top medical experts and academics to
“define new frontiers in the science and health optimisation for the next generation.”
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15 Dec 2023
The MD of Warehouse Gyms in Dubai tells Liz Terry about growing the business and the power of independents
HCM issue 8 2023
The founder of Kidzania tells us about Kinezis, his pioneering new fitness and entertainment concept which launched in Mexico and is set for global expansion
HCM issue 5 2023
Bhout is in pre-sales for its AI-driven boxing bag, which it calls a 'boxing bag with a brain'.
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27 Feb 2023
The industry veteran has opened Core Life in Saudi Arabia for Kun Investment Holdings, with plans to take the concept to the world’s major cities, as Kate Cracknell discovers
HCM issue 1 2023
Bioniq, which supplies subscribers with personalised nutritional supplements
based on their blood test results, has acquired smart mirror company Vaha.
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13 Dec 2022
Fisikal has been appointed by Ezdihar Sport to deliver an unrivalled digital member experience for its Evox gyms
HCM issue 10 2022
Armah Sports CEO introduces his new smart club, B_fit, which uses AI, VR and Amazon Alexa
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
The founder of kickboxing franchise 9Round and IKF Light Middleweight Kickboxing Champion has expanded a single site to 20 countries and 600 locations
HCM issue 7 2022
The founder of Parkour Generations discusses the company’s partnership with Gymbox – the first of its kind – and why other operators might want to consider movement-based programmes
HCM issue 6 2022
Jak Phillips shares highlights from the Les Mills 2021 Global Fitness Report which identifies seven key trends which will shape the way workouts develop going forward
HCM Handbook 2022
ACTIV, a gym chain in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which operates separate gyms for men and women,
has partnered with digital management solution expert Fisikal to create a custom branded
experience for its members.
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09 May 2022
Leading software specialists reveal how they’ve solved specific tech challenges for individual health clubs
HCM issue 4 2022
Pure Gym has launched in the US under the brand Pure Fitness, with the first three locations
having opened in the Washington DC area as part of a cluster rollout.
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16 Mar 2022
As Pure Gym expands into the US under the name Pure Fitness, its chief strategy officer talks about the opening of the first three budget clubs in Washington, DC
HCM issue 2 2022
The MD of Sweat by BXR on Middle East expansion, working with Anthony Joshua and upcoming openings in the UK and Greece
HCM issue 11 2021
Armah Sports has launched a new health club concept for the Middle Eastern market, which it
plans to roll out across the region – and beyond.
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04 Nov 2021
This year’s IHRSA Global Report is a record of the impact of the pandemic on the sector, creating a benchmark from which to understand the recovery
HCM issue 9 2021
Qualtrics surveyed 12,157 consumers in 15 countries in seven languages to create the Les Mills 2021 Global Fitness Report, as Jak Phillips explains
HCM issue 9 2021
Apple has revealed a number of upgrades to its Fitness+ platform, coinciding with the
launch of its new Apple Watch Series 7 and iPhone 13 products.
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16 Sep 2021
The world’s first virtual reality gym and the world’s first social wellness club. Kath Hudson looks at some of the exciting new concepts to emerge in the last year
HCM Handbook 2021
Fitness tech and software firm Exerp has secured a strategic partnership agreement with budget
gym chain PureGym.
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19 Mar 2021
The co-founder and CEO of Saudi Arabia’s Armah Sports on smart clubs, a deal with 1Rebel and collaborating with Amazon
HCM issue 10 2020
The senior management team at GymNation saw the need for an affordable offering in Dubai and are rolling out 50,000sq ft gyms
HCM issue 8 2020
Orbit4 is a leading FitTech brand that provides gym operators with a comprehensive software solution ...
Study Active is a UK leading provider of health & fitness qualifications including Gym Instructing ...