The Gym Group news & features
There are signs the mid market is back with a vengeance. Or did it never really go away? We ask the experts
HCM issue 3 2022
Europe Active has reinvented itself over the pandemic, rallying the sector, progressing the public health agenda, and opening itself up to global collaboration. Its CEO talks to Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 3 2022
The Gym Group has published its full-year results for 2021 and announced plans to open 28
new sites in 2022, including three gyms acquired this month from Fitness First in Haringey,
Leytonstone and Romford, strengthening its clusters of properties in this part of the UK.
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18 Mar 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
As 2022 kicks off, HCM talks to operators about key areas for growth and innovation, as well as shifting consumer expectations
HCM issue 1 2022
The Amsterdam-based duo explain their plans for growing the Urban Gym Group using a counter-cyclical investment strategy and multiple brands, while also holding the Benelux master franchise agreement for TRIB3
HCM issue 10 2021
Climate change is causing devastation. HCM talks to innovators across the sector about inspiring solutions
HCM issue 10 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
The UK’s biggest marina operator is getting into fitness with the launch of a new eco-gym brand – MDL Fitness
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
The Gym Group and its hybrid partner, Fiit, have taken their relationship to a new level with the opening of in-gym Fiit Pods and Studios. HCM finds out more from Dan Shellard and Barney Harrison
HCM issue 8 2021
The appetite for health clubs is strong among consumers and investors – to take advantage of this, operators must figure out how to meet key challenges in operationally sustainable ways
HCM issue 8 2021
Cesar Carvalho shares insights about recovery in sectors of the global gym market, as well as employee wellbeing scheme data from a recent Gympass study
HCM issue 8 2021
There are no official numbers indicating how operators are faring after lockdown. In the first part of this special report, HCM talks to big box operators. Next issue we talk to the boutiques
HCM issue 8 2021
As the world grapples with climate change and prepares for COP26 in Glasgow, David Minton says it’s time for the fitness industry to step up and make its own contribution to saving the planet
HCM issue 8 2021
The Gym Group has extended its partnership with digital fitness platform Fiit, becoming
the first budget gym operator to offer its members a hybrid club-in-club option.
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27 Jul 2021
HCM Handbook editor, Kath Hudson, introduces the 2021 edition in which we have tried to make sense of this crazy period of history from lockdown 1.0 until freedom day and try to predict what could come next.
HCM Handbook 2021
Deloitte’s eighth annual report into the European health and fitness market has assessed the destruction of the pandemic. Liz Terry summarises some key findings
HCM Handbook 2021
Six months on from the launch of its Kickstart programme, The Gym Group is hiring the majority of trainees in the first cohort
HCM issue 7 2021
We take a look at highlights from Deloitte’s European Health & Fitness Market Report, which gives insights into the impact of the pandemic on the sector
HCM issue 6 2021
Health clubs must contribute to the health agenda, says Liz Terry
HCM issue 4 2021
Fitness tech startup Motosumo has secured a Series A funding round, which it will use to expand and
develop its at-home indoor cycling platform.
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26 Mar 2021
HCM talks to suppliers and operators about how the aggregator market is changing in response to demand
HCM issue 2 2021
The CEO of The Gym Group talks about the impact of COVID-19 and how the business is innovating to stay ahead
HCM issue 1 2021
Leisure-net’s lockdown 2 survey yielded findings that will set a course for the UK industry as it comes out of lockdown 3
HCM issue 1 2021
Digital fitness brand Fiit has secured a deal with satellite TV giant Sky, to make its content available to Sky Q subscribers
Fit Tech issue 1 2021
This was a year when research helped transformed the gym sector into a serious political force. Two pieces of work stand out in terms of timely impact
HCM issue 11 2020
Given their support for the NHS, should gyms and leisure centres be classified as essential services? And how do we get it reclassified? Experts discuss
HCM issue 10 2020
A report by Deloitte for EuropeActive analyses the impact of COVID-19 on the European health and fitness market
HCM issue 9 2020
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