Centred Wellness – a travel and lifestyle platform connecting members with health and wellness services and products – has acquired Bua Fit, a UK marketplace providing outdoor and online fitness classes. The companies claim that the combined entity is estimated to be worth around US$25m.

Fitness franchise companies are making deals and reporting brisk business. Kath Hudson finds out more

The inimitable Emma Barry, author of Building a Badass Boutique, gives us the benefit of her insights into customer behaviour and how it will shape trends; including hyper personalisation and micro segmentation

Can one operator succeed where another has failed? asks Liz Terry

Xponential Fitness has launched X Pass, a package that allows subscribers to book classes across its entire portfolio of brands, essentially aggregating its own portfolio.

Wellness operator and fitness tech company LIT Method (low-intensity training) is ramping up expansion after launching into the franchising market.

Fusing art, fitness and music, RSG Group’s flagship brand – John Reed – opens its first location in the UK. Liz Terry takes a tour

Delegates gathered at Mindbody’s Bold conference in sunny San Diego to debate what the business of wellness could look like in a post-COVID world

The founder and CEO of RSG Group talks to HCM about acquiring Gold’s Gym, continuing the global expansion of John Reed and dealing with COVID-19

iFIT Health & Fitness has acquired Sweat, the popular, female-focused fitness platform set up in 2015 by Australian fitness trainer and entrepreneur Kayla Itsines and co-founder Tobi Pearce.

The CEO of KX and KXU on taking the brand to New York in partnership with Casa Cipriani

HCM understands that Fitness International, which operates more than 700 health clubs under the LA Fitness, Esporta Fitness and City Sports Club brands, is launching a new digital fitness platform.

Boom Cycle and Kobox CEOs, Robert and Hilary Rowland and Joe Cohen are building a new boutique super group with David Lloyd as chair. Liz Terry reports

A new digital fitness platform provides the social aspect of a boutique studio at home.

US-based sportswear giant Fabletics has launched its own, branded fitness offer, as part of a strategy to develop a "360-degree health and wellness experience" for its customers.

The Retention Convention saw experts sharing exciting examples of best practice around customer relationship building

A new mobile fitness platform delivers personal training sessions to people at home by combining live fitness instruction with AI-enabled tracking and two-way audio-video.

Online fitness platform TV.FIT – which specialises in "affordable and flexible" workouts – has launched a new app which will enable members to stream content directly to their smartphone, tablet or TV.

After four years in development, FORME Life is launching a home fitness studio concept designed to blur the line between home gym and home decor.

Samsung Electronics is making its digital fitness platform available for free on its entire 2020 range of smart TV models.

Deloitte’s Alicia Whistlecroft summarises findings from the State of the UK Fitness Industry Report. Budgets and boutiques are challenging the domestic status quo, throwing up a range of new opportunities

The Global Wellness Institute’s Move to be Well: The Global Economy of Physical Activity report uncovers the activity segments that can deliver and monetise more participation. Leonor Stanton takes a look at the data for HCM.

ClassPass is organising a day of free, live fitness classes to be broadcast around the world on 24 April.

The industry catalyst has released a new book: Building a Badass Boutique

The CEO and co-founder of BLOK tells how he developed ‘one of the coolest gyms in the world’

New launches, new brands, acquisitions, diversification, expansion and franchising are driving the explosive growth of Evolution Wellness in Asia. The CEO talks to Kate Cracknell

The ex-Special Forces Navy diver and Army fitness instructor tell how their backgrounds inspired EMF Fitness

Wellness company MYXfitness has become the latest company to launch an on-demand, at-home fitness offer, looking to engage consumers directly through virtual fitness.

The creator and founder of Platefit, based in Los Angeles, is dedicated to educating people on the benefits of vibration training

From vegan gyms to balance training, HCM editor Liz Terry looks at fitness trends that could impact your business