franchise news & features
Kevin Yates, founder and CEO of Trib3 has been awarded Entrepreneur of the
Year in the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. He joined eight other winners in the health and beauty
section, which includes the fitness industry.
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23 Nov 2022
The CEO of Jetts Fitness Australia talks to Kate Cracknell about leading the recent MBO and the company’s plans for expansion driven by their culture of love
HCM issue 10 2022
The co-founder of Precision Health Gyms is bringing full-body, laboratory-grade testing into the health club sector
HCM issue 10 2022
The CEO of l’Orange Bleue talks to Frances Marcellin about its new-style gyms and preparing the company for European expansion
HCM issue 10 2022
Fit+ is aiming to operate at least 1,000 clubs by 2027. The staffless gym franchise currently
has 208
studios across 19 countries, but with master franchise licenses granted in Asia and the USA, is
planning to roll out facilities in these territories, as well as others, over the next five years.
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14 Nov 2022
The CEO of the Body Fit Training franchise is pushing out globally – including a UK launch – following a major deal with Xponential Fitness
HCM issue 9 2022
The founder of The Shredquarters is growing a self-funded franchise business with the aim of making it affordable for franchisees
HCM issue 9 2022
The co-founder of Reset in Cádiz, Spain, says the club has been designed as an escape, to enable members to follow a more balanced way of life
HCM issue 9 2022
Workout Anytime's Greg Maurer and Virtuagym's Hugo Braam on creating a new app for the franchise
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
Mindbody and Class Pass have released their 2022 Mid-Year Wellness Trends Report which
reveals their predictions following two years of pandemic upheaval.
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11 Jul 2022
The fitness entrepreneur and founder of Circuit Society tells us how he plans to bring a new style of neighbourhood-based micro studios to the market
HCM issue 6 2022
Fitness franchise companies are making deals and reporting brisk business. Kath Hudson finds out more
HCM Handbook 2022
How has the European health and fitness sector fared in the pandemic? Karsten Hollasch from Deloitte gives the headlines from the ninth European Health and Fitness Market Report in partnership with Europe Active
HCM Handbook 2022
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
HCM Handbook 2022
Karsten Hollasch reports on the ninth European Health and Fitness Market Report from Deloitte and Europe Active
HCM issue 4 2022
Leading software specialists reveal how they’ve solved specific tech challenges for individual health clubs
HCM issue 4 2022
As we celebrate the publication of the 300th edition of HCM, we invite industry experts to give their insights on the health and fitness sector: why they joined, the most exciting development to date, and what they think we’ll be reporting on in the next 300 issues
HCM issue 3 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
German software giant Magicline is shaking up the global fitness market and actively working
on diversity in the sector.
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14 Mar 2022
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.
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07 Mar 2022
As énergie Fitness ramps up its global expansion plans,
international development director, Rod Hill, explains
why he believes the multi-fitness concept is irresistible
HCM issue 2 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
Body Fit Training (BFT), the Australian fitness franchise, has successfully defended a court
action brought by F45 in the Australian Federal Court.
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15 Feb 2022
Boxing franchise, UBX, has ambitions to do for boxing what franchise F45 has done for functional training
HCM issue 1 2022
Boutique chain Trib3 will become one of the first fitness operators to establish a presence in the
metaverse, making its workouts available in The Sandbox.
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19 Jan 2022
Research from tech firm Mindbody gives insights into the US health and fitness market, as Lauren McAlister reports
HCM issue 11 2021
3d Leisure is celebrating its 30th anniversary. We talk growth, regrets and business success with the MD
HCM issue 11 2021
The founder of TRX talks about his new business venture – OutFit
HCM issue 11 2021
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
Taylor Made Designs (TMD) is a ‘leisure specialist’ provider of bespoke leisure workwear, plus branded ...
Balanced Body is the global leader in Pilates equipment and education. Founded over 47 years ...