studio news & features
Life Fitness has given Finnish
operator Gogo gyms the
wow factor with the latest
equipment and fitness tech
HCM issue 3 2023
What pricing lessons can the industry learn from travel and hospitality and how can it best apply these?
HCM issue 3 2023
We hear about LifeFit Group’s ambitious plans and preparations for a sale from Oaktree Capital Management
HCM issue 3 2023
The new co-CEOs of RSG Group talk about succeeding the late Rainer Schaller and setting their course for the next stage of the company’s growth
HCM issue 3 2023
Formula Wellness and Spa in Odesa, Ukraine, is delivering a taste of normality amid the pressures of war
HCM issue 2 2023
Designers and suppliers share thoughts and inspiration for your refurbishment
HCM issue 2 2023
Matrix Fitness has transformed Salt Ayre leisure centre and boosted membership with a radical refurbishment
HCM issue 2 2023
The founder of the Baseworks Method talks about his plans to work more closely with health and fitness industry professionals and operators
HCM issue 2 2023
Boutique studio UBX Boxing and Strength has partnered with Warner Bros. Pictures (ANZ –
Australia and New Zealand) on a Workout Like Creed fitness campaign based around the
upcoming cinema release of fight movie Creed III.
news •
20 Feb 2023
The Mine in Baltimore has a strategy of 360 degree wellness and plans to grow across the US. We find out more from its director of operations
HCM issue 1 2023
The team behind female-focused workout protocol, P.volve, talk about their plans to build a global omnichannel brand based on technical training
HCM issue 1 2023
Everyone Active is spending £7.5m this year reimagining its health and fitness offering to bring all its wellness services under one roof
HCM issue 1 2023
Another year of challenges lies ahead. Kath Hudson asks key players how they intend to optimise the opportunities presented by the market
HCM issue 1 2023
Gymbox has announced a collection of new classes, including one called Only Fans that is on
the Only Fans social platform and subscription service.
news •
16 Dec 2022
The Ministry is aiming to set the standard for the
best-in-class workplace wellness gym in London
HCM issue 11 2022
Soul Cycle has signed a multi-year partnership with Class Pass making sessions accessible via
credits to all Class Pass users.
news •
07 Dec 2022
Black Friday, which falls on 25 November, will be one of the busiest retail days of 2022,
marking the start of this year’s Christmas shopping season. Now extending into ‘cyber week’
and finishing on Cyber Monday, it's a time when shops and companies offer significant
discounts on their products.
news •
24 Nov 2022
Connected rowing company Ergatta has released a new gaming experience called Vortex which
is
designed to level the virtual playing field across its community of 75,000 users.
news •
17 Nov 2022
The co-founder of Precision Health Gyms is bringing full-body, laboratory-grade testing into the health club sector
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.
news •
14 Nov 2022
Funxtion, the leading B2B digital fitness content SaaS platform company, and CycleMasters,
the best in direct-to-consumer indoor virtual cycling experiences, are joining forces to
help gym operators elevate their member experience.
promotion •
27 Oct 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
Driven by new tech and the lure of a zero salary bill, staffless gyms are on the rise. HCM looks at this game-changing trend
HCM issue 9 2022
The CEO of Body Action Gym in South Africa dabbled in the sector with a small corporate gym before getting the fitness bug and going large. Now he’s building a six-star health club chain and taking on some major competitors
HCM issue 9 2022
Lululemon has released a new digital service, Lululemon Studio, for which the prerequisite to
join is owning a Mirror fitness screen.
news •
17 Oct 2022
Xponential Fitness has entered a five-year licensing agreement with Princess
Cruises that gives
guests access to its boutique fitness classes and workout channel, XPlus. The
tie-up is
managed by OneSpaWorld and also launches Xponential’s first corporate
wellbeing offering,
which provides subscription platform XPass to 30,000 employees at a
discounted rate.
news •
07 Oct 2022
Myzone is exploring Web3 and metaverse possibilities through a partnership with digital fitness
company OliveX.
news •
06 Oct 2022
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.
news •
04 Oct 2022
Sam Cole, CEO of FitXR, is taking digital workouts to the next level with an immersive, VR fitness club
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
Amanda Rees founded Bold, digital strength and balance training for older people
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
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