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Derby's new Moorways Sports Village unites fitness, sport, wellness and waterplay
BY Frances Marcellin | 13 May 2022
The new £42m Moorways Sports Village will open its doors to the public on Saturday 21 May.
The community-focused development is the result of a partnership between Derby City Council
and Everyone Active – which will run the facility and the adjacent Moorways Stadium with its
outdoor athletics track and football pitches.
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Planet Fitness gives teens free access to its gyms and app
BY Frances Marcellin | 10 May 2022
Planet Fitness is offering high-school students free access to any of its 2,200 locations in the US and
Canada from 16 May to 31 August. Once enrolled, users can also get their Summer Pass digital key and
access the accompanying app.
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Basic-Fit membership numbers up 46 per cent in Q1 2022
BY Frances Marcellin | 03 May 2022
Basic-Fit opened a record number of 72 clubs in the first quarter of 2022. Fifty-five in France,
eight in the Netherlands, two in Belgium and seven in Spain, despite closures and restrictions
caused by the pandemic.
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Pure Gym plans to double in size by 2030
BY Tom Walker | 21 Apr 2022
Pure Gym has revealed it's planning to double the number of clubs in its portfolio, with a target
of reaching more than 1,000 clubs by 2030.
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Fitness First pulls out of Hong Kong as COVID closures wreak havoc
BY Frances Marcellin | 21 Apr 2022
Evolution Wellness has closed all its Fitness First operations in Hong Kong. The pandemic’s impact and the
government’s Zero COVID strategy proved too much for the operator, which has put its entire Hong Kong
business into liquidation with Kroll.
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Researchers crack the code for exercise motivation
BY Frances Marcellin | 14 Apr 2022
Exercise scientists at the Les Mills Research Lab have identified the trait of automaticity –
turning exercise into a habit like brushing your teeth – as the key differentiator between active
and inactive people.
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Mintel flags up latest US exercise trends
BY Liz Terry | 13 Apr 2022
More than a third of consumers are working out more than before the pandemic, but they miss
the personal connection that the gym offers, reveals a study on the US fitness market from
Mintel.
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