The concept is expanding to the lucrative Dubai market
Following its launch in the UK last year, circuit-based training concept Speedflex has announced the opening of its first overseas site, in Dubai.
UAE-based hospitality firm JA Resorts & Hotels will be opening the facility in its JA Ocean View Hotel this month.
Tapping into the growing trend of HIIT training and group exercise, each 45-minute, instructor-led circuit features seven Speedflex machines that automatically respond to, and create resistance levels based on, the individual’s force.
Barry’s – known for its HIIT workouts combining treadmills and weights – is
thought to be looking at strategic options, including taking on a new backer.
US private equity fund, Providence Equity Partners, is acquiring a majority stake in VivaGym
from Bridges Fund Management, which will exit as a shareholder. Financial terms have not been
disclosed.
The Bannatyne Group says it has officially bounced back from the pandemic, with both turnover
and profits restored to pre-2020 levels in 2023, according to its year-end results.
Following a hugely successful event last year in Split, Croatia, W3Fit EMEA, is heading to
the Chia Laguna resort in Sardinia from 8-11 October.
[more...]
Complaints about group exercise have become a thing of the past for the Reynolds Group
thanks to its partnership with CoverMe, a digital platform that simplifies group exercise
and PT management for clubs and instructors. [more...]
The concept is expanding to the lucrative Dubai market
Following its launch in the UK last year, circuit-based training concept Speedflex has announced the opening of its first overseas site, in Dubai.
UAE-based hospitality firm JA Resorts & Hotels will be opening the facility in its JA Ocean View Hotel this month.
Tapping into the growing trend of HIIT training and group exercise, each 45-minute, instructor-led circuit features seven Speedflex machines that automatically respond to, and create resistance levels based on, the individual’s force.
Barry’s – known for its HIIT workouts combining treadmills and weights – is
thought to be looking at strategic options, including taking on a new backer.
US private equity fund, Providence Equity Partners, is acquiring a majority stake in VivaGym
from Bridges Fund Management, which will exit as a shareholder. Financial terms have not been
disclosed.
The Bannatyne Group says it has officially bounced back from the pandemic, with both turnover
and profits restored to pre-2020 levels in 2023, according to its year-end results.
Nuffield Health’s fourth annual survey, the Healthier Nation Index, has found people moved
slightly more in 2023 than 2022, but almost 75 per cent are still not meeting WHO guidelines.
Short-term incentives for exercise, such as using daily reminders, rewards or games, can lead
to sustained increases in activity according to new research.
Following a hugely successful event last year in Split, Croatia, W3Fit EMEA, is heading to
the Chia Laguna resort in Sardinia from 8-11 October.
[more...]
Complaints about group exercise have become a thing of the past for the Reynolds Group
thanks to its partnership with CoverMe, a digital platform that simplifies group exercise
and PT management for clubs and instructors. [more...]
