Boom cycle has revealed plans to open its fifth London site this September. Find out more...

Germany-based LifeFit Group has added regional operator Smile X to its growing portfolio of fitness brands. Find out more...

Creating opportunities for older people to get physically active represents a major driver for growth in public leisure, according to new research. Find out more...

Australian fitness franchise F45 has secured deals to open sites in emerging markets across the Middle East and Africa – taking the number of countries it operates in to more than 40. Find out more...

The Gym Group has launched a marketing campaign targeting teenagers who are in the midst of their exam period. Find out more...

Indoor cycling giant Peloton has revealed plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO). Find out more...

Group exercise is being presented as a solution to two of society's growing problems – inactivity and loneliness. Find out more...

Bicycles will be prescribed on the NHS for the first time as part of a pilot campaign to tackle obesity. Find out more...

Budget operator Pure Gym achieved double digit growth in revenue and profitability during 2018, cementing its position as the UK's largest gym chain. Find out more...

The Mental Health Foundation (MHF) has chosen body image as the theme for this year's Mental Health Awareness Week. Find out more...

Independent boutique fitness operator Discobarre, which "bridges the gap between fitness and dance", will launch its first stand-alone studio in London this month. Find out more...

Xponential Fitness founder Anthony Geisler sees a dominant future for his boutique fitness business, and one in which the big box operators have been crushed by the rise of boutiques. Find out more...

England Rugby International James Haskell has become a gym franchisee, after opening a F45 functional training studio in Bath. Find out more...

The latest venture from German wellness operator, Lanserhof, is scheduled to open in May at the Arts Club in London. Find out more...

Fitness operator HITIO Gym has signed its first franchise agreement in the UK. Find out more...

British Blind Sport, UK Deaf Sport and national disability charity Sense have launched a joint venture called Sensory Alliance, designed to break down barriers to sport and physical activity for people living with sensory impairments or complex disabilities. Find out more...

Regular exercise has been linked to better eating habits among young people. Find out more...

Sweatcoin, an app which incentivises users to exercise by offering cash rewards, can result in users increasing physical activity by up to 20 per cent. Find out more...

Franchised fitness operator UFC Gym will open its first UK locations in Nottingham and Woking in April. Find out more...

Boutique fitness operator 1Rebel is looking to expand its London portfolio – as well as enter the Australian wellness market. Find out more...

London's thriving boutique fitness market has a new entry – Victus Soul, a studio offering boxing and running-inspired group exercise classes. Find out more...

Xponential Fitness has acquired Pure Barre, one of the largest barre franchises in the US – making it the seventh business in Xponential's rapidly growing portfolio of fitness brands. Find out more...

A hard-hitting new study claims that living a sedentary lifestyle is more detrimental to health than smoking, diabetes and heart disease. Find out more...

Everyone Active has signed a deal with London-based MoreYoga which will see the boutique yoga brand operating out of a number of Everyone Active-operated leisure centres. Find out more...

The average UK adult spends eight times as long watching on-demand television as they do exercising, according to a new report. Find out more...

Mark Verstegen, founder and CEO of human performance specialist EXOS, has said that health clubs and gyms need to become better at delivering results, if they are to attract modern consumers. Find out more...

Ukactive chair Tanni Grey-Thompson has made a passionate call for the government to finally recognise the importance of physical activity and to include it at the "heart" of the UK's political debate. Find out more...

Jetts Fitness has opened a club in Skipton, Yorkshire, making it the fifth location the Australian gym chain has launched in the 12 months since entering the UK market in September 2017. Find out more...

Fitness entrepreneur Tom Marien is looking to take his fitness and social brand One Element outside London for the first time. Find out more...

The Gym Group saw revenues jump by 36 per cent to £58.3m during the first half of 2018, as it increased the number of clubs in its portfolio to 147. Find out more...

Australian fitness franchise F45 has opened European headquarters in Central London, as it looks to gather the pace of its expansion across the old continent. Find out more...

New York-based boutique cycling studio operator SoulCycle has joined forces with its parent company Equinox to create a talent management agency, aiming to help turn their in- house fitness talent into wellness influencers. Find out more...