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Places Leisure is working with Roberts Limbrick to build £60m wellness flagship in Basingstoke
BY Kath Hudson | 10 Jul 2026
Places Leisure has exchanged contracts to build and operate a flagship £60m water and leisure destination on behalf of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.
PureGym announces expansion into Ireland
BY Kath Hudson | 09 Jul 2026
The Republic of Ireland will become the latest market in PureGym’s expanding international portfolio, with the first launch planned for Dublin in 2027.
Total Fitness CEO Sophie Lawler launches leadership coaching venture
BY Kath Hudson | 09 Jul 2026
Sophie Lawler, CEO of Total Fitness, has launched a leadership coaching business aimed at helping women realise their professional potential.
Anytime Fitness targets Europe after opening a club a day in 2025
BY Kath Hudson | 09 Jul 2026
Anytime Fitness opened more than one club a day in 2025 and is on track to maintain this rate of growth this year, as parent company Purpose Brands targets further international expansion.
Everyone Active opens £33.9 million next-generation leisure and wellbeing hub
BY Kath Hudson | 09 Jul 2026
The £33.9 million Leighton Leisure and Community Centre has opened in Leighton Buzzard, UK, creating a next-generation public leisure, health and wellbeing hub for the local community.
YogaSix responds to Pilates boom with launch of strength-focused Y6 Core class
BY Kath Hudson | 08 Jul 2026
YogaSix, the yoga brand of Xponential Fitness, has launched a heated, Pilates-inspired class called Y6 Core.
Bromley’s £17m Walnuts revamp adds EGYM, rehab and recovery
BY Kath Hudson | 08 Jul 2026
Walnuts Leisure Centre in Orpington, in the London Borough of Bromley, has reopened following a £17m transformation designed to secure the long-term future of the public leisure asset and reposition it as a community wellbeing hub.
The Gym Group breaks the million members mark for the first time
BY Kath Hudson | 08 Jul 2026
The Gym Group, has announced that it's sustained positive trading momentum has continued through the first half of 2026 and the company remains confident about the outlook.
Hyrox offers charity spots in sold-out races
BY Kath Hudson | 07 Jul 2026
Hyrox has announced it will be working with a second charity in the upcoming season and offering charity spots in sold-out races.
Amped Fitness debuts Amped Universe flagship
BY Kath Hudson | 07 Jul 2026
US low-cost operator, Amped Fitness, has launched a flagship location in Texas, debuting its multi-sensory Amped Universe design architecture.
X-Club gears up to open its flagship site in central London
BY Kath Hudson | 07 Jul 2026
Luxury boutique Pilates and wellness studio, X-Club, officially launches a 4,000sq ft flagship at Marylebone on 16 July Built around X-Club’s four pillars of wellness – mind, movement, nutrition and therapy – the facility features two group exercise studi
LifeFit Group expands in southern Germany with Fitness Sigmaringen acquisition
BY Kath Hudson | 06 Jul 2026
The LifeFit Group continues its buy and build strategy with the acquisition of the Fitness Sigmaringen club in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.
Industry veterans partner to launch women-only strength brand, LiftHer
BY Kath Hudson | 03 Jul 2026
An ambitious women’s-only strength and lifting studio concept is set to launch in Dallas this September, with a wider US rollout already in active development.
Omnigym collaborates on an outdoor gym for homeless people
BY Kath Hudson | 02 Jul 2026
Finnish outdoor fitness equipment specialist, Omnigym, has partnered with charity, Emmaüs Solidarité, to launch an outdoor gym installation at a homeless shelter in Paris.
Virgin Active opens social wellness club in London's Mayfair
02 Jul 2026
Virgin Active has officially opened its redesigned Mayfair club, unveiling its latest Social Wellness Club and signalling a significant evolution of its proposition.
Basic-Fit expands German footprint with €52m Wellyou acquisition
BY Kath Hudson | 01 Jul 2026
Europe’s largest low-cost operator Basic-Fit has agreed to acquire 41 Wellyou clubs in Germany for €52m.
Myzone report shows importance of longevity and social connection
BY Kath Hudson | 30 Jun 2026
Longevity is the most important motivator for today’s exercisers and social connection is key, according to a report by Myzone.
Until combines multiple disciplines at new Canary Wharf club
BY Kath Hudson | 30 Jun 2026
Until has opened its fourth club at Canary Wharf, in the iconic YY London building.
Ben Allen appointed managing director at Common Bond
BY Kath Hudson | 29 Jun 2026
Ben Allen has been appointed managing director at Common Bond. Having set the company up for growth, Robert Rowland now steps into an advisory role.
Industry mourns the loss of Les Mills, a founding father of fitness
BY Kath Hudson | 29 Jun 2026
Les Mills, whose name became synonymous with one of the world's leading fitness brands, has passed away peacefully at the age of 91.
     
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1 to 20 of 4764 news stories
Places Leisure is working with Roberts Limbrick to build £60m wellness flagship in Basingstoke
BY Kath Hudson | 10 Jul 2026
Places Leisure has exchanged contracts to build and operate a flagship £60m water and leisure destination on behalf of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.
PureGym announces expansion into Ireland
BY Kath Hudson | 09 Jul 2026
The Republic of Ireland will become the latest market in PureGym’s expanding international portfolio, with the first launch planned for Dublin in 2027.
Total Fitness CEO Sophie Lawler launches leadership coaching venture
BY Kath Hudson | 09 Jul 2026
Sophie Lawler, CEO of Total Fitness, has launched a leadership coaching business aimed at helping women realise their professional potential.
Anytime Fitness targets Europe after opening a club a day in 2025
BY Kath Hudson | 09 Jul 2026
Anytime Fitness opened more than one club a day in 2025 and is on track to maintain this rate of growth this year, as parent company Purpose Brands targets further international expansion.
Everyone Active opens £33.9 million next-generation leisure and wellbeing hub
BY Kath Hudson | 09 Jul 2026
The £33.9 million Leighton Leisure and Community Centre has opened in Leighton Buzzard, UK, creating a next-generation public leisure, health and wellbeing hub for the local community.
YogaSix responds to Pilates boom with launch of strength-focused Y6 Core class
BY Kath Hudson | 08 Jul 2026
YogaSix, the yoga brand of Xponential Fitness, has launched a heated, Pilates-inspired class called Y6 Core.
Bromley’s £17m Walnuts revamp adds EGYM, rehab and recovery
BY Kath Hudson | 08 Jul 2026
Walnuts Leisure Centre in Orpington, in the London Borough of Bromley, has reopened following a £17m transformation designed to secure the long-term future of the public leisure asset and reposition it as a community wellbeing hub.
The Gym Group breaks the million members mark for the first time
BY Kath Hudson | 08 Jul 2026
The Gym Group, has announced that it's sustained positive trading momentum has continued through the first half of 2026 and the company remains confident about the outlook.
Hyrox offers charity spots in sold-out races
BY Kath Hudson | 07 Jul 2026
Hyrox has announced it will be working with a second charity in the upcoming season and offering charity spots in sold-out races.
Amped Fitness debuts Amped Universe flagship
BY Kath Hudson | 07 Jul 2026
US low-cost operator, Amped Fitness, has launched a flagship location in Texas, debuting its multi-sensory Amped Universe design architecture.
X-Club gears up to open its flagship site in central London
BY Kath Hudson | 07 Jul 2026
Luxury boutique Pilates and wellness studio, X-Club, officially launches a 4,000sq ft flagship at Marylebone on 16 July Built around X-Club’s four pillars of wellness – mind, movement, nutrition and therapy – the facility features two group exercise studi
LifeFit Group expands in southern Germany with Fitness Sigmaringen acquisition
BY Kath Hudson | 06 Jul 2026
The LifeFit Group continues its buy and build strategy with the acquisition of the Fitness Sigmaringen club in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.
Industry veterans partner to launch women-only strength brand, LiftHer
BY Kath Hudson | 03 Jul 2026
An ambitious women’s-only strength and lifting studio concept is set to launch in Dallas this September, with a wider US rollout already in active development.
Omnigym collaborates on an outdoor gym for homeless people
BY Kath Hudson | 02 Jul 2026
Finnish outdoor fitness equipment specialist, Omnigym, has partnered with charity, Emmaüs Solidarité, to launch an outdoor gym installation at a homeless shelter in Paris.
Virgin Active opens social wellness club in London's Mayfair
02 Jul 2026
Virgin Active has officially opened its redesigned Mayfair club, unveiling its latest Social Wellness Club and signalling a significant evolution of its proposition.
Basic-Fit expands German footprint with €52m Wellyou acquisition
BY Kath Hudson | 01 Jul 2026
Europe’s largest low-cost operator Basic-Fit has agreed to acquire 41 Wellyou clubs in Germany for €52m.
Myzone report shows importance of longevity and social connection
BY Kath Hudson | 30 Jun 2026
Longevity is the most important motivator for today’s exercisers and social connection is key, according to a report by Myzone.
Until combines multiple disciplines at new Canary Wharf club
BY Kath Hudson | 30 Jun 2026
Until has opened its fourth club at Canary Wharf, in the iconic YY London building.
Ben Allen appointed managing director at Common Bond
BY Kath Hudson | 29 Jun 2026
Ben Allen has been appointed managing director at Common Bond. Having set the company up for growth, Robert Rowland now steps into an advisory role.
Industry mourns the loss of Les Mills, a founding father of fitness
BY Kath Hudson | 29 Jun 2026
Les Mills, whose name became synonymous with one of the world's leading fitness brands, has passed away peacefully at the age of 91.
     
 


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