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leisureopportunities.co.uk | Kath Hudson
Celebrating its 40th anniversary last week, FIBO – the world’s biggest trade show for health, fitness and wellness – welcomed 1200 exhibitors to Köln. Taking place from 10 to 13 April, almost 155,000 visitors came from 129 countries to look at the latest innovations in fitness and wellness and attend the conferences which were packed with more than 80 presentations on key industry topics.
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cladglobal.com | Helen Andrews |Kath Hudson |Liz Terry |Megan Whitby
Three skyscrapers will be built near the river Thames in London with design by Foster + PartnersTwo will be residential and one office space.
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cladglobal.com | Liz Terry |Helen Andrews |Kath Hudson |Megan Whitby
De Montel Terme di Milano has opened in ItalyThe property is Italy's largest urban thermal and wellness complex10 thermal pools are fed by water that comes from 400m below groundThe spa is being managed by Terme & Spa Italia, which also runs Tuscany's Terme di SaturniaMilan has raised its profile as a leader in the thermal spa sector with the opening of De Montel Terme di Milano in early April.
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cladglobal.com | Kath Hudson |Helen Andrews |Liz Terry |Megan Whitby
Family members’ club, Little Houses Group, takes on fresh investmentBlackstone has invested, while the partnership with Imbiba has been concludedThe funds will be used to fuel expansion, with three more sites on the cardsFounder, Charlie Gardiner, will continue to lead the companyLondon-based family members’ club, Little Houses Group (LHG), is set to expand following new investment from Blackstone.
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leisureopportunities.co.uk | Kath Hudson
Growing the Health and Fitness Sector Together was the theme of this year’s EuropeActive European Health and Fitness Forum (EHFF), which took place on 9 April in Köln. GoFit’s Steve Ward welcomed 560 delegates to the 12th iteration of the conference which preceded the 40th FIBO. He started by thanking outgoing president, David Stalker and welcomed interim president, Basic-Fit’s Marcel Boot.
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leisureweek.com | Kath Hudson
Private equity firm, Leonard Green & Partners is acquiring a majority interest in Crunch Fitness from TPG Growth and Crunch’s minority shareholders. Since TPG invested in Crunch in 2019, the brand has experienced remarkable growth, adding more than 2.1 million members – a 176 per cent increase. Adding 275 locations, it has doubled in size and now has more than three million members at its 500 gyms worldwide. On average, it is opening a site each week.
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leisureopportunities.co.uk | Kath Hudson
Jetts Fitness, the gym franchise known for its no lock-in contracts, flexible access and value-for-money membership options, is expanding into India via its Jetts Fitness Australia business. With India’s fitness industry growing, this expansion marks a milestone in Jetts’ international franchise growth.
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healthclubmanagement.co.uk | Kath Hudson
By PureGym CEO is the lead interview in the latest issue of HCMHe reveals that the Pure Fitness brand in the US will be replaced with the PureGym brandThe recently acquired Blink Fitness gyms and PureGym’s three Washington DC sites will be rebrandedPureGym is intending to rebrand all of its US gyms as PureGym, rather than continuing to use the Pure Fitness brand it developed for its US launch, reveals CEO Clive Chesser in the latest edition of HCM.
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healthclubmanagement.co.uk | Kath Hudson
By A partnership between the NHS and exercise professionals demonstrates the power of collaboration Active Sussex Reconditioning Project provided 54 supervised physical activity sessions for stroke survivors The rehab programme began in hospital and continued into the community There are hopes to roll this blueprint out more widely in Sussex A Sussex hospital-based stroke rehabilitation programme, delivered by health instructors and NHS physiotherapists, has seen far-reaching benefits and...
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leisureweek.com | Kath Hudson
PureGym is intending to rebrand all of its US gyms as PureGym, rather than continuing to use the Pure Fitness brand it developed for its US launch, reveals CEO Clive Chesser in the latest edition of HCM. Chesser, says all 57 Blink Fitness sites in New York and New Jersey, which were recently acquired from Equinox, will also.
