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Gympass acquires Andjoy and 7Card as it looks for European expansion
Gympass has completed the acquisition of Spanish corporate fitness platform Andjoy and Benefit Seven (7card), a fitness subscription provider in Romania. The company acquired both businesses from French-owned catering and corporate services provider Sodexo for an undisclosed sum. Both Andjoy and 7card are big
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Trib3 takes fitness to the metaverse in deal to use The Sandbox
Boutique chain Trib3 will become one of the first fitness operators to establish a presence in the metaverse, making its workouts available in The Sandbox. Trib3 has struck a deal to enter The Sandbox – a blockchain-based decentralised metaverse – which joins companies and brands such as sports giant Adidas and
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National survey to explore mental health of fitness sector workforce
The Workforce State of Mind Survey, now in its second year, has begun to gather data to gain insights into how the mental health of people working in the sector has been faring since the https://www.healthclubmanagement.co.uk/health-club-management-features/Management-Mental-wealth/35026?source=search">inaugural
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Planet Fitness buys Sunshine Fitness for US$800m
Planet Fitness has signed an agreement to acquire Sunshine Fitness – an operator of 114 Planet Fitness fitness clubs in the US – in a deal worth US$800m. The cash and shares deal, which is expected to be finalised during the first quarter of 2022, will allow Planet Fitness to diversify across more geographies,
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Fitness industry has a critical role to play in healthcare says new report
The UK government should encourage – and make it easier – for doctors and other health and care professionals to refer people to fitness facilities in order to reduce pressures on the health service. A report launched today (12 January) calls for health clubs, leisure centres, gyms and swimming pools to serve
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GLL's Mark Sesnan awarded OBE for services to the leisure industry
Mark Sesnan, co-founder and CEO of GLL, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours List 2022. Sesnan founded the social enterprise in 1993 and has been instrumental in growing it into one of the UK’s largest operators of public leisure facilities, was given the award for services to the UK leisure industry.
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Sharron Davies launched online fitness platform
Former Olympian and TV presenter Sharron Davies has launched a new online health and fitness programme. Designed for all ages and abilities, the workouts provided by the new Sharron Davies Training platform require no equipment. Access to the platform is priced at £9.99 per month – or £95 a year.
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4 Global IPO values the business at £24m
4 Global – a partner in the Moving Communities initiative – has completed an initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market, valuing the business at £24m. The Moving Communities monitoring and evaluation tool was launched by Sport England in early 2021, to enable
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Vaccines are more effective in people who exercise
Physically active people are 50 per cent more likely to develop higher levels of antibodies after receiving a vaccine, when compared to those who are physically inactive. The finding comes from a study by Glasgow Caledonian University, which suggests that getting people to exercise can significantly increase
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United Fitness Brands snaps up Triyoga
United Fitness Brands (UFB) has added London-based operator Triyoga to its portfolio. Triyoga, which operates five studios across London, UK, is the fourth brand to join the newly launched fitness and wellbeing ‘supergroup’ of boutiques fitness operators which already includes Boom Cycle, KOBOX and Barrecore.
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