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Almost Half of Adults Live With a Long-Term Health Condition. Are Gyms Really Built for Them?

46% of UK adults live with a long-term health condition. Learn how gyms can build pathways, onboarding and services that genuinely serve them. ...more

Growing your Club

September 18, 2026•15 min read

Almost Half of Adults Live With a Long-Term Health Condition. Are Gyms Really Built for Them?

The Sydney Sweeney Advert: Is It Really Setting Back Women’s Sport?

A fitness marketing perspective on the Sydney Sweeney Novig campaign: what the backlash gets right, what it misses, and what it teaches about attention. ...more

Views

September 15, 2026•8 min read

The Sydney Sweeney Advert: Is It Really Setting Back Women’s Sport?

The 85% Opportunity: Why Gyms Must Stop Designing Only for People Who Already Exercise

Only around 17% of UK adults belong to a gym. Here is how established gyms can build beginner products, onboarding and marketing that attract the other 83%. ...more

Growing your Club

September 08, 2026•14 min read

The 85% Opportunity: Why Gyms Must Stop Designing Only for People Who Already Exercise

What If Gyms Competed Less and Grew the Market More?

With 83% of the UK not in a gym, fighting over the same members makes little sense. How local gyms can collaborate to grow the fitness market and still compete. ...more

Growing your Club

August 16, 2026•7 min read

What If Gyms Competed Less and Grew the Market More?

How Do You Tackle a New Budget Gym Opening in Your Area?

A budget gym is opening near you. Here is how independent gyms, franchises and hotel clubs protect members by competing on service, community and experience, not price. ...more

Member Retention

July 16, 2026•5 min read

How Do You Tackle a New Budget Gym Opening in Your Area?

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