{"id":681662,"date":"2026-07-09T04:20:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T04:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/681662\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T04:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T04:20:10","slug":"economy-alert-the-gym-group-to-open-16-new-locations-across-the-uk-in-major-business-overhaul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/681662\/","title":{"rendered":"Economy alert: The Gym Group to open 16 new locations across the UK in major business overhaul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A major gym chain has confirmed plans to open multiple new locations across the UK as it looks to take advantage of more people becoming health-conscious.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier today, The Gym Group announced plans to establish a minimum of 16 additional fitness centres this year, driven by robust demand, particularly among younger customers.<\/p>\n<p>The budget fitness chain revealed that its UK growth strategy has boosted both revenue and membership figures significantly.<\/p>\n<p>Average membership climbed five per cent to surpass the one million mark during the first half of 2026.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"2581e\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"5e281c6c283607ac04e24f811d11ecdd\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201600%20900'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/the-gym-group.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" alt=\"The Gym Group\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Gym Group is opening new locations <\/p>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<p>PA <\/p>\n<p>The company&#8217;s half-year turnover reached \u00a3133.1million, representing a 10 per cent rise compared to the same period last year.<\/p>\n<p>Like-for-like sales grew by three per cent in line with expectations, while newly launched venues provided additional revenue support.<\/p>\n<p>During the opening six months of the year, the operator launched four new facilities, bringing its nationwide portfolio to 264 locations.<\/p>\n<p>The business informed investors that construction is underway at two further sites, with contracts exchanged on an additional 11 properties.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"719fa\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"d511d2e374f67814b87c7b412a5920a0\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%204500%203000'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/high-street-shoppers.jpg\" width=\"4500\" height=\"3000\" alt=\"high street shoppers\"\/>High streets have been hit by a wave of closures since the pandemic  | PA<\/p>\n<p>Chief executive Will Orr indicated that the company maintains a &#8220;full pipeline&#8221; of prospective venues, including several in central London alongside other regions across Britain.<\/p>\n<p>The fitness operator confirmed it would quicken its rollout pace during the latter half of 2026, remaining confident of launching no fewer than 20 gyms before the year concludes.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Orr expressed satisfaction with the company&#8217;s trading performance so far this year, stating: &#8220;We are pleased with our trading performance year to date, which reflects the continued appeal of our proposition and strength of customer demand.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>He described reaching the one million membership threshold as &#8220;an encouraging milestone&#8221; within a UK fitness sector experiencing continued expansion.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"53866\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"2753c71a7c8907ed9f8f5ffe6801bcc3\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201245%20700'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/personal-trainer-performing-a-squat.png\" width=\"1245\" height=\"700\" alt=\"Personal Trainer performing a squat\"\/><\/p>\n<p>More Britons are going to the gym <\/p>\n<p> | 432 Fitness<\/p>\n<p>The chief executive added: &#8220;We remain focused on the disciplined execution of our growth strategy and confident in the full-year outlook.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Notably, the company anticipates its net debt will rise from \u00a358million by December as it finances new openings and site refurbishments.<\/p>\n<p>Following today&#8217;s news, shares in The Gym Group fell by 1.4 per cent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A major gym chain has confirmed plans to open multiple new locations across the UK as it looks&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":681663,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[1294,6647,102,2222,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-681662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fitness","tag-economy","tag-fitness","tag-health","tag-money","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=681662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681662\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/681663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=681662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=681662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=681662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}