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Doctors Are Prescribing Nature. When Will Canada Get Serious About Prescribing Exercise?

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October 14, 2026

New cancer and mental health findings strengthen the case for making exercise more accessible. Across Canada, the trees are putting on quite the show. A walk among the maples and birches can feel like precisely what the doctor ordered. Through PaRx, Canada’s nature prescription program, it can be. Launched by the BC Parks Foundation […]

By Erin Phelan

Fitness Industry Council of Canada

Fitness Industry Growth Is Translating Into Stronger Profits, HFA Benchmarking Data Shows

October 14, 2026

Nearly two-thirds of reporting operators increased EBITDA in 2025, while median revenue rose 10.7 per cent year over year. Fitness industry growth is increasingly translating

David Patchell-Evans Named to 2027 HFA Hall of Fame

October 14, 2026

GoodLife Group founder will be honoured March 10 at The HFA Show 2027 in Las Vegas. Canadian fitness industry leader David “Patch” Patchell-Evans has been

REVL Training Enters U.S. Market as Canadian Expansion Takes Shape

October 14, 2026

REVL Training co-founders Josh Mildren, left, and Ben Woolford. Australian-founded strength and conditioning franchise makes Florida its first U.S. priority market while confirming its first

Gym and Studio Membership Growth Remains Strong Despite Rising Costs

October 6, 2026

Wellhub survey finds 86 per cent of operators grew membership in 2026, even as competition and customer acquisition costs increased. A new global survey from

Fitness World Expands HYROX Training with Three BC Affiliate Locations

September 29, 2026

South Surrey Signature, TRAIN by FW University Village and the upcoming Brentwood Signature location will operate as official HYROX Training Club affiliates. Fitness World is

HOTWORX Surpasses 900 Studios as Global Expansion Continues

September 29, 2026

Infrared fitness franchise now serves more than 400,000 members worldwide, with three Canadian locations currently listed in Alberta and Quebec. HOTWORX has surpassed 900 open

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