The event featured a number of live fitness class demos, including Piloxing Credit: FIBO/Behrendt und Rausch
Last week’s FIBO trade show for fitness, wellness and health in Germany’s Cologne attracted a record 138,000 visitors over its four event days.
The show has gone from strength to strength, having almost tripled attendance figures over the past five years. This year it recorded a 19 per cent visitor increase on 2014’s show, as 725 exhibitors from 40 nations showcased their latest products.
“FIBO is among the leading trade fairs with the strongest growth momentum worldwide”, said Hans-Joachim Erbel, CEO of organiser Reed Exhibitions Deutschland. “The scale of this development is unparalleled in the international trade fair business.”
The gargantuan Exhibition Centre Cologne played host to FIBO 2015, which occupied 130,000sq m (1,399,308sq ft) of floor space. Organisers say next year’s event will cover even more ground, with over 80 per cent of FIBO 2016’s stand space booked already.
Health Club Management was on hand throughout FIBO 2015, live reporting on the latest developments throughout the show and posting them straight to the Health Club Management website. Check out some of the highlights from this year’s event below:
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collaboration seen between the health body and trade show.
Global Wellness Day (GWD) marked its 15th anniversary on Saturday 13 June 2026, with the
theme: #JoyMagenta – a celebration of the healing qualities of simple gestures and activities
that spark joy.
Global luxury hospitality brand, Six Senses, has partnered with longevity healthcare provider,
HUM2N, to launch a clinic at Six Senses London, at The Whiteley.
As part of its first hotel partnership, Mayrlife – the medical health resort company known for its
site in Altaussee, Austria – has launched a day clinic at the Rosewood Vienna.
The event featured a number of live fitness class demos, including Piloxing Credit: FIBO/Behrendt und Rausch
Last week’s FIBO trade show for fitness, wellness and health in Germany’s Cologne attracted a record 138,000 visitors over its four event days.
The show has gone from strength to strength, having almost tripled attendance figures over the past five years. This year it recorded a 19 per cent visitor increase on 2014’s show, as 725 exhibitors from 40 nations showcased their latest products.
“FIBO is among the leading trade fairs with the strongest growth momentum worldwide”, said Hans-Joachim Erbel, CEO of organiser Reed Exhibitions Deutschland. “The scale of this development is unparalleled in the international trade fair business.”
The gargantuan Exhibition Centre Cologne played host to FIBO 2015, which occupied 130,000sq m (1,399,308sq ft) of floor space. Organisers say next year’s event will cover even more ground, with over 80 per cent of FIBO 2016’s stand space booked already.
Health Club Management was on hand throughout FIBO 2015, live reporting on the latest developments throughout the show and posting them straight to the Health Club Management website. Check out some of the highlights from this year’s event below:
Pure Gym’s Humphrey Cobbold: Technology is democratising fitness POSTED 09 Apr 2015. BY Jak Phillips The rapid advance of technology is democratising fitness, giving consumers more choice
than ever before and leaving businesses facing difficult dilemmas, says new Pure Gym CEO
Humphrey Cobbold.
FIBO 2015 kicks off in Cologne with EHFF conference POSTED 08 Apr 2015. BY Jak Phillips FIBO week got underway in Cologne, Germany, this morning (8 April) with the start of the
one-day 2nd European Health & Fitness Forum (EHFF).
FIBO 2015: Health club sector M&A activity on the rise POSTED 08 Apr 2015. BY Jak Phillips The health club sector is becoming an increasingly attractive prospect for investors, as evidenced by a
significant jump in the number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) seen over the past year.
Herman Rutgers appointed new FIBO Ambassador POSTED 06 Oct 2014. BY Jak Phillips EuropeActive board member and fitness industry stalwart Herman Rutgers has
been named new FIBO Ambassador – the latest sign of the increasingly close
collaboration seen between the health body and trade show.
Global Wellness Day (GWD) marked its 15th anniversary on Saturday 13 June 2026, with the
theme: #JoyMagenta – a celebration of the healing qualities of simple gestures and activities
that spark joy.
Global luxury hospitality brand, Six Senses, has partnered with longevity healthcare provider,
HUM2N, to launch a clinic at Six Senses London, at The Whiteley.
As part of its first hotel partnership, Mayrlife – the medical health resort company known for its
site in Altaussee, Austria – has launched a day clinic at the Rosewood Vienna.
Premium London health club, KX Chelsea, will imminently unveil its most significant
redevelopment since its launch in 2002 to create an integrated wellness model combining
training, recovery and relaxation.
Rosewood Le Guanahani St Barth, on the northeast coast of Saint Barthélemy in the French
West Indies, is offering a programme of ocean-inspired yoga classes between 8-14 June to
celebrate Global Wellness Day (GWD).
