Press Releases
Sergio Ramos and RSG Group end their partnership
Madrid/Berlin, April 4, 2023
The business partnership between Sergio Ramos and RSG Group expired on April 1, 2023.
RSG Group opens HEIMAT by Waris Dirie
Paris, January 10, 2023
RSG Group launches HEIMAT by Waris Dirie, a fitness concept, exclusively for women – right in the heart of Paris.
New Management at RSG Group GmbH
Berlin, December 15, 2022
RSG Group remains under family ownership following the tragic death of Rainer Schaller. Hagen Wingertszahn and Dr. Jobst Müller-Trimbusch will take over leadership of the world's No. 1 fitness company, effective immediately.
Berlin, November 4, 2022
The last few days have left us stunned and shaken. Today, it is with great dismay that we share the news that Rainer Schaller and his son have been identified as the deceased from the plane crash off the coast of Costa Rica.
RSG Group Spain acquires Holmes Place Spain
Madrid, July 13, 2022
RSG Group Spain, a leading company in the fitness sector and owner of 40 McFIT studios and the brand SERGIO RAMOS by JOHN REED, has acquired Holmes Place Spain, one of the top brands in the premium fitness segment.
RSG Group Launches ‘HEIMAT’, the World’s First Concept Fitness Club
Los Angeles, June 30, 2022
RSG Group, the global leader in fitness, is proud to announce the opening of HEIMAT, a groundbreaking first-of-its-kind fitness and wellness concept club for those to work, play and simply ‘be’.
Medicover acquires McFIT Polska and expands its fitness network to over 100 clubs
Warsaw, May 17, 2022
Medicover has finalised an acquisition of 14 state-of-the-art fitness clubs operated in Poland by McFIT, a leading European fitness network owned by RSG Group.
#WeAreAllUkrainians Charity Campaign in Support of Ukraine and the Klitschko’s Fight for Freedom by Rainer Schaller & Marcell Pustul
Berlin, March 18, 2022
Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, former heavyweight boxing champions Wladimir Klitschko and Vitali Klitschko, the Mayor of Kyiv, have been rallying global support for peace, freedom, and humanitarian aid.
JOHN REED opens its first Fitness Music Club in France
Paris, February 16, 2022
Berlin’s famous and finest fitness export JOHN REED is opening its first French club in the So Ouest shopping centre in Levallois-Perret, just on the outskirts of Paris.
Football Superstar Sergio Ramos and Fitness Entrepreneur Rainer Schaller join forces to launch the next evolution in fitness - SERGIO RAMOS by JOHN REED previews to global fanfare in Madrid
Madrid, December 13, 2021
The secret is out and the wait is over! The official debut of the innovative fitness collaboration SERGIO RAMOS by JOHN REED took place tonight in Madrid in front of media from around the globe.
The wait is over: Doors are open at JOHN REED
London, September 16, 2021
Experience working out to live beats by renowned DJs with an incredible schedule of free fitness classes and more
First Gold’s Gym in Italy opens its doors in Milan
Milan, July 30, 2021
The wait is finally over in Italy: today the first Italian fitness studio by Gold’s Gym officially opened its doors in Milan.
The new Gold's Gym in Berlin
Berlin, April 26, 2021
Gold’s Gym, the world’s most well-known fitness chain, is debuting its new studio concept.
JOHN REED fitness club expands presence to North America with its first location in Downtown Los Angeles
Los Angeles, March 17, 2021
LA's hottest new gym is an immersion of fitness, music, and design.
Open Letter: Don't forget fitness!
Berlin, March 2, 2021
Dear Chancellor Merkel,
Dear Minister-Presidents,
We can only imagine what a challenging time the pandemic has been for you as political decision-makers.
Following the USA and Italy, RSG Group opens first outdoor gyms in Germany
Berlin, February 13, 2021
At the beginning of November last year, the RSG Group responded to the officially ordered closure of its fitness studios in Germany with a temporary solution and an innovative concept: with its McFIT brand, it is now also giving members in Germany the opportunity to train outdoors - at 10 selected locations.
An icon is coming to Germany: Gold’s Gym to open in Berlin
Berlin, December 2, 2020
With the opening of a flagship studio in Berlin in February, the RSG Group is bringing cult brand Gold’s Gym to Germany and creating a mecca for fitness and bodybuilding aimed at ambitious sportspeople and athletes all over Europe.
THE MIRAI builds digital fitness platform and detaches itself from physical location in Oberhausen
Oberhausen, November 3, 2020
Due to the global pandemic, lighthouse project THE MIRAI is adapting its concept by detaching itself from its physical location in Oberhausen and creating a digital platform that will significantly drive forward research and development, as well as the entire fitness industry.
RSG Group acquires 35% stake in gym80
Berlin & Gelsenkirchen, September 3, 2020
RSG Group GmbH and fitness equipment manufacturer gym80 International GmbH are taking their long-standing collaboration to the next level by becoming business partners.
RSG Group Set to Acquire Gold’s Gym
Berlin, July 14, 2020
RSG Group GmbH, Europe’s innovation leader in the fitness and lifestyle sectors, was selected as the winning bidder in a court- approved auction process held on July 13, 2020, and is set to acquire the most well-known and iconic gym chain in the world, Gold's Gym.
RSG Group focuses on the future
Berlin, May 29, 2020
RSG Group focuses on the future and breaks new ground in dealing with the corona pandemic.
A New Addition to the RSG Group with Modeling Agency PEARL Management
Berlin, January 13, 2020
The RSG Group has gained an exciting new addition from the world of fashion: modeling agency PEARL Management.
RSG Group takes its headquarters and exclusive concept to the Kurfürstendamm
Berlin, April 2, 2019
After a decade of being based in Berlin and more than 20 years of company history, the RSG Group and the staff it employs there will be moving from Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg to Charlottenburg in 2021.
McFIT GLOBAL GROUP GmbH becomes RSG Group GmbH
Berlin, February 28, 2019
Over the last 22 years of the company’s history, the brand portfolio of the McFIT GLOBAL GROUP (Europe’s number one, almost two million customers, around 300 studios in seven countries), alongside its parent brand McFIT, has grown to 12 brands encompassing the areas of art, fashion, design and lifestyle on top of the core focus of fitness. It’s therefore high time that the corporate umbrella, which brings together all the concepts and brands, reflected this diversity. “The fact that we have chosen a new name for ourselves is a clear sign of the growth and maturity that we as a group have gradually achieved”, says Rainer Schaller (50), commenting on the renaming of the company, which will in future bear his name as RSG Group GmbH (Rainer Schaller Global Group GmbH).
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About RSG Group
Berlin, April 4, 2023
With 6.4 million customers across fitness studios and digital services, RSG Group is the global leader in fitness.
Dr. Jobst Müller-Trimbusch – CEO of RSG Group
Berlin, December 15, 2022
CEO of RSG Group
Rainer Schaller – Founder of RSG Group
Berlin, December 15, 2022
Founder of RSG Group
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