[2] McNiece sold a 53 per cent stake in the business to wealth management firm Colonial First State in 2006.
[4] In March 2008, Macquarie Leisure purchased the Zest Health Clubs chain for $7.4 million, allowing it to expand Goodlife to South Australia and grow its Queensland footprint.
[6] In January 2010, Ardent acquired seven of Zest's Western Australian health clubs for $4.2 million in cash and stock.
[7] In August 2016, Ardent sold the 76-club Goodlife business to Quadrant Private Equity for $260 million, forming part of its Fitness and Lifestyle Group.
[8][9] In 2023 members of the United Workers Union launched a campaign against underpayment, wage cuts, and poor work conditions at over 150 Fitness First and Goodlife Health Clubs.