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18 May 2022
Massage franchise The Massage Company (TMC) will launch 10 new centres in Scotland over the
20 Jan 2022
Membership-based massage franchise The Massage Company (TMC) has launched a training academy to set up
27 May 2021
Membership-based massage franchise The Massage Company (TMC) is continuing its UK growth and gearing up
20 May 2019
UK-based The Massage Company (TMC) has signed a deal with FranGlobal, Asia’s largest franchise reseller,
20 Feb 2019
Lisa Barden has been named as chair of the UK Spa Association (UKSA), after founding
21 Nov 2018
Some of the UK's leading spa operators and consultants convened in Birmingham last week (14
Following a hugely successful event last year in Split, Croatia, a W3Fit EMEA, is heading
08 Nov 2018
The UK Spa Association (UKSA) and ukactive have signed a partnership that will offer a
03 May 2018
The Massage Company is gearing up to open two new sites this year, as the
08 Sep 2017
The Massage Company has appointed CG Funk as a consultant adviser in order to drive
07 Jul 2017
The UK Spa Association (UKSA) has revealed a new strategic plan as part of efforts
27 Mar 2017
National Spa Week 2017, which will run from 30 October-5 November, has announced two major
07 Sep 2016
In a bid to make 2016 the most successful UK National Spa Week to date,
Complaints about group exercise have become a thing of the past for the Reynolds Group
15 Mar 2016
A new massage franchise venture led by UK Spa Association chair Charlie Thompson and Elliot
28 Jul 2015
The UK Spa Association will hold a networking event at Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire, England,
11 Jun 2015
The Spa at The Midland in Manchester, UK, has soft-opened and will open to the
11 Feb 2015
QHotels is investing more than £1.5m (US$2.3m, €2m) in a city centre day spa at
23 Dec 2014
The UK spa industry has huge potential for growth in terms of product sales and
21 Nov 2014
UK Spa Association chair and group spa support at QHotels, Charlie Thompson revealed how he
Phil Heath, professional athlete, bodybuilder and 7x Mr. Olympia, has fielded a lot of questions
08 Sep 2014
The UK Spa Association demonstrated its benchmarking tool live at a networking event at Center
31 Mar 2014
UK Spa Association chair, Charlie Thompson, has been appointed interim group spa manager for Q
21 Feb 2014
The UK Spa Association will stage elections for a number of key positions within the
02 Aug 2013
The UK Spa Association has announced National Spa Awareness Week 2013, which will run from
08 May 2013
More than 160 spa professionals gathered at Ritz-Carlton’s Abama Golf & Spa Resort in Tenerife
07 Mar 2013
Two previously independent UK spa associations - the British International Spa Association (BISA) and the
22 Jan 2013
Charlie Thompson, current head of health and beauty for Virgin Active, has been elected chair
20 Feb 2009
Charlie Thompson has joined spa and beauty brand Anne Sémonin as director of operations. Thompson,
05 Jan 2005
GS Hotels & Resorts is to roll out its Wren’s health and spa brand in
17 Mar 2004
The health club within the Christopher Wren Hotel in Windsor has reopened after being seriously
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“We introduced good mood messaging, communicating the idea of exercise being ‘for the feeling’”
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Speaking on the LIFTS podcast recently, Xponential Fitness CEO Anthony Geisler said participation in studio cycling is down globally. Kath Hudson decided to investigate
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The European fitness sector is beating pre-pandemic numbers according to the 11th annual European Health & Fitness Market Report 2024 from Deloitte and EuropeActive, as Karsten Hollasch reports
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With the industry experiencing a huge swing towards strength training, researchers recommend continuing to make the case for cardio
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