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Research by Kelly and Yesawich highlights growing focus on wellbeing, as WELLSurvey 2.0 is published
07 May 2026
A new global study by Kevin Kelly and Peter Yesawich is shedding fresh
08 Aug 2024
Freedom Leisure has merged with 1610, a not-for-profit trust based in the west of England.
04 Jan 2023
Luxury fitness chain Equinox has hit the headlines with a new year membership campaign that
21 Jan 2021
The Medical Wellness Congress (MWC) is launching a monthly webinar series after its inaugural event
28 Jan 2020
Leisure trust 1610 will begin offering DNA testing to members at the leisure centres it
08 Nov 2018
Recurring payments platform GoCardless has continued to grow its portfolio of gyms, leisure centres and
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
Drayson celebrates rise from school drop-out to UK fitness industry's Outstanding Individual of 2017
13 Dec 2017
Danny Drayson has been on a journey from school drop-out to fitness and young person
01 Dec 2017
The physical activity sector’s best performers in workforce development were announced last night (30 November)
29 Sep 2017
Leisure centres across the South West of England will dim their lights and turn down
24 Dec 2016
We wrap up our CLAD review of 2016 with a look at some of the
02 Dec 2016
A UK leisure centre gym will begin offering “silent sessions” following requests from members who
11 Apr 2016
The Center for Architecture in Portland, Oregon, is to launch the first major US exhibition
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
15 Sep 2015
Anti-oil protesters invaded the British Museum recently to protest its sponsorship from industry giant BP.
24 Aug 2015
Efforts to revolutionise physical activity sector apprenticeships have taken a solid step forward after the
24 Oct 2014
A coalition of leading leisure employers and industry organisations have today (23 October) launched a
06 Jun 2014
Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos has reinvented its Rock Spa treatments with a brand new
01 Apr 2014
Gladstone Health and Leisure has launched MobilePro, a new smartphone app enabling operators to stay
04 Mar 2013
The new £6.3m Bridgwater pool at the Trinity Sports and Leisure complex in Bridgwater in
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
08 Jan 2013
Sedgemoor District Council has announced 1 March as the opening date of its new £6.3m
12 Dec 2012
The new £8m Dorchester Sports Centre has been officially opened today by Paralympian silver medallist
02 Nov 2012
A new leisure centre in Bridgewater has opened as part of a £20m redevelopment of
10 Sep 2012
Leisure trust 1610 has reopened the Exmoor Fitness Centre in Dulverton after closing it earlier
05 Sep 2012
Image: A 30-station gym is among the facilities Work has been completed on an £800,000
30 Aug 2012
Leisure trust 1610 has commenced work on a £150,000 refurbishment programme at Castle Sports Centre
28 Aug 2012
Image: A 25m swimming pool is among the facilities The Leadbitter Group has completed construction
17 May 2012
Image: The new pool will open early next year A new £6.3m swimming pool currently
01 May 2012
Devon's Torrington Swimming Pool has been reopened by leisure trust 1610, following the completion of
27 Jan 2012
Somerset-based leisure trust 1610 has been awarded a £1.4m contract by Torridge District Council (TDC)
11 Jan 2012
A joint partnership scheme between leisure trust 1610, South Somerset District Council and a local
16 Dec 2011
Sedgemoor District Council (SDC) has announced that work is now underway on a £6.3m swimming
15 Dec 2011
A £9m project to create new galleries exploring the history of Birmingham at Birmingham Museum
15 Nov 2011
The dry facilities at Trinity Sports and Leisure Centre in Bridgwater, Somerset have opened to
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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Greg Bradley looks at the shift towards strength training in gyms and advises on how operators can create the ultimate training environment
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David Lloyd is stepping up its commitment to women’s health as it continues to explore what fit-for-purpose looks like for the female population
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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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Pulse Fitness has created a
new health club delivering an
elevated wellness experience
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The industry is embracing consumer-facing tech. Now it’s time to
streamline back-of-house systems with Orbit4, says Daniel Jones
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“Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again”
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Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
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If the health service is to
survive, we must recognise
that it is a disease service
– and that wellbeing rests with
us, says the activity advocate
and healthy ageing champion.
He talks to Kate Cracknell
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Jamie Clements
The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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For every member with a tripod and a big following, there are others irritated at the way equipment is being hogged or wary they’ll be in the background on someone’s Insta feed. Do influencers offer valuable, free marketing or are they just a nuisance? Kath Hudson finds out how operators are responding
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Strength training is evolving,
driven by changing consumer
preferences. Julie Cramer talks
to innovators about how their
products are meeting this demand
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As the entrepreneur who started Wexer, Fresh Fitness, Fitness DK and Repeat, as well as being a former elite athlete, Rasmus Ingerslev’s life looked perfect from the outside, but onthe inside it was a different story. He talks to Kath Hudson about healing old wounds
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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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Collaborations with the medical profession and greater aspirations around wellbeing are creating a need for more experts in our sector. It’s time to reboot our thinking around the workforce
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Record market penetration in the UK
fitness sector masks a deeper shift
around consumer engagement, according
to a report from Grant Thornton and
UK Active, as Liz Terry reports
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Designing multi-functional
spaces can lead to
fewer bottlenecks at
peak times. Julie Cramer
investigates the latest kit
and inspiring installations
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