COVID-19 news
03 Jul 2020
A number of gym operators are concerned that local lockdowns could come into effect in
03 Jul 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that gyms may be able to reopen in a
01 Jul 2020
As a wave of spas reopen around the world, it’s clear the industry is going
02 Jul 2020
UK consumer confidence has improved significantly since the beginning of the lockdown, with a fifth
02 Jul 2020
The PGA Tour has recently bought 1,000 Whoop bands for its golfers, after PGA Tour
01 Jul 2020
ukactive has announced that Active Uprising and the National Summit are going digital as part
10 Jun 2020
As countries around the world gear up to relax their lockdown rules, there remains a
01 Jul 2020
Health and fitness company Ingesport – which operates the GO fit chain of gyms in
01 Jul 2020
Swiss beauty brand, Valmont introduces PRIMARY, the company’s first microbiome-balancing skincare collection. Formulated around prebiotics
01 Jul 2020
Mountainside Fitness in Arizona has filed a lawsuit against state's governor, Doug Ducey, after he
30 Jun 2020
Physical activity levels in England have continued to fall from those recorded at the initial
30 Jun 2020
Franchise operator Club Pilates has shown that there is growing confidence in the US fitness
30 Jun 2020
Fitness and athletic apparel firm Lululemon will acquire at-home fitness tech firm Mirror in a
10 Jun 2020
Fitness expert and television host, Jessie Pavelka has collaborated with Fisikal, experts in digital management
30 Jun 2020
Almost half of all public health and fitness, leisure and community facilities in the UK,
29 Jun 2020
Almost 60 per cent of UK parents plan to resume their children’s swimming lessons –
29 Jun 2020
Mindfulness app provider, Headspace, is providing free subscriptions to all unemployed or furloughed workers in
25 Jun 2020
A large-scale academic study has concluded that there is "no threat of increased COVID-19 spread"
25 Jun 2020
Greg Glassman, founder of CrossFit, has sold the fitness company to entrepreneur Eric Roza –
25 Jun 2020
Tanni Grey-Thompson, Chair of ukactive, Humphrey Cobbold, CEO of Pure Gym and ukactive board member
22 May 2020
• New training program Immunity Boost to strengthen the immune system • Mobile training slot
24 Jun 2020
Gharieni has unveiled an illuminated protective screen to separate clients and therapists during facial treatments.
24 Jun 2020
Momentum is gathering pace in the push for a U-turn on the government's decision to
26 Jun 2020
Swiss health clinic operator, Clinique La Prairie (CLP), has refreshed its signature Master Detox programme
24 Jun 2020
Industry body, the UK Spa Association (UKSA), has revealed it’s official COVID-19 Reopening Guidelines. The
23 Jun 2020
Jan Spaticchia, founder of énergie Fitness, has led a successful management buyout to reacquire the
23 Jun 2020
Gyms in the UK could reopen by mid-July, according to a tweet, just posted by
23 Jun 2020
Budget fitness chain, Xercise4Less, will have a new ownership structure and financing set-up by the
Features
Statistics
“People in younger age groups say they are four times more likely to use their centres and clubs more when they open”
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Opinion
The over-70s were treated as one homogenous group during
the lockdown and advised to shield. Colin Milner, founder and CEO
of the International Council on Active Aging says this is leading to
an increase in ageism that the industry must fight to overcome
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Training
Balance training is set to become a major fitness trend, with
exercisers increasingly appreciating the benefits of having
a strong core and good balance, particularly as they age.
Lauren Health-Jones rounds up the latest product releases
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Supplier showcase
Working with Precor, Aberdeen Sports Village has undergone a £500k overhaul to strengthen the user experience and put digital connectivity at the core of its offering
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Supplier showcase
Bannatyne has driven member engagement with Les Mills during the lockdown
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feature
As the health and fitness industry gears up for reopening, Caroline Constantine,
MD of Right Directions, shares critical guidance about safe operating procedures
Features
Consumer culture
Ken Hughes, expert in consumer culture and human behaviour spoke as part of the Technogym Talks series of webinars about how operators can navigate the new consumer landscape
Features
People
HCM people
Jo Smallwood
general manager, Oldham Leisure Centre
“We saw the opportunity to initiate new partnerships with the Oldham Foodbank to help local residents during the COVID-19 crisis. We can’t serve our community in the way we would usually do, so we’ve moved resources to help where people need us most”
People
“We see ourselves as a truly European player. We’re analysing France, Germany, Italy and the UK for development”
People
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Aaron Smith
Founder, KX Pilates“‘KX’ stands for ‘the Kaizen Experience’, which means ‘change for the better’ in Japanese. It’s a philosophy that focuses on continuous improvement. We’re always seeking to improve, not only as a company but as individuals”
People
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Ben Lucas
Founder, Flow Athletic, Sydney“We advise our Flow Athletes to complete classes at a ratio of one yoga class to
one strength class to one cardio class. This combination has very positive effects”
People
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Dr Jonathan Leary
Remedy Place, West Hollywood: Founder and CEO“Remedy Place teaches people how to take care of themselves and gives them the tools they need to be holistically healthy ”
People
HCM people
Professor Zhen Yan
director of the Center for Skeletal Muscle Research, University of Virginia“Regular exercise may help people survive COVID-19”
People
HCM people
Michael Ramsay
Founder and director, STRONG Rowformer“There’s something about the combination of fast-twitch and slow-twitch
fibres working together that absolutely destroys you and gives you
an almost euphoric feeling at the end of every workout”
People
“Around 50% of our members are currently continuing to pay full membership, with another 10% taking up virtual-only digital membership”
People
Kate Cracknell talks connected health and digital transformation
with Chris Blackwell-Frost, Martin Friend and Rick Crawford
from Nuffield Health’s senior management team
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As countries around the world gear up to relax their lockdown rules, there remains a
question mark over gyms and studios, which in many markets will be one of the last sectors
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Fitness expert and television host, Jessie Pavelka has collaborated with Fisikal, experts in
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