Costa Rica news
07 Jun 2026
Luxury wellness resort, The Retreat Costa Rica, has introduced its Vida Mía Longevity Centre at
31 Mar 2026
Life evaluations by young people aged under 25 in English-speaking countries have dropped dramatically over
04 Mar 2026
Andrew Barnard, CEO of BodyHoliday, has exclusively shared plans with Spa Business to be involved
03 Feb 2026
The US, China, Germany, Japan and the UK have the top five largest wellness markets
05 Nov 2025
Lifestyle operator Ennismore has announced two new Delano-branded hotel deals following the company’s partnership with
22 Aug 2025
Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) has launched its first wellbeing collection and also
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
14 Aug 2025
House of Grey Wolfe, a luxury lifestyle brand, has launched its first collection of products
20 May 2025
St Regis Cap Cana Resort, the first St Regis-branded spa property in the Dominican Republic,
29 Apr 2025
The first Waldorf Astoria resort and spa in Costa Rica has opened on the Guanacaste
03 Mar 2025
Crunch Fitness has signed a master franchise agreement for India, with the aim of opening
02 Jan 2025
International wellness brand The Well is working on creating a brand new wellness-centric residential and
26 Nov 2024
As iconic fitness brand Crunch celebrates its 35th birthday, CEO Jim Rowley tells HCM about
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
02 Aug 2024
The president of Crunch Fitness, Chequan Lewis, says the company is accelerating its growth plans
18 Jul 2024
US integrative wellness brand The Well has named Ariella Willoughby as its new VP of
19 Jun 2024
A new retreat focused on helping people lead longer, happier lives is launching on the
03 Jun 2024
Marriott is set to bolster its exclusive Ritz-Carlton Reserve portfolio with a brand new property
21 May 2024
Modern US wellness brand The Well has promoted Zeev Sharon, formerly VP of real estate,
22 Jan 2024
Blue Zones – an organisation dedicated to helping people live better and longer lives through
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
15 Nov 2023
Holistic wellness sanctuary Kamalaya Koh Samui in Thailand has announced the launch of its latest
11 Oct 2023
Luxury hotel and spa operator Auberge Resorts Collection has named Vivianne Garcia-Tunon as its first-ever
01 Aug 2023
Streaming giant Netflix is preparing to launch a docu-series exploring the science and lifestyles behind
05 Apr 2023
Modern wellness brand The Well has teamed up with Miami-based real estate developer Terra to
16 Feb 2023
Modern US wellness brand The Well has opened a wellness sanctuary at Chileno Bay Resort
03 Feb 2023
US-based fitness franchise, Workout Anytime, has confirmed that it signed deals for 49 more sites
10 Jan 2023
Treasured hot springs destinations from around the globe are serving as the inspiration for an
05 Jan 2023
Hilton Hotels’ high-end Waldorf Astoria brand will debut in Costa Rica in 2025 with a
19 Dec 2022
RSG Group has announced that Hagen Wingertszahn and Dr Jobst Müller-Trimbusch will take over the
12 Dec 2022
Kickboxing-inspired brand 9Round has extended its international reach with a Master Franchise Agreement for South
05 Nov 2022
Authorities in Costa Rica have confirmed the death of RSG Group founder, Rainer Schaller and
22 Oct 2022
Rainer Schaller, founder and CEO of RSG group and his partner and two children are
09 Sep 2022
Dan Buettner – who identified the five places in the world where people live the
23 Jun 2022
A new report by Deloitte, outlining the social and economic value of the global health
24 May 2022
International spa and wellness design firm Studio Apostoli is realising a new private members’ spa
21 Mar 2022
The first Ritz-Carlton location in Costa Rica will launch in 2024, situated within the 1,400-acre
25 Nov 2021
Fitness operator Crunch Fitness says it's continued its recovery from lockdowns, with membership levels across
16 Nov 2021
The Well at Hacienda AltaGracia, Auberge Resorts Collection has opened in Costa Rica’s verdant region
07 Oct 2021
Modern US wellness brand The Well is set to open its first international holistic wellbeing
30 Aug 2021
Auberge Resorts Collection has been appointed by Leeu Collection to manage Collegio alla Querce, Auberge
18 Aug 2021
Panorama Group and Andy Grant have joined forces to create a new company providing global
17 Aug 2021
Modern wellness brand The Well has announced two new hires; Doris Lopez as the VP
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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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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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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate,
has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company
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Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
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Stephen Price
Founder, SP&Co Group
“Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again”
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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Vicci Wells shares insights from the
recent Class of 2035 report into
physical activity in Generation Alpha
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With corporately-owned clubs,
franchise networks, investments
and proprietary tech, Viva Leisure’s
ecosystem is redefining how
gyms scale and generate revenue.
Its CEO speaks to Kate Cracknell
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“Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.”
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