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05 Jun 2026
Shocked by the UK loneliness statistics, charitable trust Mytime Active has been doubling down on
28 May 2026
Therme Manchester’s 28-acre development, which will include interconnected glass pavilions that measure 65,000sq m, will
21 May 2026
UK Active has published new guidance on defibrillators to help fitness and leisure operators deliver
21 May 2026
Hotel owner-operator MCR Hotels is inviting the public to provide feedback on development plans for
15 May 2026
Brio Northgate – formerly Northgate Arena in Chester – has officially reopened following
10 Apr 2026
After celebrating its 25th anniversary last year, Fusion Lifestyle has called in administrators after a
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
09 Apr 2026
The cognitive boost from exercise can last until the following day according to a study
08 Apr 2026
The £30.6 million Bedworth Physical Activity Hub is now open, replacing a centre which dated
07 Apr 2026
Health club operators across Europe are under pressure to do more with less - retain
07 Apr 2026
Manchester City Council has launched an ambitious programme to offer free gym memberships and access
07 Apr 2026
Wakefield Council has confirmed plans to transition its swim school provision to STA’s new 1-7
01 Apr 2026
Trade associations from around the world have joined forces to lobby governments and health systems
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
27 Mar 2026
Not-for-profit industry organisation, the British Beauty Council, has successfully lobbied the UK government to change
26 Mar 2026
Better colleagues, customers and councillors from the London Borough of Richmond came together yesterday for
Across the UK, local authorities are facing the same challenge: ageing leisure facilities, restrictive layouts
11 Feb 2026
Bolton Middlebrook Leisure Trust has scooped the contract to run five leisure sites as an
05 Feb 2026
Caerphilly County Borough Council has lowered the age limit for resistance training to 14 in
29 Jan 2026
Work has started on the £68.7 million refurbishment of the historic Kings Hall Leisure Centre
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
28 Jan 2026
Pendle Leisure Trust, working in partnership with Pendle Borough Council, will open the landmark project,
26 Jan 2026
Places Leisure has opened Epping Leisure Centre. Undertaken in partnership with Epping Forest District Council
Taiwan’s premier sports and fitness B2B expo, TaiSPO, will be held at Taipei Nangang Exhibition
05 Jan 2026
The American Council on Exercise (ACE) and Nick Lambe, The Online Sleep Coach, have collaborated
15 Dec 2025
Be Well Wigan Council has introduced a new evidence-based, healthy ageing programme that aligns with
12 Dec 2025
Former Planet Fitness CEO, Chris Rondeau, is back in the fitness industry set to drive
10 Dec 2025
The UK government has announced a National Youth Strategy, backed by £500 million, to rebuild
26 Nov 2025
On unveiling the Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said there would be no return to
20 Nov 2025
Go Fit has been brought on board by Club Atlético de Madrid for the €800
14 Nov 2025
Champneys has announced the acquisition of Buxton Crescent spa hotel in Derbyshire, UK, in partnership
03 Nov 2025
Plans for a £40 million investment to promote healthy and active communities across North Yorkshire,
31 Oct 2025
Everyone Active, Sarah Watts and Sandwell Leisure Trust were among those to be honoured at
16 Oct 2025
Work is underway on a £19.7 million waterfront leisure centre in Newport, which will be
08 Oct 2025
Following a recently concluded public consultation, Rushmoor Borough Council is preparing a detailed planning application
06 Oct 2025
Construction has begun on David Lloyd Club’s latest site at St Neots in Cambridgeshire, UK
02 Oct 2025
Mark Tweedie has joined the Devon-based Plymouth Active Leisure (PAL) board as a non-executive director
25 Sep 2025
Everyone Active will be taking over the contract to run Woking Borough Council’s four leisure
18 Sep 2025
In response to strong consumer demand, Guildford Lido in Surrey, UK will stay open, and
11 Sep 2025
Perth and Kinross Council has officially opened the £36 million Blairgowrie Recreation Centre – Scotland’s
10 Sep 2025
European health and wellness group, Aspria, has confirmed it is taking on investment in order
08 Sep 2025
Registered charity and leisure operator, BH Live has taken over the contract to run the
02 Sep 2025
Work is underway on Central Bedfordshire Council’s £30 million leisure and community centre in Leighton
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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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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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with
high service levels and a partnership with Technogym
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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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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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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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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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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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Strength training is evolving,
driven by changing consumer
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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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Consolidation, specialisation and shifting consumer behaviours
are reshaping the sector, say Deloitte and EuropeActive
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Researchers have long known that the brain changes as a result of exercise. Now researchers believe this process is actually driven by the brain
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