New Zealand news
06 Apr 2021
Les Mills has come up with an ingenious solution to get around the pandemic travel
29 Mar 2021
Luxury ethnobotanical skincare and spa brand Seed to Skin has unveiled a new face mask
14 Mar 2021
HCM is investigating news that a small gym in Hong Kong has become one of
15 Dec 2020
UneeQ, a United States and New Zealand-based digital human company, has worked with mental wellbeing
13 Nov 2020
The GWI Hot Springs Initiative team has organised a live international soaking event to unite
04 Nov 2020
With 24 soaking pools terraced along the San Juan River, The Springs Resort & Spa
19 Nov 2020
Matrix Fitness has announced an exclusive partnership with Primal Strength to target an increased strategic
19 Oct 2020
Globally, gyms have, on average, seen nearly 70 per cent of their pre-lockdown members return
02 Oct 2020
A COVID-19 positive gym member visited a club on consecutive days without infecting anyone while
28 Sep 2020
Two functional fitness franchises are continuing their legal battle over a dispute relating to patents.
09 Sep 2020
Althought local lockdowns are impacting gyms in Melbourne and also the state of Victoria, most
27 Jul 2020
Les Mills will launch a new global campaign in September, celebrating the return of fitness
04 Jun 2020
Mike Lamb CEO, Asia of Jetts 24 Hour Fitness, which has clubs in south-east Asia,
25 Feb 2021
Over the last year, fitness and wellness organisations have faced challenges like never before. When
01 Jun 2020
Due to the global pandemic, there has been a renewed focus on health and a
11 May 2020
Governments have begun easing their COVID-19 lockdown measures, resulting in the gradual reopening of health
05 May 2020
Franchised fitness giant Gold's Gym has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, as it struggles
17 Apr 2020
Providing digital fitness content is emerging as a critical value driver for health club operators
08 Apr 2020
A thermal wellness resort using glacial waters – and powered by solar energy – is scheduled
19 Feb 2020
Magic Memories, a New Zealand-based content specialist, has announced a new partnership with Ruby Falls.
12 Jan 2021
Addiction – a word laden with negativity. But isn’t that exactly what the fitness industry
06 Feb 2020
Kam Panesar, founder and CEO of boutique fitness studio Awakn, has revealed plans to open
05 Feb 2020
Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland, has urged for wellbeing to be given greater priority
22 Jan 2020
Gold's Gym completed 22 US franchise agreements and a total of 35 new openings worldwide
31 Dec 2019
Happy New Year to all our readers! After a year that was packed with new
24 Dec 2019
120 international owners and operators of geothermal pools, spas and resorts recently gathered in the
16 Dec 2019
Four nations have submitted bids for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 – the latest
06 Dec 2019
The second day of the World Architecture Festival Awards (WAF) 2019 saw mixed-use, cultural and
27 Aug 2019
Rugby's world governing body has announced that its flagship Rugby World Cup properties will no
07 Aug 2019
Members of Parliament will quiz cricket chiefs over their plans to capitalise on England's recent
25 Jul 2019
The Cricket World Cup is set to provide English cricket a participation boost, as the
15 Jul 2019
New Zealand's Auckland Zoo has revealed a timetable for opening each part of its new
02 Jul 2019
A Labour Government of the future would put wellbeing at the heart of all future
28 Jun 2019
Global attractions giant, Merlin Entertainments, has been sold to the family behind toy firm Lego
18 Jun 2019
Fitness giant Les Mills has launched three new studio spaces at its iconic Auckland City
14 Jun 2019
The Global Wellness Institute has released the top five trends in hot springs as identified
23 May 2019
Online travel marketplace Airbnb has teamed up with genetic testing company 23andMe to make the
02 May 2019
Many iconic glaciers at World Heritage Sites across the planet could disappear by the end
02 Apr 2019
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has formed a partnership with Oceania Rugby, which will see both
14 Mar 2019
The chancellor, Philip Hammond, has presented his Spring Statement to parliament, making updates to apprenticeship
07 Feb 2019
British Gymnastics has appointed Mike Darcey as its new chair, to replace the outgoing Matt
08 Jan 2019
Lift Brands, the parent company of fitness franchises and brands – including Snap Fitness, YogaFit
31 Dec 2018
As a new year approaches, Spa Opportunities editor Jane Kitchen highlights 19 of the most
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Policy
A new tracking tool, called Moving Communities, will assess
the impact of the UK’s £100m National Leisure Recovery
Fund, as well as evaluating the contribution public sector
facilities make to their local communities, as HCM reports
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Promotion
Goji’s virus-killing air purification system is the future of air purification for gyms, says Greg Whyte
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Meticulous tracing and reporting of cases show, time and time again, that fitness centres and yoga studios are some of the safest places on the planet
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Insight
How will digital, gyms and live fitness mesh to create a new customer offering in health clubs? Phillip Mills, executive director of Les Mills, shares his views
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Denbighshire Leisure is creating a range of new and unforgettable member experiences. MD, Jamie Groves, explains how a partnership with Technogym and Alliance Leisure has led to the creation of a raft of new offerings
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Tad Chapman from Active IQ argues that operators should take
a fresh look at apprenticeships and their power to drive recovery
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Policing the rules, even if it means
losing members, will be crucial to
building trust as health clubs reopen,
Paul Roberts tells Kath Hudson
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“It’s a beautiful vision but there’s a lot of hard work ahead”
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Katie Lewis and Lindsey Simpson co-founded Workplace Mental Wealth
to drive workforce change in the health and fitness industry. Liz Terry talks
to Lewis about their first research study – the Fitness and Active Leisure
Workforce State of Mind Survey – and the launch of The Good Work Pledge
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As health clubs around the world start reopening, controlling COVID-19 – while also delivering a great service to customers – must be an obsession for everyone in the sector
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“Our main investment has been our gym, which we’ve designed around the wide-ranging needs within our team: race drivers, serious amateur athletes and those who need some help getting started”
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New tax laws will hit the UK fitness
sector in early April, changing
the way freelance PTs are legally
classified for income tax and national
insurance, as Abi Harris reports
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Children with better cardiorespiratory health than their peers also do better on cognitive tests and other measures of brain function, according to new research
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In spite of having met all government-agreed, COVID-secure operating
standards, group exercise has had a rough ride during the pandemic, being
closed more than gyms. HCM asks why this is and what can be done about it
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Addiction – a word laden with negativity. But isn’t that exactly what the fitness industry
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