Pandemic news
18 Aug 2022
Peloton is set to axe around 800 jobs, increase the price of its equipment and
12 Aug 2022
Building work on Universal's Epic Universe – a new theme park at the Universal Orlando
11 Aug 2022
The Grand Egyptian Museum is set to finally open its doors after a design and
11 Aug 2022
Peter Roberts, former CEO and founder of Pure Gym, has invested in Another Round, a
10 Aug 2022
Fitness markets around the globe are demonstrating "reassuring signs of recovery" following the pandemic disruptions
04 Aug 2022
The Gym Group saw its membership grow by 10 per cent during the first six
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02 Aug 2022
Mindbody has announced that Fritz Lanman will become the company’s new CEO from 3 September
28 Jul 2022
Scandinavian fitness chain SATS has reported Q2 results showing a 53 per cent increase in
28 Jul 2022
The World Active Forum (WAF) – a new network of national fitness associations and organisations
28 Jul 2022
Veronique Gabai has launched the Aroma luxury perfume therapy collection to improve wellbeing. The brand
26 Jul 2022
Planning permission has been granted for a new 60-metre floating wellness barge in London, designed
26 Jul 2022
Total Fitness says its membership numbers are back to pre-COVID-19 levels. With fifteen clubs in
Expert comment from Ernst De Neef, CEO, Funxtion In just over two years, the fitness
25 Jul 2022
The International Congress on Thermal Tourism (ICTT) is returning for 2022 and taking place at
20 Jul 2022
UK Active and Nike have launched the 2022 Open Doors programme. The scheme provides children
19 Jul 2022
Essence has introduced a nasal diffuser product to the spa, hospitality and healthcare markets designed
15 Jul 2022
LeisureDB has launched a new Spotlight Report series analysing the independent sector of the fitness
14 Jul 2022
UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) is backing research to investigate the lack of older adults
11 Jul 2022
Mindbody and Class Pass have released their 2022 Mid-Year Wellness Trends Report which reveals their
Questex’s Sibec Europe-UK, Europe’s leading hosted buyer event for the fitness industry, will take place
11 Jul 2022
Global spa brand ESPA has produced exclusive wellness programming, named Meaningful Wellness Journeys, for select
08 Jul 2022
Lanserhof Sylt, Lanserhof Group’s new health retreat in Germany, has temporarily suspended new arrivals. It
07 Jul 2022
It was a night to remember at the 2022 ukactive Awards for Parkwood Leisure, as
06 Jul 2022
The Rugby League World Cup's social impact programme has resulted in £25.8m of investment in
06 Jul 2022
Virgin Active and Myrtha Wellness have joined forces to open a health club and wellness
06 Jul 2022
Generation Z (Gen Z) has been cited as the next big generation of consumers that
01 Jul 2022
The best in the business from across the physical activity sector were honoured last night
29 Jun 2022
More than one in five (27 per cent) Americans belonged to a health club or
Parkwood Leisure, one of the UK’s leading leisure operators, has reached the milestone of teaching
20 Jun 2022
F45 will be launching its first studio in a hotel in Q3 2022, following a
20 Jun 2022
The Jorvik Group has been named a ‘leading light’ for its digital strategy, which helped
15 Jun 2022
Oliver Lee OBE will be taking the position of CEO at Places Leisure from July.
14 Jun 2022
Chester Zoo, Nothe Fort and Black Country Living Museum are among the 19 winners of
01 Jun 2022
Bernard Donoghue, director of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), has been awarded an
13 Jun 2022
Hotels with wellness revenues exceeding US$1m generated 126 per cent more in total revenue per
10 Jun 2022
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the 14th annual HOTel&SPA event returned last
09 Jun 2022
Basic-Fit has opened its 600th club in France in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, in the Pays de la
07 Jun 2022
According to The World Health Organization's recently-released research study, WHO European Regional Obesity Report 2022,
05 Jun 2022
Strength training startup Grndhouse has launched a new app following 18 months of development. The
01 Jun 2022
Power Plate has been shortlisted for the “Developing & Supporting Communities following on from Covid-19”
31 May 2022
Medicover, the private medical insurance provider, has acquired the Polish network of budget gym mega-brand
30 May 2022
The company behind fitness aggregator Hussle – Sandcroft Avenue Ltd – has collapsed, owing £5,362,000.
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From VR to personalisation, here’s what we can expect to see
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Small group training is growing ever more popular, driven by supply-side
innovation and demand, as HCM’s Frances Marcellin discovers
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GM, Nobu Hotel London, Portman Square Portman Square“It was important to create a high-end gym that offers as much value to the local community as it does to hotel guests”
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Are you on board with the metaverse
or is it something to leave to the tech
team? Kath Hudson investigates
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Doing the recommended amount of exercise during weekends is just as beneficial as spreading physical activity out across the week, a new study has found
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Colin Milner, CEO of the International
Council on Active Aging explains the
latest research into opportunities in
the active-ageing sector
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RSG Group has opened Heimat, a members-only concept fitness
club and a new way to ‘work out and live well’, as Liz Terry reports
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Creators of strength-training kit
have their finger on the pulse
when it comes to delivering on
consumer engagement.
Frances Marcellin asks them to
highlight emerging trends
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For years the sector has used participation numbers as a measure of success, but policymakers are now calling for a change to measuring outcomes, so value can be established
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“We’ve got four boutique partners – Mile High Run Club, Physique 57, Humming Puppy and Fhitting Room”
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Martyn Allison reviews a recent National Audit Office report
into grassroots participation in physical activity in the UK
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