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06 May 2026
US-based robotics wellness company Aescape Inc has entered insolvency proceedings following the sale
03 May 2026
Activity levels are still rising among English adults according to Sport England’s new Active Lives
09 Apr 2026
The newly published The UK Health & Fitness Market Report 2026 shows penetration has reached
08 Apr 2026
Managing director of awarding body, Active IQ, Jenny Patrickson, is leaving to focus on consultancy,
02 Mar 2026
More than 60 buyers and suppliers gathered on board Virgin Voyage’s Scarlet Lady for a
19 Dec 2025
Beyond Activ APAC took place at the Crowne Conference Centre in Melbourne, Australia from 2-3
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
18 Dec 2025
Sport England’s continuous improvement tool, Quest, is being updated for 2026 with two new products
10 Dec 2025
The UK government has announced a National Youth Strategy, backed by £500 million, to rebuild
10 Dec 2025
Charity running programme provider, Realbuzz, is sponsoring a new nationwide movement initiative in the UK,
29 Oct 2025
The UK’s chief medical officer, Sir Chris Whitty, has given evidence to the Health and
23 Oct 2025
After a networking breakfast, Leisure Media CEO, Liz Terry and PureGym chair, Humphrey Cobbold, have
10 Sep 2025
India presents one of the world’s most exciting growth opportunities for the fitness sector, says
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
08 Sep 2025
NRG Gyms has announced the acquisition of Pump Gyms, expanding its UK estate from seven
Nilo Spa Design has collaborated with leading wellness architect and designer Alberto Apostoli to create
24 Jul 2025
Frame, which operates boutique studios across London, has been acquired by Wellverse Fitzrovia Ltd, owner
18 Jul 2025
Improving the pathway between health and physical activity for people living with long-term conditions is
17 Jul 2025
The UK government has got behind Joe Wicks’ latest initiative – Activate – a new
10 Jul 2025
Marriott’s new global leader of spa, fitness and wellness, Suzanne Holbrook, told Spa Business that
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
03 Jul 2025
The much anticipated Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England reveals ambitious
27 Jun 2025
The resilience of the UK fitness sector and its thirst for innovation was evident at
A unique educational experience on July 8th & 9th 2025 at the heart of athletic performance
Biohacking: a wellness revolution Biohacking is rapidly becoming the new buzzword in fitness, just as
30 May 2025
Rimini Wellness has launched again this year in the Rimini Expo Centre, Italy, bringing wellness,
16 Apr 2025
Private equity firm, Leonard Green & Partners is acquiring a majority interest in Crunch Fitness
11 Apr 2025
PureGym is intending to rebrand all of its US gyms as PureGym, rather than continuing
24 Mar 2025
Loughborough University in the UK has teamed up with Vitality to launch a Women in
21 Mar 2025
Laszlo Puczko, CEO of Health Tourism Worldwide (HTTWLife), has initiated a new conversation about the
23 Jan 2025
Industry figures Kim Marshall and Lisa Starr have joined forces to aid LA’s spa and
21 Jan 2025
Polish fitness franchise business, Xtreme Fitness Gyms, has hit the milestone of 100 sites and
16 Jan 2025
Boutique fitness brand, Barry's – which indicated last June that it was looking for a new
10 Jan 2025
UK chartered institute, CIMSPA, has teamed up with the UK government's Department for Work and
09 Jan 2025
Sporting Memories Foundation Scotland and Edinburgh Leisure are collaborating to launch a weekly club to
05 Dec 2024
Sport England’s Active Lives Children and Young People Survey for the academic year 2023-2024 has
29 Nov 2024
Recognising the challenges facing local authorities, the Labour government has announced plans to tackle local
05 Nov 2024
“We need to create a blue renaissance,” stated J. Carl Ganter, founder of Circle of
03 Oct 2024
The Health and Fitness Association’s new 2024 HFA Global Report shows that despite ongoing macro-economic
20 Sep 2024
Houston destination spa Trellis Spa has announced its 'Receive One Facial, Give One Facial' event
14 Aug 2024
Blink Fitness, the affordable fitness brand founded in 2011 and owned by Equinox Holdings, has
08 Aug 2024
Freedom Leisure has merged with 1610, a not-for-profit trust based in the west of England.
31 Jul 2024
James Balfour, co-founder of 1Rebel, talks about how the boutique operator is having its best
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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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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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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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New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with
high service levels and a partnership with Technogym
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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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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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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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The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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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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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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New insight from Deloitte and Grant Thornton shows record growth, but the real shift is towards identity and perceived value, revealing opportunities to deepen engagement with members
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Consolidation, specialisation and shifting consumer behaviours
are reshaping the sector, say Deloitte and EuropeActive
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