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19 May 2026
Fitness Worx Gyms has confirmed work is underway on its 10th site, which will open
10 Apr 2026
After celebrating its 25th anniversary last year, Fusion Lifestyle has called in administrators after a
18 Mar 2026
UK independent operator, Fitness Worx Gyms, is rolling out Glute Zones across its estate, with
18 Dec 2025
Accessing medical and health support via health club memberships is seeing growing consumer demand in
20 Aug 2025
The finalists of the UK Active Awards 2025 have been announced today (19 August) following
28 Jan 2025
The Club Company, has kicked off 2025 with the acquisition of The Nottinghamshire Golf and
Strength training has never been more important for member retention, facility differentiation and long-term commercial
29 Nov 2024
Recognising the challenges facing local authorities, the Labour government has announced plans to tackle local
17 Jan 2024
Physiotherapy patients are being offered treatment in leisure centres thanks to a tie-up between London
15 Dec 2022
The Royal Air Force Museum Midlands has secured £5m of National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF)
07 Jul 2022
It was a night to remember at the 2022 ukactive Awards for Parkwood Leisure, as
01 Jul 2022
The best in the business from across the physical activity sector were honoured last night
05 Jul 2021
The growth of budget health club chain JD Gyms has been accelerated by "at least
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
24 Apr 2021
West Midland Safari Park in Bewdley, Worcestershire, UK, has launched an "immersive overnight wildlife experience",
21 Nov 2019
The Good Spa Guide (GSG), in association with ESPA Skincare, recently revealed the winners of
08 Apr 2019
Leisure operator Everyone Active has secured management deals for 11 new sites. The new contracts
16 Nov 2018
The University of Warwick has released an in-depth fly-through video of its soon-to-be-completed sports and
14 Nov 2018
Winners of this year's Good Spa Guide Awards were announced last night (13 November) at
09 Nov 2018
The Spa at the Midland in Manchester, UK, has named Rebecca Holmes as its new
23 Aug 2018
The Spa at The Midland, in Manchester, UK, has launched a series of guided meditation
03 Aug 2018
Orangetheory Fitness will open its first out-of-London UK studio in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, in December.
02 Aug 2018
Membership-based massage franchise The Massage Company (TMC) has continued its UK growth after signing a
05 Jul 2018
VisitEngland has named 11 regional tourism projects which will each receive up to £250,000 of
04 Jul 2018
Equipment supplier Matrix Fitness has restructured its sales team and added a trio of senior
27 Jun 2018
University of Warwick will open a multi-million sport and wellness hub in early 2019. The
21 Jun 2018
Hotel management company RBH has named the winners of its 2018 Spa Awards in a
04 May 2018
Serco Leisure has named Simon Pittman as its new national membership sales manager. Pittman, a
19 Mar 2018
Britain’s visitor attractions are set to get a major boost, with investment into the sector
15 Nov 2017
The Spa at Gleneagles by ESPA has been named the best UK spa at this
14 Nov 2017
The head of Drayton Manor Theme Park in Tamworth, Staffordshire, has collected an OBE for
09 Nov 2017
A marketing initiative spearheaded by VisitBritain hopes to attract more US and overseas tourists to
19 Jun 2017
The Black Country Living Museum (BCLM) in Dudley has been awarded £9.8m by the Heritage
19 May 2017
Australian fitness franchise F45 has sold 50 franchises in the UK with 15 studios expected
02 May 2017
David Armstrong – the man who oversaw Wasp Rugby’s acquisition of Coventry’s Ricoh Arena –
03 Mar 2017
“Archaic” town planning laws are blocking fitness businesses from having impactful presences on English high
11 Aug 2016
London continued to dominate the landscape as the UK's leading tourist destination, while an increase
03 Aug 2016
Neil Armitage has been chosen ahead of several dozen applicants to lead Archery GB through
01 Aug 2016
London-based EF Medispa has moved into the franchise business after opening its most recent Bristol,
18 May 2016
John Orna-Ornstein, director of museums and southwest for Arts Council England (ACE), has spoken about
17 May 2016
Birmingham has been encouraged to mount a bid for the 2026 Commonwealth Games by Prime
18 Apr 2016
A Steering Group has been established to make Coventry one of the “leading cities in
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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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After decades of focusing on adult audiences, operators are starting to engage young people – unlocking growth opportunities while supporting the health and wellbeing of future generations
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The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills,
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People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
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LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
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