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28 May 2026
Therme Manchester’s 28-acre development, which will include interconnected glass pavilions that measure 65,000sq m, will
09 Apr 2026
The newly published The UK Health & Fitness Market Report 2026 shows penetration has reached
Sport England research shows sport and exercise contributes £123 billion to the UK economy each year
18 Nov 2025
Grassroots sport and exercise boost the UK economy by £36.2 billion every year, according to
11 Sep 2025
Construction management company Sir Robert McAlpine has been appointed to lead the development of the
23 Jul 2025
Leisure DB has released its State of the UK Swimming Industry Report 2025. In the
13 Jun 2025
The much-anticipated UK government’s Spending Review (SR) 2025 was delivered yesterday (11 June), which sets
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
04 Jun 2025
The National Sector Partners Group (NSPG) has written to the Prime Minister ahead of the
03 Jan 2025
UKinbound and ABTA have hosted a youth mobility drop-in event for politicians as part of
11 Dec 2024
The UK’s largest healthcare charity and a leading research university have teamed up to create
Mastercard and VISA are facing a claim worth more than £4 billion being brought by
10 Sep 2024
The UK wellness industry is experiencing unprecedented growth, now ranked as the fifth-largest globally, following
22 Aug 2024
New research indicates the British beauty industry grew by 11 per cent last year –
Strength training has never been more important for member retention, facility differentiation and long-term commercial
23 Jan 2024
As the UK's political parties set their sights on the general election in 2024, UK
22 Sep 2023
Therme Group has received planning permission to build the UK’s first city-based wellbeing resort, Therme
21 Mar 2023
Health and wellbeing should be at the heart of all government policymaking according to a
10 Feb 2023
Lucy Frazer has replaced Michelle Donelan as culture secretary at the UK's newly-named Department for
19 Jan 2023
In his first speech as chair at UK Active, Mike Farrar said the physical activity
26 Jul 2022
Total Fitness says its membership numbers are back to pre-COVID-19 levels. With fifteen clubs in
23 Jun 2022
A new report by Deloitte, outlining the social and economic value of the global health
13 May 2021
UK Sport has outlined its mission to create the "greatest decade of extraordinary sporting moments",
03 Mar 2021
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled an additional £700m funding boost for sports and culture, as
12 Jan 2021
UK MPs have spoken in favour of backing the creation of a Minister of Hospitality,
26 Nov 2020
This year's UK government Spending Review, announced in Parliament by chancellor Rishi Sunak on 25
23 Jul 2020
Paul McPartlan has moved from Nuffield Health to take up the role of CEO of
30 Jun 2020
The UK Spa Association (UKSA) is urging industry members to lobby the government for a
04 May 2020
Nearly a hundred members of parliament (MP) have written a letter to chancellor Rishi Sunak,
08 Apr 2020
Martin Long, CEO of DW Fitness First, has called on the government to speed up
09 Mar 2020
The ICC Cricket World Cup has been credited with delivering a £350m economic boost to
08 Nov 2019
A study assessing the impact of physical inactivity on national economies has suggested that if
01 Jul 2019
Duncan Bannatyne is to return to frontline involvement in the health club, spa and hotel
29 Apr 2019
A new report conducted by the UK’s Centre for Economic and Business Research has found
UK Government funds £4m development of immersive experiences for Wallace & Gromit and Peaky Blinders
26 Apr 2019
Immersive experiences based on Wallace & Gromit and Peaky Blinders are to be developed with
29 Mar 2019
The Madison Square Garden Company (MSG) has submitted plans to the London Legacy Development Corporation
14 Mar 2019
The chancellor, Philip Hammond, has presented his Spring Statement to parliament, making updates to apprenticeship
02 Jan 2019
There has been a mixed response to the government's immigration white paper, published last month.
21 Dec 2018
More than one in four (26 per cent) Brits – a total of 13 million –
31 Aug 2018
An estimated seven million Brits holidayed at home during the August bank holiday weekend, providing
24 Jul 2018
Spending on leisure activities increased dramatically during the second quarter of the year, driven by
16 Jul 2018
The UK travel industry has offered a "cautious welcome" to the government’s Brexit white paper,
05 Apr 2018
The first renderings have been released showing what the Madison Square Garden Company’s (MSG) striking
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Social fitness the missing link to member engagement, according to a new Myzone report
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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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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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London and revealed a range of new launches
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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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The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills,
a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
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