career development news
11 May 2026
The Spa Life UK Convention returns from 21–23 June 2026 at Whittlebury Park Hotel, Spa
10 Dec 2025
The UK government has announced a National Youth Strategy, backed by £500 million, to rebuild
24 Nov 2025
The Gym Group has achieved Gold status from Inclusion In in recognition of its inclusive
23 Sep 2025
UK employee representative organisation, CIMSPA (The Chartered Institute of Sport and Physical Activity) has begun
09 Aug 2024
The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) has teamed up
16 Jul 2024
Gymbox has partnered with Haringey Council and not-for-profit organisation, Raza Sana, to give opportunities to
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
05 Jul 2024
Industry body CIMSPA, which represents workers across the physical activity sector, has created an online
17 Feb 2023
The British Beauty Council has introduced the Future Talent Programme, a beauty-specific career development programme
26 Jan 2023
Spa and wellness industry thought leaders gathered yesterday (26 January) at the Grow Well webinar
04 Nov 2021
To provide franchisees with ongoing access to world-renowned, CIMSPA-endorsed, fitness and nutrition educational content, RISE
16 Nov 2020
Active IQ has launched its Level 3 Award in Understanding the Development and Delivery of
06 Apr 2020
Technogym has announced a new initiative designed to find the stars of the future. The
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
12 Mar 2020
A new initiative has been launched to engage and empower women working in the UK
27 Feb 2020
CIMSPA and UK Coaching have signed a deal to combine the Register of Exercise Professionals
26 Nov 2019
Swiss wellbeing and medical health resort, Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, has announced a partnership with
08 Oct 2019
The UK Spa Association (UKSA) has announced a potential new partnership with the University of
26 Sep 2019
Marriott has announced it will make elements of its TakeCare corporate wellness initiative available to
14 Feb 2019
The Women in Wellness Leadership Conference, set to take place on 12 March in New
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
06 Sep 2017
UK-based independent hotel group Macdonald Hotels & Resorts is continuing to invest in its wellness
26 Jul 2017
Health and fitness educator Premier Global NASM has joined the physical activity sector’s professional body
27 Jun 2017
Franchise chain Anytime Fitness is significantly expanding its portfolio with up to 500 gyms expected
19 May 2017
The sport and physical activity sector's professional development body has increased its network in the
10 Mar 2017
The Global Wellness Institute's (GWI) Career Development Initiative has launched an online mentorship platform. Now
24 Jan 2017
Children, women and low-income families are at the centre of three new initiatives launched by
20 Dec 2016
US massage and skincare services company Massage Envy is to team up with not-for-profit trade
20 May 2016
Sport England has pledged to work with CIMSPA to produce a new workforce strategy by
04 May 2016
The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has announced it has established 16 wide-ranging wellness initiatives, each
29 Jan 2016
Lori Hutchinson, founder and co-owner of California, US-based Hutchinson Consulting, has died. The International Spa
18 Dec 2015
The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) has won a
20 Nov 2015
A breakout discussion forum entitled “Galvanising career development, mentorship and internship programmes” took place on
27 Oct 2015
The Global Wellness Institute has been granted its 501(c)(3) status – the most common form
30 Jun 2015
The Bali International Spa Academy (BISA) is launching a licensing programme for those interested in
28 May 2015
CYQ is to change its name to YMCA Awards from 1 June, ahead of plans
31 Mar 2015
Mandarin Oriental’s Petra Roberts has been promoted from group spa trainer to group spa manager
13 Mar 2015
Sunday will see the launch of a pilot education programme from the International Paralympic Committee.
02 Feb 2015
Tara Dillon was today (2 February) unveiled as the new CEO of the Chartered Institute
22 Dec 2014
As the industry gathers apace, wearable technology will come to represent a new form of
10 Oct 2014
Majority of women executives believe a sporting background can accelerate their leadership and career potential,
06 Oct 2014
More than 55 per cent of UK fitness managers believe that exercise professionals are under-skilled
03 Sep 2014
Kew Green Holdings has become InterContinental Group’s largest franchise partner in Europe having purchased 19
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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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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New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with
high service levels and a partnership with Technogym
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The industry is embracing consumer-facing tech. Now it’s time to
streamline back-of-house systems with Orbit4, says Daniel Jones
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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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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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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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Jamie Clements
The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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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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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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UK market penetration has risen to 18 per cent – one of the highest
globally, yet with 100 per cent of people seeing benefits when they
exercise, how high could it go? Kath Hudson asks the experts…
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“Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.”
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