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24 Jun 2026
Chequan Lewis is the new CEO of Crunch Fitness, taking over from Jim Rowley, who
08 Jun 2026
Atmantan Wellness Centre, an integrative wellness destination in Mulshi, near Pune in India, is expanding
26 May 2026
Luxury hospitality and wellness pioneer Jeremy McCarthy has launched Leisure Alchemy, a digital platform that
02 Apr 2026
The founders of mindful fitness experience Sanctum – Luuk Melisse and Gab Olszewki – will
01 Apr 2026
Marriott International and the Leali family, founders of Lefay, have announced plans to enter into
19 Mar 2026
Virgin Limited Edition, a brand by Virgin Hotels Collection, has announced it will open a
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
17 Mar 2026
Minor Hotels will open its first hotel under new brand, The Wolseley Hotels, in New
13 Mar 2026
Eric Litman, CEO of New York-based lifestyle robotics company Aescape, has announced he'll be starting
25 Feb 2026
LifeFit Group continues its buy-and-build strategy with the acquisition of Just Fit, which has 20
20 Feb 2026
Curt and Tammy Tambornino have acquired Escape Fitness USA, adding to their portfolio of fitness
18 Feb 2026
A new urban wellness and longevity clinic called BluSonil has opened in Scottsdale, Arizona, in
05 Feb 2026
Life Fitness / Hammer Strength has unveiled the Nieto-Jones Innovation Center in Illinois to lead
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
03 Feb 2026
Meraki Wellness, a new standalone 16,000sq ft wellness destination, will debut in Grand Cayman, Cayman
15 Jan 2026
Playlist, parent company of Mindbody, Booker and Classpass, has merged with EGYM, supplier of AI-enabled
09 Jan 2026
A social third space called Lore Bathing Club has opened in New York City’s NoHo
22 Dec 2025
Day spa company Oakwell Beer Spa is seeking partners to run franchises around the US.
22 Dec 2025
A new wellness destination called Eha is due to open in Q3 of 2026 on
09 Dec 2025
Michael Lahm has established a new turnkey spa development consultancy called Reservoir. Lahm brings 30
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
22 Sep 2025
Sol Elements, a bathhouse with a design that makes the facility appear to float on
15 Aug 2025
Megavi Wellness, an operator of standalone, hotel and airport spas in India, has opened a
07 Aug 2025
Ragdale Hall, the destination spa hotel in Leicestershire, UK, has been sold to US firm
24 Jul 2025
Frame, which operates boutique studios across London, has been acquired by Wellverse Fitzrovia Ltd, owner
23 Jul 2025
The founders of the Wake the Tiger attraction in Bristol, UK and the Boomtown music
27 Jun 2025
Spanish private equity firm, Alter Capital Desarrollo, has increased its investment in Spanish operator, Wifit
04 Jun 2025
Global investment firm, Carlyle Global Credit is providing a financing package of €280 million to
03 Jun 2025
A clinic offering longevity medicine and health optimisation packages, Humanaut Health, will launch its first
21 May 2025
Airbnb is offering its users 10 categories of wellbeing-related experiences across 260 cities via its
28 Apr 2025
Rituil, a manufacturer of sustainable textiles, has entered the luxury spa market with the launch
26 Mar 2025
Corporate wellbeing platform, Wellhub – formerly Gympass – has entered into an agreement to buy European
12 Mar 2025
LifeFit Group has agreed its largest transaction to date, with the acquisition of FIT/One Group,
06 Mar 2025
Franchise Strong Pilates has announced that former English cricketer, Stuart Broad, has come on board
04 Feb 2025
Thailand’s award-winning wellness sanctuary, Kamalaya Koh Samui, is unveiling new facilities and programmes to address
27 Jan 2025
111Skin has secured a significant minority investment from Skyy Partners, the consumer-focused private equity firm
20 Dec 2024
One of Australia’s largest gym operators, Viva Leisure, is coming to the UK after signing
05 Dec 2024
Dubai-based luxury hotel operator Jumeirah has announced a new partnership with Thanda Group, marking its
25 Nov 2024
Spa, fitness and hospitality buyer event company We Work Well has appointed Dany Brind’Amour as
22 Nov 2024
John and Karina Stewart, founders of Kamalaya in Koh Samui, Thailand, have exited the business
21 Nov 2024
Purpose Brands, the US$3.7 billion company formed by the merger of Orangetheory Fitness and Self
01 Oct 2024
Future Practice has launched a suite of courses designed to enable fitness professionals to train
13 Sep 2024
Luxury Hebridean organic spa brand Ishga recently had the honour of hosting her royal highness,
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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
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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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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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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Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate,
has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company
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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Deena Gillan
Chair of UK Active’s Independent Council and GM at 3-1-5“There are so many dedicated people in the independent sector – they work hard because they’re passionate about changing lives”
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