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19 Jan 2026
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released two global reports calling on governments around the
20 Aug 2025
The 2025 HFA Global Report, which looked at almost 30 markets, shows that around the
26 Feb 2025
US operator, Life Time, has started the rollout of cold plunges to more than 70
03 Oct 2024
The Health and Fitness Association’s new 2024 HFA Global Report shows that despite ongoing macro-economic
15 Dec 2023
Horizon Leisure is upgrading and investing in its new shopping-centre health hub – The Wellbeing
20 Sep 2023
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first-ever report on the "devastating global impact"
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10 Aug 2022
Fitness markets around the globe are demonstrating "reassuring signs of recovery" following the pandemic disruptions
29 Jun 2022
More than one in five (27 per cent) Americans belonged to a health club or
01 Nov 2021
The Sustainable Beauty Coalition (SBC) will host a virtual beauty event streamed live from the
29 Jul 2021
The US fitness industry lost around 58 per cent of its revenues during 2020, due
16 Sep 2019
A new report has found that the “Superblocks” model of city planning used in Barcelona
03 Jun 2019
There are now more than 210,000 health clubs in the world, serving a total of
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01 Jun 2017
The health club industry generated US$83.1bn (€74bn, £64.6bn) in revenue worldwide in 2016, slightly up
12 May 2017
The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has released its second global report on LGBT
27 May 2016
Health clubs worldwide saw revenues slip to US$81bn (€72bn, £55bn) in 2015, despite an increase
09 Sep 2015
Fitness industry trade associations EuropeActive and IHRSA have announced a new collaboration which will see
05 Jun 2015
Health clubs worldwide brought in total revenue of more than US$84bn (€74m, £55m) in 2014,
02 Feb 2015
The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) is urging health club operators around the
19 Nov 2014
A private sector affiliate member of the UNWTO as of last June, the Global Wellness
08 Jul 2014
A new global report into gender equality in sports governance has found most governing bodies
04 Jul 2014
American chain Planet Fitness and global offering 24-Hour Fitness lead the world’s health clubs in
30 Aug 2011
Latest data from Ireland's Central Statistics Office (CSO) have shown that inbound travel is "moving
15 Jul 2011
International health club brands are "lining up" to enter the Indian market, with the country
31 May 2011
The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) has released the 2011 IHRSA Global Report:
29 Jun 2010
The health club industry posted a solid performance in 2009, according to the IHRSA 2010
14 Jul 2005
The global health club industry is nearing its goal of having 100 million members by
09 Nov 2004
The World Travel Market’s Global Report 2004-5 (WTMGR) on tourism has revealed that the industry
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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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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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released,
LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
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World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry
about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
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A new report puts physical activity
at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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the member experience? Kath Hudson talks to the experts
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New legislation is exposing weakness
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management of customer data in
health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
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