health clubs news
10 Jul 2020
England and Scotland have become the most recent countries to announce their spas will reopen,
01 Jul 2020
Mountainside Fitness in Arizona has filed a lawsuit against state's governor, Doug Ducey, after he
26 Jun 2020
Gyms and health clubs in Northern Ireland have been given the green light to reopen
25 Jun 2020
A large-scale academic study has concluded that there is "no threat of increased COVID-19 spread"
10 Jun 2020
An industry-wide campaign will provide fitness operators with the practical resources needed to ensure a
04 Jun 2020
Mike Lamb CEO, Asia of Jetts 24 Hour Fitness, which has clubs in south-east Asia,
10 Jun 2020
As countries around the world gear up to relax their lockdown rules, there remains a
01 Jun 2020
ukactive has questioned the government's decision to make all employers start paying towards the wages
01 Jun 2020
A new industry support association, Fitness United, launches today (1 June) to bring suppliers and
27 May 2020
Gyms and health clubs in Dubai, UAE, have begun reopening their doors today (27 May)
24 May 2020
Innovatise, the company behind myFitApp, today announced the immediate availability of its customer-branded live-streaming solution.
20 May 2020
Gyms and health clubs in the US have begun reopening their doors, with a number
11 May 2020
Representative body, EuropeActive, has today (11 May 2020), published new standards for gym operators advising
20 Apr 2020
Incorpore and MoveGB are pleased to announce they have entered into a landmark partnership, combining
11 May 2020
Governments have begun easing their COVID-19 lockdown measures, resulting in the gradual reopening of health
07 May 2020
How will customers engage with gyms and health clubs after lockdown? What will their new
07 May 2020
ukactive has published an operational framework for use by gyms, leisure centres and the wider
05 May 2020
The trade body for the German fitness sector, Deutscher Industrieverband für Fitness und Gesundheit (DIFG),
04 May 2020
VAT rebates and an extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme are among the list
29 Apr 2020
Gym management software provider Glofox has launched a new digital platform, enabling gyms and health
10 Jun 2020
Fitness expert and television host, Jessie Pavelka has collaborated with Fisikal, experts in digital management
27 Apr 2020
The European fitness industry is slowly beginning to prepare itself for the journey back to
28 Apr 2020
There is no escaping the fact that we are operating in extraordinary times. Our physical
24 Apr 2020
As gyms and health clubs around the world begin to consider their plans for reopening
17 Apr 2020
Good news for the US health club sector, as clubs are put at the front
08 Apr 2020
Duncan Bannatyne, CEO of Bannatyne Group, which runs spas, health clubs and hotels, says the
06 Apr 2020
Precor has developed a set of resources for gym operators, designed to keep members engaged
30 Mar 2020
The US government has passed a motion that will see gig workers, independent contractors and
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Strength
It’s considered a fundamental part of our
fitness routines by medical professionals,
but many exercisers, particularly women,
are still put off by strength training.
We asked leading suppliers what
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As the health and fitness industry gears up for reopening, Caroline Constantine,
MD of Right Directions, shares critical guidance about safe operating procedures
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Supplier showcase
Bannatyne has driven member engagement with Les Mills during the lockdown
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Reopening
David Lloyd Leisure has launched a raft of outdoor classes, including
an enhanced role for its Battlebox concept, as Liz Terry reports
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Training
Balance training is set to become a major fitness trend, with
exercisers increasingly appreciating the benefits of having
a strong core and good balance, particularly as they age.
Lauren Health-Jones rounds up the latest product releases
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Statistics
ukactive, 4global and partners have modelled the likely recovery from the lockdown. Ed Hubbard outlines the numbers
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Statistics
More than 65,000 people responded to
a survey designed to gauge what members
want and expect from the sector after lockdown,
as Leisure-net’s Dave Monkhouse reports
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People
HCM people
Aaron Smith
Founder, KX Pilates
“‘KX’ stands for ‘the Kaizen Experience’, which means ‘change for the better’ in Japanese. It’s a philosophy that focuses on continuous improvement. We’re always seeking to improve, not only as a company but as individuals”
People
“We have one club in Madrid with 27,500 customers and 20,000 people on a two year waiting list”
People
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Jo Smallwood
general manager, Oldham Leisure Centre“We saw the opportunity to initiate new partnerships with the Oldham Foodbank to help local residents during the COVID-19 crisis. We can’t serve our community in the way we would usually do, so we’ve moved resources to help where people need us most”
People
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Ben Lucas
Founder, Flow Athletic, Sydney“We advise our Flow Athletes to complete classes at a ratio of one yoga class to
one strength class to one cardio class. This combination has very positive effects”
People
Kate Cracknell talks connected health and digital transformation
with Chris Blackwell-Frost, Martin Friend and Rick Crawford
from Nuffield Health’s senior management team
People
HCM people
Dr Jonathan Leary
Remedy Place, West Hollywood: Founder and CEO“Remedy Place teaches people how to take care of themselves and gives them the tools they need to be holistically healthy ”
People
HCM people
Professor Zhen Yan
director of the Center for Skeletal Muscle Research, University of Virginia“Regular exercise may help people survive COVID-19”
People
HCM people
Michael Ramsay
Founder and director, STRONG Rowformer“There’s something about the combination of fast-twitch and slow-twitch
fibres working together that absolutely destroys you and gives you
an almost euphoric feeling at the end of every workout”
People
“The remote personal training service has also been a great success: we’ll maintain around 40% of our PT business for April”
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As countries around the world gear up to relax their lockdown rules, there remains a
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Finally, the time has come: fitness and health facilities around the globe are gradually resuming
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