health news
15 Apr 2021
As health clubs and gyms reopen following lockdowns, it is "absolutely crucial" operators take a
15 Apr 2021
Katie Towersey has been appointed as the new spa director for Rockliffe Hall, the five-star
15 Apr 2021
IHRSA and Fitness Brasil say they have signed a partnership agreement that will see the
15 Apr 2021
As gyms begin to reopen, cleanliness and hygiene remain an essential part of ensuring staff
14 Apr 2021
EuropeActive has joined the All Policies for a Healthy Europe (APHE) initiative, as part of
14 Apr 2021
Lack of exercise is a major cause of death from COVID-19, according to new research,
25 Mar 2021
Welsh leisure trust, Aneurin Leisure (ALT), has announced it’s forging ahead with a £600,000 (US$821,000,
13 Apr 2021
Relais & Chateaux's Summer Lodge Country House Hotel in Dorset, England, has launched an insightful
13 Apr 2021
The International Spa Association (ISPA) has named 12 winners of the 2021 ISPA Innovate Awards.
13 Apr 2021
World Leisure Organization (WLO) has opened the entry process for its International Innovation Prize. Now
12 Apr 2021
Luxury Swiss spa and wellness destination brand Clinique La Prairie has launched Holistic Health –
12 Apr 2021
Health clubs, leisure centres and studios in England have opened today (12 April) for the
11 Apr 2021
A major new initiative will look to strengthen and unite the fitness industry's voice in
23 Dec 2020
Heading into 2021, storytelling will be a key trend among fitness content creators and connected
09 Apr 2021
A parliamentary report is calling for a £3bn intervention fund to build back better health
09 Apr 2021
The First 1000 Days of Wellness (F1000 Days) will introduce specialised practitioner training for conception,
09 Apr 2021
Leisure centre operator Everyone Active has formed a partnership with WW (formerly called Weight Watchers),
09 Apr 2021
Adults suffering from chronic pain should be advised to take exercise, rather than be prescribed
08 Apr 2021
Michael Bruggeman, CEO of OM4 Organic Male and haia, is leading a new nonprofit charitable
08 Apr 2021
As health clubs and fitness studios in England are counting the hours down to reopening
15 Jan 2021
Member engagement software provider The Retention People (TRP) has unveiled the winners of its annual
07 Apr 2021
Empowered Brands, the franchise investment business that acquired énergie Fitness out of a CVA in
08 Apr 2021
Premium Swiss wellness destination The Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne has launched a comprehensive Covid Bounce
07 Apr 2021
Questex, owner of industry buyer event, Sibec EU, has announced it will partner with FIBO
07 Apr 2021
According to Jan Freitag, senior VP at Smith Travel Research (STR), the industry can expect
06 Apr 2021
An emerging shadow economy of the Irish beauty industry will continue to grow rapidly unless
03 Apr 2021
At-home fitness giant Peloton has officially completed the acquisition of equipment provider Precor, in a
01 Apr 2021
PGA Catalunya will unveil its brand new Wellness Centre in Girona, Spain, on 16 April,
01 Apr 2021
From 10-14 May, join ISPA members for the Stronger Together Summit, a one-of-a-kind virtual event
31 Mar 2021
Danish health club operator Repeat, launched in 2016 by serial fitness entrepreneur Rasmus Ingerslev, has
31 Mar 2021
The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has announced that Victor Koo, chair of Heyi Holdings and
30 Mar 2021
The UK government has launched a new Office for Health Promotion, designed to lead efforts
30 Mar 2021
Luxury eco-spa resort Lefay Resort & Spa Lago di Garda in Italy has reopened its
30 Mar 2021
The industry is eagerly awaiting the reopening of health clubs and leisure centres in another
29 Mar 2021
Boutique fitness behemoth Xponential Fitness has added boxing studio operator Rumble to its ever-growing portfolio
29 Mar 2021
April marks the launch of Earth Month, an initiative close to spa skincare specialist Comfort
26 Mar 2021
Hospitality industry executive search and recruiting firm Hutchinson Consulting has joined forces with functional medicine
26 Mar 2021
Total Fitness is entering into a company voluntary arrangement (CVA), after being hit hard by
26 Mar 2021
So, you’ve heard of HydraFacial, but what is it? One 30-minute treatment, three powerful steps
26 Mar 2021
Children aged between 4 and 6 who have better cardiorespiratory health than their peers also
25 Mar 2021
The HydraFacial Company has revealed a preview of its guest speaker line-up for HydraFacial Live
24 Mar 2021
Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex has become the first chief impact officer of US-based
24 Mar 2021
It is unlikely that the UK will see a Work Out to Help Out scheme
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Management
Katie Lewis and Lindsey Simpson co-founded Workplace Mental Wealth
to drive workforce change in the health and fitness industry. Liz Terry talks
to Lewis about their first research study – the Fitness and Active Leisure
Workforce State of Mind Survey – and the launch of The Good Work Pledge
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Tad Chapman from Active IQ argues that operators should take
a fresh look at apprenticeships and their power to drive recovery
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Ask an expert
In spite of having met all government-agreed, COVID-secure operating
standards, group exercise has had a rough ride during the pandemic, being
closed more than gyms. HCM asks why this is and what can be done about it
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I don’t think we can point to any club in America that’s doing better now compared to pre-pandemic times
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Promotion
Goji’s virus-killing air purification system is the future of air purification for gyms, says Greg Whyte
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Finance
New tax laws will hit the UK fitness
sector in early April, changing
the way freelance PTs are legally
classified for income tax and national
insurance, as Abi Harris reports
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As health clubs around the world start reopening, controlling COVID-19 – while also delivering a great service to customers – must be an obsession for everyone in the sector
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Children with better cardiorespiratory health than their peers also do better on cognitive tests and other measures of brain function, according to new research
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How will digital, gyms and live fitness mesh to create a new customer offering in health clubs? Phillip Mills, executive director of Les Mills, shares his views
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Changing rooms
have been largely closed during the pandemic, but as clubs open up, how will ongoing pandemic restrictions impact
changing room design?
We ask the experts
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and reflections
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“Our main investment has been our gym, which we’ve designed around the wide-ranging needs within our team: race drivers, serious amateur athletes and those who need some help getting started”
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Hussle’s new Membership Conversion Service proactively turns Hussle customers into direct club members, encouraging them to join clubs they attend regularly
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“We’re aiming to be a force in the boutique fitness market”
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Policing the rules, even if it means
losing members, will be crucial to
building trust as health clubs reopen,
Paul Roberts tells Kath Hudson
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