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16 Jun 2026
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
31 Mar 2026
Life evaluations by young people aged under 25 in English-speaking countries have dropped dramatically over
29 Oct 2025
The UK’s chief medical officer, Sir Chris Whitty, has given evidence to the Health and
02 Oct 2025
Mark Tweedie has joined the Devon-based Plymouth Active Leisure (PAL) board as a non-executive director
16 Sep 2025
Blue Zones, the company that researches the world’s longest-living and happiest populations, will deliver a
29 Aug 2025
The UK’s Health and Social Care Committee is actively looking at how physical activity can
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
03 Jul 2025
The much anticipated Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England reveals ambitious
26 Feb 2025
Improvements in life expectancy in Europe have slowed according to a study published in The
03 Dec 2024
In 2025, wellness will shift from fleeting fads to science-driven authenticity, predicts Emlyn Brown, Accor’s
01 Oct 2024
Future Practice has launched a suite of courses designed to enable fitness professionals to train
27 Sep 2024
Edinburgh Leisure has launched its first impact report since 2015, which shows progress in the
16 Feb 2024
While life expectancy has increased, the extra years are often not spent in good health.
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
03 Dec 2023
New insight from UK quango, Sport England has found that healthy life expectancy in England
10 Sep 2023
Over 100 experts in health and wellbeing gathered in central London yesterday (Friday 8 September)
21 Jul 2023
Local government organisations and industry thought leaders have slammed the UK government’s decision not to
28 Jun 2023
The UK Government needs to adopt a national health strategy based on prevention, if it
15 Dec 2022
Following a £500,000 investment, Everybody Health and Leisure has unveiled a new 100-station Technogym fitness
01 Nov 2022
For every US$800 (€806, £694) annual increase in people’s wellness expenditures, happiness levels rise by
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
14 Jul 2022
UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) is backing research to investigate the lack of older adults
15 Feb 2022
The physical activity sector will have an essential role to play in delivering the UK
10 Nov 2021
Chenot Palace Weggis in Switzerland has announced the launch of The Chenot Molecular Lab for
09 Apr 2021
A parliamentary report is calling for a £3bn intervention fund to build back better health
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Davines Group has long been participating in the global conversation on individual and collective wellbeing
08 Nov 2019
A study assessing the impact of physical inactivity on national economies has suggested that if
16 Sep 2019
A new report has found that the “Superblocks” model of city planning used in Barcelona
19 Aug 2019
Arts Council England has named 13 new additions to its Creative People and Places (CPP)
15 Jul 2019
Italy’s Borgo Egnazia has become the first hospitality partner to offer Blue Zones Retreats certified
03 Jul 2019
A new Global Wellness Institute Initiative has been launched to focus on the United Nations’
24 Jun 2019
Two beluga whales from the Chang Feng Ocean World aquarium in Shanghai have completed a
30 Apr 2019
Merlin Entertainments, the company that operates more than 50 Sea Life aquariums, says it hopes
13 Mar 2018
Regular exercise in older age can prevent the human immune system from declining and protect
26 Jan 2018
The number of older people diagnosed with four or more diseases will double within the
04 Dec 2017
Nearly three-quarters of office workers believe there is a negative relationship between sitting down all
28 Jul 2017
Everyone Active has been awarded a 10-year contract to manage leisure centres across the London
20 Mar 2017
Norway tops the global happiness rankings, moving up from 4th place in 2016, followed closely
10 Feb 2017
Companies can inspire productivity, profit and improved health and wellbeing among their staff by introducing
13 Jan 2017
A new healthy living strategy, which aims to combat health inequality, has been set out
05 Jul 2016
Changing just one seated meeting per week at work into a walking meeting leads to
21 Jun 2016
SeaWorld CEO Joel Manby has addressed the possibility of seaside sanctuaries for its whales, stating
25 May 2016
As UK life expectancy continues to climb, Nuffield Health has shone a light on shifting
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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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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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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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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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