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01 Jul 2026
Steve Nelson takes up the role of managing director of Serco Leisure today (1 July
29 Jun 2026
Private hotel owner and developer Hunter Valley Luxury Hotels (HVL Hotels) will open a new
29 Jun 2026
Ben Allen has been appointed managing director at Common Bond. Having set the company up
29 Jun 2026
Les Mills, whose name became synonymous with one of the world's leading fitness brands, has
25 Jun 2026
Low-cost gym operator, PureGym, is trialling recovery zones at two of its UK sites, democratising
23 Jun 2026
Sea Lanes Canary Wharf has officially opened. The 50-metre, six-lane pool, which uses the natural
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
19 Jun 2026
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Elevate has had its busiest show to date, with almost 200
12 Jun 2026
Global group exercise specialist, Les Mills, is inviting operators to sign up to its Workout
10 Jun 2026
Rosewood Le Guanahani St Barth, on the northeast coast of Saint Barthélemy in the French
03 Jun 2026
Australia’s fast-growing fitness network, Viva Leisure, is adding a low-cost gym brand to its already
01 Jun 2026
Tewinbury Farm Hotel in Hertfordshire, UK is expanding its premium leisure proposition with the launch
27 May 2026
Everlast Gyms' York site has reopened following a refurbishment to bring it up to the
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
26 May 2026
Wellness and hospitality thought leaders gathered recently for a workshop at Yasuragi, the Japanese spa
15 May 2026
Brio Northgate – formerly Northgate Arena in Chester – has officially reopened following
11 May 2026
Not-for-profit trade association The Asia Pacific Spa and Wellness Coalition (APSWC) bestowed lifetime achievement awards
06 May 2026
VivaGym – the fast-growing operator of high-value low-price gyms in Spain and Portugal – is
23 Apr 2026
FIBO, took place last week from 16-19 April, attracting more than 175,000 visitors from 136
22 Apr 2026
The international trade show dedicated to wellness travel and the retreat sector, Synergy – The
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
17 Apr 2026
International hospitality and leisure advisory firm RLA Global, known for its industry reports on wellness
13 Apr 2026
The fourth Hello GoodLife Health & Wellbeing Hub has opened in Ireland to meet increasing
13 Apr 2026
TMActive is launching a new Active Wellbeing Studio next month in Tonbridge, UK, specifically aimed
09 Apr 2026
Fitness First is consistently pushing ahead with the digitalisation of its training support,
08 Apr 2026
Managing director of awarding body, Active IQ, Jenny Patrickson, is leaving to focus on consultancy,
31 Mar 2026
Duncan Jefford has been announced as the new managing director of Everyone Active. Current MD,
31 Mar 2026
Anytime Fitness has opened a gym in Sydney Airport to support the 40 million travellers
27 Mar 2026
Intelligent Spas has collaborated with hospitality and wellness strategy consultant Reena Sheth of Gaiia to
26 Mar 2026
Les Mills and Life Fitness / Hammer Strength have announced a new strategic partnership which
25 Mar 2026
The UK’s trade body for the physical activity sector, UK Active has announced that Cameron
21 Mar 2026
Medical health resort Vivamayr in Maria Wörth, Austria, has introduced a new way to package
20 Mar 2026
Places Leisure has announced a new strategic partnership with COPA as the preferred apprenticeship delivery
16 Mar 2026
The first Jetts Fitness in India will open its doors on 28 March in New
10 Mar 2026
Hot on the heels of launching its first London site, Everlast Gyms opened a flagship
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Active IQ: Social media companies should introduce trust mark to fight online fitness misinformation
Active IQ: Social media companies should introduce trust mark to fight online fitness misinformation
The leading awarding organisation for the physical activity sector, Active IQ, is urging social media
04 Mar 2026
Design firm 4a Architekten has shared details of the recently-completed extension to the wellness facilities
03 Mar 2026
Frasers Group has launched its first elevated concept, Everlast Gyms+, in London, with its most
24 Feb 2026
IHG has revealed details of the new Regent Spa and Wellness concept it intends to
18 Feb 2026
Denbighshire Leisure is driving junior memberships following upgrades to its new gym at Prestatyn Leisure.
12 Feb 2026
Everlast Gyms has struck up a partnership with Nike Strength which will involve creating zones
11 Feb 2026
Bolton Middlebrook Leisure Trust has scooped the contract to run five leisure sites as an
06 Feb 2026
CACI International has introduced its first portable professional cleaning device, the Prep and Glow Pro,
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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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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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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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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Pulse Fitness has created a
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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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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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Strength training is evolving,
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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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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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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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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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