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Shedd Aquarium has opened the Immersion Theater developed in partnership with SimEx-Iwerks, as
30 Sep 2025
The Swiss health and wellbeing destination, Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, has launched a new facility
14 Jul 2025
A £24 million modernisation programme will get underway in Wandsworth, London as Places Leisure wins
13 Jun 2025
The much-anticipated UK government’s Spending Review (SR) 2025 was delivered yesterday (11 June), which sets
10 Jun 2025
Sport England has confirmed that Simon Hayes will take over from Tim Hollingsworth as CEO.
As the spa and wellness industry continues to evolve, Spa Life UK 2025 invites professionals
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
16 Apr 2025
Private equity firm, Leonard Green & Partners is acquiring a majority interest in Crunch Fitness
03 Mar 2025
Crunch Fitness has signed a master franchise agreement for India, with the aim of opening
08 Jan 2025
On announcing the milestone of reaching three million members, US high-value, low-cost operator, Crunch Fitness,
02 Jan 2025
Everlast Gyms has confirmed the acquisition of four sites from Roko Health Clubs, in Chiswick,
01 Nov 2024
The multi-million revamp of McFit continues, with the completion of its first new-look studio in
31 Jul 2024
Having piloted the McFit rebrand earlier this year, RSG Group has now lifted the lid
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
22 Mar 2022
The health, fitness and activity sector is ramping up its sustainability drive to net-zero with
24 Jun 2021
The "respectful renovation" of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp, Belgium is among
02 Oct 2019
Dudley Council will hold a full meeting this month (October 2019) to decide whether it
16 Sep 2019
Surrey County Cricket Club (Surrey CCC) will launch a special bond to fund a major
28 Aug 2019
A new pump room and filtration system designed to enhance an existing sea lion habitat
11 Dec 2018
Experts from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) will work alongside members of
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
07 Sep 2018
The iconic Empire State Building, Manhattan’s preeminent architectural wonder from the 1930s, now has a
13 Mar 2018
ANGUSalive, the culture, sport and leisure trust for the county of Angus, is working with
28 Feb 2018
Italy’s biggest bank will inject €5bn (€6.1bn, £4.4bn) into the country’s heritage and tourism sectors,
20 Feb 2018
The Wisconsin Historical Museum is eyeing a US$120m (€97m, £86m) expansion of its existing premises,
13 Nov 2017
Citizens should be empowered to play a much more active role in the design of
14 Aug 2017
Luxury resort Jardines de Nivaria, on the island of Tenerife, has re-opened its Aequor Spa
19 Jun 2017
Seattle’s iconic Space Needle is about to undergo a major renovation, with a refitted observation
31 May 2017
A historic shakeup of Italy’s museum directors has been thrown into disarray, after the courts
02 May 2017
A plan to build a new £25m leisure centre could be among proposals considered by
02 May 2017
German company Kemitron, a manufacturer of high-quality spa, sauna, and wellness products, has launched a
18 Jan 2017
France’s most iconic landmark is about to undergo a €300m (US$320m, £260m) renovation, with officials
14 Nov 2016
Trafford Council has revealed plans to invest £24.4m into improving the region’s leisure facilities as
12 Oct 2016
Spanish football giant Real Madrid has agreed a deal with the local council to redevelop
19 Sep 2016
Aberdeen is aiming to become the “most active city in Scotland”, with key stakeholders launching
21 Apr 2016
Sport Aberdeen has set aside £400,000 (US$572,410, €506,924) to modernise four sport and leisure centres
04 Apr 2016
The Welsh government and quango Sport Wales have published their vision for improving the inclusivity
24 Feb 2016
Negative media reports from the UK about Qatar and sanctions on some Russian businesses has
14 Jan 2016
The Pakistani government has approved plans to redevelop and modernise facilities and operations at Lahore
09 Oct 2015
The Gerald R. Ford Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has closed its doors ahead of
01 Sep 2015
After announcing plans in January for a historic shakeup of its museum sector, Italy’s Culture
01 Sep 2015
Freedom Leisure has further bolstered its presence in Wales and south west England by securing
14 Aug 2015
Concordia Leisure Centre in Cramlington is to receive an extensive modernisation to its fitness facilities
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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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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Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
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BLK BOX has been reimagining elite performance
spaces for more than a decade. Founder and
former athlete, Greg Bradley, tells us what it takes
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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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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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Strength training is evolving,
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to innovators about how their
products are meeting this demand
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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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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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With corporately-owned clubs,
franchise networks, investments
and proprietary tech, Viva Leisure’s
ecosystem is redefining how
gyms scale and generate revenue.
Its CEO speaks to Kate Cracknell
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