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10 Sep 2025
Foundry – which offers a no mirrors, no mobiles, small group training concept – has
13 Aug 2025
As water scarcity and water table contamination fears loom, the mineral water industry has been
10 Jul 2025
Aus Active has unveiled its 2025-27 Strategic Plan, positioning the exercise and active health sector
01 May 2025
Italian fitness equipment manufacturer, Panatta, has won the first round of a legal battle against
29 May 2024
The European Court of Human Rights has recognised Italy’s claim to a prized Greek antiquity.
23 Feb 2024
The ICO has ruled that eight leisure operators have been unlawfully processing the biometric data
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
08 Dec 2023
A proposed change to the way councils organise the operation of their leisure facilities – including
14 Jul 2023
Fitness First has filed a Court Order for restructuring at Companies House in the UK
14 Jul 2023
The three parent companies behind UFC Gym Australia have entered voluntary administration after being told
02 Jun 2023
Lifestyle brand Equinox has told HCM it plans to fight a ruling by the US
18 May 2023
Councils in the UK will benefit from hundreds of thousands of pounds of extra revenue
15 Feb 2022
Body Fit Training (BFT), the Australian fitness franchise, has successfully defended a court action brought
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
26 Nov 2021
Increases in COVID-19 cases across Europe are forcing governments to introduce restrictions, which is having
23 Nov 2021
A new creative hub in Doha looks to position itself as the new heart of
13 Aug 2021
Adults living in Italy can cash in on a €200 (£170, US$235) spa voucher thanks
13 Jul 2021
Health clubs and fitness studios in South Korean capital city Seoul have been told to
14 May 2021
Fully vaccinated people in the US no longer need to wear a face mask whether
12 May 2021
A court has given Virgin Active the green light to erase the rent arrears it
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
12 May 2021
In the Global Wellness Institute ’s (GWI) latest Q&A, spa and wellness icon Sue Harmsworth
13 Mar 2021
A battle to save Virgin Active is continuing, as the company works to secure a
30 Dec 2020
An independent gym in New York City has "returned to normal" and opened its doors
09 Dec 2020
The fitness sector is mounting a challenge to overturn the government's decision to ban group
24 Nov 2020
To the relief of the sector, the UK government confirmed yesterday (23 November) that gyms,
31 Oct 2020
The UK government will ask gyms and leisure centres in England to close between 5
14 Oct 2020
The UK government is likely to face legal challenges from gym operators following the revelation
14 Oct 2020
Gym and health club operators with sites in Liverpool, UK, have been left "astounded" at
24 Sep 2020
The UK government's 'Rule of Six' has come into force in physical activity facilities today
18 Sep 2020
Hundreds of thousands of small companies in the UK – including those operating in spa,
18 Sep 2020
Hundreds of thousands of small companies in the UK – including those operating in fitness
20 Aug 2020
Health and fitness and leisure businesses in the UK will find out in September if
11 Aug 2020
Health clubs and gyms in Catalonia have reopened their doors once for a second time,
23 Jul 2020
A privately-owned gym in New Jersey, US, is defying an official edict by the state
19 Feb 2020
The government's post-Brexit plans to stop "low-skilled workers" from entering the UK has been described
10 Dec 2019
The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) is considering an appeal against the hefty ban given to
30 Aug 2019
A proposed £75m (US$91.3m, €82.7m) waterpark and spa near Bournemouth will be the biggest in
28 Aug 2019
A new ruling handed down by the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in
08 May 2019
Following five years of delays and challenges from local councils, the city of Paris has
04 Mar 2019
The government of New South Wales, Australia, has insisted that a planned move of the
04 Mar 2019
Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen FC has secured the legal go-ahead for its plans to
26 Feb 2019
A county judge in Kansas, US, has dismissed a number of criminal charges, including murder,
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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The industry is embracing consumer-facing tech. Now it’s time to
streamline back-of-house systems with Orbit4, says Daniel Jones
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Pulse Fitness has created a
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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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Strength training is evolving,
driven by changing consumer
preferences. Julie Cramer talks
to innovators about how their
products are meeting this demand
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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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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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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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The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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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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Consolidation, specialisation and shifting consumer behaviours
are reshaping the sector, say Deloitte and EuropeActive
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New insight from Deloitte and Grant Thornton shows record growth, but the real shift is towards identity and perceived value, revealing opportunities to deepen engagement with members
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