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22 Apr 2025
TV presenter and journalist, Ben Shephard, has developed a six-part online training course for fitness
04 Jan 2024
Pocket Rocket Marketing has launched a training academy to deliver education to the health, fitness
The spa industry has typically focused on training its teams in two areas; product knowledge/sales
11 Jan 2022
Business psychology training company Evolution-U Spa Academy has unveiled new online spa business training blending
04 Dec 2020
Gym and health club members in England have flocked back to fitness facilities in droves
24 Jul 2019
Industry veteran Richard Millard has joined Future Fit Training as non-executive ambassador, a new consulting
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
16 Jun 2019
The EHL Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality (SSTH) hosted the first Swiss Medical Spa
31 May 2019
Fitness operators who recognise and reward their best instructors are more likely to retain customers,
29 Apr 2019
EMD UK, the national governing body for group exercise, has been working with Active IQ
26 Apr 2016
A new training programme for fitness professionals aims to boost the effectiveness of personal trainers
02 Feb 2016
The Gym Group is seeking staff from the hospitality sector to help fuel its expansion
06 Oct 2015
Work experience is more important than academic qualifications, according to operators taking part in the
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
13 Aug 2015
A new Diploma in Health, Fitness and Sales from Premier Training International (PTI) aims to
08 Dec 2014
Physical activity employers are concerned by the lack of soft skills possessed by young personal
26 Aug 2014
After Starwood’s plan to add robot butlers to its workforce in as many as 100
13 Nov 2013
A new fitness qualification has been launched combining the Level 2 Fitness Instructor qualification and
22 Mar 2012
BEE, the industry's leading 'peer to peer' customer experience training programme, has a new owner
08 Sep 2011
SkillsActive, the industry's sector skills council, acts as a conduit between Government, related organisations and
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
31 Mar 2009
The founders of the the Transforming a Generation (TAG) initiative, aimed at unemployed, disenfranchised teenagers
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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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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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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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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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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
new health club delivering an
elevated wellness experience
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Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate,
has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company
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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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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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Stephen Price
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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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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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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,
driven by changing consumer
preferences. Julie Cramer talks
to innovators about how their
products are meeting this demand
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Deena Gillan
Chair of UK Active’s Independent Council and GM at 3-1-5“There are so many dedicated people in the independent sector – they work hard because they’re passionate about changing lives”
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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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“Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.”
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As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping
people stay active, independent and feeling good for longer.
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Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers
confirming the event’s largest-ever drinks reception as registrations continue to run more
than 10% ahead of last year.
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