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19 Jan 2026
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released two global reports calling on governments around the
25 Apr 2025
Physical participation figures are the highest ever, but inequalities remain with the same groups still
17 Feb 2025
Merlin Entertainments has confirmed Fiona Eastwood as its CEO – she had been interim CEO
Catalonia is rapidly gaining recognition as a world-class hub for major international sports events and
04 Jun 2024
According to new research from Ernst & Young, the gap between female and male engagement
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Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
In the world of fitness, the latest technology is providing new and exciting opportunities for
The internationally-recognised sporting goods exhibition Sports and Fitness Taiwan (TaiSPO) will return on 22-25 March
19 Jan 2021
Broadcaster and natural historian, Sir David Attenborough, will front a new virtual app which will
26 Nov 2020
Playfinder has launched Bookteq, a booking system aimed at increasing revenue for operators of independent
18 May 2020
UK Coaching is offering free mental health training to sports coaches, to coincide with the
01 Apr 2020
From clothing and memorabilia to sponsorship deals and media rights, the sports industry is a
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
11 Dec 2019
More than 40 sports industry leaders from across the UK have signed an open letter
09 Oct 2019
Sports business leaders in the UK believe that the advent of 5G is likely to
02 Sep 2019
Estimated to be worth US$700bn a year, the sports industry's growth is currently outpacing the
12 Aug 2019
There has been a 'massive increase' in sports participation among the Chinese population following the
22 Jul 2019
The organising committee of the Beijing 2022 Winter Games has revealed plans to provide a
13 May 2019
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has appointed Andy Anson as its new CEO. Anson, a
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
07 Jan 2019
International architecture firm GroupGSA have been selected to design a sports-friendly city centre in Chongli,
27 Nov 2018
Esports Stadium Arlington, the largest video gaming stadium in North America, has opened in Texas.
06 Nov 2018
International architecture design firm Populous have released conceptual images of its Gaming House of the
06 Sep 2018
Women in Football (WiF) has named Jane Purdon as its first ever chief executive. Purdon
01 Aug 2018
A report into the rapidly growing esports sector has found that the greatest increase in
23 Jul 2018
Warren Ormerod, who was responsible for creating the Pulse Soccer brand, has announced he will
19 Apr 2018
A crowdfunding platform, based on transactions in cryptocurrency, is aiming to offer sports organisations, clubs
03 Apr 2018
Populous are working on the largest esports arena in the US – a flexible 100,000sq
20 Dec 2017
Birmingham is set to be officially announced as the host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games
09 Oct 2017
Equality campaigner Dr Rimla Akhtar has joined the board of the Sports Ground Safety Authority
29 Aug 2017
Atlanta’s new two million square foot stadium has hosted its first game – a preseason
09 May 2017
The Chinese ambassador to the UK has called on the British sport sector to help
06 Mar 2017
FC Barcelona is aiming to capitalise on the growing thirst for football in China by
23 Nov 2016
National governing bodies (NGBs) will be able to donate directly to grassroots sport schemes without
22 Nov 2016
Sport England has earmarked a “six-figure investment” fund to address the shocking dearth of ethnic
01 Jun 2016
Welsh rugby legend Gareth Thomas has revealed how immersing himself in fitness helped him fight
25 May 2016
Health and fitness industry networking event SIBEC UK 2016 gets underway at The Belfry in
06 May 2016
Welsh rugby legend Gareth Thomas has been announced as the keynote speaker for physical activity
24 Mar 2016
The government hopes to encourage private sector investment in grassroots sport by exploring the possibility
04 Mar 2016
Sporting Future – the government’s comprehensive 10-year sport strategy – will be dissected and debated
10 Feb 2016
Welcome to the new-look Sports Management, the first and only place for all the latest
02 Nov 2015
Exhibitors from across the world have gathered in London for the annual World Travel Market
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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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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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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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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New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with
high service levels and a partnership with Technogym
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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