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27 Oct 2025
The first-ever Africa Wellness Congress drew around 100 people to Morocco earlier this month, offering
30 Aug 2024
Under a new annual initiative, the Ignite365 Awards, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is awarding
25 Oct 2019
Hitting the gym, swimming and cycling are the activities people with visual impairments most want
11 Oct 2018
Metro Blind Sport has appointed Martin Symcox, the former director of drowning prevention charity the
11 Dec 2017
Peter Elliott, the former Olympic middle-distance runner, has joined the board of Goalball UK to
25 Oct 2017
Disney’s firework shows – a signature of the company’s parks and resorts – could soon
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
10 Jan 2017
The Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth’s historic dockyard has launched a new app to enhance
11 Sep 2014
The visitor centre at the White House in Washington DC, is set to reopen on
23 Dec 2013
Acoustiguide has launched its new Acoustiguide Mobile application at the Charles Dickens Museum, London, UK.
07 May 2013
An 8m euro swimming pool and leisure centre has opened in Loughlinstown, Dublin with facilities
11 Jul 2012
Acoustiguide and Titanic Belfast have combined to launch a new Visually Impaired tour at the
17 Jan 2012
The £9m Horley Leisure Centre opened its doors to the public for the first time
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
16 Jan 2012
Talented young sports men and women across South England have a unique opportunity to access
17 Oct 2011
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council (RBBC) has reopened Donyngs Leisure Centre in Redhill, Surrey, which
26 Apr 2011
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council (RBBC) has opened a new fitness suite at Donyngs Recreation
08 Feb 2011
A long list of ten museums in the running to win The Art Fund Prize,
08 Feb 2010
The Audiball is a football designed to be inclusive of people with varying abilities with
05 Jan 2010
The Imperial War Museum in Duxford, UK, has won a prestigious award for its accessible
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
26 Aug 2009
Technogym has become one of the largest providers of Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) Stage 2
05 May 2009
The Great Britain Blind Sailing Team has won silver in the 2009 IFDS World Blind
21 Apr 2009
A new £14m sports and complementary therapy centre has been opened at the Royal National
14 May 2008
Staying in a hotel is set to get easier for millions of disabled people in
04 May 2007
A new play area has been opened at Foggs Fold in Wigan. The facility, which
22 Feb 2006
Dans Le Noir – an innovative restaurant where guests dine in complete darkness and are
26 Nov 2004
Musicandmessaging, the leisure and retail division of C Interactive, has announced the national roll out
17 Nov 2003
The Queen Alexandra College for the Visually Impaired has taken on a range of new
24 Mar 2003
The London Marriott Hotel, Kensington, will become the latest addition to the group's UK portfolio
12 Nov 2002
The first purpose-built hotel for the blind and partially sighted has officially opened in Bognor
8 Nov 2002
Marc and Marjan Taminiau, creators of the Dutch theme park, Het Land van Ooit, are
4 Apr 2002
Restaurants can now obtain Braille menus from Bristol-based company A2i Transcription Services. A2i already supplies
21 Dec 2001
Visually impaired visitors will soon be able to touch and feel exhibits at The Imperial
6 Jun 2001
Poole attraction, Compton Acres, has worked with the Bournemouth Society for the Visually Impaired for
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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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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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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
new health club delivering an
elevated wellness experience
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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Phillip Mills
CEO, Les Mills“The Les Mills partnership with Hyrox is something I'm personally really excited about”
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Julie Cramer highlights
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