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15 Jun 2024
More than 200 organisations and athletes in the UK have signed an open letter to
26 Jan 2024
Dawn Tuckwell and Cheryl Hersey, founders of Action Group, have sold the company to their
17 Jan 2024
Physiotherapy patients are being offered treatment in leisure centres thanks to a tie-up between London
06 Dec 2023
An Independent Commission for Healthier Working Lives, supported by the Health Foundation, is being established
14 Aug 2023
Parkwood Leisure, in partnership with its subsidiary companies Legacy Leisure and Lex Leisure, has launched
23 Feb 2023
The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end
CoverMe Fitness, the studio management app for the fitness industry, has launched in Australia, with
14 Feb 2023
The Parkwood Group has taken over leisure management contracting business 1Life Management Solutions Limited (1LMS
15 Sep 2022
The Tarka Leisure Centre in North Devon, which reopened in June after a £15m revamp,
07 Jul 2022
It was a night to remember at the 2022 ukactive Awards for Parkwood Leisure, as
01 Jul 2022
The best in the business from across the physical activity sector were honoured last night
Parkwood Leisure, one of the UK’s leading leisure operators, has reached the milestone of teaching
20 Aug 2021
Parkwood Leisure – one of the UK’s leading leisure operators – is offering free access
RLSS UK, STA and Swim England are joining forces to bring Aquatics to Elevate 2024
10 Aug 2021
The number of children enrolled on Parkwood Leisure's Learn to Swim Programme, has reached a
04 Feb 2021
Plantasia, a rainforest zoo in Swansea, UK, has been awarded provisional membership of the British
22 Jan 2021
Les Mills has launched a new digital content solution to support health and fitness operators
09 Oct 2019
Parkwood Leisure has launched a programme of workshops, aimed at making its staff more aware
25 Sep 2019
MoveGB is a collaboration-based platform, but being a platform, one of the common worries we
29 May 2019
Facility operator Parkwood Leisure has secured a 15-year lease to run Grange Leisure & Community
The passion for fitness and bodybuilding reached new heights at the Panatta stands during RiminiWellness
01 Mar 2019
Peter Fitzboydon has stepped down from his managing director position at Parkwood Leisure after less
05 Feb 2019
Parkwood Leisure has been awarded a 10-year contract to operate leisure facilities on behalf of
28 Dec 2018
Construction work on the Broughton Astley Leisure Centre in Leicestershire is set to begin in
22 May 2018
YMCA Awards has become the UK’s first awarding organisation to achieve accreditation from the Chartered
09 May 2018
New research has shown that those taking part in supervised resistance training benefit from vast
13 Mar 2018
Parkwood Leisure, one of the UK’s most experienced providers of leisure management working in partnership
06 Mar 2018
Management company Parkwood Leisure has named Andy Farr as its new business development director. Farr
17 Feb 2018
A futuristic leisure centre, featuring an indoor street and winter garden running through the spine
23 Jan 2018
Plastic cutlery and cups will be removed from all cafés in leisure centres run by
08 Jan 2018
Tony Hewitt, the founder and executive chair of the Parkwood Group, which owns Parkwood Leisure,
19 Dec 2017
More than 80 leisure facilities across the UK will overhaul their food and beverage offering
26 Sep 2017
Tove Okunniwa, the former head of marketing for BBC Sport, has been announced as the
29 Aug 2017
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) council has revealed detailed plans for the
29 Jun 2017
The health and fitness industry’s finest came together in their hundreds last night (28 June)
17 May 2017
Peter Fitzboydon, the outgoing chief executive of London Sport, has called on the sport sector
28 Apr 2017
Both ends of the private gym market will be represented when budget brand Xercise4Less takes
18 Apr 2017
Peter Fitzboydon has stepped down from his chief executive position at London Sport to become
03 Jan 2017
Nottingham’s West Bridgford district has kicked off 2017 by welcoming a £13m (US$15.9m, €15.3m) sport
02 Nov 2016
The public is being given the opportunity to offer their views on the new £29m
09 Sep 2015
National Fitness Day 2015 kicked off this morning (9 September), making a major impact online
24 Aug 2015
Efforts to revolutionise physical activity sector apprenticeships have taken a solid step forward after the
29 Jul 2015
Major operators such as Fitness First, Parkwood Leisure and Places for People Leisure have signed
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A major refurbishment of Sport Ireland Fitness by Technogym has
created a world-class public gym at the home of Irish sport
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Life Fitness has reimagined cardio with the launch of its Symbio line which has been
designed with advanced biomechanics and offers deep levels of customisation
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Sustainability in the fitness industry is coming on in leaps and bounds as more
operators refurbish their gym equipment to save money and the planet
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At the heart of the Sydney Swans new headquarters in Australia is an elite
player-focused training facility by strength equipment specialist BLK BOX
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Coaching workshops from Keith Smith and
Adam Daniel have been designed to empower
your team and transform your service
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Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal
trainers in your club, with the ground-breaking Brawn platform.
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Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter
and more productive workforce, one membership at a time
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Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten
years, ensuring the equipment in its clubs is commercially optimised
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AI has the potential to support people in making
healthy lifestyle changes if its algorithms can be
updated to understand the different stages of
motivation, as Jodi Heckel reports
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“We’re aiming to reach 50-70 gyms by mid-2027, some in supermarkets”
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Steph Eaves looks at how health
assessment devices are evolving
to keep up with industry trends
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New research from UCLA Health looked at the impact of Kundalini yoga on memory and found a significant impact, finds Megan Whitby
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Appointed president of Xponential Fitness when she was only 34, Sarah Luna attributes her career success to the grit, determination and stamina she honed as a dancer by day and Pilates teacher by night.
She talks to Kath Hudson about how owning her choices has given her the resilience to take on one of the top jobs in the US fitness industry, while also raising a family
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It’s time to start the conversation
about pelvic health. It’s not
just menopausal women who
have challenges: young women
and men can also experience
issues they’re too embarrassed
to discuss or seek help for,
as Kath Hudson reports
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Immediate rewards can motivate people to exercise more,
according to new research, reports Kath Hudson
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Associate, Miova“I’d love to see a national wellness service working hand in glove with NHS primary care”
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When retailer, the €11 billion-a-year Colruyt Group, decided to get into the health club market, the plan was to fully integrate its entire business using customer insight data. The results are remarkable
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As more trans women, trans men
and non-binary people join health
clubs, it’s time to work out a system
where everyone feels included,
protected and safe in the locker
room. Kath Hudson reports
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The passion for fitness and bodybuilding reached new heights at the Panatta stands during
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