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15 Jun 2024
More than 200 organisations and athletes in the UK have signed an open letter to
26 Apr 2024
While British adults are the most active they’ve been in a decade, health inequalities remain
13 Mar 2024
Edinburgh Leisure has appointed Jen Holland as chief executive. She will take over from June
29 Jan 2024
Europe’s largest fitness chain, Basic-Fit, has consolidated its position in France with the launch of
09 Jan 2024
HCM editor, Liz Terry, has called on the sector to step up to assist the
07 Dec 2023
Physical activity levels among children and young people have improved compared to five years ago,
CoverMe Fitness, the studio management app for the fitness industry, has launched in Australia, with
29 Nov 2023
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is everyone’s responsibility, especially given the industry’s ambition to broaden
24 Oct 2023
Morgan’s Wonderland – a Texas-based theme park which caters specifically to people with disabilities –
06 Jul 2023
The Good Spa Guide (GSG) has revealed the findings from its latest consumer survey called
18 May 2023
Delegates from across Europe and the US gathered from 3-5 May 2023 for the Themed
22 Mar 2023
A new type of multi-activity, outdoor exercise space – designed to get people moving by
14 Mar 2023
The UK government has declared that boys and girls should have equal access to sports
The passion for fitness and bodybuilding reached new heights at the Panatta stands during RiminiWellness
16 Feb 2023
As the physical activity sector works to deepen its relationship with the health sector, a
Health and wellbeing are in retreat, stalling the UK’s economy says former Bank of England economist
14 Nov 2022
The declining health of Britons is stalling the nation’s economic growth. This is the key
23 Jun 2022
A special task force has been established to boost physical activity opportunities for people with
01 Dec 2021
Inclusive Fitness Boston, a health club created specifically for those with disabilities and their families,
18 Nov 2021
A "significant majority" of the UK's swimming teachers and aquatic professionals feel that swimming excludes
11 Nov 2021
Skincare and beauty brand Olay’s North America branch is introducing the Easy Open Lid, a
RLSS UK, STA and Swim England are joining forces to bring Aquatics to Elevate 2024
26 Aug 2021
A consultation has been launched to review the current provision of fitness and leisure facilities
07 Jun 2021
US-based halotherapy equipment supplier Halotherapy Solutions has introduced a new HaloIR ADA (American Disabilities Act)
16 Feb 2021
Construction work has been completed on the £29m Sports Park project in Colchester. The new
30 Nov 2020
Professor Chris Whitty, the chief medical officer for England, has said exercise and physical activity
13 Jul 2020
Following its announcement that grassroots sport could restart on 11 July and that gyms and
24 Jun 2020
Momentum is gathering pace in the push for a U-turn on the government's decision to
08 Jun 2020
Ever since the UK's leisure facilities were closed on "lockdown day" – 20 March –
22 Apr 2020
Comedian Rosie Jones found that just one of the three gyms she tried to train
15 Jan 2020
A three-year research project will look to provide the physical activity industry with a better
11 Dec 2019
England Netball has published its new Disability Strategy, in which it outlines plans to increase
04 Dec 2019
The Irish government will utilise funds sitting in dormant bank accounts by investing them in
20 Nov 2019
People over the age of 60 should increase their exercise levels in order to prevent
31 Oct 2019
A new player pathway resource has been launched to remove the barriers standing in the
British Medical Association: government must tackle 'stark inequalities' in physical activity levels
28 Oct 2019
Doctors have called on the Conservative government to take "urgent action" to improve low levels
21 Oct 2019
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has appointed two-time Paralympian Dr Mike Peters as its new
20 Sep 2019
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published the country's first ever
16 Sep 2019
Disability organisation Purple has claimed that health club operators and gyms are losing "millions of
13 Sep 2019
The first phase of a multi-million dollar landscape transformation plan for San Antonio's McNay Art
11 Sep 2019
A study has claimed that "millions of disabled people" are not being catered for at
30 Aug 2019
A charity offering a range of inclusive sport and physical activities for people with complex
08 Jul 2019
Inspiring accessibility in the most challenging of locations is the main goal for Wheel the
28 Jun 2019
The first ever tourism sector deal aims to prepare the UK for an extra 9
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“The practice of prolonging the life of gym equipment through careful refurbishment is gaining traction”
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We all know we need to stand more. Now an exciting new partnership between Physical and Teca Fitness expands this thinking into UK gyms and beyond
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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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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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Coaching workshops from Keith Smith and
Adam Daniel have been designed to empower
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Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter
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Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal
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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
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“When people experience early life trauma it impacts their bodies and nervous systems. I became curious about how lifting weights could help them have the experience of strength”
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Immediate rewards can motivate people to exercise more,
according to new research, reports Kath Hudson
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Steph Eaves looks at how health
assessment devices are evolving
to keep up with industry trends
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“In Belgium, one in 10 people is diabetic or pre-diabetic, so we decided to address this group with interventions for World Diabetes Day”
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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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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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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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