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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
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
The passion for fitness and bodybuilding reached new heights at the Panatta stands during RiminiWellness
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
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
RLSS UK, STA and Swim England are joining forces to bring Aquatics to Elevate 2024
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
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
CoverMe Fitness, the studio management app for the fitness industry, has launched in Australia, with
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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“Symbio ultra-premium cardio equipment from Life Fitness raises the bar for design and performance”
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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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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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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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Coaching workshops from Keith Smith and
Adam Daniel have been designed to empower
your team and transform your service
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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
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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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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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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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“The media questioned our rationale, but we have hope and a vision and people are responding very enthusiastically”
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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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Mariah Rooney
Founder, Trauma Informed Weight Lifting“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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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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Immediate rewards can motivate people to exercise more,
according to new research, reports Kath Hudson
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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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From payments to virtual classes,
software integrations can
take your operation to the next
level. Providers tell us about their
most in-demand offerings
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Steph Eaves looks at how health
assessment devices are evolving
to keep up with industry trends
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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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CoverMe Fitness, the studio management app for the fitness industry, has launched in
Australia, with industry veteran Tony Zonato as managing director for the region.
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The passion for fitness and bodybuilding reached new heights at the Panatta stands during
RiminiWellness (30 May – 2 June 20204) – the largest fitness event in Italy – which this year
exceeded the 100,000 visitor mark.
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