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09 Dec 2019
The Gym Group has confirmed plans to roll out a new small box format in
09 Dec 2019
Representatives from the three main political parties have backed the view that physical activity has
06 Dec 2019
Life Leisure is expanding its facility portfolio with the launch of an independent boutique fitness
05 Dec 2019
Almost half of children and young people (46.8 per cent) in England are doing the
04 Dec 2019
A local fitness operator with 11 clubs in Chicago, US, is looking to muscle in
03 Dec 2019
Fitness industry veteran Nick Coutts has been appointed chair of Danish fitness tech firm Motosumo.
13 Nov 2019
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02 Dec 2019
The improvements in health and wellbeing associated with exercise referral schemes aren’t as large as
29 Nov 2019
The Bannatyne Group has appointed Hugh Hanley as its new head of fitness. He joins
29 Nov 2019
Physical exercise can improve the health of blood vessels in the heart for people with
28 Nov 2019
Hufft have created a community fitness centre in Humboldt, Kansas, that reflects the US city's
28 Nov 2019
The main political parties need to "discuss prevention in the same breath as they discuss
28 Nov 2019
SoulCycle chief executive Melanie Whelan has resigned from her role, capping off a challenging few
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13 Nov 2019
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28 Nov 2019
Workspace provider WeWork has launched a full service, on-site wellness programme at its largest site
27 Nov 2019
On-demand fitness app Fiit has partnered with fitness marketplace Hussle, giving Hussle users access to
26 Nov 2019
Evolution Wellness has developed a new low cost gym concept, which it hopes can tap
26 Nov 2019
EuropeActive has held its latest International Standards Meeting (ISM) in Copenhagen, Denmark. The theme for
26 Nov 2019
Revenue management specialist Transaction Services Group (TSG) has acquired active leisure software and services provider
25 Nov 2019
Xponential Fitness has revealed plans to take its portfolio of boutique fitness brands onto the
21 Nov 2019
The Leiston Leisure Centre, owned by East Suffolk Council, reopened recently following a £4m redevelopment
22 Nov 2019
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the majority of adolescents worldwide are not
21 Nov 2019
The Sport and Recreation Alliance and ukactive will host sport and physical activity hustings with
20 Nov 2019
People over the age of 60 should increase their exercise levels in order to prevent
19 Nov 2019
Online fitness marketplace Hussle has reached overfunded status within days of launching its first ever
19 Nov 2019
Studio Ramoprimo has created a gym in Beijing's Indigo East Hotel that is designed to
19 Nov 2019
Huw Edwards, CEO of ukactive, has written to Boris Johnson, requesting that the Prime Minister's
19 Nov 2019
Personal training company Ultimate Performance has revealed plans to add three new clubs to its
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