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12 Dec 2003
The latest research from financial publishers, Plimsoll, finds that more than a third of health
12 Dec 2003
Indian Beverage Company, Parle Agro, has diversified into the health and fitness market with the
11 Dec 2003
The British Embassy in Paris has installed a new fitness facility in partnership with the
11 Dec 2003
As health and fitness takes off in India, Dimensions Health and Fitness Studios in Chennai,
11 Dec 2003
The Panatta Sport Research Centre, a division of the Italian fitness supplier, Panatta Sport, has
11 Dec 2003
Spanish health club chain, DiR, has opened its 12th club and plans another two next
Elevate, the premier event in the physical activity, fitness, sports therapy and performance sector, is
11 Dec 2003
Training provider LifeTime Health and Fitness has launched its Fastrack course for experienced fitness instructors
11 Dec 2003
Amida Racquets & Fitness Spa will be opening in January 2004 in south west London.
10 Dec 2003
Esporta has cut attrition rates by 13 per cent in the last three months following
10 Dec 2003
Next month will see the launch of The Third Place, a personal training clinic in
10 Dec 2003
The Armed Forces remedial instructors have recently registered at Level 3 on REPs. Pivotal to
10 Dec 2003
Fitness First opened a total of 11 clubs in continental Europe in the last quarter
Panatta will consolidate its global presence throughout 2024 by attending a host of major industry
09 Dec 2003
John Gamble has been appointed the new managing director of Technogym UK. Former chair of
09 Dec 2003
Aberdeen City Council has received a new planning application from David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) and
04 Dec 2003
A team from Branston Golf and Country Club has won the Burton College and Meadowside
03 Dec 2003
The winners of the 2003 Leisure Property Awards were announced at the Grosvenor House Hotel
01 Dec 2003
Health club operator, LA Fitness, has issued an agm statement reporting that trading since its
28 Nov 2003
LA Fitness has expanded its training department with the appointment of two new group trainers.
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
27 Nov 2003
Glasgow’s Lord Provost has received a fitting tribute as the city approaches the end of
27 Nov 2003
Members of LivingWell gyms in the UK, Australia and Brazil will attempt to lift the
27 Nov 2003
Health club operator Esporta has appointed Paul Guyer as its new property director to lead
27 Nov 2003
Personal training company, Xtremetrainers, is due to open its first Fighting Gym in January. Founded
27 Nov 2003
The FIA has appointed the Leisure Database Company as its official data collection agency. The
27 Nov 2003
Esporta has opened its latest site, a £6m health club in Stafford. Facilities at the
27 Nov 2003
Mapledurham Golf and Heath Club has invested £1m to expand its health and fitness provision.
27 Nov 2003
Virgin Active has taken a 25-year lease on 47,000sq ft health and fitness development in
27 Nov 2003
The Fitness Industry Suppliers Association (FISA) has commissioned Leisure-net Solutions to conduct a study into
27 Nov 2003
Journalist Peta Bee was awarded Nutrition Fitness Professional of the Year for her role in
26 Nov 2003
Sports and leisure consultancy, PMP, has been appointed to investigate the future provision of leisure
25 Nov 2003
Independent Ipswich operator, Gym & Trim, has expanded following the acquisition of a former HiLife
21 Nov 2003
The independent UK private equity firm, Sovereign Capital, has acquired DC Leisure Management in a
17 Nov 2003
Middlesbrough Council’s sport and leisure department has launched a weight management programme in conjunction with
17 Nov 2003
The health club at the De Vere hotel, Dunston Hall, Norwich, is undergoing a £250,000
17 Nov 2003
The Queen Alexandra College for the Visually Impaired has taken on a range of new
14 Nov 2003
Liverpool City Council is trialing free family fitness sessions as part of a campaign to
14 Nov 2003
Fayetteville Athletic Club in Arkansas, USA is running a programme targeting adolescent girls. The programme
13 Nov 2003
Personal training, fitness assessments, strength training and stretching exercises remain the most popular fitness programmes
13 Nov 2003
Global Fitness Holdings, the company from Royce Pulliam which has the exclusive development rights for
13 Nov 2003
The Peninsula Palace Hotel in Beijing, one of the most famous hotels in China, has
12 Nov 2003
Next month sees the completion of a £1.2m project to increase membership at The Sports
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Property experts say it’s a golden moment for health and fitness operators
to secure leases, as the sector has come through the pandemic with its
reputation largely intact and clubs are seen as desirable anchor tenants.
Kath Hudson finds out why landlords want to talk
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Liz Terry looks at which operators
are most recognised by consumers,
using Kantar’s latest brand insight
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“Even though it’s been 14 years, it feels as though we’re just getting started ”
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New laws are about to come into force that will oblige health club operators to offer consumers better membership terms. It will be disruptive, but tackled well, will change the sector for the better
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A new study from researchers at Yale shows HIIT can reverse nerve damage caused by Parkinson’s
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You might be tempted to skip a service, but
experts say it will cost you in the long run.
Providers tell Steph Eaves why they their work
is important to the management of assets
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Dr Paul Bedford talks
to Jak Phillips about
the double-edged
sword of the strength
training trend and his
ambitions for the sector
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Remember when there was mass hostility about London hosting the 2012 Olympics? Huw Edwards, CEO of UK Active, was there. He talks to Kath Hudson about the lessons he learned
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Absenteeism and presenteeism is
taking a huge economic toll, with
musculoskeletal problems and poor
mental health the biggest issues.
Can workplace wellness make
a difference? Kath Hudson investigates
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Although there’s much talk about working with
health services, research from SLC suggests
there’s much work to do before the sector is
ready for the challenge. Kath Hudson asks the
experts to identify barriers and solutions
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