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02 Oct 2019
The shortlist has been revealed for the World Architecture Festival (WAF) 2019 Awards and leisure
23 Sep 2019
A number of main roads in London city centre were closed on 22 September to
30 Aug 2019
Fitness wear and apparel supplier Gymshark has opened its first Gymshark Lifting Club (GSLC), combining
22 Aug 2019
Enhanced designs have been submitted for a £42m swimming pool and waterpark complex in Derby.
07 Aug 2019
The Association of Play Industries (API) has called for urgent and sustained investment in public
25 Jul 2019
The Cricket World Cup is set to provide English cricket a participation boost, as the
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
22 May 2019
The city of Paris has selected London-based landscape design practice Gustafson Porter + Bowman (GP+B)
14 May 2019
German manufacturer Maurer Rides is putting its Bolt Ultimate Sea Coaster – the first rollercoaster
01 May 2019
Portuguese architecture practice Capinha Lopes Consulting have unveiled the first set of renderings for the
27 Mar 2019
The construction of the world’s largest city park – large enough to hold a top
27 Mar 2019
The first phase of Japan’s new Moomins attraction, Moominvalley Park, has now officially opened its
11 Mar 2019
Work has started on the Xinhu Hangzhou Prism, a polyhedral high-rise taking shape in Hangzhou,
Elevate, the premier event in the physical activity, fitness, sports therapy and performance sector, is
11 Mar 2019
Acquaree, a hydrothermal kids’ spa, has opened within the JHL Solitaire Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia.
01 Mar 2019
French ecological architect Vincent Callebaut has won a competition to redesign ancient thermal baths in
21 Feb 2019
Dubai conglomerate Meraas has announced that it is developing the Central Park at City West,
21 Feb 2019
Tourists, shoppers and commuters in Central London will be treated to a special Krispy Kreme
20 Feb 2019
Bedrock City, a Flintstones -themed roadside attraction in Arizona, US, has closed after nearly 50
22 Jan 2019
An underwater playground for divers with a submerged Boeing 747 jumbo jet as its centrepiece
PerformX Live, the premier business of fitness event, has announced Dr Jonathan Leary, founder and
17 Jan 2019
Work has started on a major development in Egypt's capital, with the country's Prime Minister
09 Jan 2019
The Celino Hotel – once an oceanfront playground for mid-century Hollywood starlets and supremos –
08 Jan 2019
Movie Park Germany has announced an extension of its partnership with Nickelodeon, which will see
19 Dec 2018
Dutch architects MVRDV have won an international competition to build Vanke 3D City, a mixed-use
12 Dec 2018
The sustainability leaders at Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas celebrated their successes and made plans
06 Dec 2018
A visitor centre in Sherwood Forest – home to the world-famous tales of Robin Hood
27 Nov 2018
Global design practice GroupGSA have revealed the latest images for "Huangyao Ancient Town Resort", a
07 Nov 2018
At this year’s IAAPA Attractions Expo, iPlayCo and FEC Builders, global designers and manufacturers of
29 Oct 2018
District 3, the most populous ward in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, is likely to get
23 Oct 2018
A community initiative which seeks to turn towns and cities into "giant playgrounds" for children
11 Oct 2018
Six Flags is taking up ownership of another waterpark, adding the Magic Waters Waterpark in
08 Oct 2018
Japan's first Moomins -themed amusement park, located in Hanno near Tokyo, has completed construction and
01 Oct 2018
Sands of Speed – a new museum set to open in Pendine, Wales – has
25 Sep 2018
Mona Keijzer, state of secretary for the Department of Economic Affairs in the Netherlands, was
17 Sep 2018
Turkish architects Project Design Group have designed the KentPlus Yalova Wellness Spa Resort in Armutlu,
17 Sep 2018
The Chicago Parks District has announced plans to relocate its Streeterville office to 4800 S.
24 Aug 2018
A new $2.2bn (€1.9bn, £1.7bn) transport terminus in San Francisco is topped by a 5.4-acre
22 Aug 2018
Italian children’s theme park Leolandia is set to open the largest area it has ever
31 Jul 2018
Some of the world’s most renowned architectural practices have submitted entries to a design competition
Two Trees, James Corner Field Operations and Shop Architects team up on Williamsburg waterfront park
16 Jul 2018
New York-based developer Two Trees Management has opened a disused sugar factory redevelopment in Williamsburg,
26 Jun 2018
Departing from the traditional zoo enclosure paradigm, Oakland Zoo is about to unveil its new
14 Jun 2018
To celebrate the start of the World Cup in Russia, sports giant Nike has partnered
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“Looking at Orangetheory 10–20 years down the road, international markets will be three to five times the size of the US. At that point, we’ll be talking 10,000 units globally”
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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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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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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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Esther Fairfax
Founder, The Lotte Berk Foundation“My mother was the first person to take dance and create an exercise programme out of it”
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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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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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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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Jennifer Maanavi
Founder, Physique 57“Our ‘why?’ is to improve the lives of our clients, not to make them feel defeated”
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