London-based high-performance fitness club, ONE LDN, is raising funds for a multi-site expansion across London, the UK, and Europe over the next five years.

Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming the event’s largest-ever drinks reception as registrations continue to run more than 10% ahead of last year.

Therme Manchester’s 28-acre development, which will include interconnected glass pavilions that measure 65,000sq m, will be the largest bathing and wellbeing attraction in the world once complete, according to prof David Russell, CEO of Therme UK. 

All the news from the show, as it gets set to mark its 10th anniversary

Basic-Fit has received permission to operate 24/7 staffless clubs in France, a change which is expected to save the high-value, low-cost operator at least €10 million per year.

With Elevate 2026 fast approaching, leisure and physical activity professionals are being encouraged to secure their free place at this year’s landmark 10th anniversary edition event.

From pro rugby to PT to building a global fitness brand, the founder of MARCHON talks to Kate Cracknell about the journey so far

The founder and CEO of MoreYoga talks to HCM about making high quality yoga affordable and accessible for all

Foundry – which offers a no mirrors, no mobiles, small group training concept, has opened its seventh site in London.

Soho House, the operator of private members’ clubs and its in-house Cowshed-branded spas, has secured funding worth US$2.7 billion (€2.3 billion, £2.0 billion) to take the company off the New York Stock Exchange, where it had been struggling.

Pause, a franchise of wellness recovery studios across the US, has partnered with holistic programming platform Alo Moves to provide guests with on-demand breathwork meditations.

The UK health secretary, Wes Streeting, has said that if everyone who is overweight reduced their food intake by 216 calories a day (equivalent to a single bottle of fizzy drink), obesity rates would be halved, while cutting 50 calories a day would lift 340,000 children and two million adults out of obesity.

A look at the results of the 2025 ACSM survey.

Mental health is increasingly recognised as a critical part of wellbeing and in response to demand, England's National Health Service (NHS) is set to open a network of mental health crisis centres across the country to relieve the pressure on overcrowded hospital accident and emergency services.

Professor Nick Webborn, chair of the British Paralympic Association, has been appointed chair of UK Sport for the next four years.

Airbnb is offering its users 10 categories of wellbeing-related experiences across 260 cities via its new in-app feature Airbnb Services.

The serial entrepreneur shares lessons learned in tough times with HCM

Taking place from June 18-19 at London’s Excel, Elevate will bring together 6,000 visitors, 200 speakers and 200 exhibitors to further the growth of the sector

US low cost, 24/7 fitness chain, EoS Fitness, is exploring a sale valuing the company at around US$1 billion, according to Reuters.

Physical participation figures are the highest ever, but inequalities remain with the same groups still losing out, according to the new Active Lives Adult Survey Report 2023-2024.

Researchers at Concordia University in Edmonton in Canada are studying the impact of ‘noticing nature’ on mental health and finding it has an impact, even in cities

The CEO of VivaGym has new backers committed to fast tracking the growth of the business within the Iberian market and further afield. He talks to Kate Cracknell

Concordia University of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada is kicking off a study called Noticing Nature Intervention that will measure the impact of noticing nature on mental health.

New research explores over a decade of membership sales to uncover insights that can help operators attract and retain more members

Peloton has announced that Peter Stern – co-founder of Apple Fitness+ – has been appointed its new CEO and president, effective 1 January 2025.

Wearable technology is once again top of the trends according to the American College of Sports Medicine’s annual survey, followed by mobile exercise apps and exercise programmes for older adults.

Mastercard and VISA are facing a claim worth over £4 billion for imposing illegal, multilateral interchange fees, which could lead to UK businesses – including health club operators – being owed millions.

Everyone Active will take over the operation of Sheffield’s sports and leisure venues, including three centres of excellence. The contract will run for 15.25 years from January 2025.

Liz Clark outlines the H&FA’s response to GLP-1 medication, Cliff Collins responds on defibrillators and David Goldblatt untangles investment policy

The CEO of BeyondActiv explains plans for the global expansion of the company’s fitness industry events