Therme Group’s Romanian bathing resort Therme Bucharest is currently hosting its Herbarium Festival (4-17 May), offering guests a chance to explore sauna and steamroom experiences performed by 92 aufguss sauna masters and therapists from 26 countries.

David Lloyd Leisure is significantly boosting its European presence, with the acquisition of health and wellness group, Aspria.

European health and wellness group, Aspria, has confirmed it is taking on investment in order to accelerate its pipeline and enter new territories.

Colin Waggett, Tom Leverton, Elaine Jobson and Liz Clark are among the line-up of CEOs giving their take on current issues, such as how to influence governments and whether the recovery trend is here to stay.

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

Sport England has announced that Tim Hollingsworth will stand down as CEO at the end of July, after seven years at the helm.

Independent charity, Everybody Health and Leisure, has been awarded the delivery of the One You programme across Cheshire East for an initial three-year period from November.

UK Active has unveiled the finalists for the UK Active Awards 2024. Winners from across the 14 categories will be announced at a ceremony at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham on 3 October.

As the UK health sector struggles with demand, health clubs are now stepping in to offer medical service support

Research by UCLA Health found Kundalini yoga has powerful effects on memory in women who are at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease

Xponential Fitness today indefinitely suspended founder and CEO, Anthony Geisler, saying it had been notified on 7 May that the company is facing a legal challenge by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.

A new study by UCLA Health found Kundalini yoga provided several benefits to cognition and memory for older women at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

Edinburgh Leisure has appointed Jen Holland as chief executive. She will take over from June Peebles on 18 March.

Self Esteem Brands (SEB) and Orangetheory, which announced a 'merger of equals' on 29 February, have begun the search for a new CEO of the combined business – the name of which has yet to be revealed.

Orangetheory and Self Esteem Brands have revealed plans to merge 'as equals' creating a new company with around US$3.5 billion a year in sales and 7,000 franchises in 50 countries.

Thoughts from Helen Rowbotham of Access Sport and Jason Stanton of Mytime Active

Gold's Gym Thousand Oaks, in Southern California, has announced the completion of its remodel and expansion.

The Walton family, owners of US supermarket chain, Walmart, opened the doors of its new health and fitness centre last Friday, at its Bentonville campus.

We dive into the State of the UK Swimming Industry Report 2023 by Leisure DB to see what challenges and opportunities lie ahead for the aquatics sector

Average charges for an adult swim session have topped £5.00 (US$6.45, €5.83) for the first time, as expenditure on swimming and swimming lessons reaches record levels, according to the new State of the UK Swimming Industry Report 2023 from market intelligence outfit, Leisure DB.

Fitness training company, Future Fit, has acquired iCareiMove, which provides health services to specialist populations.

The CEO of high-end club operator Aspria talks about the company’s launch of Aspresso, a full-service budget brand for the family market

The Inaugural Children’s Mental Health Symposium will be held in Dublin, Ireland, from 20-21 May 2023, spearheaded by the Global Wellness Institute’s (GWI’s) Global Wellness for Children Initiative.

A local leisure centre has begun work on a £1,000,000 refurbishment to provide state-of-the- art facilities for local people.

A conference held in London this month will discuss the "next frontier" in health- and wellness-based urban design and civic architecture.

St Albans City and District Council has signed a ten-year deal with Sport and Leisure Management (SLM) trading under the brand name Everyone Active.

Lower socio-economic status is a determinant of many of the health problems which emerge at older ages.

The Global Health & Fitness Alliance (GHFA) has announced Andrea Bell, director and chief people officer of Inspire Brands Asia, is to serve as the new chair of its advisory council.

Nuffield Health will use the power of sport to tackle the stark health inequalities across Greater Manchester.

The big mission at the Global Health & Fitness Alliance? Getting health clubs recognised as an essential service. The Fitness & Lifestyle Group CEO explains