Sea Lanes Canary Wharf has officially opened. The 50-metre, six-lane pool, which uses the natural water of the dock, offers year-round open water swimming in an iconic location.

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. 

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.

A waterfall massage jet shower by Werner Dosiertechnik (WDT) enables operators to deliver cold therapy or contrast bathing.

A wellness club opens on London’s River Thames in June, offering luxury facilities and personalised wellness protocols focused on recovery and longevity.

A series of studies about the mental and physical benefits of sauna bathing has found evidence that the emotional synchrony and rituals such as aufguss improve wellbeing and feelings of belonging.

One of the UK's fastest-growing wellness companies, Healf, is collaborating with household names from the worlds of fashion, dance music and sport to front its Wellbeing Made Personal campaign. 

A social third space called Lore Bathing Club has opened in New York City’s NoHo neighbourhood, US, offering a contrast bathing membership model.

Planning has officially been approved for Sea Lanes Canary Wharf, a floating, natural water swimming pool at Eden Dock in London.

As the popularity of ice bathing and sauna as a recovery tool grows, how can operators best embrace the trend? Kath Hudson reports

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has released a report that captures microtrends emerging across the spa and wellness industry according to each of its initiatives.

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.

Interest in saunas is driving growth in both social wellness and recovery and now a study from the University of Oregon has found hot tubs also have a role to play in the mix, by delivering some superior health benefits.

Contrast bathing and social wellness start-up Othership has raised US$11.3 million (€10.5 million, £8.94 million) to expand its presence across the US.

A driver of mental and physical health, vagus nerve protocols have huge potential to support health club members, as Kath Hudson discovers

HCM Handbook editorial director, Liz Terry and Kath Hudson predict key trends, influences and opportunities set to shape the sector, including vagus nerve resets, diagnostics and social prescribing.

Social wellness company &Soul has unveiled a new cultural hub within a former Victorian textile warehouse in Shoreditch, London, with a 40-person Aufguss sauna, a sober bar, DJ sets and plant-based dining.

Wellness tech company Wavess, is set to debut a futuristic bathing experience in London.

The social wellness club movement that has taken the US East Coast by storm looks set to reshape London’s wellness scene in early 2025. ARC, an all-new urban wellness brand, is due to launch in January, bringing a fresh concept that blends connection, community and evidence- based wellness practices to the UK.

Global wellbeing organisation Therme Group has acquired Therme Erding – a vast 145,000sq ft wellbeing destination located near Munich in Germany.

Developments in technology are helping to power immersive, multi-sensory experiences. We look at the benefits for both members and operators

Accor, which has 5,200 hotels globally, is shifting from being a room-based organisation – built for sleeping – to being built for living, says SVP Wellbeing, Emlyn Brown.

Following success in watersports such as sailing, canoeing, windsurfing and swimming at the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, The Clean Water Sports Alliance is stepping up its action on water pollution to safeguard future successes.

With one in six people in the world set to be aged over 60 by 2030, the demand for healthy ageing and longevity services is expected to rise. We talk to operators active in this space and ask how their premium offerings can filter down to the mainstream

A new Nordic-inspired contrast bathing experience is set to open in Liverpool in Q3, offering residents, visitors and commuters a serene escape in the heart of the Northern UK city.

We go behind the scenes at Surrenne, the exclusive new wellness facility inside London’s latest hotel from The Maybourne Group, The Emory in Hyde Park

HCM Handbook editor, Kath Hudson introduces the 2024-2025 edition. It’s an exciting time to be involved in the fitness, health and wellness industry as consumer interest in wellbeing is driving a broader offering

Urban wellness brand Othership has ambitions to expand its social bathhouse concept throughout North America, according to CEO and co-founder Robbie Bent.

Athlete-inspired wellness, social wellbeing and active nutrition are a few of the hottest trends set to shape the wellness sector in 2024, according to Emlyn Brown, Accor’s global senior vice president of wellbeing strategy, design and development.

The CEO of Everlast Gyms tells us about the launch of a new 37,000sq ft flagship site in Gateshead and how it will support the brand’s global expansion