Playlist, parent company of Mindbody, Booker and Classpass, has merged with EGYM, supplier of AI-enabled workout programmes and corporate wellness solutions, to create an expanded entity with a US$7.5 billion valuation.

Workplace wellness schemes now go well beyond gym memberships, with increasingly-aware employees looking for wider wellbeing services

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.

Corporate wellbeing platform, Wellhub – formerly Gympass – has entered into an agreement to buy European employee benefit programme provider, Urban Sports Club.

With 2.8 million people in the UK economically inactive due to long-term sickness, the government has published a White Paper setting out plans to get people back to work by improving their health and employability.

What can health and fitness providers, employers and employees expect to gain from the expanding world of workplace wellbeing? Julie Cramer reports

The UK's Good Work Pledge – an employer commitment to workplace wellbeing for employees – has come under the umbrella of CIMSPA.

Health and wellbeing should be at the heart of all government policymaking according to a new report from UK member of Parliament Kim Leadbeater, who has called for a major transformation in the way the government protects the health and wellbeing of all citizens.

Nuffield Health has completed a five-year refinancing package with NatWest, HSBC, Barclays and Santander UK. KPMG UK advised on the deal which also included a longer-term financing solution for ten hospital sites with Song Capital, in partnership with Alpha Real Capital.

A new study by People Management Insights and Gympass looked at ways to deliver corporate wellbeing programmes by moving beyond a work-first approach

Jane Kitchen reports from the recent Global Wellness Summit in Boston, US

Active Nation’s MD and commercial director say they want to be influencers of activity, focusing on social impact

Nuffield Health is offering NHS staff a 40 per cent discount on membership fees across its UK network of 113 fitness and wellbeing centres.

The wellness consultant is establishing a fitness and wellbeing concept for Rangeford Villages

Nuffield Health has acquired the lease for the historic Barbican health club site in London, which is currently operated by Virgin Active.

Anytime Fitness UK has unveiled a ‘Panel of Health’, tasked with supporting its members during lockdown and beyond.

UneeQ, a digital human company, has worked with mental wellbeing platform Mentemia to transform famous New Zealand rugby player, Sir John Kirwan, into the world's first digital human mental health coach.

The future of our industry is as a ‘national health service’, says the CEO of ukactive

ukactive has announced that Active Uprising and the National Summit are going digital as part of free events programme for 2020

With office workers spending over eight hours per day sitting at their desks, and one in six affected by mental health issues every year, it is no surprise that businesses are looking to introduce ‘wellness’ to the workplace

Rising workplace stress among employees has led companies to increase their investment in incentives as rewards, with wearable fitness gadgets among the most popular corporate perks.

The corporate wellness market is growing fast. Kath Hudson rounds up the latest trends and investments coming to market

Shefali Gera, head of wellness EMEA at Goldman Sachs, on the investment bank’s approach to employee wellbeing, and the state-of-the-art wellness facilities at its new London headquarters

The time has come for government to act with urgency and focus for the health of the nation, says the ukactive chair

Leisure operators Everyone Active and GLL each picked up three gongs at the ukactive Awards last night, held as part of the Active Uprising event at Manchester Central.

There are no limits to where virtual can take the health and fitness industry. We take a look at the latest directions

Wearable tech has made a comeback as the 'hottest fitness trend' for 2019 – with group training, HIIT and programming for the elderly also expected to grow in popularity over the next 12 months.

Corporate health and wellbeing services provider Westfield Health has appointed David Capper as its CEO.

Winners of the inaugural ukactive Awards were revealed at a gala dinner in Manchester last night (21 June), as part of the three-day Active Uprising event.

The finalists for this year's ukactive Awards have been revealed. The 2018 award categories have been divided into three groups – business excellence, specialist impact and individual achievement – and in total winners will be announced in 11 categories. Replacing the Flame Awards, this year's edition will feature an expanded Leisure Centre Operator of the Year award, which covers any club or centre – from independents, studios and boutiques to budget gyms, local authority centres and clubs that are part of a nationwide chain.