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John Kersh has announced he is leaving boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness, after eight years with the company – seven of them driving international growth across multiple ... More

The US, China, Germany, Japan and the UK have been identified as the world’s five largest wellness markets in new research released today by the ... More

The fitness industry is gearing up to engage with the medical profession according to the results of the American College of Sport’s Medicine (ACSM) trends ... More

Despite the growing popularity of health retreats globally, little to no research explores who goes to them, why and what benefits they get from participating. ... More

Christian Tötzke, founder of Hyrox, plans to make the fitness races the equivalent of the London Marathon - the big event of the year which ... More

Japan has the third largest wellness economy globally – worth US$303 billion (£242.6 billion, €283 billion) – according to data from the Global Wellness Institute ... More

After decades struggling for recognition, the worlds of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine (TCIM) have been validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) with the ... More

Soho House is set to unveil seven new locations across the UK, North America and Latin America during 2023 and 2024. Founded by entrepreneur Nick ... More

Gympass, the aggregator which specialises in corporate wellbeing, has achieved a US$2.4bn valuation, up from US$2.2bn two years ago. The announcement comes as the company ... More

Companies which successfully encourage their employees to become more physically active could see their healthcare costs being cut by more than a third. A study ... More

Luxury French beauty brand Lancôme has entered the Latin American spa market with a new hotel spa in the Brazilian city of São Paulo. Originally ... More

Hotel owner, operator and investor Minor Hotels has announced plans to unveil a second Anantara property in Brazil. Slated to launch in 2026, the new-build ... More

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has penned a new report about the US wellness economy after partnering with the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). ... More

French beauty brand Caudalie’s latest urban spa has opened in Bordeaux, inspired by the brand’s wine-growing roots and its history of vinotherapy skin care. With ... More

Wearable technology is 2023’s number one worldwide fitness trend according to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), which has released a list of 20 ... More

Dr Fiona Bull, head of the physical activity unit at the World Health Organization (WHO), has stated that “demonstrating impact is key” for the physical ... More

Compassionate activity tracker Gentler Streak has been crowned Apple Watch App of the Year. The app, from startup Gentler Stories, which was founded in 2021, ... More

Corporate wellbeing platform Gympass has released a new report called The State of Work-Life Wellness. After surveying over 9,000 employees across nine territories (UK, US, ... More

Parkour Generations has joined forces with Gymbox to bring parkour into the UK’s mainstream fitness scene. The 45- or 60-minute sessions will run across four ... More

Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas will make its debut both in Brazil and in South America in 2025 and open the all-new Anantara Mamucabo Bahia ... More

Doing the recommended amount of exercise during weekends is just as beneficial as spreading physical activity out across the week, a new study has found. ... More

A new report by Deloitte, outlining the social and economic value of the global health and fitness industry, has been released by The Global Health ... More

A boutique Parisian hotel named Hotel Lancaster has partnered with plastic recovery marketplace Plastiks to launch a range of NFTs (non-fungible tokens). The 15 NFTs ... More

The winners of the World Spa and Wellness (WSW) Awards have been crowned as part of the official 2022 WSW Conference, hosted on 3 and ... More

Singing, listening to or playing music can improve mental wellbeing and quality of life, according to a recent research review. Results were concluded following a ... More