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While life expectancy has increased, the extra years are often not spent in good health. Vitality Research Institute says healthy lifestyle choices earlier in life ... More

Architecture and interior design firm Studio A+ has revealed the design inspiration behind its recent boutique hotel and hot springs retreat project in Fengxi New ... More

More than 100 people from across the academic and sport and physical activity sectors gathered at the Royal Society of Arts in London on 28 ... More

The UK government has declared that boys and girls should have equal access to sports in schools, and is asking schools to dedicate at least ... More

The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has kicked off the sixth season of its wellness podcast which has recently been renamed Global Wellness Conversations (GWC). First ... More

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) is launching a new initiative dedicated to psychedelics and psychedelic healing. The launch of this project, which joins the GWI’s ... More

20 March 2022 will mark Global Massage Makes Me Happy & Healthy Day (MMMHH Day), hosted by the Global Wellness Institute (GWI) Massage Initiative. The ... More

The UK government should encourage – and make it easier – for doctors and other health and care professionals to refer people to fitness facilities ... More

The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs across Europe continues to be at "extremely low levels". Data from the ... More

The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs, leisure centres and swimming pools in the UK continues to be at ... More

New data from the ukactive Research Institute shows that for every 100,000 visits to UK health clubs and leisure centres between April and August 2021, ... More

Further research into the levels of positive COVID-19 cases among those to have visited fitness clubs and leisure facilities is currently being developed by EuropeActive. ... More

Vulnerable young people will be given opportunities to take part in sport and physical activity over the summer holidays by utilising school sports facilities that ... More

Health clubs, gyms and leisure centres should focus on ability, rather than age, when designing, marketing and delivering activities to those aged 55 and over. ... More

ukactive has published new data from the National ReferAll Database (NRD) – the UK’s first open-access database for exercise referral schemes. The data shows that, ... More

In a COVID-19 era, human touch and physical connection are being restricted like never before, but results from the world’s largest global touch study show ... More

Dr Steve Mann, former research director at industry body, ukactive, has been appointed director at sports and physical activity consultancy 4global. Mann has been tasked ... More

A major new consultation will seek to explore how the physical activity sector can better support people over the age of 55 – and those ... More

A growing number of operators are joining forces with medical bodies to develop enhanced cleanliness standards following COVID-19. As spas look to develop themselves as ... More

A new report has revealed the likely timescales and shape of the UK fitness market's recovery from the COVID-19 lockdown, finding that 88 per cent ... More

A global touch study has been launched to “explore our attitudes towards the physical experience of touch” and investigate whether contemporary society experiences ‘touch hunger’. ... More

ukactive has launched two major new reports as part of its Business Intelligence service. The first product is a new series of quarterly business reports ... More

A report outlining membership habits and retention in the fitness sector will be released at the Sweat 2020 event next week. The Member Choice report ... More

A three-year research project will look to provide the physical activity industry with a better understanding of the needs of families with disabled children. The ... More

Plans have been announced for a zero-carbon resort destination to be built by the Red Sea in northwest Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince is ... More