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As the UK's political parties set their sights on the general election in 2024, UK Active CEO, Huw Edwards, says there can be no economic ... More

Physiotherapy patients are being offered treatment in leisure centres thanks to a tie-up between London hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’s and local operators, with the ... More

HCM editor, Liz Terry, has called on the sector to step up to assist the NHS with stroke rehabilitation to avoid millions being left with ... More

Improved mental health is now a stronger motivation for Brits to exercise than staying in shape. More than half of respondents (54 per cent) to ... More

The Gröna Lund theme park in Stockholm, Sweden has reopened its doors 10 days after a guest died and nine other were injured in an ... More

A new type of multi-activity, outdoor exercise space – designed to get people moving by challenging them to think outside the box – is being ... More

Therabody has launched eight product innovations and closed a growth equity round with backing reaching US$165m. The investment was led by North Castle Partners, with ... More

The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has revealed that Shai Efrati, MD, a respected research scientist on hyperbaric oxygen therapy, will keynote at the 2022 conference ... More

Industry veteran Jacqueline Berry has been appointed group director of spa and wellbeing at Miraval. She will oversee the company's Life in Balance spas at ... More

Two staff were injured and Twenty Six GLL leisure facilities had to close their doors on Friday 18 February, as Storm Eunice swept west across ... More

Scotland’s landmark country estate and hotel The Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire will launch an all-new wellness offering this month inspired by The Gleneagles estate and ... More

People with depression should be prescribed exercise and then monitored for the first 12 weeks of their regime – similar to the way physical therapy ... More

Peloton is recalling all of its Tread and Tread+ machines in the US, after striking a deal with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). ... More

Spa therapist wellbeing is the focus of an upcoming training course launching in Newquay, UK, in September 2021. The two-day in-person event will be hosted ... More

A three-year-old-boy has died of the injuries he sustained in an accident involving a Peloton Tread+ running machine. No details of the accident involving the ... More

Leisure management company 3d Leisure is introducing two new services across its corporate division, in response to the continued uncertainties relating to the ongoing COVID-19 ... More

The US Army has put its new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) programme on hold, due to widespread gyms closures caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. ... More

COMO Hotels and Resorts is gearing up to reopen Cocoa Island, the Maldivian private island resort, following a seven-month refurbishment. The property will open on ... More

An iconic hot springs resort in Arizona, US dating back to the 19th century has marked its return to the world of luxury hospitality, re-opening ... More

Two people have died and others have been injured after a rollercoaster derailed at La Feria Chapultepec Magico theme park in Mexico City, Mexico. According ... More

Self Esteem Brands, the parent company of Anytime Fitness, has purchased The Bar Method – a low-impact fitness franchise with 123 studios across US and ... More

A Spanish Civil War-era bomb has been found at Puy du Fou's newest park just days after its debut show. Discovered on Wednesday (4 September), ... More

German wellness operator Lanserhof has opened its first UK location at the historic Arts Club in London. The six-storey luxury health and wellness club – ... More

One person has died in Uzbekistan, following an accident at the Istiklol theme park in the city of Jizzakh. A 19-year-old girl, referred to by ... More

Elite agency UK Sport has launched a mental health education programme aimed at supporting every athlete across the UK’s high-performance system. Operated in partnership with ... More