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UK entrepreneur, writer and co-founder of Green & Black’s chocolate, Jo Fairley has teamed up with perfume expert Lorna McKay to launch a website and ... More

Technogym launched its Wellness On The Go digital ‘ecosystem’, which connects its fitness equipment with consumer mobile devices, apps and movement tracking to allow operators ... More

The health and fitness industry is “close to appalling” at how it uses data to justify its efficacy. This was the view of ukactive CEO ... More

A 3D modelling scanner has been developed to give gym users a photorealistic image of their body, enabling them to monitor changes over time in ... More

The State of Qatar has announced it will replace the current sponsorship – or kafala – system for foreign workers with a system based on ... More

Former head of global spa operations at FRHI, Anne McCall Wilson, has revealed she is perplexed by the continued lack of participation in benchmarking programmes ... More

Mobile fitness-tracking application Strava has launched a new service to provide governments and city planners with cycling and running data to help improve decision-making when ... More

London has beaten off Paris to claim the title of most popular city with foreign tourists in the world, with the latest figures showing that ... More

Microsoft could be looking to enter the smartwatch market with a focus on the health and fitness industry, following the publication of a patent originally ... More

Physical inactivity poses a greater risk of heart disease in women over 30 than obesity, high blood pressure or smoking, according to new research. A ... More

The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) has given its backing to a new benchmarking platform that enables operators to ... More

Although the smallest global wellness travel market, the Middle East/African region will lead the industry charge as the largest driver of growth until 2017, according ... More

The IMC Group has provided a temperature monitoring initiative to Paignton Zoo in Devon, UK to ensure animals are kept in the best possible conditions ... More

Public Health England (PHE) has launched a new Weight Management Economic Assessment Tool for public health professionals. The new feature is designed to help local ... More

Technology giant IBM is pushing ahead with the development of predictive analytics to help experts forecast the outcome of sports games, while also providing fans ... More

A progressive shirt has been developed enabling fans to experience the same sensory sensations as athletes in real-time during games and contests. The Alert Shirt ... More

A number of devices are currently in development that could be used to provide real-time data and metrics specific to individual players partaking in sport, ... More

Leading figures from the health and fitness industry have today warned that companies must adapt to the changing market exemplified by the surge of microgyms ... More

Four entrepreneurs have been awarded a share of funding following a competition launched to bring progressive geography, technology and design-based ideas to life in the ... More

A new tracking device has been developed to help hockey players collect and analyse stick-related data when training or playing matches. Developed by company Quattriuum, ... More

ukactive has launched a business performance benchmarking tool for gyms and leisure centres, enabling them to compare how their facility is performing against the industry ... More

British Cycling technical director Shane Sutton is one of the main backers behind Athlete Lab – the latest cycle-focused fitness club to hit London in ... More

The Global Wellness Tourism Congress (GWTC) held its first roundtable in London on 1 April to plan the growth of the US$439bn (€317bn, £261bn) global ... More

The UK’s economic recovery has received a welcome shot in the arm from the leisure industry, with development activity in the retail and leisure sector ... More

The clinical value of massage therapy and its circulatory benefits have been established by a study published in the journal Archives of Physical Medicine and ... More