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Australia’s fast-growing fitness network, Viva Leisure, is adding a low-cost gym brand to its already extensive portfolio. The Zoo Fit rollout starts  in July with ... More

Small improvements to sleep, diet quality, and physical activity, made in combination lead to a significantly reduced risk of major cardiovascular events, including heart attacks ... More

Therme Manchester’s 28-acre development, which will include interconnected glass pavilions that measure 65,000sq m, will be the largest bathing and wellbeing attraction in the world ... More

The Yard Gym (TYG) is to become Nike Training’s official global training partner in a new global partnership. The two will co-create training experiences, activations ... More

A new global study by Kevin Kelly and Peter Yesawich, called WELLSurvey 2.0, has revealed more than half of consumers in the UK, US and ... More

GCC gym operator, Gymnation, has secured a $100 million private credit facility from HPS Investment Partners – part of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager. ... More

Aimed at consumers who are prioritising longevity and recovery, The Club provides an alternative way of socialising to conventional hospitality models, combining movement, recovery, hospitality, ... More

Therme Group’s Romanian bathing resort Therme Bucharest is currently hosting its Herbarium Festival (4-17 May), offering guests a chance to explore sauna and steamroom experiences ... More

Australian reformer franchise, Studio Pilates International, is launching a competitive concept – The Pilates Games – across its 130+ global studios. Testing endurance, precision and ... More

VivaGym – the fast-growing operator of high-value low-price gyms in Spain and Portugal – is acquiring Synergym International, another Spanish based HVLP gym operator to ... More

Everyone Active has partnered with Team GB sprinter and TV personality, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, to be the first ambassador of its You+ wellbeing membership. Developed with ... More

Premium operator, Third Space, opens its 15th health club today (1 May) in Chelsea, off the King’s Road. The design of the five-storey club combines ... More

TheLifeCo has debuted its first Caribbean operation, TheLifeCo St Lucia, at the US$1.3 billion (€1.2 billion, £1 billion), multi-phase A’ila Resorts development. A’ila Resorts is ... More

Capella Hotels and Resorts has launched its first hotel in Japan, Capella Kyoto, in the city’s historic Miyagawa-cho kagai (geisha district) with an onsen spa ... More

Dior Spa at Cheval Blanc Paris, France, has created a wellbeing programme for women during the early stages of motherhood, called the Haute Motherhood Retreat. ... More

Boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness, has initiated a review of strategic alternatives to maximise shareholder value, which include a sale, merger, or another strategic or financial ... More

The Edinburgh Grand, a Luxury Collection Hotel, in the UK, has completed its renovation of a restored neo-classical former bank, with the addition of a ... More

Anytime Fitness has opened a gym in Sydney Airport to support the 40 million travellers passing through each year and the 30,000-strong airport workforce.  The ... More

Large parts of the mainstream gym model still do not fit the realities of many women’s lives, according to the new white paper from UK ... More

Intelligent Spas has collaborated with hospitality and wellness strategy consultant Reena Sheth of Gaiia to produce a manual for implementing workplace wellness programmes, based on ... More

Canadian operator Basecamp Resorts has revealed details for three new Nordic wellness hospitality sites under its Everwild brand and is increasing its investment in the ... More

Virgin Limited Edition, a brand by Virgin Hotels Collection, has announced it will open a new hotel just outside Marrakech with extensive wellness experiences. It's ... More

KA Leisure is investing more than £1.2 million in a major capital improvement programme across the gyms at four of its leisure centres.  The investment ... More

Irish operator, Revolution Fitness, which has a location in Newtownabbey, NI, has opened the Revolution Lifestyle health club in Bangor, Northern Ireland. The premium health ... More

Una Hotels One Catania, in Sicily, Italy, has revealed its 1,700sq m Urban Spa, which has a Thalasso-inspired concept. The spa facilities at the 55-key ... More