ACTIVE ageing news

Derrick Evans MBE, more commonly known as Mr Motivator, has joined forces with Innerva as a brand ambassador to champion a new era of healthy ... More

European health and wellness group, Aspria, has confirmed it is taking on investment in order to accelerate its pipeline and enter new territories. “The interest ... More

Active Hastings is adding new classes to its active ageing programme, Stronger for Life, designed to improve strength and balance. This is an extension of ... More

The Health and Fitness Association’s new 2024 HFA Global Report shows that despite ongoing macro-economic challenges, the fitness industry has rebounded from the pandemic. The ... More

Edinburgh Leisure is launching a six-week introduction to Nordic walking as part of its award-winning Ageing Well Project. Offered via external funding and donations, Ageing ... More

Industry figure Ella Kent has been appointed director of spa and wellness at Sea Island – a Forbes Five-Star coastal resort in Georgia, US. Kent ... More

UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) is backing research to investigate the lack of older adults accessing facilities for exercise and the barriers they face. The ... More

Two Asian-inspired wellness sanctuaries by Banyan Tree will open on luxury private islands off the coast of Mozambique in Q4 2022. The first, a signature ... More

In September 2021, a luxury development for over 65s will open in London designed to change the way we value ageing with wellness programming centred ... 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

Sheffield Hallam University’s Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC) will officially open on 24 January. The facility, which forms the centrepiece of the Sheffield Olympic Legacy ... More

The time has come for Westminster to provide the same urgency and focus for the health of the nation as it does for Brexit, according ... More

Public Health England (PHE) and the Centre for Ageing Better (CAB) have set out their shared vision for making England the "best place in the ... More

A group of 12 English Football League (EFL) clubs have launched a programme looking to tackle loneliness and inactivity among older fans. The initiative will ... More

Health club operator 24 Hour Fitness has introduced a nationwide active ageing programme as part of efforts to encourage seniors to incorporate regular exercise into ... More

Fitness kit manufacturer Dyaco has revealed plans to launch a new line of medical and rehabilitation fitness equipment under a brand licensing agreement with technology ... More

Kampung Admiralty, a community-centred mixed-use development in Singapore, has won the World Architecture Festival Building of the Year 2018. Designed by WOHA Architects, the 11-storey ... More

Alex Smith, founder of Cares Family and a fellow at the Obama Foundation, will give a keynote speech on loneliness at the ukactive National Summit ... More

Failure to get older adults active could prove “catastrophic” for the health service and society, according to a new report to be released today (Wednesday ... More

One of the biggest misconceptions made in the physical activity sector is that retired people cannot train hard. Writing in the latest issue of Health ... More

Ukactive has launched a five-point manifesto designed to improve the health of the nation, urging all parties to adopt policies within it ahead of the ... More

Brunswick Corporation has appointed Jaime Irick as president of the Fitness Division. Irick will succeed Christopher Clawson, president of Life Fitness, who is leaving the ... More

Life Fitness' acquisition of the Indoor Cycling Group (ICG) for an undisclosed sum has been given the green light by the German competition authority. In ... More

As UK life expectancy continues to climb, Nuffield Health has shone a light on shifting demographics with new research which shows older gym users are ... More

Brunswick Corporation has announced that it has acquired fitness supplier Cybex International for US$195m (€179m, £138m), with Cybex to join its Life Fitness Division portfolio ... More