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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

Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan, in Bali’s Ayung River valley, is launching a monthly seven-day silent retreat designed for solo travellers. It will be led ... More

A 1,000 square foot studio, women’s-only strength studio has been launched in Brooklyn, New York. Every component of Tension has been intentionally designed for women’s ... More

The UK government has announced a National Youth Strategy, backed by £500 million, to rebuild youth services, train youth workers and other professionals to support ... More

Of the 60 companies chosen by the UK government to be vanguard employers in the Keep Britain Working Review, seven are from the fitness industry. ... More

Conservation and hospitality company, Wilderness, which specialises in safari camps and lodges, will unveil a new spa called The Sanctuary at two of its most ... More

In a win for the UK health and fitness industry, health secretary, Wes Streeting, has said GPs should refer people to health clubs and gyms ... More

Aus Active has unveiled its 2025-27 Strategic Plan, positioning the exercise and active health sector as a vital contributor to Australia’s overall health and wellbeing. ... More

TDR Capital, the private equity firm that owns David Lloyd, the high-end health club, spa and wellness and sports operator, is considering moving the business ... More

Nuffield Health is partnering with the UK government to offer 4,000 health workers who live with chronic joint conditions a free rehabilitation programme to get ... More

Investing in employee health could create US$11.7 trillion in global economic value, according to a new report – Thriving workplaces: How employers can improve productivity ... More

The UK’s largest healthcare charity and a leading research university have teamed up to create a scalable intervention to use physical activity to treat chronic ... More

With 2.8 million people in the UK economically inactive due to long-term sickness, the government has published a White Paper setting out plans to get ... More

Employee wellness app GoJoe has teamed up with Les Mills for a major new content offering, giving access to hundreds of new workouts. The partnership ... More

Improving physical strength and fitness, mental health and confidence are the main reasons for joining a health club, while cost, time and motivation are the ... More

Visitor numbers at the UK’s leading attractions have bounced strongly, getting to 78 per cent of pre-pandemic numbers. Figures published by the Association of Leading ... More

The physical activity a woman does before child-bearing etches itself into her cells in ways that mean the benefits of exercise can be passed on ... More

Industry event Spa Life UK has announced its 2021 conference at Wyboston Lakes Resort, Bedfordshire, has been rearranged for 2 – 3 August 2021. The ... More

Nuffield Health has launched a series of free, online classes focused on emotional wellbeing. The classes have been made available on the healthcare charity's digital ... More

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has named mental wellness as a new US$121bn (€101.6bn, £91.8bn) segment of the global wellness economy, based on consumer spending ... More

Europe's largest gym chain, Basic-Fit, has published its trading update for the first nine months of 2020, showing a strong cash position and increases in ... More

Swimming pool users will have to adapt to a ‘new normal’ to ensure the safety of everyone visiting and working at the UK's pool facilities ... More

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, a plethora of industry events and conferences have been cancelled and rescheduled to avoid risk the spread of the virus. ... More

A sports centre in Barcelona, designed by Anna Noguera and Javier Fernandez, has won awards for its sustainable and innovative design, which includes a greenery-covered ... More

The Rugby Football League (RFL) has been awarded £660,000 from the Youth Endowment Fund to launch and evaluate Inspiring Futures – an initiative aiming to ... More