CDC news

Sharecare, a US-based digital health platform, has launched a corporate scheme called Get Active which aims to increase the exercise levels of employees through VR ... More

Global health and wellness holding company XWell has partnered with Clockwork to launch AI-driven robot manicures in select US XpresSpa airport spas. Beginning in Q1 ... More

The MSG Sphere, a controversial auditorium and music globe designed by Populous, has been given full planning permission by the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC). ... More

Universal Parks & Resorts has opened the first phase of its new Universal Beijing Resort, marking its entry into the fast-growing Chinese attractions market. The ... More

Fully vaccinated people in the US no longer need to wear a face mask whether indoors or outdoors, following a new ruling from the Centers ... More

According to a recent survey conducted by The Sustainable Spa Association (SSA), just 33 per cent of spa businesses contribute towards the United Nations’ 17 ... More

What are the effects on public health of gyms and leisure centres being shut during lockdowns? Could more people be suffering worse symptoms – or ... More

Two functional fitness franchises are continuing their legal battle over a dispute relating to patents. In August, Body Fit Training (BFT) filed a lawsuit in ... More

A set of posters created by a fitness studio manager, mimicking the government's COVID-19 NHS messaging, have gone viral on LinkedIn. The posters, carrying the ... More

The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has switched venues from Tel Aviv to the US following travel disruption due to the pandemic. The event will now ... More

As gyms and health clubs around the world begin to consider their plans for reopening over the next weeks and months, the IHRSA has provided ... More

The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) has announced that its annual convention will "proceed as planned" next month. Taking place at the San ... More

Oxfordshire County Council has objected to plans for a multi-million-pound waterpark resort in Chesterton, UK, following concerns from local residents. Plans for the attraction, which ... More

Construction work is finally set to begin on the Chiltern Lifestyle Centre in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. The centre was first put to public consultation in 2016 ... More

Various mindfulness therapies have been practised for thousands of years, but recent evidence appears to suggest that the public is gaining a renewed interest in ... More

Work on a £3.5m redevelopment of Leiston Leisure Centre on the Suffolk coast is set to begin in September, after the works were given final ... More

The Hive Leisure Centre in Ely, Cambridgeshire is set to open to the public on 14 May – two weeks ahead of schedule. The £13.5m ... More

Cambridge City Football Club’s decade-long journey to build a new stadium has been given the final green light by the government. Sajid Javid, the secretary ... More

A troubled Texas waterpark is hoping to get a new lease on life now a fresh operator has been appointed to manage the attraction and ... More

Construction is underway on a £15.7m mixed-use leisure development in Ely, Cambridgeshire. The 6.5-acre “Leisure Village” project, developed by Turnstone Estates, will include a new ... More

The Oberoi Group will bring a luxury resort to the Maldives in partnership with SCDCL, a Bangalore-based real estate development company. The two companies have ... More

Leisure solutions provider Pulse will lead a major redevelopment of Clowne Sports Centre as it begins a new £4m contract with Bolsover District Council. The ... More

Pulse has won a 20-year contract to become Suffolk Coastal District Council’s (SCDC) Strategic Leisure Development Partner in a deal potentially worth up to £45m. ... More

Plans have gained unanimous approval to bring a videogame history museum to Frisco, Texas – a first of its kind in the US. The non-profit ... More

A new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that disease outbreaks tied to water often happen after people use ... More