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Sibec Europe, scheduled to take place in Cologne, Germany, from 2 to 5 November 2021, has been cancelled. In a statement, the team behind the ... More

The world's largest fitness trade fair, FIBO, has been rescheduled again and will now take place from 7 - 10 April 2022, marking a return ... More

Further research into the levels of positive COVID-19 cases among those to have visited fitness clubs and leisure facilities is currently being developed by EuropeActive. ... More

The number of active memberships across European health clubs fell by roughly 10 million – or 15.4 per cent – during 2020, a year defined ... More

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a webinar series to explore the future of physical activity and sport in a world affected by the ... More

EuropeActive has joined the All Policies for a Healthy Europe (APHE) initiative, as part of its strategy to increasingly engage with EU health policymaking. Launched ... More

John Treharne, founder of The Gym Group, and Jana Havrdová, president of the Czech Chamber of Fitness, are among four new members to have been ... More

Questex, owner of industry buyer event, Sibec EU, has announced it will partner with FIBO in 2021, moving the event alongside the trade show and ... More

HCM is investigating news that a small gym in Hong Kong has become one of only facilities in the world to report involvement in a ... More

As health clubs prepare for reopening, some are introducing programmes designed to help people recovering from the effects of COVID-19. In the latest issue of ... More

EuropeActive and ukactive have today (3 February) secured a new partnership agreement which will see the industry bodies work closer together following the UK's exit ... More

As the global vaccine rollout brings reopening closer and heralds the end of lockdowns, jostling is beginning for the resumption of live fitness industry events ... More

Gyms and leisure facilities in south-east England are to close from midnight tonight as part of new restrictions announced during an emergency press this evening ... More

As COVID-19 cases increase across much of the UK, the fitness industry is standing fast, with the latest data from ukactive showing that the prevalence ... More

FIBO has announced its 2021 show will be postponed due to increasing concerns in Germany about the scale of COVID-19 infections. New dates of 24 ... More

A new, Europe-wide initiative will look to chart the case rates for COVID-19 across European gym sector. Conducted in partnership by the Advanced Wellbeing Research ... More

The latest study into the infection rates recorded at gyms has shown that the average infection rate at gyms and health clubs across Europe sits ... More

Globally, gyms have, on average, seen nearly 70 per cent of their pre-lockdown members return to their facilities since re-opening their doors. The global figure ... More

Industry body EuropeActive has published a sectoral manifesto which outlines the aims and objectives of the "entire ecosystem of the European fitness and physical activity ... More

European fitness operators will face increased consolidation, accelerated digitalisation and the new reality of creating hybrid models due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a ... More

EuropeActive has released its latest information and insight paper, focusing on how digital solutions are transforming the European fitness and physical activity sector. Titled Innovation ... More

The team at Reed Exhibitions has announced FIBO Köln will not run as a live event as hoped, but will instead pivot to digital for ... More

Boris Johnson has hinted that social distancing measures might be reduced by 4 July in some areas. Speaking earlier this afternoon during a visit to ... More

As countries around the world gear up to relax their lockdown rules, there remains a question mark over gyms and studios, which in many markets ... More

EuropeActive has launched an online practical learning programme to guide operators in the re-opening and operation of fitness facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Targeting club ... More