Ford news

Fairmont Cheshire, The Mere, has opened today (10 July) near Knutsford in the north-west of England with a 1,715sq m Fairmont Spa that has been ... More

The Republic of Ireland will become the latest market in PureGym’s expanding international portfolio, with the first launch planned for Dublin in 2027. The move ... More

The £33.9 million Leighton Leisure and Community Centre has opened in Leighton Buzzard, UK, creating a next-generation public leisure, health and wellbeing hub for the ... More

Virgin Active has officially opened its redesigned Mayfair club, unveiling its latest Social Wellness Club and signalling a significant evolution of its proposition. The flagship ... More

US high-value, low-price chain, Eos Fitness, has announced plans to pilot reformer Pilates in three locations this year. Three EoS-exclusive class formats will be introduced, ... More

Good Boost’s digital exercise programmes are helping adults with MSK at a lower cost than physiotherapy, according to a study carried out by the University ... More

Eighty-four per cent of consumers now say wellness is a top priority in their lives, with this percentage increasing year on year, according to a ... More

Freedom Leisure and Ebbsfleet Garden City Trust have opened the £13 million Weldon Wellbeing Pavilion – a new community wellbeing and sports facility. Weldon Wellbeing ... More

Barons Eden, the UK parent company that operates luxury destination properties in England, has rebranded to become Hiddenwell. The change to the parent identity was ... More

Crunch Fitness has announced the launch of Crunch Reform Pilates – its own reformer concept designed to bring this fast growing, but rather expensive, modality ... More

The 20th State of the Industry Report from LeisureDB has revealed a resilient, expanding and competitive sector, the importance of differentiation and the ongoing challenge ... More

Tewinbury Farm Hotel in Hertfordshire, UK is expanding its premium leisure proposition with the launch of Farm Club, on 15 June. Located 30 minutes from ... More

Auko, an all-inclusive development, is opening in Phong Nha in Vietnam in Q3 2026, with a series of 30 tented eco-lodges and wellness hospitality operations ... 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

A contrast therapy and breathwork facility called Reset has opened in Islington, London, in the UK. Founder Oliver Horsford established the business after a decade ... 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

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

On unveiling a strong set of year-end results, PureGym CEO, Clive Chesser, says the low-cost operator is looking to build on the strong start it ... More

A series of studies about the mental and physical benefits of sauna bathing has found evidence that the emotional synchrony and rituals such as aufguss ... More

The much-anticipated V&A East Museum has opened in Stratford, east London, UK. Designed by architects O’Donnell + Tuomey, the new branch of the Victoria & ... More

Low-cost operator, PureGym is piloting reformer Pilates in its Danish clubs, considering the introduction of recovery zones and rolling out women’s spaces across its UK ... More

The cognitive boost from exercise can last until the following day according to a study by the University College London (UCL), published in the International ... More

Duncan Jefford has been announced as the new managing director of Everyone Active. Current MD, David Bibby, will retire in May after leading the organisation ... More

Life evaluations by young people aged under 25 in English-speaking countries have dropped dramatically over the past decade, especially in the US, Canada, Australia and ... More