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With Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, announcing his resignation this morning and Andy Burnham as a possible successor, the fitness, health and wellness sector is evaluating ... More

Fitness First is partnering with Healf to introduce a new membership, 360, which offers a personalised and longevity-focused approach. Launching this month across all UK ... More

A new study has found more people are using AI to self-diagnose illness, as well as to seek health advice. The survey found 38 per ... More

The first-ever Africa Wellness Congress drew around 100 people to Morocco earlier this month, offering strategic insight and operational guidance for integrating wellness into Africa’s ... More

The first edition of an industry event called the Africa Wellness Congress will take place between 13-14 October at the Es Saadi Marrakech Resort in ... More

Indoor cycling is an effective and low-cost way of treating hip osteoarthritis which could save the NHS millions, according to the CLEAT study by Bournemouth ... 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

The much anticipated Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England reveals ambitious targets to create a new way of delivering health. Although ... More

From this week, the weight loss drug, Mounjaro, will be available from GPs in the UK and doctors' surgeries are understood to be bracing themselves ... More

The much-anticipated UK government’s Spending Review (SR) 2025 was delivered yesterday (11 June), which sets departmental budgets until 2028-9. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the SR ... More

In a drive to target the hard-to-reach groups, Places Leisure has introduced a team of social prescriber link workers as part of its Healthy Communities ... More

NHS England – the body responsible for delivering public sector health care in England – is to be abolished to free up money for the delivery ... More

Don’t wait for the government, or the NHS, to provide the solutions or the budget, just get on with it was a key takeaway from ... More

The number of people being admitted to hospital in England because of vitamin and mineral deficienices is soaring according to government data. In 2023-24, there ... More

BBC news reader and star of Strictly Come Dancing, Angela Rippon, has launched a UK campaign, backed by the Sport and Recreation Alliance, which aims ... More

Fitness First’s turnaround is off to an encouraging start, with like-for-like revenues to 31 March up by 12 per cent to £38.4 million and the ... More

Fitness First has created a premium membership offering by deploying HealthHero’s full suite of services, giving access to GPs, physios, dietitians and mental health counsellors. ... More

Mental Health Swims has been awarded almost £18,000 of lottery money to extend its mission to support mental health through swimming. The community organisation was ... More

Evian Spa, the spa and wellness brand inspired by the premium mineral water brand, has arrived in Doha, marking its inaugural Middle Eastern location and ... More

Brand specialist, Kantar, has ranked a key group of health and fitness operators by consumer awareness scores to find a winner in a prompted recall ... More

HCM editor, Liz Terry, has called on the sector to step up to assist the NHS with stroke rehabilitation to avoid millions being left with ... More

Everyone Active has launched a new service offering access to medical appointments with qualified doctors via its membership option, Everyone Wellness, which gives them tools ... More

Tech giant, Huawei, has launched a new Health Lab, where it will conduct research on how it can "provide better health and fitness support for ... More

Healthcare professionals should consider recommending swimming and aquatic activities to their patients, as they can sometimes be ‘far more powerful’ compared to other healthcare interventions. ... More

Luxury French spa operator Spa L’Occitane has opened the doors to a branded wellness facility aboard World Traveller, the latest cruise ship to be launched ... More