Lent news

Global retreat trade show, Synergy The Retreat Show, has launched a resource called The Source, which hosts an open-access online Transformation Series programme. Different retreat ... More

Sea Lanes Canary Wharf has officially opened. The 50-metre, six-lane pool, which uses the natural water of the dock, offers year-round open water swimming in ... More

A new report from Your Personal Training (YPT) suggests UK gym operators could be missing out on revenue and retention opportunities they could be enjoying ... More

PureGym Group has announced that group chief financial officer, Alex Wood, is taking over the role of CEO, as Clive Chesser steps down. Wood has ... 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

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

Guests of Maybourne’s global hotel portfolio will be able to enjoy healthy food designed to align with the company’s longevity and wellbeing concept, Surrenne. Maybourne’s ... More

Center Parcs’ Aqua Sana Forest Spa, Woburn Forest, UK, has transformed an unused space into a touchless wellness area called the Forest Serenity Suite, which ... More

The Africa Wellness Initiative (AWI) is to host a webinar exploring Africa’s role in the growth of the sector.  AWI is an initiative within by ... More

FIBO, took place last week from 16-19 April, attracting more than 175,000 visitors from 136 countries and more than 1,000 exhibitors from 54 countries. FIBO ... More

TheLifeCo has debuted its first Caribbean operation, TheLifeCo St Lucia, at the US$1.3 billion (€1.2 billion, £1 billion), multi-phase A’ila Resorts development. A’ila Resorts is ... More

Boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness, has initiated a review of strategic alternatives to maximise shareholder value, which include a sale, merger, or another strategic or financial ... 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

Managing director of awarding body, Active IQ, Jenny Patrickson, is leaving to focus on consultancy, advisory and non-executive director roles. Patrickson said about her decision: ... More

Large parts of the mainstream gym model still do not fit the realities of many women’s lives, according to the new white paper from UK ... More

Places Leisure has announced a new strategic partnership with COPA as the preferred apprenticeship delivery partner for its leisure centres, following a six-month pilot. COPA ... More

Minor Hotels will open its first hotel under new brand, The Wolseley Hotels, in New York in 2027, with a wellbeing centre. The brand is ... More

Hôtel Crillon Le Brave has announced it has partnered with dietitian-nutritionist and naturopath Claire Borwin to offer a diet-focused sleep retreat, among a series of ... More

More than 60 buyers and suppliers gathered on board Virgin Voyage’s Scarlet Lady for a four-night cruise to the Caribbean recently as part of Elevate ... More

David Lloyd Leisure is significantly boosting its European presence, with the acquisition of health and wellness group, Aspria. With both companies being premium and aimed ... More

By 2050, the average person could gain nine years of healthy life and the global economy could be boosted by US$12.5 trillion (€11.5 trillion, £9.9 ... More

Former England rugby union player and contestant on the BBC’s celebrity Traitors show, Joe Marler, is fronting a men’s mental health initiative in the run ... More

Retreat operator Datu Wellness will host Tulku Lobsang Rinpoche, a Tibetan Lama, Buddhist master and Tibetan medicine scholar, between 3-5 April. Rinpoche will teach healing ... More

Life Fitness / Hammer Strength has unveiled the Nieto-Jones Innovation Center in Illinois to lead on excellence in performance and product development.  The facility is ... More