NOC news

KA Leisure is investing more than £1.2 million in a major capital improvement programme across the gyms at four of its leisure centres.  The investment ... More

Irish operator, Revolution Fitness, which has a location in Newtownabbey, NI, has opened the Revolution Lifestyle health club in Bangor, Northern Ireland. The premium health ... More

More than 30 industry speakers took part in discussions about wellness hospitality design and operations during the Wellness Hospitality Conference on 2 December at the ... More

Former Planet Fitness CEO, Chris Rondeau, is back in the fitness industry set to drive international expansion of Brazil’s largest gym franchisor, Panobianco Academia. Rondeau ... More

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) in the UK is expanding a pilot on suicide prevention, using the Flow Neuroscience brain-stimulation headset, following remarkable early results. ... More

Blue Zones, the company that researches the world’s longest-living and happiest populations, will deliver a longevity-focused wellbeing retreat programme at Lotte New York Palace hotel ... More

Two new treatment rooms have been unveiled at The White Hart Hotel in Lincoln, UK, in the first phase of the property’s multi-million pound refurbishment ... More

The SE Spa at Grand Velas Los Cabos in Mexico is offering nocturnal sound healing ceremonies to couples or small groups. The Night Sound Healing ... More

Frame, which operates boutique studios across London, has been acquired by Wellverse Fitzrovia Ltd, owner of the Rowbots brand. The business is helmed by Sam ... More

Broughton Sanctuary in Yorkshire, UK, is working with psychologists and therapists to deliver a four-night retreat called Sense for Highly Sensitive People (HSP) between 10-14 ... More

The UK Spa Association (UKSA) has launched its State of the Industry Annual Survey 2025, with in-depth questions about spa staff compensation, spa guest demographics, ... More

A wellness-focused mega development in London has received full planning consent, with the scheme expected on-site this year and a completion date of 2030. The ... More

Emma Barry, industry consultant and founder of Trouble Global, is inviting fitness professionals to a free online summit with a line-up of 25 speakers. Starting ... 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

Rianna Riego, a seasoned professional in the wellness and spa industry, has been appointed director of global business development at Seed to Skin Tuscany, a ... More

As Planet Fitness announces strong year-end results there are reports the company is planning a move into the Spanish market. CFO Tom Fitzgerald is also ... More

The consumption of energy drinks – even just one a month – has a negative impact on sleep according to a Norwegian study of students ... More

Blue Zones – an organisation dedicated to helping people live better and longer lives through researching the world’s longest-lived cultures – has announced a partnership ... 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

Marriott International’s W Hotels brand has expanded its signature AWAY Spa portfolio with a striking new urban spa in Budapest. Housed within W Hotels’ flagship ... More

Welsh music star, TV personality and activist Charlotte Church has opened a new wellness retreat in the Elan Valley in Powys, Wales. Called The Dreaming, ... More

JW Marriott has branched into the luxury safari segment with a wellness-forward retreat property in one of Africa's most renowned wildlife and wilderness conservation regions. ... More

Rebecca Passmore was promoted to MD of Pure Gym in September 2020 – the same day she went on maternity leave. This is one of ... More

Peloton has called a stop to its disastrous attempt to rebrand Precor as Peloton Commercial, announcing it will operate as Precor going forward and be ... More

The Food for the Brain foundation has released a new app, Cognition, which it claims can help people cut their risk of Alzheimer’s by half. ... More