Pandemic news

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has launched the Geography of Wellness microsite to showcase different countries’ wellness economies. The new platform is designed to provide ... More

Italian SnowRoom specialist TechnoAlpin has developed a new interactive tool to help clients virtually simulate and design their own SnowRoom before committing to purchase. The ... More

Following a history of supporting US military and service members, F45 has announced a new initiative called F45 After, which offers US military personnel exclusive ... More

Hyatt is piloting private gyms in five of its US hotels as part of its Stay Fit Private Fitness programme. The exercise spaces are located ... More

Science-led skincare brand Zelens has entered the spa market with a set of four new professional treatments. Zelens was founded in 2005 by plastic and ... More

Planet Fitness saw its Q1 2022 revenue increase by 66.9 per cent (to US$186.7m) on 2021 – the latest sign that the US fitness market ... More

Sport England and UK Active have signed a five-year partnership agreement which will see the two organisations tackle inequalities within the sport and physical activity ... More

Hotel giant Accor has launched a new podcast series exploring hot topics in wellbeing with cutting edge speakers from a wide range of fields. Health ... More

Planet Fitness is offering high-school students free access to any of its 2,200 locations in the US and Canada from 16 May to 31 August. ... More

1Rebel has acquired two Core Collective clubs as part of a pre-pack administration deal, along with London studio Sweat It which it bought from liquidators ... More

Perspire Sauna Studio, the infrared and red light therapy (RLT) sauna franchise, has reported a record-breaking first quarter in 2022. The wellness company announced it ... More

Spas across the US generated US$18.1bn (€17.2bn, £14.4bn) in revenues in 2021, marking an almost 50 per cent increase compared to 2020 (US$12.1bn, €11.5bn, £9.7bn). ... More

Basic-Fit opened a record number of 72 clubs in the first quarter of 2022. Fifty-five in France, eight in the Netherlands, two in Belgium and ... More

Virtuagym, the leading global fitness technology provider, has raised a new 3 million Euro investment from Icecat, an Amsterdam-based technology company which invests in innovative ... More

Fitness tech firm Egym has acquired French corporate fitness and wellbeing business Gymlilb for what has been described as a "high double-digit million" purchase price. ... More

Svart Eiendom AS, owner and developer of Svart, one of the world’s first energy-positive hotels, has brought in Six Senses as its management company. Designed ... More

The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) will host its 2022 conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, from 31 October – 3 November with a theme of 'Open ... More

David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has opened a new club in Cricklewood Lane, London. The launch completes phase one of a £5.25m redevelopment initiative that forms ... More

Pure Gym has revealed it's planning to double the number of clubs in its portfolio, with a target of reaching more than 1,000 clubs by ... More

After a three-year hiatus, FIBO’s return on 7-10 April 2022 heralded a strong restart for the world’s largest health and fitness trade fair. The event ... More

Evolution Wellness has closed all its Fitness First operations in Hong Kong. The pandemic’s impact and the government’s Zero COVID strategy proved too much for ... More

Baking is the focus of a new one-day course designed to help people learn about mindfulness in the wake of the pandemic. The five-hour programme, ... More

More than a third of consumers are working out more than before the pandemic, but they miss the personal connection that the gym offers, reveals ... More

Industry tech business Mindbody has launched Mindbody Capital, an offering designed to provide wellness businesses with easy access to funding. "As we watched our industry ... More

Scandinative, a brand new Nordic spa-themed wellness concept will land in Alexandria, Washington DC, in 2023. In an exclusive interview with Spa Business, Suzanne Corcoran, ... More