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Life Leisure is expanding its facility portfolio with the launch of an independent boutique fitness brand. Scheduled to open in early January, H1VE will offer ... More

HRH The Prince of Wales has officially opened Monart Destination Spa’s first UK property – The Monart Spa - Poundbury, in Dorset. Owned by the ... More

Bernhard Mayer-Klenk, founder of spa supplier Kemitron GmbH, passed away on 6 November 2019 at age 78. Kemitron is a German company specialising in the ... More

The English Premier League (EPL) is, again, looking for a new chief executive after the incoming David Pemsel resigned from the role before taking it ... More

English hotel collection, De Vere, has announced a partnership with JustBe Botanicals. Spas at De Vere Tortworth Court and De Vere Cotswold Water Park have ... More

SoulCycle chief executive Melanie Whelan has resigned from her role, capping off a challenging few months for the indoor cycling operator. Whelan will vacate the ... More

Evolution Wellness has developed a new low cost gym concept, which it hopes can tap into the emerging fitness market in Asia. Guided by brand ... More

Xponential Fitness has revealed plans to take its portfolio of boutique fitness brands onto the German and Austrian markets. The US-based boutique giant has signed ... More

The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) has announced the winners of its annual Thea awards, with the likes of Universal Orlando, Warner Bros World Abu Dhabi ... More

Online fitness marketplace Hussle has reached overfunded status within days of launching its first ever crowdfunding campaign. The campaign had hoped to raise £1m from ... More

The new National Tennis Academy at Loughborough University has officially opened its doors to the next generation of talented British tennis players. Developed by the ... More

The Majestic Hotel in the historic thermal spa town Harrogate, UK, has a new £15m (US$19m, €18m) spa following an overhaul of the entire property. ... More

Wellness company MYXfitness has become the latest company to launch an on-demand, at-home fitness offer, looking to engage consumers directly through virtual fitness. MYXfitness' package ... More

Franchised operator Planet Fitness has unveiled plans to expand its footprint into Australia. The first sites will be located in Tuggerah and Gosford in the ... More

Mia Kyricos, senior vice president and global head of wellbeing for Hyatt, has received a second award in as many months recognising her contributions to ... More

Beachbody – the global fitness brand behind Insanity and P90X – has announced that it is to axe Beachbody Live, its instructor training and group ... More

Boutique fitness operator 1Rebel has partnered with Technogym to develop an at-home indoor cycling platform to rival the likes of Peloton. The new Ride Live ... More

Sport England has published an update on its digital strategy, in which the grassroots organisation offers insight into its handling of Spogo, a now defunct ... More

BuckleyGrayYeoman are to convert a former ice factory, coachworks and power station to house 30,000sq ft (2,800sq m) of restaurant units, retail space and offices ... More

A study assessing the impact of physical inactivity on national economies has suggested that if all adults aged 18-64 walked just 15 minutes more a ... More

A Monopoly live experience is to open in London next year, kicking off a new partnership between brand holder Hasbro and theatre producer Selladoor Worldwide. ... More

Chavana Spa has opened its latest site at the Pullman Kuala Lumpur Bangsar hotel in Malaysia. Chavana, a Balinese “affordable wellness” concept aimed at four- ... More

Xponential Fitness has signed a master franchise deal to open 100 Club Pilates studios in South Korea over the next five years. The deal will ... More

David Lloyd Clubs has revealed plans to spin off its HIIT-based group exercise format Blaze and launch it onto the high street. The first stand-alone ... More

Google has revealed plans to acquire wearable company Fitbit in a deal worth US$2.1bn (€1.88bn, £1.62bn). The sale, which is expected to be finalised in ... More