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A series of studies about the mental and physical benefits of sauna bathing has found evidence that the emotional synchrony and rituals such as aufguss ... More

Manchester City Council has launched an ambitious programme to offer free gym memberships and access to fitness classes for 11- to 16-year-old secondary school pupils. ... 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

Movementum Natural Health Systems has teamed up with the UK’s first National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) to create post-rehabilitation support programmes for patients when they leave. ... More

David Lloyd Clubs has announced plans to develop a premium, family-friendly club in Hampton Court, Surrey, at the site of the former Pavilion Club, which ... More

EuropeActive has announced the launch of Next Level Leaders, a world class executive development programme, delivered in partnership with IESE Business School.  Reimagined from the ... More

Denbighshire Leisure is driving junior memberships following upgrades to its new gym at Prestatyn Leisure. Young people are being invited to try out a range ... More

Vibrating tendons before cycling allows people to push harder without feeling mental strain, according to a study. The research was undertaken by Benjamin Pageaux, a ... More

Actor and wellness entrepreneur, Hugh Jackman, has become a global ambassador for nutrition supplement company AG1, formerly known as Athletic Greens. He will front the ... More

Bolton Middlebrook Leisure Trust has scooped the contract to run five leisure sites as an agent on behalf of Bolton Council. The 15-year contract starts ... More

A new strategic partnership between Swim England and Neurodiverse Sport (NdS) will strengthen neuro‑inclusive practice across aquatics. The growing prevalence of neurodiversity is a challenge ... More

Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary in Bhutan’s Neyphu Valley, has introduced a six-day all-inclusive wellness retreat with programming rooted in cultural traditions. Guests staying at the 24-key ... More

Pendle Leisure Trust, working in partnership with Pendle Borough Council, will open the landmark project, Wavelengths Studio, in March. Pendle has been awarded £25 million ... More

Places Leisure has opened Epping Leisure Centre. Undertaken in partnership with Epping Forest District Council and Pellikaan Construction, this is part of a wider regeneration ... More

Five minutes more exercise each day and half an hour less sitting time each day could help millions of people live longer, according to an ... More

After 25 years at non-profit academic medical group practice, Mayo Clinic, Dr Dawn Mussallem has become chief medical officer at US longevity clinic company, Fountain ... More

Vigorous exercise is four times more effective than moderate exercise at protecting the heart, according to new research published in Nature Communications. The research Wearable ... 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

The UK government has announced a National Youth Strategy, backed by £500 million, to rebuild youth services, train youth workers and other professionals to support ... More

Ultra-processed foods are damaging public health, fuelling chronic diseases globally and deepening health inequalities, according to a series from The Lancet on ultra-processed foods and human ... More

Sport England has released the latest Active Lives Children & Young People Report for the 2024-25 academic year. Physical activity among children and young people ... More

Unless urgent action is taken to increase physical activity this generation of children will face poorer health, lower happiness and reduced life chances over the ... More

Sport England has announced 27 new partnerships that will benefit from its place-based approach, which aims to reduce the postcode lottery by targeting areas of ... More