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The UK government has provided a lengthy response to a petition which demanded that gyms stay open in England, even if there's a new spike ... More

Core Health & Fitness has announced a collaboration with double Olympic Gold medal winner, Dame Kelly Holmes. Over the duration of her career, Holmes won ... More

Gains made getting people more physically active over the last few years were all but 'cancelled out' during the first seven weeks of lockdown, according ... More

The University of Portsmouth is gearing up to open its new £57m Ravelin Sports Centre. The new building will feature a swimming pool, climbing wall, ... More

Mid Ulster District Council (MUDC) in Northern Ireland has won a landmark VAT case, which could see councils in the country receive a multi-million pound ... More

The government has pledged to invest £100m in supporting public leisure centres this winter, as part of a £1bn additional support package for local councils. ... More

A UK government U-turn – just announced – will see gyms and leisure centres staying open in Lancashire as the county goes into tier 3 lockdown. ... More

The agenda for the 2021 inaugural Medical Wellness Congress has been revealed featuring a line up of industry figures from the spa and medi-wellness industries. ... More

The UK government should encourage people to spend more time in regulated environments to curb the second wave of the pandemic, rather than shutting them ... More

A new fitness industry event is looking to challenge the likes of FIBO with a trade show targeting the European fitness market at the end ... More

Dr Steve Mann, former research director at industry body, ukactive, has been appointed director at sports and physical activity consultancy 4global. Mann has been tasked ... More

US destination spa brand, Miraval, has recently unveiled its third property, called Miraval Berkshires, in Lenox, Massachusetts. The new resort features 100 guest rooms within ... More

The UK and Scottish governments should classify gyms, health clubs, swimming pools and leisure centres as essential services to enable them to stay open during ... More

Malcolm McPhail, group CEO of social enterprise Life Leisure, has stepped down from the role after 14 years. An industry veteran with more than 35 ... More

UK tourism and heritage minister, Nigel Huddleston, delivered the keynote speech during this year's Annual National Conference of Visitor Attractions (VAC) which was held on ... More

Up to 48 per cent of public leisure facilities could close by the end of 2020, resulting in the loss of 300,000 jobs, according to ... More

The UK Spa Association (UKSA) has announced the government has given the green light for saunas and steam rooms to reopen in England. Spas and ... More

Indoor cycling brand, Flywheel, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and closed all its US studios – just months after settling a legal case with ... More

Industry body EuropeActive has published a sectoral manifesto which outlines the aims and objectives of the "entire ecosystem of the European fitness and physical activity ... More

Fitness giant Equinox has opened its first fully-outdoor gym in Los Angeles. Called Equinox+ In The Wild, the gym is perched on a rooftop and ... More

Luxury wellness destination, The Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, has unveiled new programmes to answer guests’ physical and emotional needs in a COVID-19 era, at ... More

An online fitness community, created by personal trainer and social media influencer, Talilla Henchoz, during lockdown as a way of giving something back, has gone ... More

Xponential Fitness has entered the Saudi Arabian gym market with the launch of five boutique studios in capital city Riyadh. Each new studio will be ... More

Four Seasons has announced a collaboration with Mexican real estate development company, Paralelo 19 Desarrollos, to realise a new luxury resort located in Mexico. Debuting ... More

One&Only has debuted in Asia with a brand new resort – called One&Only Desaru Coast – completed with a signature Chenot spa, a result of ... More