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Independent gym The Foundry and W10 Personal Training have merged their assets into a new company to launch a small-group personal training concept called Foundry. ... More

Wellness training institution The Australasian Sustainable Wellness Academy (ASWA) hosts a nationally recognised Diploma of Wellness Spa Management to help existing industry members and newcomers ... More

Mindfulness app provider, Headspace, is providing free subscriptions to all unemployed or furloughed workers in the UK and US following the COVID-19 crisis. The year-long ... More

Club closures, a squeeze on consumer spending and facilitating social distancing within a gym environment are just some of the issues European fitness operators are ... More

American Council on Exercise (ACE) has urged US policymakers to not leave the fitness sector's independent contractors, sole proprietors and small family businesses behind in ... More

Training provider The Training Room has appointed Chris Peel as its new CEO. Peel will be responsible for leading the business through its "next phase ... More

Boutique fitness operator The Foundry, which offers free and subsidised classes for those on state benefits, is preparing to expand its presence beyond its current ... More

An £8.5m leisure centre has opened its doors to the public in Birmingham. The Ladywood Leisure Centre will be operated by Birmingham Community Leisure Trust ... More

The Training Room has signed a partnership deal with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) which will result in the duo launching an international fitness training platform. ... More

Britain's largest alcohol distiller is looking to take a leaf out of Ireland's booming alco-tourism trade by announcing plans to invest £150m (US$209m, €171.3m) into ... More

Retreat experiences can provide health benefits for people suffering conditions such as multiple sclerosis, cancer, HIV/AIDS, heart conditions and mental health issues, according to new ... More

Leisure operators have joined a new scheme to give disabled people and those with long-term health conditions better access to physical activity opportunities. The initiative ... More

A group of unemployed people has taken part in an innovative health and fitness programme designed to help them find work. Twelve people, who had ... More

For the first time in the International Spa Association’s (ISPA) US Spa Industry Study, the total number of spa visits rose to above 180 million. ... More

Active Essex – part of the County Sports Partnership network – has launched a four-year strategy to tackle issues around inactivity and change one million ... More

A new study supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has suggested that there are significant wellbeing benefits for people volunteering on heritage projects. The ... More

Sport England has ushered in a new era of data collection by publishing its first ever Active Lives Survey results, which revealed that a quarter ... More

A luxury floating hotel with 148 bedrooms has opened at the King George V lock on the River Thames in London. Built on a large ... More

A new UK government strategy is targeting wellness in children as young as five, investing public money in programmes that encourage physical activity among the ... More

Greece’s heritage attractions are about to bump up prices by as much as 430 per cent as the country’s government tries to find new sources ... More

SkillsActive has launched a new Quality Training Portal (QTP) – an online resource featuring thousands of quality assured training courses – which it says will ... More

Young people and the unemployed are being offered the chance of a career in the leisure industry through a raft of new initiatives. The leisure ... More

London mayor, Boris Johnson, is supporting the British Hospitality Association in its pledge to create 7,000 new apprenticeship positions in the catering industry by the ... More

Street League – a charity which aims to change lives through football – and sports retailer Decathlon have teamed up to help unemployed young people ... More

UK hotel chain Premier Inn has announced the creation of 8,000 new jobs over the next five years as the business progresses with rapid expansion ... More