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A thermal wellness resort using glacial waters – and powered by solar energy – is scheduled to open in Methven, New Zealand, in January 2021. Called ... More

Thousands of UK leisure and fitness facilities could close permanently, as operators struggle to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown. According to industry ... More

Duncan Bannatyne, CEO of Bannatyne Group, which runs spas, health clubs and hotels, says the coronavirus shutdown could cost the company £30m. Speaking to Sky ... More

Nathan Jones has been appointed to the newly-created role of chief operating officer at CAVU Designwerks. An industry veteran, Jones joins CAVU with more than ... More

Technogym has announced a new initiative designed to find the stars of the future. The company is inviting world-class personal trainers to apply for a ... More

A number of US gym operators are facing lawsuits over their handling of membership fee collections during the coronavirus lockdown. Town Sports International, 24 Hour ... More

Airport spa operator XpresSpa is joining the efforts to combat coronavirus by offering its airport locations to the US government as testing facilities. XpresSpa is ... More

One of the factors that has made the coronavirus outbreak so severe across the globe is that some of those infected do not show any ... More

Mindfulness app provider, Headspace, is making a bid to support US-based healthcare professionals curb anxiety and stress during the coronavirus shutdown. The brand is offering ... More

Although the facts may seem less relevant now due to the coroavirus pandemic, new numbers – out today in the new European Health & Fitness ... More

Since being established in 2003, COOKFOX Architects have gained a reputation for being proponents of architecture at the intersection of sustainability and wellness, which co-founder ... More

Helen Bonser-Wilton, CEO of Portsmouth's Mary Rose Museum, says the attraction, along with the rest of Britain's independent museums are in "mortal peril" unless the ... More

A total of £195m of National Lottery funding has been made available to help the sport and physical activity sectors through the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) ... More

Disney's executive chair Bob Iger will forgo his salary for the year, with the company's new CEO Bob Chapek also taking a 50 per cent ... More

Cooper Robertson are transforming the historic Farmington Country Club in Charlottesville, Virginia, to make it more inclusive for women, children, families and younger generations. The ... More

Spa software company, Zenoti, has produced insights into the impact coronavirus is having on its customers. The company has 10,000 customers in 50 countries around ... More

Rugby Football Union (RFU) chief Bill Sweeney has said the sport wants to play a major part in getting the public back to normality, once ... More

The US government has passed a motion that will see gig workers, independent contractors and the self-employed qualify for financial assistance during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) ... More

The British Museum has named Mary Beard as its a new trustee, a move which comes less than a year on from the British government ... More

The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), has launched TEA Digital – a new online initiative designed to provide education, professional development, discussion and digital networking opportunities ... More

The physical activity sector is adapting to the difficult circumstances caused by COVID-19 (Coronavirus), according to ukactive CEO Huw Edwards. Speaking on the BBC Radio ... More

A newly opened department store in South Korea, designed by OMA, has the appearance of a rock with a gemstone seam running through it. Created ... More

Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth is making his online fitness programme Centrfit available for free for the next six weeks. The Australian actor and fitness enthusiast ... 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

Humphrey Cobbold, CEO of Pure Gym, appeared on BBC Question Time last night (26 March 2020), along with Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of The Lancet, Emily ... More