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Small improvements to sleep, diet quality, and physical activity, made in combination lead to a significantly reduced risk of major cardiovascular events, including heart attacks ... More

How exercise makes you feel is one of the strongest predictors of whether people will stick with it long term, according to behaviour change expert, ... More

On announcing its second half results for 2025, The Gym Group has said it will accelerate the rollout to 75 gyms over the next three ... More

Charitable social enterprise, GLL has launched an enhanced digital health and wellbeing platform on its Better_uk App, called Live Better.   Launched on 7 January, the ... More

ACE has released its top fitness trend predictions for 2026 in the US, along with suggestions about what this means for exercise professionals.  Predictions are ... More

The American Council on Exercise (ACE) and Nick Lambe, The Online Sleep Coach, have collaborated to launch the Sleep and Recovery Coach Course. “As recovery ... 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

Myzone launches a new category today, called Motivation Technology (Mo-Tech), that transforms the science of motivation into action and is designed to help with member ... More

Everyone Active has introduced an exercise and nutrition programme to support people on medicated weight loss treatments, including GLP-1 medications. The Medicated Weight Loss Support ... More

Physiologist and co-founder of Future Practice and Pillar Wellbeing, Oli Patrick opened the HCM Summit in London this morning with an inspiring talk about consumer ... More

A study by researchers at the UK's University of Bath has found that daily mindfulness training increases people's overall intentions to stay active in the ... More

Research from the University of Oxford has found that people using weight loss drugs return to their original weight less than a year after stopping ... More

Active IQ is preparing to launch a Level 3, nested wellbeing qualification that covers coaching for positive behavioural change, mental resilience and lifestyle programming. MD ... More

The UK’s largest healthcare charity and a leading research university have teamed up to create a scalable intervention to use physical activity to treat chronic ... More

The Gym Group’s Next Chapter strategy is delivering results and the and the UK-based operator expects full-year results at the top-end of recently revised market ... More

New research shows that following social media health influencers motivates young people to exercise more vigorously and eat more fruit and vegetables, but their mental ... More

Short-term incentives to exercise, such as using daily reminders, rewards or games, can lead to sustained increases in activity, according to new research. Researchers found ... More

Global publishing outfit, Leisure Media, has announced details of its new annual conference for decision-makers across the health, fitness and wellness markets. The event – ... More

According to McKinsey’s latest report, The trends defining the US$1.8 trillion global wellness market in 2024, the market for wellness is being driven by consumers ... More

The American Council on Exercise (ACE) has acquired the Dr Sears Wellness Institute (DSWI) for an undisclosed sum. DSWI will join ACE as part of ... More

Caterpillar, a new app that rewards healthy actions with redeemable points at entertainment and fitness outlets, will launch a pilot scheme on 6 June. Under ... More

The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has today announced its first round of speakers for the 2021 Summit. The 15th annual conference will take place in ... More

Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex has become the first chief impact officer of US-based coaching and mental health firm BetterUp. The Duke is a ... More

The failure to tackle the UK's obesity crisis is down to successive governments being guilty of weak policy design, lack of effectiveness and botched implementation. ... More

Some Brits drop their exercise habits, eat unhealthily and drink more alcohol during lockdowns, according to research from the University of East Anglia (UEA). A ... More