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UK Active has published new guidance on defibrillators to help fitness and leisure operators deliver life-saving support for anyone who suffers a cardiac arrest. Developed ... More

Activity levels are still rising among English adults according to Sport England’s new Active Lives Survey, which covers November 2024 to November 2025.  According to ... More

The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has revealed plans to expand its presence in Egypt with the renovation and operation of two historic hotel properties and ... More

F45 Training, from FIT House of Brands has become the official global gym partner of fitness racing company, Hyrox. The collaboration will span 12 premium ... More

KA Leisure is investing more than £1.2 million in a major capital improvement programme across the gyms at four of its leisure centres.  The investment ... More

Therme Group has appointed Tan Boon Khai as CEO of Therme Group Singapore, where he will lead the development of the group’s urban wellbeing destination ... More

Woolwich Waves leisure centre opened its doors on 1 January 2026, replacing the former Waterfront Leisure Centre in Woolwich, London. Charitable social enterprise GLL will ... More

Gold’s Gym UK is being   investigated about hidden online costs by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) using new powers under the Digital ... 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

On unveiling the Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said there would be no return to austerity and that she would cut NHS waiting lists, debt ... More

Grassroots sport and exercise boost the UK economy by £36.2 billion every year, according to Sport England’s latest social value of sport and exercise research. ... More

Of the 60 companies chosen by the UK government to be vanguard employers in the Keep Britain Working Review, seven are from the fitness industry. ... More

Childhood trauma is linked to mental health problems and chronic pain in later life and is a leading driver of health inequalities, according to research ... More

Mandarin Oriental will operate a boutique-style luxury hotel and spa in the South Korean market for the first time, in Seoul’s Central Business District, north ... More

On 2 August, the leisure industry lost one of its pioneers – a man who contributed to the creation of one of the largest and ... More

Ingo Schweder, founder and CEO of GOCO Hospitality, will be joined by wellness professionals for a 90-minute discussion about the future of wellness in Koh ... More

Soho House, the operator of private members’ clubs and its in-house Cowshed-branded spas, has secured funding worth US$2.7 billion (€2.3 billion, £2.0 billion) to take ... More

Sport England has confirmed that Simon Hayes will take over from Tim Hollingsworth as CEO. Hollingsworth announced his departure in February following seven years in ... More

Professor Nick Webborn, chair of the British Paralympic Association, has been appointed chair of UK Sport for the next four years. A high performance athlete, ... More

Mike Farrar is stepping down as chair of UK Active, after being appointed interim Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health in Northern Ireland. Farrar ... More

Sport England has announced that Tim Hollingsworth will stand down as CEO at the end of July, after six years at the helm. Hollingsworth has ... More

Sport England’s Active Lives Children and Young People Survey for the academic year 2023-2024 has found that one of the biggest determinants of physical activity ... More

Luxury Northern Irish hospitality group Galgorm Collection has announced a £50 million (US$64.1 million, €60.4 million) investment in the region’s hospitality and tourism sector, following ... More

Arch Amenities Group, global provider of amenity management, hospitality consulting and recruiting services for commercial and residential properties, hotels, spas, private clubs and pools, has ... More